Kansas State University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 50
Ayoka Lee
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Byron
- Hometown:
- Byron, Minn.
Bio
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• Tied with Olga Firsova (1998-00) as the second-tallest player in program history
• 13th player in K-State WBB history from the state of Minnesota
• Tied with former Wildcat Ashley Ray for the shortest last name in program history
LEE'S TROPHY CASE
• Set NCAA Division I record for points in a single game (61)
• Three-time All-America by the Associated Press (AP) (2022, 2nd; 2024 & 2025, Honorable Mention)
• Four-time Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time WBCA All-Region 3 (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2024-25 Preseason AP All-America Honorable Mention
• 2024-25 Preseason All-America Second Team by The Athletic
• 2025 College All-Star Game Watch List
• Three-time Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 Watch List (2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Three-time Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Three-time Naismith Women’s Defensive PoY Watch List (2022, 2024, & 2025)
• Four-time Wade Trophy Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 4-time Jersey Mike’s Naismith Women’s Trophy Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time Wooden Award Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time Lisa Leslie Award Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2024-25 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year
• Four-time Preseason All-Big 12 Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25)
• Two-time All-America by The Athletic (2022, 1st; 2024, 2nd)
• 2023-24 Third Team All-America by The Sporting News
• Three-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America (2021- 2nd/2022 - 1st/2024 - 1st)
• Three-time CSC Academic All-District VII (2021, 2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Wooden Award National Ballot member (2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Wooden Award Late Season Top-20 Watch List (2022 & 2024)
• Three-time Lisa Leslie Award finalist (2021, 2022 & 2024)
• 2024 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• Four-time All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2022 & 2024)
• 2021-22 All-America First Team by Sports Illustrated
• 2021-22 All-America Second Team by the USBWA
• 2021-22 Waco Tribune All-Big 12 First Team
• 2021-22 Waco Tribune Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year by The Next
• 2022 KC Sports Commission Sportswoman of the Year
• 2022 Big 12 WBB Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Five-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2022 Midseason #9 Ranked Player by ESPN.com
• 2021 Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team & MVP
• Associated Press National Player of the Week (11/21/23)
• Four-time USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week
• Three-time ESPN.com National Player of the Week
• Seven-time Big 12 Player of the Week
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (1/4/22)
• 2021 Big 12/Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award
• 2020 Her Hoop Stats Fab 15 Freshman Team
• 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2020 Big 12 All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection)
• 2020 Waco Tribune Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2020 Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week
• 12-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week
CAREER
First player in school history and third in Big 12 history with 2,000 or more points, 1,000 or more rebounds and 300 or more blocks... Only player in school history with 700 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... School record for career points (2,533) and ranks t5th in Big 12 history... Career scoring average (18.6) ranks first in school history and 9th in Big 12 history... School record for career rebounds (1,262) and ranks 6th in Big 12 history... School record for career rebound average and ranks fourth in Big 12 history (9.3)... School record for career games with 15 or more rebounds (8)... 2nd in school history and 6th in Big 12 history for career field goal percentage (.594)... School record & fourth in Big 12 history for career field goals made (1,033)... School record with 34 games of 10 or more made field goals... 2nd in school history for career free throws made (466)... 2nd in school history for career free throws attempted (627)... School record for career double-doubles (65) and t2nd in Big 12 record books for career double-doubles... First player in program history with a 20-20 double-double in a game (2x)... School record for career blocks and ranks 4th in Big 12 history for career blocks (356)... Only player in program history with three or more seasons with 75 or more blocks... School record and seventh in Big 12 record books for career blocks per game (2.62)... School record for career five-block games (23)... School record for career games of seven or more blocks (7)... 2nd in school history for career starts (136)... 3rd in school history for career games played (136).
SCHOOL RECORDS FOR LEE
- Career school record for points (2,533)
- Career school record for scoring average (18.6)
- Career school record for consecutive games scoring (136)
- Career school record for 60+ point games (1)
- Career school record for 40+ point games (2)
- Career school record for 30+ point games (15)
- Career school record for games with 10+ points (122)
- Career school record for field goals made (1,033)
- Career school record for rebounds (1,262)
- Career school record for rebound average (9.3)
- Career school record for 15+ rebound games (8)
- Career school record for career double-doubles (65)
- School record for career double-doubles in NCAAÂ Tournament games (4)
- Career school record for career 30-pt/10-reb games (12)
- Career school record for blocks (356)
- School record for career blocks in NCAA Tournament games (14)
- Career school record for blocks average (2.62)
- Career school record for games with 5+ blocks (23)
- Career school record for double-doubles with 5+ blocks (14)
- Career school record for games with 7+ blocks (7)
- Single season record for 40-point games (2)
- Single season record for 30-point games (8)
- Single season record for double-doubles (20)
- Single season record for consecutive double-doubles (6)
- Single-season record for field goals made (296)
- Junior record for points in a season (727)
- Single-season record for rebounds (339)
- Single-season record for rebounds per game (11.4)
- Single-season record for blocks per game (3.1)
- NCAA, Big 12 & school single-game record for points (61)
- School single-game record for points in a conference game (61)
- Big 12 & K-State single-game record for FGs made in a game (23)
- Single-game record for FGs made in a conference game (23)
- Single-game record for points in a half (32)
- Single-game record for points in a quarter (20)
- Single-game record for field goal attempts in a half (18)
- Single-game record for field goals made in a 2nd quarter (7)
- Tied single-game record for blocks in a conference game (8)
- First 20-pt/20-reb game in school history (2x)
- Tied single-game record for field goals made in a 3rd quarter (7)
- School record for blocks in a Big 12 Championship game (7)
- Tied school record for blocks in a NCAA Tournament game (6)
- Tied school record for rebounds in a NCAA Tournament game (15)
- Freshman record for rebounds (331)
- Freshman record for rebounds per game (11.4)
- Freshman record for blocks (91)
- Freshman record for blocks per game (3.1)
- Freshman record for double-doubles (19)
