K-State’s Lee Collects Pair of National Weekly Honors
Jan 25, 2022 | Women's Basketball
MANHATTAN, Kansas – For the second time this month, Kansas State junior center Ayoka Lee was named national player of the week by a pair of outlets following her NCAA Division I record-breaking performance on Sunday.
Lee was named United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week and HerHoopStats Power 6 National Player of the Week.
Lee is a two-time recipient of the USBWA honor this season and is the second player to earn the distinction twice in one season since the USBWA started the award in 2011, joining Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon in the 2018-19 season. Lee is a four-time recipient of the HerHoopStats Power 6 weekly award.
On Monday, Lee garnered her fourth Big 12 Player of the Week honor and was named ESPN.com National Player of the Week for the third time.
For the week, Lee averaged a stratospheric 43.0 points with a .660 field goal percentage and an .870 free throw percentage. She also averaged 13.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 0.5 steals. Lee's 43.0 points per game average is the highest for a single week in Big 12 history.
Lee established a new NCAA Division I record for points in a game by scoring 61 points against 14th-ranked Oklahoma. The 61 points set a new Big 12 record for points in a single game and a new K-State program record for points in a single game. Lee reached 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and a 15-of-17 effort from the free throw line. Lee set the Big 12 and K-State records for field goals made in a game.
Lee also set the school record for points in a conference game, field goals made in a half (12; first half). She tied the school record for free throws made in a conference game and tied for second in program history for free throws made in a game (15).
In five career games against the Sooners, Lee is averaging 35.6 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.
To begin the week, Lee registered 25 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks in a Dillons Sunflower Showdown victory over Kansas. In five career games against the Jayhawks, Lee is averaging 20.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks.
For the season, Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation in scoring average (25.5 ppg), leads the Big 12 and the nation in total points (485). She tops the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.597) and blocks (3.5 bpg). She is second in the league in rebounding (10.9 rpg) and is ninth in free throw percentage (.759) and 14th in steals (1.4 spg). Her 485 points this season and her 200 made field goals are new career single-season highs.
In league play, Lee leads the Big 12 in scoring (28.57 ppg), field goal percentage (.641) and defensive rebounds (7.86 drpg). She is second in the league in rebounds (10.57 rpg) and blocked shots (2.57 bpg).
The 25th-ranked Wildcats will make a midweek stop in Austin, Texas, as the Wildcats face (9/14) Texas on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be available on Longhorn Network. The game will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.com and for free on the K-State Sports app.
Lee was named United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week and HerHoopStats Power 6 National Player of the Week.
Lee is a two-time recipient of the USBWA honor this season and is the second player to earn the distinction twice in one season since the USBWA started the award in 2011, joining Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon in the 2018-19 season. Lee is a four-time recipient of the HerHoopStats Power 6 weekly award.
On Monday, Lee garnered her fourth Big 12 Player of the Week honor and was named ESPN.com National Player of the Week for the third time.
For the week, Lee averaged a stratospheric 43.0 points with a .660 field goal percentage and an .870 free throw percentage. She also averaged 13.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 0.5 steals. Lee's 43.0 points per game average is the highest for a single week in Big 12 history.
Lee established a new NCAA Division I record for points in a game by scoring 61 points against 14th-ranked Oklahoma. The 61 points set a new Big 12 record for points in a single game and a new K-State program record for points in a single game. Lee reached 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and a 15-of-17 effort from the free throw line. Lee set the Big 12 and K-State records for field goals made in a game.
Lee also set the school record for points in a conference game, field goals made in a half (12; first half). She tied the school record for free throws made in a conference game and tied for second in program history for free throws made in a game (15).
In five career games against the Sooners, Lee is averaging 35.6 points, 15.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks.
To begin the week, Lee registered 25 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks in a Dillons Sunflower Showdown victory over Kansas. In five career games against the Jayhawks, Lee is averaging 20.2 points, 13.8 rebounds and 3.8 blocks.
For the season, Lee leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation in scoring average (25.5 ppg), leads the Big 12 and the nation in total points (485). She tops the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.597) and blocks (3.5 bpg). She is second in the league in rebounding (10.9 rpg) and is ninth in free throw percentage (.759) and 14th in steals (1.4 spg). Her 485 points this season and her 200 made field goals are new career single-season highs.
In league play, Lee leads the Big 12 in scoring (28.57 ppg), field goal percentage (.641) and defensive rebounds (7.86 drpg). She is second in the league in rebounds (10.57 rpg) and blocked shots (2.57 bpg).
The 25th-ranked Wildcats will make a midweek stop in Austin, Texas, as the Wildcats face (9/14) Texas on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Wednesday's game will be available on Longhorn Network. The game will also be available on the K-State Sports Network and for free at kstatesports.com and for free on the K-State Sports app.
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