Kansas State University Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 12
Rachel Ranke
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Eastview
- Hometown:
- Burnsville, Minn.
Bio
• 12th player in program history from the state of Minnesota and the first since 2013 (Brittany Chambers).
RANKE’S TROPHY CASE
• Played in 2021 USA Basketball Red Bull 3X Nationals
• 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Fall 2020 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2019-20 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Won 2019 Red Bull USA 3X East Regional
• 2019 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade Tammie Romstad Durable Award
• 2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2018 Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2018 Most Improved Award
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 28)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20)
CAREER
40th in program history for career points (1,037)... Tied for sixth on the K-State career list for 3-point field goals made (230)... Fourth in program history for three-point field goal attempts (725)... Holds school record for career 3-point field goals made by a player 6’0” or taller... Third player in program history with 1,000 career points, 300 career rebounds, 200 or more 3-point field goals made and 100 or more steals.
SENIOR (2021-22)
Did not play due to injury.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21)
Played in 26 games with 19 starts... Averaged 29.8 minutes per game... Registered 235 points (9.0 ppg)... Scored 10 or more points in a game 10 times... Shot .320 (79-of-247) from the field... Shot .302 (55-of-182) from beyond the arc... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.12)... Third time in her career with 50 or more connections from beyond the arc... Made two or more 3-pointers in a game 19 times... Shot .733 (22-of-30) from the foul line... Averaged a career-high 4.4 rebounds per game (114 rebounds)... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (4.19)... Pulled in five or more rebounds in 10 games... Dished out a career-high 63 assists (2.4 apg)... Tied her career-high with 38 steals (1.5 spg)... Ranked 13th in the Big 12 in steals per game... Recorded two or more steals in 10 games... Blocked two shots... Came off the bench against Southern (11/29) and tallied seven points and two assists in 20 minutes of action... Carded 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal against Kentucky (12/3)... Tallied 10 points and three assists against South Dakota State (12/10)... Registered nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block at Iowa State (12/18/20)... Notched 10 points, seven rebounds and four steals against Texas (12/21)... Carded 11 points, two rebounds, four assists and three steals against Oklahoma State (1/25)... Came off the bench to record 14 points, six rebounds and four assists against Oklahoma (1/31)... Registered 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals against Baylor (2/7)... Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals at TCU (2/10)... Recorded 17 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists against Kansas (2/13)... Carded 14 points, four rebounds and three assists against Texas Tech (2/24)... Scored nine points at Baylor (2/27) and became the 43rd player in program history with 1,000 or more career points... Recorded 12 points and seven rebounds against West Virginia (3/12) in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Big 12 Championship.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
2019-20 Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention... Missed 21 games including 20 straight to end the season with an injury... Played in eight games with eight starts and recorded 196 total minutes (24.5 mpg)... Carded 81 points (10.1 ppg) on a .412 field goal percentage... Was 15-of-42 (.357) from beyond the arc... Hauled in 26 rebounds (3.3 rpg) and dished out 25 assists (3.1 apg)... Pocketed 10 steals (1.3 spg)... Tallied 11 points, four assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal against Omaha (11/8)... Registered 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, six rebounds and two steals against UIC (11/11)... Tallied 16 points, three rebounds and two steals against Oral Roberts (11/18).