- Single-season school record Big 12 Player of the Week honors (4)
- Big 12 & school record 12 Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors
- Tied school record for Big 12 Player of the Week honors (7)
5th YEAR (2024-25)
Played in and started 22 games and logged 424 minutes of action (19.3 mpg)... Carded 339 points (15.4 ppg)... Registered 17 games with 10 or more points including three games with 20 or more points... Led K-State in scoring in nine games... Tallied a career-high and school record field goal percentage of .631 (147-of-233)... Carded a free throw percentage of .672 (45-of-67)... Hauled in 144 rebounds (6.5 rpg)... Reached double figures in rebounds in five games... Led K-State on the glass in 10 games... Rejected a team-high 46 shots (2.1 bpg)... Pocketed 15 steals... Achieved five double-doubles... Notched 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting and three rebounds in just under 16 minutes of action against Creighton (11/14)... She was the only player this season to score 25 or more points in under 16 minutes of playing time... Carded first double-double of season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 14 minutes of action... Notched 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks in just under 20 minutes of action against Milwaukee (11/20)... Recorded 16 points and four rebounds against Duke (11/25)... Tallied 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against DePaul (11/27)... Broke the school record for career points with a layup at 6:59 of the third quarter against Eastern Illinois (12/3); finished with 15 points and three rebounds against the Panthers... Registered 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks against Middle Tennessee (12/14)... Notched a season-high 34 points on 14-of-18 shooting, with 11 rebounds and three blocks against New Mexico State (12/18)... Tallied 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, nine rebounds and four blocks at Houston (1/1)... Carded 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting in 17 minutes with eight rebounds, a block and a steal against Texas Tech (1/4)... Carded 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting, six rebounds and two blocks at Utah (1/8)... Registered 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, seven rebounds and a season-high four steals at BYU (1/11)... Recorded eight blocks, two steals and six rebounds against Arizona (1/16)... Returned to action after missing 12 games to tally a double-double with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds against Fairfield (3/21) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Carded 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks against Kentucky (3/23) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against USC (3/29) in the 2025 NCAA Tournament regional semifinal.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24)
2023-24 All-America Second Team by The Athletic... 2023-24 All-America Third Team by The Sporting News... 2024 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention... 2024 WBCA All-Region 3... 2024 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)... 2024 Big 12 All-Defensive Team... 2024 Big 12 All-Tournament Team... 2024 CSC Academic All-District... Played in and started 27 games... Logged 735 minutes (27.2 mpg)... Led the Wildcats with 533 points (19.7 ppg)... Third in the Big 12 for scoring average... Scored in double figures in 26 games... Second in the Big 12 for 30-point games (3)... Ranked third in the Big 12 for 20-point games (15)... Shot .619 (221-357) from the field... Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage... Attempted and made her only 3-pointer of the season... Shot .703 (90-128) from the free throw line... Ranked 12th in the Big 12 in free throw percentage... Led the Wildcats in rebounding with 231 (8.6 rpg)... Ranked third in the Big 12 in rebound average... Fourth in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (5.8 drpg)... Fifth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (2.74 orpg)... Fourth straight season with 200 or more rebounds... Hauled in 10 or more rebounds in 11 games, to rank fourth in the Big 12... Blocked 75 shots (2.8 bpg)... Her 75 blocks ranks sixth in school history... Only Wildcat in program history with 75 or more blocks in three seasons... Blocked two or more shots in 21 games... Pocketed 26 steals (1.0 spg)... Had six games with two or more steals... Dished out 22 assists... Tabulated 11 double-doubles... Returned to competitive action for the first time in 595 days and registered 14 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists in 22 minutes against Presbyterian (11/6)... Recorded her 50th career double-double with 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 22 minutes of action at Little Rock (11/11)... Carded 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, 12 rebounds and two blocks at Iowa (11/16)... Notched 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting, five rebounds and three blocks against Wisconsin (11/19)... Earned Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team honors by averaging 16.0 points on a .633 field goal percentage and 7.3 rebounds... Tallied 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Western Kentucky (11/24)... Carded 14 points and 12 rebounds against North Carolina (11/25)... Registered 18 points and seven rebounds against Iowa (11/26)... Notched 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 18 minutes against McNeese State (12/6)... Tallied 36 points on 15-of-17 shooting and 6-of-6 from the foul line in 24 minutes of action against North Florida (12/16)... First player since at least 2009-10 to record 36 or more points with an 88.0 percent or better field goal percentage, 100.0 percent from the foul line and do it in 25 minutes or less... Broke the school record for career double-doubles with her second career 20-20 double-double, recording 24 points on 11-of-17 shooting, a career-high 21 rebounds and five blocks against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Tallied 20 points, including first career 3-pointer, five rebounds, three blocks and a steal against Southern (12/20)... Notched 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting, 11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist against Houston (1/3)... Scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, six rebounds, five blocks, two steals and an assist against Oklahoma (1/10)... Surpassed the 2,000-point mark in her career with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 10 rebounds, four blocks, a steal and an assist against 10th-ranked Texas (1/13)... Returned after a six-game absence due to injury to record 20 points, seven blocks and six rebounds at Iowa State (2/14)... In first home game since Jan. 13, recorded 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting, 12 rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (2/21)... Carded second straight double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals at Kansas (2/25)... Registered 20 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Iowa State (2/28)... Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks against West Virginia (3/9) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship... Notched 25 points and 10 rebounds against Texas in the semifinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship... Tallied an NCAA Tournament career-high with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds against Portland (3/22)... Registered 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks against Colorado (3/24) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
SENIOR (2022-23)
Underwent season-ending surgery in September and expected to return for the 2023-24 season.
