Iowa State star center Audi Crooks had everyone falling in love with her after her dominant performance against Drake on Sunday.
Crooks put up 30 points on 15-of-25 shooting and added four rebounds in 28 minutes, helping the Cyclones to an 80-78 win over the Bulldogs that has seen them improve to 6-1.
You can check out her highlights in the video below:
“Buckets fr,” wrote a commenter
“Boi she reminds me of Charles Barkley 👀,” a user wrote in the comments.
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“Big Girl got dem power moves yo,” another said.
“I have a new favorite basketball player and her name is Audi Crooks,” someone else declared.
“This is proof that no matter how big small short tall, there’s no excuses at all,” another comment read.
“Ima need her to work on that off hand tho 🔥🔥🔥 unguardable.” another fan wrote.
“She’s a real factor” someone else wrote.
She’s a real factor
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Audi Crooks Isn’t A Recent Sensation
While she was the talk of the internet after Sunday’s game, Audi Crooks is no novel phenomenon. She announced herself to fans with a wild 40-point haul in her NCAA Tournament debut against Maryland in March, helping Iowa State pull off an unlikely comeback while setting a new single-game freshman scoring record.
Crocs was a unanimous All-Big 12 selection, as well as an honorable mention All-American.
The Cyclones center already had quite the reputation before entering college, having attended Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa, where she made a name for herself.
Crooks was awarded the Iowa Miss Basketball accolade, having set multiple state records. A four-star recruit, the 19-year-old left high school as the all-time leader in made field goals in the state, as well as the state tournament’s all-time leader in points and rebounds.
Fans are already looking forward to seeing her play in the WNBA.
