Kansas State University Athletics
A Do-It-All Player
Mar 28, 2025 | Women's Basketball, Sports Extra
By: D. Scott Fritchen
Most people watch All-Americans Ayoka Lee and Serena Sundell along with standout senior Temira Poindexter — and rightfully so. But there's another player on this Kansas State women's basketball team, in particular, who for four seasons has dazzled.
Jaelyn Glenn.
She does it all.
And the 6-foot-1 senior guard is part of the reason why the fifth-seeded Wildcats, 28-7, are going to face No. 1 seed USC, 30-3, in the Spokane 4 Region regional semifinal here in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday night.
"I just try to do whatever I can to help my team," she says.
And she does it all well.
The second player in K-State history and the first since Carlisa Thomas (1983-87) with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 250 steals, Glenn is that do-everything player that great teams possess. She has started 134 of 137 games and has played 4,340 minutes, the fourth-most minutes by a player ever to wear purple and white. She has 1,193 points, 615 rebounds, 319 assists and 263 steals.
Her versatility is limitless.
"When I write up lineups and I substitute," K-State head coach Jeff Mittie says, "Jaelyn is the one I have trouble pulling from the lineup."
Always a perimeter threat, Glenn is 225-of-628 (.358) from long range and has made the eighth most 3-pointers in school history. She has hit at least two 3-pointers in 71 career games and has hit at least four in nine contests. This season, she is 70-of-161 (.435) from behind the arc, which is the fourth-best 3-point shooting percentage in single-season history.
A year ago, she was the only Division I player to log 70 3-pointers and 90 steals.
"I've talked about her all year that she's that consistent player for us," says Sundell, who grew up playing AAU basketball with Jaelyn and Brylee Glenn. "She's not going to get too high. I beg her to do a 3-point celebration, and she simply won't do it sometimes, but she's not going to get too low, either. She's just that player for us that once again is experienced.
"I've played with her for 10 years now, so we have great chemistry. She's someone you can rely on. You know she's going to do her job and do it well and has a really good understanding of our game and the game plan. I could go on and on. She's just consistent for us."
Glenn is the only player in school history with 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. One of the best defenders in school history, Glenn averages 1.92 steals per game, which ranks sixth all-time at K-State. She's recorded at least two steals in 77 games and at least four in 20 contests. She had a career-high seven steals earlier this year.
She does a lot. Sometimes she just doesn't garner as much attention as her other superstar teammates.
"She does so much for this team," Lee says. "I couldn't even imagine being in her role because she does so much and she's consistent and she's the last person I'll ever hear complain about her job. As a team, I think we do a good job appreciating everyone.
"Outwardly looking in, yeah, I definitely think she deserves her flowers more."
Glenn, a 2024-25 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, repeats that she just wants to help the team win.
"The best way I can do that is defense and just shooting my shots when they're open," she says. "Sometimes those roles are different depending upon opponent, but I do whatever my teammates feel will help us to be successful, and whatever Coach Mittie wants me to do to help us be successful as well."
And here it is, perhaps the biggest compliment of them all. It comes from Mittie, who recruited Jaelyn Glenn and Brylee Glenn from The Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri. For four years, he has witnessed consistency across the board. Earlier this season, she grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Utah. Then she popped for a season-high 19 points at Kansas and made a season-high five 3-pointers against the Jayhawks. Then she had four steals against TCU. And, well, you get the point.
The compliment: You can never take Glenn off of the court.
"If I say, 'Let's get our best shooters on the floor,' Jaelyn is in that lineup," Mittie says. "If I say, 'Let's get our most versatile lineup on the floor,' Jaelyn is in that lineup. If I say, 'We need an extra ball handler,' Jaelyn is in that lineup.
"She's the one player that I feel bad for because she never gets a break. In offensive execution, she's in every rep. Those players are rare because she can fill a gap that's needed any time we need it and she's smart enough to do it. That's rare. She'll be hard to replace. We'll just enjoy it while we have it."
