Kansas State University Athletics
Lee Named to 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Oct 06, 2021 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – For the second straight season, Kansas State's Ayoka Lee was recognized by the Big 12 Conference's women's basketball coaches as a unanimous selection to the 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 team in an announcement on Wednesday.
Lee, a 2022 All-America candidate, enters her junior season as the top returning shot blocker in the Big 12, as well as the number four returning rebounder and the number five returning scorer. She needs 66 points to achieve 1,000 points in her career. When she reaches the 1,000-point mark, Lee will become the fifth player in program history with 1,000 or more career points, 500 or more career rebounds and 100 or more career blocks.
At the conclusion of the 2020-21 season, Lee was a 2021 WBCA All-America honorable mention recipient and a preseason candidate for every national award including the Wade Trophy, Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Lisa Leslie Award.Â
She completed the 2020-21 regular season with a career-high 19.1 points per game (478 points). Her scoring average last season was the highest by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers set the school record at 21.0 points per game in 2012-13.
Lee became the first player in the history of K-State women's basketball to register 450 or more points, 200 or more rebounds and 45 or more blocks in her first two seasons.
The product of Byron, Minnesota, also recorded a career-best field goal percentage of .621 and a career-best free throw percentage of .812. She led the Big 12 and ranks third in the nation in field goal percentage. She was the only player in NCAA Division I with a field goal percentage of .600 or better and a free throw percentage of .800 or better.Â
Lee recorded 10 double-doubles, including four straight to conclude the season. Among her 10 double-doubles, Lee registered a 37-point, 18-rebound effort against Oklahoma on January 31. Her 37 points set the school record for points in a Big 12 Conference game, were the fifth-most points scored in any game in school history and the most since Chambers set the school-record of 42 against Texas Southern on March 21, 2013.
In Big 12 play, Lee was even better as she ranked fifth for scoring average with 19.8 points per game and led the league in field goal percentage at .629. She was the only player in Big 12 play to card a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better.
On the boards in Big 12 action, Lee pulled in 8.56 per game and ranked sixth in the league. She ranked fourth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds with 3.11 per game.
Joining Lee on the 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 Team were: Queen Egbo and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor, Lexi Donarski and Ashley Joens of Iowa State, Holly Kersgieter of Kansas, Taylor Robertson and Madi Williams of Oklahoma, Lauren Heard of TCU, Joanne Allen Taylor of Texas, Vivian Gray of Texas Tech and Esmery Martinez of West Virginia.
NaLyssa Smith of Baylor was named the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year. Jordan Lewis of Baylor was named the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, while Aaliyah Moore of Texas was chosen the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year.
Honorable mention selections were: Ja'Mee Asberry and Jordan Lewis of Baylor, Emily Ryan of Iowa State, Taylen Collins of Oklahoma State, Rori Harmon of Texas and KK Deans and Kari Niblack of West Virginia.
Entering the 2021-22 season, the Wildcats will return eight letter winners led by Lee and All-Big 12 candidate Rachel Ranke. K-State will add the services of six newcomers including: Rebekah Dallinger (Sydney, Australia), Brylee Glenn (Kansas City, Missouri), Jaelyn Glenn (Kansas City, Missouri), Heavenly Greer (Phoenix, Arizona), Malene Lind Pederson (Aabyhoj, Denmark) and Serena Sundell (Maryville, Missouri).
Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. To purchase season tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS.
General admission season tickets for the 2021-22 season start at just $20 for football and men's basketball season ticket holders, $50 for public, or only $120 for a 4-Pack. Wildcat 4-Packs are available for just $1.50 per game – a savings of up to $20 per pass.Â
Additional season ticket options include Cat Cushion tickets at $99 per seat, as well as Chairback seats for $132 each (plus a $50 donation per season ticket account to the Ahearn Fund). K-State faculty and staff can purchase discounted season tickets in the Chairback sections at $110 each and Cat Cushion sections at $79 per ticket.
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A limited number of premium courtside and floor-level seats are also on sale for $165 each, with per seat Ahearn Fund donations of $500 required for courtside tickets and $165 for floor-level seats with a per seat Ahearn Fund donation of $100 required. Fans interested in premium seating options can contact the Ahearn Fund at 1-888-232-9074.