JUNIOR (2021-22)
2021-22 All-America First Team by Sports Illustrated... 2021-22 All-America First Team by The Athletic... 2021-22 All-America Second Team by the Associated Press... 2021-22 All-America Second Team by USBWA... 2021-22 Lisa Leslie Award Finalist... 2021-22 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention... 2021-22 WBCA All-Region 3 selection... 2021-22 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)... 2021-22 Big 12 All-Defensive Team... 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team... 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team... 2021-22 Big 12 WBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year... 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 First Team... 2021-22 Waco Tribune All-Big 12 First Team... 2021-22 Waco Tribune Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year... 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year by The Next... 2022 Wade Trophy Watch List... 2022 Naismith Trophy Midseason Team... 2022 Wooden Award Top-15 National Ballot... 2022 Naismith Women’s Defensive National Player of the Year Semifinalist... 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List... 2021-22 Midseason ESPN.com Top-25 Player #9)... 2021-22 Preseason ESPN.com Top-25 Player (#25)... Two-time USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week... Three-time ESPN.com National Player of the Week (11/15/21; 1/3/22; 1/24/22)... Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week (11/15/21; 12/20/21;  1/3/22; 1/24/22)... Four-time HerHoopsStats Power 6 Player of the Week... 2021 Preseason WNIT MVP and All-Tournament Team... 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 (unanimous selection)... Played in and started a career-high 33 games... Tallied a career-high 1026 minutes of action (31.1 mpg)... First player in program history with 725 or more points and 325 or more rebounds in a season... First player in program history with 725 or more points, 325 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... Joins Nicole Ohlde (2000-04) as the only two players with three or more seasons with 450 or more points, 200 or more rebounds and 45 or more blocks... Set the school record for double-doubles in a season with 20... Sixth player in Big 12 history with 20 or more double-doubles in a season... One of 12 players in NCAA Division I in 2021-22 to record 20 or more double-doubles... Recorded a career-high 727 points and a career-best 22.0 points per game... Set the school record for single-season points per game average... Set the school record for points in a junior season... Point total marked just the second time a Wildcat scored 700 or more points in a season... Ranked second in the Big 12 in points per game and total points... Scored in double figures in 32 games and tallied 16 games with 20 or more points... Set the school record for games with 40 or more points in a season (2) and games with 30 or more points in a season (8)... Broke the NCAA record for points in a game with 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and 15-of-17 from the free throw line while also adding 12 rebounds and three blocks against Oklahoma (1/23/22)... Set the Big 12 and school records for field goals made with 23... Set the single-season school record for field goals made in a season (296)... Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.563; 296-of-526)... Her 526 field goal attempts rank fifth in school history for a season... Set a new career-high with free throws made and attempted (135-of-175; .771)... Her 135 free throws made are tied for the fourth-most in school history for a season... Set a single-season record and new career-high for rebounds in a season with 339 (10.3 rpg)... Pulled in 10 or more rebounds in 20 games... Set a new career-high and the second-highest single-season block total in school history with 95 (2.9 bpg)... Ranked second in the Big 12 in blocks per game... Blocked three or more shots in 16 games including a career- and season-high of eight against North Dakota State (11/29/21)... Pocketed a career-high 39 steals (1.2 spg)... Registered 10 games with two or more steals... Opened the season by setting the school record for points in a game with 43 points on 17-of-25 shooting and 9-of-12 from the foul line against Central Arkansas (11/9)... Also registered nine rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals... Tallied 33 points on 14-of-17 shooting, pulled in 13 rebounds and pocketed a career-high four steals against Western Kentucky (11/14)... Carded 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting and 5-of-6 from the foul line, pulled in 13 rebounds and seven blocks against North Carolina A&T (11/15)... Notched 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks at NC State (11/19)... Recorded 22 points on 10-of-16 from the field, 13 rebounds and two blocks against Abilene Christian (11/23)... Tallied 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks against Northwestern State (11/27)... Registered 22 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks against North Dakota State (11/29)... Carded 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks at South Carolina (12/3)... Notched 19 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Omaha (12/8)... Recorded 38 points on 16-of-30 shooting, 14 rebounds and six blocks at South Dakota State (12/11); according to HerHoopStats.com, she is the third player since 2009-10 to register a line of at least 38 pts, 14 rebs and 6 blks... Carded 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 12 rebounds and four blocks against Oregon (12/18)... Registered 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting and 10-of-13 from the foul line and added 10 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists against Baylor (1/3)... Carded 14 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and three steals at West Virginia (1/8)... Set the school record for points in a conference game with 38 points on 18-of-29 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals against Iowa State (1/11)... Tallied 25 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and an assist against Kansas (1/22)... Broke the NCAA record for points in a game with 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and 15-of-17 from the free throw line while also adding 12 rebounds and three blocks against Oklahoma (1/23/22)... Carded 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks at Texas (1/26)... Tallied 21 points and seven rebounds against TCU (1/29)... Surpassed the 1,500-career point mark with 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting and 7-of-9 from the foul line against Texas Tech (2/5)... Added seven rebounds and three blocks against the Lady Raiders... Notched 18 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Kansas (2/12)... Registered 17 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks against Oklahoma State (2/20)... Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and four steals at Oklahoma (2/26)... Recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, a block and a steal against West Virginia (3/2)... Notched her 19th double-double of the season to tie her own school record for double-doubles in a season by carding 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks at TCU (3/5)... Registered 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block against Texas (3/11) in the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals... Set the school record for double-doubles in a season with her 20th against Washington State (3/19) in her NCAA Tournament debut... Recorded 20 points and 15 rebounds... Tied the school record for rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
2021 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention... 2021 WBCA All-Region 3... 2021 All-Big 12 First Team... Played in and started 25 games... Averaged 28.1 minutes per game... According to herhoopstats.com, ranked third in the nation and led the Big 12 in PER (39.9)... Set a career-high with 478 points scored (19.1 ppg)... Highest scoring average by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers averaged a school-record 21.0 points in the 2012-13 season... Ranked 41st in the nation and seventh in the Big 12 in scoring average... Scored 20 or more points in 12 games... Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 for games with 30 or more points scored with three... Shot .621 (185-of-298) from the field... Ranked third in the nation and led the Big 12 in field goal percentage... Second-highest single-season field goal percentage in program history and the highest since the 1983-84 season... Eighth-highest single-season field goal percentage in Big 12 history... Ranked 32nd in the nation in field goals made... Career-high .812 (108-of-133) from the free throw line... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage... Only player in NCAA Division I in 2020-21 to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent or better from the free throw line... First player in program history to finish a season with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better and 80.0 percent or better... Since the 1999-00 season, Lee joins Baylor’s Brittney Griner (2011-12) as the only two players in the Big 12 to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent or better from the free throw line... Ranked 38th in the nation for free throws made... Most free throws made by a Wildcat since Peyton Williams made 115 in the 2018-19 season... Pulled in 217 rebounds (8.7 rpg)... Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in rebounding... Ranked third in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds and ninth in defensive rebounds... Recorded 10 games with 10 or more rebounds and ended the season with four straight games with 10 or more rebounds... Tallied 10 double-doubles and ranked sixth in the Big 12 in the category... Blocked 49 shots (1.96 bpg)... Ranked 29th in the nation for total blocks... Ranked second in the Big 12 in blocks per game... Blocked two or more shots in 12 games... Pocketed 17 steals (0.7 spg)... Opened the season with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, nine rebounds and four blocks against Southern (11/29)... Carded 18 points and nine rebounds against South Dakota State (12/10)... Registered 21 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks against Omaha (12/12)... Recorded a career-high with 31 points and 12 made field goals to go with 14 rebounds and two blocks against Kansas City (12/14)... Tallied 14 points including 10-of-10 from the free throw line, 12 rebounds and three blocks at Kansas (1/23)... Recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds against Iowa State (1/28)... Registered career-high 37 points on 15-of-23 shooting and 7-of-10 from the foul line against Oklahoma (1/31)... Hauled in 18 rebounds and blocked two shots against the Sooners... The 37 points set the school record for points in a conference game and points by a sophomore in a single game... The 15 made field goals tied the school record for field goals made in a conference game... Tied the school record for field goals attempted in a half with 16 in the second half... Tallied 19 points and five rebounds at Texas Tech (2/3)... Recorded a game-high 21 points and pulled in five rebounds, blocked a shot and pocketed a steal against Baylor (2/7)... Notched 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting and 6-of-7 from the foul line with six rebounds and two blocks at TCU (2/10)... Racked up 28 points on 13-of-22 shooting, 16 rebounds, seven blocks, three steals and two assists against Kansas (2/13)... Carded 27 points on 12-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds and two blocks at Oklahoma State (2/17)... Notched 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting and an 11-of-14 effort at the free throw line, while adding nine rebounds and two steals against TCU (3/1)... Tallied 26 points, 14 rebounds and three assists against West Virginia (3/3)... Pocketed 33 points on 16-of-18 shooting and 13 rebounds at Oklahoma (3/7)... Notched 21 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks and four assists against Texas Tech (3/11)... Set the school record for blocks in a Big 12 Championship game... Carded a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against West Virginia (3/12) in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Big 12 Championship.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Named as number two freshman in the nation for 2019-20 by ESPN.com... 2020 Her Hoop Stats Fab 15 Freshman Team... Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week... Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week... Big 12 Freshman of the Year... All-Big 12 First Team... Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection... Waco Tribune Freshman of the Year... Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Played in and started all 29 games... Logged 924 minutes of action (31.9 mpg)... Led the Wildcats with 456 points (15.7 ppg), a .568 field goal percentage (184-of-324) and a .704 free throw percentage (88-of-125)... Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in scoring and second in the league in field goal percentage... Ranked 20th in the nation and fifth among freshmen in the nation for field goal percentage... Ranked as the second-highest field goal percentage in a freshman season in program history... Registered 27 games with 10 or more points... Led the Wildcats with 331 rebounds (11.4 rpg)... Fourth player in school history to average a double-double for an entire season... Her rebounds per game set a new school record for all classes and a freshman season... Ranked second in school history for rebounds in a season... Ranked second in the Big 12 and first among the league’s freshmen in rebounding... Ranked tied for 10th in the nation in rebounding and second among all freshmen... Among centers in the nation, ranked second in rebounding... Led the Big 12, ranked ninth in the nation and led all freshmen in the nation with 4.3 offensive rebounds per game... Pulled in 10 or more rebounds in 21 games and had five or more rebounds in all 29 games... Blocked 91 shots (3.1 bpg)... Set the school single-season and freshmen records for blocks per game... Set the freshman record for total blocks in a season... Ranked second in school history for blocks in a season... Had eight games with five or more blocks... Pocketed 23 games with two or more blocks... First player in school history with the combination of 400 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... Set the school record and freshmen record for double-doubles in a season with 19... Ranks tied for eighth in Big 12 history for double-doubles in a single season... Set the school career record for double-double and five or more blocks in the same game with seven... In league-only games, she averaged 15.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks...Made her collegiate debut against Omaha (11/8) and finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals... Registered her first career double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks against UIC (11/11)... Notched her second double-double with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 rebounds against Oral Roberts (11/18)... Lee was one of just four freshmen this season with two or more double-doubles in her first three career games... Tallied 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks against Memphis (11/29)... Registered 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, with 13 rebounds and a career-high six blocks against Michigan State (11/30)... Carded 20 points on 10-of-10 shooting, eight rebounds and six blocks against UIW (12/3)... Recorded 15 points and 14 rebounds at Arkansas (12/7)... Notched a career-high 24 points including a career-best 12-of-13 from the foul line, a career-high 14 rebounds and two blocks at Kansas City (12/14)... Carded a double-double at third-ranked Oregon (12/21) with 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks... Notched 12 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and a steal against UTRGV (12/28)... Registered 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, nine rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (1/5)... Tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals at Texas Tech (1/11)... Pocketed 12 points, 10 rebounds and a steal against Oklahoma State (1/15)... Registered 12 points including 6-of-6 from the free throw line, nine rebounds, one block and one steal against Texas (1/19)... Carded 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Iowa State (1/22)... Became the first player in program history with a 20-20 game, as she registered 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting, 20 rebounds, five blocks and two steals against Oklahoma (1/25)... Recorded 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two steals at Kansas (1/29)... Notched 11 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two assists at TCU (2/1)... Tied her career-high with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting, with five rebounds and four blocks against Texas Tech (2/5)... Carded 14 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks against Baylor (2/11)... Recorded 15 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and two steals at West Virginia (2/11)... Tallied 24 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks and three steals at Oklahoma (2/16)... Registered 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 17 rebounds and six blocks against TCU (2/19)... Notched fifth straight double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks at Texas (2/22)... Set the school record for single-season double-doubles with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks at Oklahoma State (3/3)... Carded 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 7-of-7 from the line, 14 rebounds and two blocks against Kansas (3/8).
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Missed season due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
#38 post in the nation by ESPNW Hoopgurlz... #4 player in the Midwest by Five State Hoops... #146 player in the nation by Prospects Nation... #27 post in the nation by Prospects Nation... 2018 Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist ... 2018 MGBCA Class 2A All-State... 2018 MGBCA Class 2A All-Star... 2018 Minnesota Miss Basketball candidate... 2017 MGBCA Class 3A All-State... Two-time Rochester Post-Bulletin All-Rochester Area Team... Three-time All-Hiawatha Valley League... Finished her high school career with 2,287 points, 1,448 rebounds and 461 blocks... Owns the school record for points in a career (2,287), season (689) and in a single game (54)... Owns the school records for rebounds in a career (1,448), single season (394) and single game (27)... Owns the school record for field goal percentage in a career (.716), single season (.783) and single game (.933)... In her senior season, she averaged 26.6 points, 15.7 rebounds and 5.5 blocks... Averaged 24.9 points, 16.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocks in her junior season... 2016 MGBCA Class 3A All-State... During her sophomore season, she averaged 24.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks... Also a three-time letter winner in volleyball and a two-time letter winner in track and field.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robin Lee and Kolloh Nimley... Has two siblings: Ahymad and Ahjany... Graduated with her undergraduate degree in psychology... Graduated in May 2024 with a master's degree in couple and family therapy... Working on her master's degree in personal financial planning.
