Audi Crooks joins Oklahoma State women’s basketball out of transfer portal

Audi Crooks has found her new home.

The All-American and nation’s leading scorer in women’s college basketball has committed to Oklahoma State out of the transfer portal, two people familiar with Crooks’ situation confirmed to USA TODAY Sports late Sunday night.

Crooks later posted the news herself on her Instagram with a slideshow of her in Oklahoma State gear and a caption containing orange hearts and a cowboy hat emoji.

Widely viewed as the top target out of more than 1,500 players in this year’s transfer portal, Crooks was a two-time All-American and three-time All-Big 12 selection across three seasons at Iowa State. This past season, she led the nation in scoring with 25.8 points per game and also averaged 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.

A 6-foot-3 native of Algona, Iowa, Crooks first captured national attention as a freshman in the 2024 NCAA Tournament when she scored 40 points in a first round win over Maryland. This season, Crooks scored 40 points or more in four games.

Crooks has established herself as one of the most efficient inside scorers in the nation, plowing through opponents on her way to a layup, shimmying defenders off with nifty post moves, or nimbly dancing around them. Her career field goal percentage of 61.1% is fifth all-time in the history of Big 12 women’s basketball. Only Texas Tech’s Alicia Thompson has a higher career points per game mark than Crooks’ 22.8 in the history of the Big 12.

Despite her individual accomplishments, Crooks never played in the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with Iowa State. She was one of nine players to transfer out of Iowa State this offseason, a group that also includes fellow All-Big 12 standouts Jada Williams and Addy Brown. Williams committed to LSU on April 12.