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Iowa State's Audi Crooks named Big 12 preseason Player of the Year; Cyclones picked 2nd
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Updated: 10:45 AM CDT Oct 9, 2025
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Expectations are high for the Iowa State women's basketball program in 2025-26.Related video above: Iowa State's Audi Crooks shows off new gold medalThe Cyclones were picked to finish No. 2 in the Big 12 in the preseason coaches' poll released Thursday morning.Star center Audi Crooks and forward Addy Brown each made the All-Big 12 preseason team, and Crooks was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.Crooks, a junior, earned third-team All-American honors last season as a sophomore after leading the Big 12 in scoring with 23.4 points per game. She led the nation in total points with 820.Brown, also a junior, averaged 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists last season as a do-it-all wing for the Cyclones.Iowa State hosts UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 28 for an exhibition before its regular-season opener on Nov. 3 against St. Thomas. The Cyclones have been selected for 23 NCAA Tournaments under longtime coach Bill Fennelly.2025-26 Big 12 women's basketball preseason coaches' pollTCU (10) – 219 pointsIowa State (2) – 202 pointsBaylor (2) – 200 pointsOklahoma State (2) – 186 pointsWest Virginia – 161 pointsKansas – 156 pointsKansas State – 143 pointsUtah – 115 pointsColorado – 114 pointsBYU – 85 pointsArizona State – 84 pointsCincinnati – 82 pointsTexas Tech – 63 pointsArizona – 47 pointsHouston – 41 pointsUCF – 22 points(First-place votes are in parentheses)2025-26 preseason All-Big 12 teamDarianna Littlepage-Buggs, Baylor*Bella Fontleroy, BaylorDelaney Gibb, BYU*Jade Masogayo, ColoradoAddy Brown, Iowa StateAudi Crooks, Iowa State*S'Mya Nichols, Kansas*Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State*Olivia Miles, TCU*Jordan Harrison, West Virginia*Asterisk denotes a unanimous selection» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play
AMES, Iowa — Expectations are high for the Iowa State women's basketball program in 2025-26.
Related video above: Iowa State's Audi Crooks shows off new gold medal
The Cyclones were picked to finish No. 2 in the Big 12 in the preseason coaches' poll released Thursday morning.
Star center Audi Crooks and forward Addy Brown each made the All-Big 12 preseason team, and Crooks was named the preseason Big 12 Player of the Year.
Crooks, a junior, earned third-team All-American honors last season as a sophomore after leading the Big 12 in scoring with 23.4 points per game. She led the nation in total points with 820.
Brown, also a junior, averaged 15.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists last season as a do-it-all wing for the Cyclones.
Iowa State hosts UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 28 for an exhibition before its regular-season opener on Nov. 3 against St. Thomas. The Cyclones have been selected for 23 NCAA Tournaments under longtime coach Bill Fennelly.
2025-26 Big 12 women's basketball preseason coaches' poll
- TCU (10) – 219 points
- Iowa State (2) – 202 points
- Baylor (2) – 200 points
- Oklahoma State (2) – 186 points
- West Virginia – 161 points
- Kansas – 156 points
- Kansas State – 143 points
- Utah – 115 points
- Colorado – 114 points
- BYU – 85 points
- Arizona State – 84 points
- Cincinnati – 82 points
- Texas Tech – 63 points
- Arizona – 47 points
- Houston – 41 points
- UCF – 22 points
(First-place votes are in parentheses)
2025-26 preseason All-Big 12 team
- Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Baylor*
- Bella Fontleroy, Baylor
- Delaney Gibb, BYU*
- Jade Masogayo, Colorado
- Addy Brown, Iowa State
- Audi Crooks, Iowa State*
- S'Mya Nichols, Kansas*
- Stailee Heard, Oklahoma State*
- Olivia Miles, TCU*
- Jordan Harrison, West Virginia
*Asterisk denotes a unanimous selection
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