• Tied with Olga Firsova (1998-00) as the second-tallest player in program history
• 13th player in K-State WBB history from the state of Minnesota
• Tied with former Wildcat Ashley Ray for the shortest last name in program history
LEE'S TROPHY CASE
• Set NCAA Division I record for points in a single game (61)
• Three-time All-America by the Associated Press (AP) (2022, 2nd; 2024 & 2025, Honorable Mention)
• Four-time Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time WBCA All-Region 3 (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2024-25 Preseason AP All-America Honorable Mention
• 2024-25 Preseason All-America Second Team by The Athletic
• 2025 College All-Star Game Watch List
• Three-time Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 Watch List (2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Three-time Women’s Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Midseason Team (2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Three-time Naismith Women’s Defensive PoY Watch List (2022, 2024, & 2025)
• Four-time Wade Trophy Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 4-time Jersey Mike’s Naismith Women’s Trophy Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time Wooden Award Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• Four-time Lisa Leslie Award Watch List (2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2024-25 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year
• Four-time Preseason All-Big 12 Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25)
• Two-time All-America by The Athletic (2022, 1st; 2024, 2nd)
• 2023-24 Third Team All-America by The Sporting News
• Three-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America (2021- 2nd/2022 - 1st/2024 - 1st)
• Three-time CSC Academic All-District VII (2021, 2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Wooden Award National Ballot member (2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Wooden Award Late Season Top-20 Watch List (2022 & 2024)
• Three-time Lisa Leslie Award finalist (2021, 2022 & 2024)
• 2024 Big 12 All-Tournament Team
• Four-time All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022 & 2024)
• Two-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2022 & 2024)
• 2021-22 All-America First Team by Sports Illustrated
• 2021-22 All-America Second Team by the USBWA
• 2021-22 Waco Tribune All-Big 12 First Team
• 2021-22 Waco Tribune Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year by The Next
• 2022 KC Sports Commission Sportswoman of the Year
• 2022 Big 12 WBB Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Five-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 & 2025)
• 2022 Midseason #9 Ranked Player by ESPN.com
• 2021 Preseason WNIT All-Tournament Team & MVP
• Associated Press National Player of the Week (11/21/23)
• Four-time USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week
• Three-time ESPN.com National Player of the Week
• Seven-time Big 12 Player of the Week
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Player of the Week (1/4/22)
• 2021 Big 12/Dr. Lage Academic Achievement Award
• 2020 Her Hoop Stats Fab 15 Freshman Team
• 2020 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2020 Big 12 All-Freshman Team (unanimous selection)
• 2020 Waco Tribune Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• 2020 Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week
• 12-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week
CAREER
First player in school history and third in Big 12 history with 2,000 or more points, 1,000 or more rebounds and 300 or more blocks... Only player in school history with 700 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... School record for career points (2,533) and ranks t5th in Big 12 history... Career scoring average (18.6) ranks first in school history and 9th in Big 12 history... School record for career rebounds (1,262) and ranks 6th in Big 12 history... School record for career rebound average and ranks fourth in Big 12 history (9.3)... School record for career games with 15 or more rebounds (8)... 2nd in school history and 6th in Big 12 history for career field goal percentage (.594)... School record & fourth in Big 12 history for career field goals made (1,033)... School record with 34 games of 10 or more made field goals... 2nd in school history for career free throws made (466)... 2nd in school history for career free throws attempted (627)... School record for career double-doubles (65) and t2nd in Big 12 record books for career double-doubles... First player in program history with a 20-20 double-double in a game (2x)... School record for career blocks and ranks 4th in Big 12 history for career blocks (356)... Only player in program history with three or more seasons with 75 or more blocks... School record and seventh in Big 12 record books for career blocks per game (2.62)... School record for career five-block games (23)... School record for career games of seven or more blocks (7)... 2nd in school history for career starts (136)... 3rd in school history for career games played (136).
SCHOOL RECORDS FOR LEE
- Career school record for points (2,533)
- Career school record for scoring average (18.6)
- Career school record for consecutive games scoring (136)
- Career school record for 60+ point games (1)
- Career school record for 40+ point games (2)
- Career school record for 30+ point games (15)
- Career school record for games with 10+ points (122)
- Career school record for field goals made (1,033)
- Career school record for rebounds (1,262)
- Career school record for rebound average (9.3)
- Career school record for 15+ rebound games (8)
- Career school record for career double-doubles (65)
- School record for career double-doubles in NCAAÂ Tournament games (4)
- Career school record for career 30-pt/10-reb games (12)
- Career school record for blocks (356)
- School record for career blocks in NCAA Tournament games (14)
- Career school record for blocks average (2.62)
- Career school record for games with 5+ blocks (23)
- Career school record for double-doubles with 5+ blocks (14)
- Career school record for games with 7+ blocks (7)
- Single season record for 40-point games (2)
- Single season record for 30-point games (8)
- Single season record for double-doubles (20)
- Single season record for consecutive double-doubles (6)
- Single-season record for field goals made (296)
- Junior record for points in a season (727)
- Single-season record for rebounds (339)
- Single-season record for rebounds per game (11.4)
- Single-season record for blocks per game (3.1)
- NCAA, Big 12 & school single-game record for points (61)
- School single-game record for points in a conference game (61)
- Big 12 & K-State single-game record for FGs made in a game (23)
- Single-game record for FGs made in a conference game (23)
- Single-game record for points in a half (32)
- Single-game record for points in a quarter (20)
- Single-game record for field goal attempts in a half (18)
- Single-game record for field goals made in a 2nd quarter (7)
- Tied single-game record for blocks in a conference game (8)
- First 20-pt/20-reb game in school history (2x)
- Tied single-game record for field goals made in a 3rd quarter (7)
- School record for blocks in a Big 12 Championship game (7)
- Tied school record for blocks in a NCAA Tournament game (6)
- Tied school record for rebounds in a NCAA Tournament game (15)
- Freshman record for rebounds (331)
- Freshman record for rebounds per game (11.4)
- Freshman record for blocks (91)
- Freshman record for blocks per game (3.1)
- Freshman record for double-doubles (19)
- Single-season school record Big 12 Player of the Week honors (4)
- Big 12 & school record 12 Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors
- Tied school record for Big 12 Player of the Week honors (7)
5th YEAR (2024-25)
Played in and started 22 games and logged 424 minutes of action (19.3 mpg)... Carded 339 points (15.4 ppg)... Registered 17 games with 10 or more points including three games with 20 or more points... Led K-State in scoring in nine games... Tallied a career-high and school record field goal percentage of .631 (147-of-233)... Carded a free throw percentage of .672 (45-of-67)... Hauled in 144 rebounds (6.5 rpg)... Reached double figures in rebounds in five games... Led K-State on the glass in 10 games... Rejected a team-high 46 shots (2.1 bpg)... Pocketed 15 steals... Achieved five double-doubles... Notched 28 points on 13-of-18 shooting and three rebounds in just under 16 minutes of action against Creighton (11/14)... She was the only player this season to score 25 or more points in under 16 minutes of playing time... Carded first double-double of season with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 14 minutes of action... Notched 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks in just under 20 minutes of action against Milwaukee (11/20)... Recorded 16 points and four rebounds against Duke (11/25)... Tallied 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against DePaul (11/27)... Broke the school record for career points with a layup at 6:59 of the third quarter against Eastern Illinois (12/3); finished with 15 points and three rebounds against the Panthers... Registered 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks against Middle Tennessee (12/14)... Notched a season-high 34 points on 14-of-18 shooting, with 11 rebounds and three blocks against New Mexico State (12/18)... Tallied 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting, nine rebounds and four blocks at Houston (1/1)... Carded 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting in 17 minutes with eight rebounds, a block and a steal against Texas Tech (1/4)... Carded 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting, six rebounds and two blocks at Utah (1/8)... Registered 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, seven rebounds and a season-high four steals at BYU (1/11)... Recorded eight blocks, two steals and six rebounds against Arizona (1/16)... Returned to action after missing 12 games to tally a double-double with 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting and 10 rebounds against Fairfield (3/21) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament... Carded 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks against Kentucky (3/23) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Tallied 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks against USC (3/29) in the 2025 NCAA Tournament regional semifinal.