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
2019 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade Tammie Romstad Durable Award... Played in and started all 33 games... Set a new career-high with 1,077 minutes played (32.6 mpg)... Recorded 329 total points (10.0 ppg) and ranked third on the team in scoring... Notched 18 games with 10 or more points... Shot 109-of-323 (.337) from the field, including a 71-of-223 (.318) from 3-point range... Her 71 three-point field goals made rank fourth in school history by a sophomore in program history... Led the team in 3-point field goals made and attempted... Made two or more 3-point field goals in a game in 22 games... Of her 329 points, 64.7 percent came from a 3-pointer... Finished 40-of-55 (.727) from the free throw line... Pulled in 109 total rebounds (3.3 rpg), including 99 on the defensive end... Handed out a career-high 41 assists (1.2 apg) and ranked third on the team... Pocketed a career-high 38 steals (1.2 spg) and ranked third on the team... Set a new career-high with 10 blocked shots... Registered 11 points, five rebounds and two steals against Omaha (11/12)... Carded 13 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal against North Texas (11/16)... Notched 15 points, four rebounds and two steals against Princeton (11/24)... Tallied 12 points, four rebounds and two blocks against Lamar (12/5)... Recorded 17 points including a 4-of-8 effort from 3-point range with three rebounds against Central Arkansas (12/20)... Carded 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc against Oklahoma (1/5)... Also added a career-high six assists and four steals against the Sooners... Tallied 10 points and three rebounds against Kansas (1/13)... Notched 11 points, three rebounds and one steal at Texas Tech (1/19)... Registered a season-high 24 points on a career-high 8-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc at Oklahoma (2/10)... Carded 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc with three assists at Texas (2/17)... Recorded 11 points and six rebounds against West Virginia (2/27)... Tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals against Texas Tech (3/2)... Registered 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting including a 4-of-6 effort from beyond the arc and three rebounds at Oklahoma State (3/4)... Tallied 21 points including a 4-of-12 effort from 3-point range, six rebounds and two steals against West Virginia (3/9) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships... Notched 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block against Baylor (3/10) in the semifinals... Tallied 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, including a 3-of-7 effort from beyond the arc against Michigan (3/22) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Played in 34 games with 27 starts... Logged 1,072 minutes (31.5 mpg)... Ranked 16th in the Big 12 in minutes played per game... Registered 392 points (11.5 ppg) on 130-of-380 (.342) shooting from the field... Ranked 27th in the Big 12 in scoring... Among the Big 12 freshmen, ranked fourth in scoring... Ninth K-State freshman to score 350 or more points in her debut season... Was 89-of-278 (.320) from beyond the arc... Notched the second-highest total of 3-point field goals made and attempted by a freshman in school history... Second in the nation among all freshmen in 3-point field goals made... Led all freshmen in the nation in 3-point field goals attempted... Second in the Big 12 in 2017-18 in 3-point field goals made per game and led the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made... Her total of 89 3-point field goals made ranks seventh in program history for a single season... Her 278 attempts from deep ranks third in program history for a season... Only freshman in the Big 12 to make 60 or more 3-point field goals in 2017-18... Ranked 10th among the Big 12's freshmen for 3-point field goal percentage... Tallied a 43-of-55 (.782) effort from the free throw line... Ranked third in the Big 12 among the league's freshmen in free throw percentage... Pulled in 121 rebounds (3.6 rpg)... Ranked tied for fifth among the league's freshmen for rebounding per game... Dished out 39 assists (1.1 apg)... Ranked 10th among the Big 12's freshmen for assists per game... Pocketed 35 steals (1.0 spg)... Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 among the league's freshmen in steals per game... Recorded nine blocked shots... Had eight games with 15 or more points including five with 20 or more points... First K-State freshman since 2013-14 to score 20 or more points in five or more games... Tallied one double-double... Averaged 9.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in the Postseason WNIT... Came off the bench to make her K-State debut against Stephen F. Austin (11/10) and registered 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals... Registered 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-12 from beyond the arc, and two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal against Omaha (11/13)... First freshman since Laurie Koehn on Feb. 27, 2002, against Missouri with six or more connections from beyond the arc... Notched 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-11 from beyond the arc against Florida A&M (11/17)... Carded 14 points, four rebounds and three steals at North Texas (11/19)... Tallied 13 points against Little Rock (12/16)... Carded 11 points and three steals at West Virginia (1/3)... Recorded 14 points, including a 4-of-8 effort from beyond the arc, and four rebounds at Iowa State (1/10)... Notched 16 points and six rebounds against TCU (1/24)... Registered 20 points, including a 4-of-13 effort from beyond the arc against Texas Tech (2/7)... Carded 11 points against West Virginia (2/20)... Tallied 19 