LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Iowa State junior Audi Crooks has been named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Midseason Top 20 Watch List, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday.
Crooks joins 19 other student-athletes recognized as frontrunners for the prestigious Wooden Award®, honoring the most outstanding players in women’s college basketball. The award encompasses both the All-American Team and the selection of the Women’s Player of the Year.
Currently leading the nation in scoring, Crooks is averaging 25.9 points per game while maintaining a field goal percentage of nearly 67%. She also contributes 7.7 rebounds per game and has recorded 10 double-doubles in 24 games played this season. Crooks has scored in double figures in 90 consecutive games, a streak that is currently the longest active run nationally.
The Iowa State junior reached her 2,000th career point in just 89 games, becoming the fastest player in Sizeable 12 women’s basketball history to achieve the milestone. Her performance at the free throw line has also improved, with a 71.4% success rate on 154 attempts, converting 110 shots.
LSU also had three players named to the watch list: senior Flau’jae Johnson and juniors Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley, making them the only school with a trio of honorees.
Players not included on the late midseason list remain eligible for consideration when the Wooden Award® National Ballot is released. That ballot will consist of 15 players who meet or exceed the award’s qualifications, as determined by their universities. Voting for the award will open during the NCAA Tournament, with voters ranking their top 10 players from the ballot. Tournament performances, team contributions, and character will all be considered during the voting process.
The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced during the week of the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. The winners and All-Americans will be honored at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 10, 2026, alongside the recipient of the Legends of Coaching Award, Purdue’s Matt Painter. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Wooden Award.