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24)
2023-24 All-America Second Team by The Athletic... 2023-24 All-America Third Team by The Sporting News... 2024 Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention... 2024 WBCA All-Region 3... 2024 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)... 2024 Big 12 All-Defensive Team... 2024 Big 12 All-Tournament Team... 2024 CSC Academic All-District... Played in and started 27 games... Logged 735 minutes (27.2 mpg)... Led the Wildcats with 533 points (19.7 ppg)... Third in the Big 12 for scoring average... Scored in double figures in 26 games... Second in the Big 12 for 30-point games (3)... Ranked third in the Big 12 for 20-point games (15)... Shot .619 (221-357) from the field... Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage... Attempted and made her only 3-pointer of the season... Shot .703 (90-128) from the free throw line... Ranked 12th in the Big 12 in free throw percentage... Led the Wildcats in rebounding with 231 (8.6 rpg)... Ranked third in the Big 12 in rebound average... Fourth in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (5.8 drpg)... Fifth in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds per game (2.74 orpg)... Fourth straight season with 200 or more rebounds... Hauled in 10 or more rebounds in 11 games, to rank fourth in the Big 12... Blocked 75 shots (2.8 bpg)... Her 75 blocks ranks sixth in school history... Only Wildcat in program history with 75 or more blocks in three seasons... Blocked two or more shots in 21 games... Pocketed 26 steals (1.0 spg)... Had six games with two or more steals... Dished out 22 assists... Tabulated 11 double-doubles... Returned to competitive action for the first time in 595 days and registered 14 points, seven rebounds, three blocks, two steals and two assists in 22 minutes against Presbyterian (11/6)... Recorded her 50th career double-double with 32 points on 13-of-16 shooting, 10 rebounds and two blocks in 22 minutes of action at Little Rock (11/11)... Carded 22 points on 9-of-14 shooting, 12 rebounds and two blocks at Iowa (11/16)... Notched 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting, five rebounds and three blocks against Wisconsin (11/19)... Earned Gulf Coast Showcase All-Tournament Team honors by averaging 16.0 points on a .633 field goal percentage and 7.3 rebounds... Tallied 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Western Kentucky (11/24)... Carded 14 points and 12 rebounds against North Carolina (11/25)... Registered 18 points and seven rebounds against Iowa (11/26)... Notched 15 points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 18 minutes against McNeese State (12/6)... Tallied 36 points on 15-of-17 shooting and 6-of-6 from the foul line in 24 minutes of action against North Florida (12/16)... First player since at least 2009-10 to record 36 or more points with an 88.0 percent or better field goal percentage, 100.0 percent from the foul line and do it in 25 minutes or less... Broke the school record for career double-doubles with her second career 20-20 double-double, recording 24 points on 11-of-17 shooting, a career-high 21 rebounds and five blocks against Oral Roberts (12/18)... Tallied 20 points, including first career 3-pointer, five rebounds, three blocks and a steal against Southern (12/20)... Notched 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting, 11 rebounds, two blocks, two steals and an assist against Houston (1/3)... Scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting, six rebounds, five blocks, two steals and an assist against Oklahoma (1/10)... Surpassed the 2,000-point mark in her career with 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 10 rebounds, four blocks, a steal and an assist against 10th-ranked Texas (1/13)... Returned after a six-game absence due to injury to record 20 points, seven blocks and six rebounds at Iowa State (2/14)... In first home game since Jan. 13, recorded 34 points on 12-of-17 shooting, 12 rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (2/21)... Carded second straight double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and two steals at Kansas (2/25)... Registered 20 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Iowa State (2/28)... Tallied 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks against West Virginia (3/9) in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship... Notched 25 points and 10 rebounds against Texas in the semifinals of the 2024 Big 12 Championship... Tallied an NCAA Tournament career-high with 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting and nine rebounds against Portland (3/22)... Registered 10 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks against Colorado (3/24) in the second round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
SENIOR (2022-23)
Underwent season-ending surgery in September and expected to return for the 2023-24 season.
JUNIOR (2021-22)
2021-22 All-America First Team by Sports Illustrated... 2021-22 All-America First Team by The Athletic... 2021-22 All-America Second Team by the Associated Press... 2021-22 All-America Second Team by USBWA... 2021-22 Lisa Leslie Award Finalist... 2021-22 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention... 2021-22 WBCA All-Region 3 selection... 2021-22 All-Big 12 First Team (unanimous selection)... 2021-22 Big 12 All-Defensive Team... 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team... 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 First Team... 2021-22 Big 12 WBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year... 2021-22 Academic All-Big 12 First Team... 2021-22 Waco Tribune All-Big 12 First Team... 2021-22 Waco Tribune Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year... 2022 Big 12 Player of the Year by The Next... 2022 Wade Trophy Watch List... 2022 Naismith Trophy Midseason Team... 2022 Wooden Award Top-15 National Ballot... 2022 Naismith Women’s Defensive National Player of the Year Semifinalist... 2022 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Watch List... 2021-22 Midseason ESPN.com Top-25 Player #9)... 2021-22 Preseason ESPN.com Top-25 Player (#25)... Two-time USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week... Three-time ESPN.com National Player of the Week (11/15/21; 1/3/22; 1/24/22)... Four-time Big 12 Player of the Week (11/15/21; 12/20/21;  1/3/22; 1/24/22)... Four-time HerHoopsStats Power 6 Player of the Week... 2021 Preseason WNIT MVP and All-Tournament Team... 2021-22 Preseason All-Big 12 (unanimous selection)... Played in and started a career-high 33 games... Tallied a career-high 1026 minutes of action (31.1 mpg)... First player in program history with 725 or more points and 325 or more rebounds in a season... First player in program history with 725 or more points, 325 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... Joins Nicole Ohlde (2000-04) as the only two players with three or more seasons with 450 or more points, 200 or more rebounds and 45 or more blocks... Set the school record for double-doubles in a season with 20... Sixth player in Big 12 history with 20 or more double-doubles in a season... One of 12 players in NCAA Division I in 2021-22 to record 20 or more double-doubles... Recorded a career-high 727 points and a career-best 22.0 points per game... Set the school record for single-season points per game average... Set the school record for points in a junior season... Point total marked just the second time a Wildcat scored 700 or more points in a season... Ranked second in the Big 12 in points per game and total points... Scored in double figures in 32 games and tallied 16 games with 20 or more points... Set the school record for games with 40 or more points in a season (2) and games with 30 or more points in a season (8)... Broke the NCAA record for points in a game with 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and 15-of-17 from the free throw line while also adding 12 rebounds and three blocks against Oklahoma (1/23/22)... Set the Big 12 and school records for field goals made with 23... Set the single-season school record for field goals made in a season (296)... Led the Big 12 in