He hopes to be able to enjoy it for a few more games.
Most people watch All-Americans Ayoka Lee and Serena Sundell along with standout senior Temira Poindexter — and rightfully so. But there's another player on this Kansas State women's basketball team, in particular, who for four seasons has dazzled.
Jaelyn Glenn.
She does it all.
And the 6-foot-1 senior guard is part of the reason why the fifth-seeded Wildcats, 28-7, are going to face No. 1 seed USC, 30-3, in the Spokane 4 Region regional semifinal here in Spokane, Washington, on Saturday night.
"I just try to do whatever I can to help my team," she says.
And she does it all well.
The second player in K-State history and the first since Carlisa Thomas (1983-87) with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 250 steals, Glenn is that do-everything player that great teams possess. She has started 134 of 137 games and has played 4,340 minutes, the fourth-most minutes by a player ever to wear purple and white. She has 1,193 points, 615 rebounds, 319 assists and 263 steals.
Her versatility is limitless.
"When I write up lineups and I substitute," K-State head coach Jeff Mittie says, "Jaelyn is the one I have trouble pulling from the lineup."
Always a perimeter threat, Glenn is 225-of-628 (.358) from long range and has made the eighth most 3-pointers in school history. She has hit at least two 3-pointers in 71 career games and has hit at least four in nine contests. This season, she is 70-of-161 (.435) from behind the arc, which is the fourth-best 3-point shooting percentage in single-season history.
A year ago, she was the only Division I player to log 70 3-pointers and 90 steals.
"I've talked about her all year that she's that consistent player for us," says Sundell, who grew up playing AAU basketball with Jaelyn and Brylee Glenn. "She's not going to get too high. I beg her to do a 3-point celebration, and she simply won't do it sometimes, but she's not going to get too low, either. She's just that player for us that once again is experienced.
"I've played with her for 10 years now, so we have great chemistry. She's someone you can rely on. You know she's going to do her job and do it well and has a really good understanding of our game and the game plan. I could go on and on. She's just consistent for us."
Glenn is the only player in school history with 200 3-pointers and 200 steals. One of the best defenders in school history, Glenn averages 1.92 steals per game, which ranks sixth all-time at K-State. She's recorded at least two steals in 77 games and at least four in 20 contests. She had a career-high seven steals earlier this year.
She does a lot. Sometimes she just doesn't garner as much attention as her other superstar teammates.
"She does so much for this team," Lee says. "I couldn't even imagine being in her role because she does so much and she's consistent and she's the last person I'll ever hear complain about her job. As a team, I think we do a good job appreciating everyone.
"Outwardly looking in, yeah, I definitely think she deserves her flowers more."
Glenn, a 2024-25 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, repeats that she just wants to help the team win.
"The best way I can do that is defense and just shooting my shots when they're open," she says. "Sometimes those roles are different depending upon opponent, but I do whatever my teammates feel will help us to be successful, and whatever Coach Mittie wants me to do to help us be successful as well."
And here it is, perhaps the biggest compliment of them all. It comes from Mittie, who recruited Jaelyn Glenn and Brylee Glenn from The Barstow School in Kansas City, Missouri. For four years, he has witnessed consistency across the board. Earlier this season, she grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Utah. Then she popped for a season-high 19 points at Kansas and made a season-high five 3-pointers against the Jayhawks. Then she had four steals against TCU. And, well, you get the point.
The compliment: You can never take Glenn off of the court.
"If I say, 'Let's get our best shooters on the floor,' Jaelyn is in that lineup," Mittie says. "If I say, 'Let's get our most versatile lineup on the floor,' Jaelyn is in that lineup. If I say, 'We need an extra ball handler,' Jaelyn is in that lineup.
"She's the one player that I feel bad for because she never gets a break. In offensive execution, she's in every rep. Those players are rare because she can fill a gap that's needed any time we need it and she's smart enough to do it. That's rare. She'll be hard to replace. We'll just enjoy it while we have it."
He hopes to be able to enjoy it for a few more games.
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