Audi Crooks, Top-Ranked Women's Basketball Transfer, Commits to Oklahoma State
6-foot-3 center stays in Big 12 after three seasons at Iowa State, brings elite scoring credentials
Quick Look
- Audi Crooks, the top-ranked women's basketball transfer by ESPN, has committed to Oklahoma State.
- The 6-foot-3 center from Iowa played three seasons at Iowa State and will stay in the Big 12 Conference with one year of eligibility remaining.
- She ranked second in Division I in scoring (25.8 PPG) and field-goal percentage (64.9%) last season, and was an all-Big 12 first-team selection all three seasons.
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Why It Matters
Audi Crooks is the top-ranked women's basketball transfer in ESPN's rankings. She spent three seasons at Iowa State, where she became the second player in Division I last season in both scoring (25.8 PPG) and field-goal percentage (64.9%). She has scored 30 or more points 17 times in her college career, with five games of 40 or more.
Center Audi Crooks, No. 1 in ESPN's women's basketball transfer rankings, has committed to Oklahoma State, she announced Sunday night on social media.
The 6-foot-3 Crooks, an Iowa native who played her first three seasons at Iowa State, will stay in the Big 12 Conference and have one year of eligibility remaining.
Crooks made her announcement in a video in which she was wearing an Oklahoma State uniform and dancing. Cowgirls coach Jacie Hoyt also appeared in the video.
Crooks ranked second in Division I in both scoring (25.8 PPG) and field-goal percentage (64.9) this past season. For her college career, she has averaged 22.8 points and 7.7 rebounds and shot 61.1% from the field.
Both Iowa State and Oklahoma State have had multiple departures via transfers and graduations and are restocking their rosters.
Iowa State tied for seventh in the Big 12 at 10-8 and went 22-10 for the season, losing 72-63 to Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Crooks scored 37 points in that game.
Oklahoma State finished tied for fourth in the Big 12 at 12-6, winning both of its matchups against Iowa State. The Cowgirls were 24-10 on the season, losing in the NCAA tournament's second round to eventual national champion UCLA, 87-68.
Crooks has scored 30 or more points 17 times in her college career, five of those being games of 40 or more. Her career high is 47 points, which came last Nov. 30 in a 106-95 win over Indiana.
She has been an all-Big 12 first-team selection all three seasons.
Open Questions
- How will Crooks fit into Oklahoma State's system under coach Jacie Hoyt?
- What impact will this have on Iowa State's roster rebuild?
- Will Crooks be eligible immediately or face any transfer restrictions?