points including a 5-of-8 effort from beyond the arc, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Kansas (2/24)... Recorded a career-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting with a 6-of-13 effort from beyond the arc while also tying her career-high with seven rebounds and pocketing two steals at Texas Tech (2/26)... First career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Saint Louis in the first round of the 2018 Postseason WNIT (3/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as the No. 13 wing in the nation by ESPNU Hoopgurlz... Ranked as the No. 58 player overall by ESPNU Hoopgurlz... Ranked as the No. 60 overall player in the nation by Girls Basketball Report... Ranked as the No. 67 player in the nation by Blue Star Basketball Report... Ranked as the No. 20 wing in the nation by Prospects Nation... Ranked as the No. 115 player overall by Prospects Nation... Two-time American Family Insurance All-USA Minnesota Girls Basketball First Team (2016 & 2017)... 2017 ESMARK High School All-American... 2017 McDonald’s All-American nominee (Minnesota)... Three-time Class 4A State All-Tournament Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017)... 2017 Minnesota Ms. Basketball Finalist... Two-time Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) Class 4A All-State selection (2016 & 2017)... 2017 St. Paul Pioneer Press East Metro Player of the Year... 2017 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-East Metro Girls Basketball Team... 2017 Minnesota State Girls High School Basketball “Fab Five”... 2017 Star Tribune All-Metro Second Team... 2016 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-East Metro Girls Basketball Team... During her four seasons with Eastview, she helped the program to an overall record of 113-14... Averaged 15.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in her senior season... Helped Eastview to a third place finish at the Class 4A State Tournament in 2016 and 2017... Paced Eastview to a Class 4A State runner-up finish in 2015 and helped win the Class 4A State Championship in 2014... Career totals: 1,559 points, 242 3-point field goals made, 686 rebounds, 191 steals, 160 assists & 72 blocks.
PERSONAL
Born July 12, 1999... Daughter of Scott and Rose Ranke... Has two older siblings, Jessica and Mitchell... Graduated in May 2021 with her degree in social sciences... Pursuing a certificate in sports business and entertainment.
RANKE’S TROPHY CASE
• Played in 2021 USA Basketball Red Bull 3X Nationals
• 2020-21 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
• Fall 2020 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• 2019-20 Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
• Won 2019 Red Bull USA 3X East Regional
• 2019 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade Tammie Romstad Durable Award
• 2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2018 Waco Tribune Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2018 Most Improved Award
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 28)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26)
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20)
CAREER
40th in program history for career points (1,037)... Tied for sixth on the K-State career list for 3-point field goals made (230)... Fourth in program history for three-point field goal attempts (725)... Holds school record for career 3-point field goals made by a player 6’0” or taller... Third player in program history with 1,000 career points, 300 career rebounds, 200 or more 3-point field goals made and 100 or more steals.
SENIOR (2021-22)
Did not play due to injury.
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21)
Played in 26 games with 19 starts... Averaged 29.8 minutes per game... Registered 235 points (9.0 ppg)... Scored 10 or more points in a game 10 times... Shot .320 (79-of-247) from the field... Shot .302 (55-of-182) from beyond the arc... Ranked fifth in the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made per game (2.12)... Third time in her career with 50 or more connections from beyond the arc... Made two or more 3-pointers in a game 19 times... Shot .733 (22-of-30) from the foul line... Averaged a career-high 4.4 rebounds per game (114 rebounds)... Ranked 15th in the Big 12 in defensive rebounds per game (4.19)... Pulled in five or more rebounds in 10 games... Dished out a career-high 63 assists (2.4 apg)... Tied her career-high with 38 steals (1.5 spg)... Ranked 13th in the Big 12 in steals per game... Recorded two or more steals in 10 games... Blocked two shots... Came off the bench against Southern (11/29) and tallied seven points and two assists in 20 minutes of action... Carded 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal against Kentucky (12/3)... Tallied 10 points and three assists against South Dakota State (12/10)... Registered nine points, eight rebounds, two assists and a block at Iowa State (12/18/20)... Notched 10 points, seven rebounds and four steals against Texas (12/21)... Carded 11 points, two rebounds, four assists and three steals against Oklahoma State (1/25)... Came off the bench to record 14 points, six rebounds and four assists against Oklahoma (1/31)... Registered 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals against Baylor (2/7)... Tallied 13 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two steals at TCU (2/10)... Recorded 17 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists against Kansas (2/13)... Carded 14 points, four rebounds and three assists against Texas Tech (2/24)... Scored nine points at Baylor (2/27) and became the 43rd player in program history with 1,000 or more career points... Recorded 12 points and seven rebounds against West Virginia (3/12) in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Big 12 Championship.
