Audi Crooks sweeps Big 12 weekly awards

[Connor_Ferguson]

Audi Crooks has swept the Big 12 player & freshman of the week awards.

Audi Crooks sweeps Big 12 weekly awards

Iowa State Cyclones center Audi Crooks (55) shoots the ball around BYU Cougars forward Emma Calvert (25) during the second quarter of an NCAA women's basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 24 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK The following is a press relea

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[ZorkClone]

We definitely have a lot to look forward to with Audi!

 

[psycln11]

Audi has had an incredible Freshman season. I love the passion she displays on the court!

One thing I've noticed... She doesn't complain to the refs after every call or non-call!

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Audi has had an incredible Freshman season. I love the passion she displays on the court!

One thing I've noticed... She doesn't complain to the refs after every call or non-call!

And her smile is friggin contagious!

We're lucky with both of our mens' and womens' teams. Audi and BRE take a beating every game, yet they both keep their heads up and keep going.

 

[Acylum]

Audi has had an incredible Freshman season. I love the passion she displays on the court!

One thing I've noticed... She doesn't complain to the refs after every call or non-call!

Just like Caitlin Clark!

 

[Fishhead]

based on the high school highlights thread, I never thought she’d have this much of an impact after a giant leap in competition.

 

[JP4CY]

And her smile is friggin contagious!

We're lucky with both of our mens' and womens' teams. Audi and BRE take a beating every game, yet they both keep their heads up and keep going.

Yeah, her attitude is awesome.

 

[Townseyrunner]

Will she win Freshmen of the year over Booker?

 

[FarminCy]

based on the high school highlights thread, I never thought she’d have this much of an impact after a giant leap in competition.

School ball is one thing. But she had played at a very high level against top AAU teams for years. She was ready for this.

 

[BoxsterCy]

School ball is one thing. But she had played at a very high level against top AAU teams for years. She was ready for this.

I think that she didn't play on a top tier AAU team just added credence to questions on how fast she might be able to transition to Div 1 ball. Hell, I think even the ISU coaches are surprised and you don't have to read too far between the lines to hear that from them. This is all on her and credit to her perseverance and drive to excel, things we fans can't measure watching a few HS and AAU games.

 

[jcf817]

The comment section of Murph's facebook post from yesterday regarding Clark and Crooks as Players of the week in their respective conferences is filled with a lot of disgusting body shaming from what I'm assuming are Hok fans (I don't see ISU fans saying ******** like that). It's just so ******* gross.

 

[ICCYFAN]

School ball is one thing. But she had played at a very high level against top AAU teams for years. She was ready for this.

I know literally nothing about Audi's old AAU Team, Wolves. Were there other D1 Players on Audi's Team? Did they win tournament titles? The website says the 17U Girls Team will play in eleven tournaments - are these the shoe company sponsored events? I recall a story that Kylie Feuerbach hit a 3 point shot to win a Nike Age-Group National Title on a team which also included CC & Aubrey Joens. Was Audi also playing at that level?

I don't think she was, and that makes the story cooler. I think she could have moved to a Nike sponsored team and elected to stay local and play with her friends.

Every way you slice it, she's a great kid and I'm so pleased she's a Cyclone!!!

 

[BoxsterCy]

The comment section of Murph's facebook post from yesterday regarding Clark and Crooks as Players of the week in their respective conferences is filled with a lot of disgusting body shaming from what I'm assuming are Hok fans (I don't see ISU fans saying ******** like that). It's just so ******* gross.

I've seen the equal and worse in this forum from ISU fans about opponent players and coaches. I delete the worst. You won't see those postings if I see them first.

 

[jsb]

The comment section of Murph's facebook post from yesterday regarding Clark and Crooks as Players of the week in their respective conferences is filled with a lot of disgusting body shaming from what I'm assuming are Hok fans (I don't see ISU fans saying ******** like that). It's just so ******* gross.

There was plenty of body shaming of Audi by our fans when she committed.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Speaking of the Murphy posting about two Iowans getting POY in the Big Ten and Big 12 can you imagine what Iowa would be like with a 5th year Clark and a 2nd year Crooks in 2024-25 if they had landed her? Iowa made a Final Four with Czinano, a late blooming project, imagine Crooks there. With Iowa's post history I thought they might get her, seemed a reasonable destination. Man, I'm glad we won that recruiting battle.

Right now she's pretty much on track to be my favorite all-time WBB at ISU, if she isn't already.

 

[ZorkClone]

Question for the class: where do you place Audi on the list of current Big 12 Bigs?
My list:
1. Ayoka Lee (when she is healthy)
2. Audi Crooks (Am I just being a homer?)
3. Sedona Prince, didn't get to see her match-up with Audi.
4. Laura Gustin
5. Taiyanna Jackson
6. Hannah Gusters
7. Taylor Jones

 

[BoxsterCy]

Question for the class: where do you place Audi on the list of current Big 12 Bigs?
My list:
1. Ayoka Lee (when she is healthy)
2. Audi Crooks (Am I just being a homer?)
3. Sedona Prince, didn't get to see her match-up with Audi.
4. Laura Gustin
5. Taiyanna Jackson
6. Hannah Gusters
7. Taylor Jones

Peeps have grumped to extensively about the TCU forfeit but the biggest miss for me was I looking forward to Crooks versus Prince. With Prince injured it wasn't happening anyway. I'll at least get to see the Lee/Crooks matchup on Wednesday. Couldn't pull in the OT game in Ames in on ESPN+ when in Mexico.

 

[StClone]

Yeah, her attitude is awesome.

Smiling and projecting positivity, but don't underestimate her fire. Audi is very competitive and it burns in her. You don't win state BB championships and track and field events (Shot put state record) without being as motivated as Crooks. I never doubted she'd be good, but it was wildly beyond what some thought and surpassing my top prediction.

 

[jcf817]

I've seen the equal and worse in this forum from ISU fans about opponent players and coaches. I delete the worst. You won't see those postings if I see them first.

Well, that sucks. Thanks for keeping that out of here. I don't understand why people are like that.

 

[jcf817]

There was plenty of body shaming of Audi by our fans when she committed.

I'm glad I missed it.