field goal percentage (.563; 296-of-526)... Her 526 field goal attempts rank fifth in school history for a season... Set a new career-high with free throws made and attempted (135-of-175; .771)... Her 135 free throws made are tied for the fourth-most in school history for a season... Set a single-season record and new career-high for rebounds in a season with 339 (10.3 rpg)... Pulled in 10 or more rebounds in 20 games... Set a new career-high and the second-highest single-season block total in school history with 95 (2.9 bpg)... Ranked second in the Big 12 in blocks per game... Blocked three or more shots in 16 games including a career- and season-high of eight against North Dakota State (11/29/21)... Pocketed a career-high 39 steals (1.2 spg)... Registered 10 games with two or more steals... Opened the season by setting the school record for points in a game with 43 points on 17-of-25 shooting and 9-of-12 from the foul line against Central Arkansas (11/9)... Also registered nine rebounds, four blocks, three assists and three steals... Tallied 33 points on 14-of-17 shooting, pulled in 13 rebounds and pocketed a career-high four steals against Western Kentucky (11/14)... Carded 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting and 5-of-6 from the foul line, pulled in 13 rebounds and seven blocks against North Carolina A&T (11/15)... Notched 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks at NC State (11/19)... Recorded 22 points on 10-of-16 from the field, 13 rebounds and two blocks against Abilene Christian (11/23)... Tallied 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks against Northwestern State (11/27)... Registered 22 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high eight blocks against North Dakota State (11/29)... Carded 14 points, six rebounds and three blocks at South Carolina (12/3)... Notched 19 points, eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Omaha (12/8)... Recorded 38 points on 16-of-30 shooting, 14 rebounds and six blocks at South Dakota State (12/11); according to HerHoopStats.com, she is the third player since 2009-10 to register a line of at least 38 pts, 14 rebs and 6 blks... Carded 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting, 12 rebounds and four blocks against Oregon (12/18)... Registered 32 points on 11-of-16 shooting and 10-of-13 from the foul line and added 10 rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists against Baylor (1/3)... Carded 14 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and three steals at West Virginia (1/8)... Set the school record for points in a conference game with 38 points on 18-of-29 shooting and added 11 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals against Iowa State (1/11)... Tallied 25 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and an assist against Kansas (1/22)... Broke the NCAA record for points in a game with 61 points on 23-of-30 shooting and 15-of-17 from the free throw line while also adding 12 rebounds and three blocks against Oklahoma (1/23/22)... Carded 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks at Texas (1/26)... Tallied 21 points and seven rebounds against TCU (1/29)... Surpassed the 1,500-career point mark with 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting and 7-of-9 from the foul line against Texas Tech (2/5)... Added seven rebounds and three blocks against the Lady Raiders... Notched 18 points, 13 rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Kansas (2/12)... Registered 17 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks against Oklahoma State (2/20)... Tallied 13 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and four steals at Oklahoma (2/26)... Recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds, a block and a steal against West Virginia (3/2)... Notched her 19th double-double of the season to tie her own school record for double-doubles in a season by carding 20 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks at TCU (3/5)... Registered 16 points, seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block against Texas (3/11) in the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship quarterfinals... Set the school record for double-doubles in a season with her 20th against Washington State (3/19) in her NCAA Tournament debut... Recorded 20 points and 15 rebounds... Tied the school record for rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
2021 Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention... 2021 WBCA All-Region 3... 2021 All-Big 12 First Team... Played in and started 25 games... Averaged 28.1 minutes per game... According to herhoopstats.com, ranked third in the nation and led the Big 12 in PER (39.9)... Set a career-high with 478 points scored (19.1 ppg)... Highest scoring average by a Wildcat since Brittany Chambers averaged a school-record 21.0 points in the 2012-13 season... Ranked 41st in the nation and seventh in the Big 12 in scoring average... Scored 20 or more points in 12 games... Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 for games with 30 or more points scored with three... Shot .621 (185-of-298) from the field... Ranked third in the nation and led the Big 12 in field goal percentage... Second-highest single-season field goal percentage in program history and the highest since the 1983-84 season... Eighth-highest single-season field goal percentage in Big 12 history... Ranked 32nd in the nation in field goals made... Career-high .812 (108-of-133) from the free throw line... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in free throw percentage... Only player in NCAA Division I in 2020-21 to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent or better from the free throw line... First player in program history to finish a season with a field goal percentage of 60.0 percent or better and 80.0 percent or better... Since the 1999-00 season, Lee joins Baylor’s Brittney Griner (2011-12) as the only two players in the Big 12 to shoot 60.0 percent or better from the field and 80.0 percent or better from the free throw line... Ranked 38th in the nation for free throws made... Most free throws made by a Wildcat since Peyton Williams made 115 in the 2018-19 season... Pulled in 217 rebounds (8.7 rpg)... Ranked sixth in the Big 12 in rebounding... Ranked third in the Big 12 in offensive rebounds and ninth in defensive rebounds... Recorded 10 games with 10 or more rebounds and ended the season with four straight games with 10 or more rebounds... Tallied 10 double-doubles and ranked sixth in the Big 12 in the category... Blocked 49 shots (1.96 bpg)... Ranked 29th in the nation for total blocks... Ranked second in the Big 12 in blocks per game... Blocked two or more shots in 12 games... Pocketed 17 steals (0.7 spg)... Opened the season with 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, nine rebounds and four blocks against Southern (11/29)... Carded 18 points and nine rebounds against South Dakota State (12/10)... Registered 21 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks against Omaha (12/12)... Recorded a career-high with 31 points and 12 made field goals to go with 14 rebounds and two blocks against Kansas City (12/14)... Tallied 14 points including 10-of-10 from the free throw line, 12 rebounds and three blocks at Kansas (1/23)... Recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds against Iowa State (1/28)... Registered career-high 37 points on 15-of-23 shooting and 7-of-10 from the foul line against Oklahoma (1/31)... Hauled in 18 rebounds and blocked two shots against the Sooners... The 37 points set the school record for points in a conference game and points by a sophomore in a single game... The 15 made field goals tied the school record for field goals made in a conference game... Tied the school record for field goals attempted in a half with 16 in the second half... Tallied 19 points and five rebounds at Texas Tech (2/3)... Recorded a game-high 21 points and pulled in five rebounds, blocked a shot and pocketed a steal against Baylor (2/7)... Notched 26 points on 10-of-18 shooting and 6-of-7 from the foul line with six rebounds and two blocks at TCU (2/10)... Racked up 28 points on 13-of-22 shooting, 16 rebounds, seven blocks, three steals and two assists against Kansas (2/13)... Carded 27 points on 12-of-19 shooting with seven rebounds and two blocks at Oklahoma State (2/17)... Notched 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting and an 11-of-14 effort at the free throw line, while adding nine rebounds and two steals against TCU (3/1)... Tallied 26 points, 14 rebounds and three assists against West Virginia (3/3)... Pocketed 33 points on 16-of-18 shooting and 13 rebounds at Oklahoma (3/7)... Notched 21 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks and four assists against Texas Tech (3/11)... Set the school record for blocks in a Big 12 Championship game... Carded a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against West Virginia (3/12) in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Big 12 Championship.