Lee, a 2022 All-America candidate, enters her junior season as the top returning shot blocker in the Big 12, as well as the number four returning rebounder and the number five returning scorer. She needs 66 points to achieve 1,000 points in her career. When she reaches the 1,000-point mark, Lee will become the fifth player in program history with 1,000 or more career points, 500 or more career rebounds and 100 or more career blocks.
At the conclusion of the 2020-21 season, Lee was a 2021 WBCA All-America honorable mention recipient and a preseason candidate for every national award including the Wade Trophy, Naismith Trophy, Wooden Award and Lisa Leslie Award.Â
She completed the 2020-21 regular season with a career-high 19.1 points per game (478 points). Her scoring average last season was the highest by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers set the school record at 21.0 points per game in 2012-13.
Lee became the first player in the history of K-State women's basketball to register 450 or more points, 200 or more rebounds and 45 or more blocks in her first two seasons.
The product of Byron, Minnesota, also recorded a career-best field goal percentage of .621 and a career-best free throw percentage of .812. She led the Big 12 and ranks third in the nation in field goal percentage. She was the only player in NCAA Division I with a field goal percentage of .600 or better and a free throw percentage of .800 or better.Â
Lee recorded 10 double-doubles, including four straight to conclude the season. Among her 10 double-doubles, Lee registered a 37-point, 18-rebound effort against Oklahoma on January 31. Her 37 points set the school record for points in a Big 12 Conference game, were the fifth-most points scored in any game in school history and the most since Chambers set the school-record of 42 against Texas Southern on March 21, 2013.
In Big 12 play, Lee was even better as she ranked fifth for scoring average with 19.8 points per game and led the league in field goal percentage at .629. She was the only player in Big 12 play to card a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better.
On the boards in Big 12 action, Lee pulled in 8.56 per game and ranked sixth in the league. She ranked fourth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds with 3.11 per game.
Joining Lee on the 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 Team were: Queen Egbo and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor, Lexi Donarski and Ashley Joens of Iowa State, Holly Kersgieter of Kansas, Taylor Robertson and Madi Williams of Oklahoma, Lauren Heard of TCU, Joanne Allen Taylor of Texas, Vivian Gray of Texas Tech and Esmery Martinez of West Virginia.
NaLyssa Smith of Baylor was named the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year. Jordan Lewis of Baylor was named the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, while Aaliyah Moore of Texas was chosen the 2021-22 Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year.
Honorable mention selections were: Ja'Mee Asberry and Jordan Lewis of Baylor, Emily Ryan of Iowa State, Taylen Collins of Oklahoma State, Rori Harmon of Texas and KK Deans and Kari Niblack of West Virginia.
Entering the 2021-22 season, the Wildcats will return eight letter winners led by Lee and All-Big 12 candidate Rachel Ranke. K-State will add the services of six newcomers including: Rebekah Dallinger (Sydney, Australia), Brylee Glenn (Kansas City, Missouri), Jaelyn Glenn (Kansas City, Missouri), Heavenly Greer (Phoenix, Arizona), Malene Lind Pederson (Aabyhoj, Denmark) and Serena Sundell (Maryville, Missouri).
Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are on sale now. To purchase season tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call (800) 221-CATS.
General admission season tickets for the 2021-22 season start at just $20 for football and men's basketball season ticket holders, $50 for public, or only $120 for a 4-Pack. Wildcat 4-Packs are available for just $1.50 per game – a savings of up to $20 per pass.Â
Additional season ticket options include Cat Cushion tickets at $99 per seat, as well as Chairback seats for $132 each (plus a $50 donation per season ticket account to the Ahearn Fund). K-State faculty and staff can purchase discounted season tickets in the Chairback sections at $110 each and Cat Cushion sections at $79 per ticket.
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A limited number of premium courtside and floor-level seats are also on sale for $165 each, with per seat Ahearn Fund donations of $500 required for courtside tickets and $165 for floor-level seats with a per seat Ahearn Fund donation of $100 required. Fans interested in premium seating options can contact the Ahearn Fund at 1-888-232-9074.
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