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Named as number two freshman in the nation for 2019-20 by ESPN.com... 2020 Her Hoop Stats Fab 15 Freshman Team... Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week... Two-time USBWA National Freshman of the Week... Big 12 Freshman of the Year... All-Big 12 First Team... Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection... Waco Tribune Freshman of the Year... Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Played in and started all 29 games... Logged 924 minutes of action (31.9 mpg)... Led the Wildcats with 456 points (15.7 ppg), a .568 field goal percentage (184-of-324) and a .704 free throw percentage (88-of-125)... Ranked eighth in the Big 12 in scoring and second in the league in field goal percentage... Ranked 20th in the nation and fifth among freshmen in the nation for field goal percentage... Ranked as the second-highest field goal percentage in a freshman season in program history... Registered 27 games with 10 or more points... Led the Wildcats with 331 rebounds (11.4 rpg)... Fourth player in school history to average a double-double for an entire season... Her rebounds per game set a new school record for all classes and a freshman season... Ranked second in school history for rebounds in a season... Ranked second in the Big 12 and first among the league’s freshmen in rebounding... Ranked tied for 10th in the nation in rebounding and second among all freshmen... Among centers in the nation, ranked second in rebounding... Led the Big 12, ranked ninth in the nation and led all freshmen in the nation with 4.3 offensive rebounds per game... Pulled in 10 or more rebounds in 21 games and had five or more rebounds in all 29 games... Blocked 91 shots (3.1 bpg)... Set the school single-season and freshmen records for blocks per game... Set the freshman record for total blocks in a season... Ranked second in school history for blocks in a season... Had eight games with five or more blocks... Pocketed 23 games with two or more blocks... First player in school history with the combination of 400 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks in a season... Set the school record and freshmen record for double-doubles in a season with 19... Ranks tied for eighth in Big 12 history for double-doubles in a single season... Set the school career record for double-double and five or more blocks in the same game with seven... In league-only games, she averaged 15.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks...Made her collegiate debut against Omaha (11/8) and finished with 11 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two steals... Registered her first career double-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks against UIC (11/11)... Notched her second double-double with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 11 rebounds against Oral Roberts (11/18)... Lee was one of just four freshmen this season with two or more double-doubles in her first three career games... Tallied 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, seven rebounds and two blocks against Memphis (11/29)... Registered 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting, with 13 rebounds and a career-high six blocks against Michigan State (11/30)... Carded 20 points on 10-of-10 shooting, eight rebounds and six blocks against UIW (12/3)... Recorded 15 points and 14 rebounds at Arkansas (12/7)... Notched a career-high 24 points including a career-best 12-of-13 from the foul line, a career-high 14 rebounds and two blocks at Kansas City (12/14)... Carded a double-double at third-ranked Oregon (12/21) with 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks... Notched 12 points, 11 rebounds, three blocks, two assists and a steal against UTRGV (12/28)... Registered 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, nine rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (1/5)... Tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals at Texas Tech (1/11)... Pocketed 12 points, 10 rebounds and a steal against Oklahoma State (1/15)... Registered 12 points including 6-of-6 from the free throw line, nine rebounds, one block and one steal against Texas (1/19)... Carded 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks at Iowa State (1/22)... Became the first player in program history with a 20-20 game, as she registered 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting, 20 rebounds, five blocks and two steals against Oklahoma (1/25)... Recorded 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two steals at Kansas (1/29)... Notched 11 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two assists at TCU (2/1)... Tied her career-high with 24 points on 10-of-17 shooting, with five rebounds and four blocks against Texas Tech (2/5)... Carded 14 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks against Baylor (2/11)... Recorded 15 points, 16 rebounds, six blocks and two steals at West Virginia (2/11)... Tallied 24 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks and three steals at Oklahoma (2/16)... Registered 22 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 17 rebounds and six blocks against TCU (2/19)... Notched fifth straight double-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks at Texas (2/22)... Set the school record for single-season double-doubles with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks at Oklahoma State (3/3)... Carded 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 7-of-7 from the line, 14 rebounds and two blocks against Kansas (3/8).
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Missed season due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL
#38 post in the nation by ESPNW Hoopgurlz... #4 player in the Midwest by Five State Hoops... #146 player in the nation by Prospects Nation... #27 post in the nation by Prospects Nation... 2018 Miss Minnesota Basketball finalist ... 2018 MGBCA Class 2A All-State... 2018 MGBCA Class 2A All-Star... 2018 Minnesota Miss Basketball candidate... 2017 MGBCA Class 3A All-State... Two-time Rochester Post-Bulletin All-Rochester Area Team... Three-time All-Hiawatha Valley League... Finished her high school career with 2,287 points, 1,448 rebounds and 461 blocks... Owns the school record for points in a career (2,287), season (689) and in a single game (54)... Owns the school records for rebounds in a career (1,448), single season (394) and single game (27)... Owns the school record for field goal percentage in a career (.716), single season (.783) and single game (.933)... In her senior season, she averaged 26.6 points, 15.7 rebounds and 5.5 blocks... Averaged 24.9 points, 16.4 rebounds and 4.1 blocks in her junior season... 2016 MGBCA Class 3A All-State... During her sophomore season, she averaged 24.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks... Also a three-time letter winner in volleyball and a two-time letter winner in track and field.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robin Lee and Kolloh Nimley... Has two siblings: Ahymad and Ahjany... Graduated with her undergraduate degree in psychology... Graduated in May 2024 with a master's degree in couple and family therapy... Working on her master's degree in personal financial planning.
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