JUNIOR (2019-20)
2019-20 Preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention... Missed 21 games including 20 straight to end the season with an injury... Played in eight games with eight starts and recorded 196 total minutes (24.5 mpg)... Carded 81 points (10.1 ppg) on a .412 field goal percentage... Was 15-of-42 (.357) from beyond the arc... Hauled in 26 rebounds (3.3 rpg) and dished out 25 assists (3.1 apg)... Pocketed 10 steals (1.3 spg)... Tallied 11 points, four assists, three rebounds, one block and one steal against Omaha (11/8)... Registered 14 points on 4-of-9 shooting including 4-of-8 from beyond the arc, six rebounds and two steals against UIC (11/11)... Tallied 16 points, three rebounds and two steals against Oral Roberts (11/18).
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
2019 1st Infantry Division Sustainment Brigade Tammie Romstad Durable Award... Played in and started all 33 games... Set a new career-high with 1,077 minutes played (32.6 mpg)... Recorded 329 total points (10.0 ppg) and ranked third on the team in scoring... Notched 18 games with 10 or more points... Shot 109-of-323 (.337) from the field, including a 71-of-223 (.318) from 3-point range... Her 71 three-point field goals made rank fourth in school history by a sophomore in program history... Led the team in 3-point field goals made and attempted... Made two or more 3-point field goals in a game in 22 games... Of her 329 points, 64.7 percent came from a 3-pointer... Finished 40-of-55 (.727) from the free throw line... Pulled in 109 total rebounds (3.3 rpg), including 99 on the defensive end... Handed out a career-high 41 assists (1.2 apg) and ranked third on the team... Pocketed a career-high 38 steals (1.2 spg) and ranked third on the team... Set a new career-high with 10 blocked shots... Registered 11 points, five rebounds and two steals against Omaha (11/12)... Carded 13 points, eight rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal against North Texas (11/16)... Notched 15 points, four rebounds and two steals against Princeton (11/24)... Tallied 12 points, four rebounds and two blocks against Lamar (12/5)... Recorded 17 points including a 4-of-8 effort from 3-point range with three rebounds against Central Arkansas (12/20)... Carded 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 5-of-11 shooting from beyond the arc against Oklahoma (1/5)... Also added a career-high six assists and four steals against the Sooners... Tallied 10 points and three rebounds against Kansas (1/13)... Notched 11 points, three rebounds and one steal at Texas Tech (1/19)... Registered a season-high 24 points on a career-high 8-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc at Oklahoma (2/10)... Carded 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc with three assists at Texas (2/17)... Recorded 11 points and six rebounds against West Virginia (2/27)... Tallied 11 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals against Texas Tech (3/2)... Registered 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting including a 4-of-6 effort from beyond the arc and three rebounds at Oklahoma State (3/4)... Tallied 21 points including a 4-of-12 effort from 3-point range, six rebounds and two steals against West Virginia (3/9) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championships... Notched 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block against Baylor (3/10) in the semifinals... Tallied 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, including a 3-of-7 effort from beyond the arc against Michigan (3/22) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
2018 Big 12 All-Freshman Team... Played in 34 games with 27 starts... Logged 1,072 minutes (31.5 mpg)... Ranked 16th in the Big 12 in minutes played per game... Registered 392 points (11.5 ppg) on 130-of-380 (.342) shooting from the field... Ranked 27th in the Big 12 in scoring... Among the Big 12 freshmen, ranked fourth in scoring... Ninth K-State freshman to score 350 or more points in her debut season... Was 89-of-278 (.320) from beyond the arc... Notched the second-highest total of 3-point field goals made and attempted by a freshman in school history... Second in the nation among all freshmen in 3-point field goals made... Led all freshmen in the nation in 3-point field goals attempted... Second in the Big 12 in 2017-18 in 3-point field goals made per game and led the Big 12 in 3-point field goals made... Her total of 89 3-point field goals made ranks seventh in program history for a single season... Her 278 attempts from deep ranks third in program history for a season... Only freshman in the Big 12 to make 60 or more 3-point field goals in 2017-18... Ranked 10th among the Big 12's freshmen for 3-point field goal percentage... Tallied a 43-of-55 (.782) effort from the free throw line... Ranked third in the Big 12 among the league's freshmen in free throw percentage... Pulled in 121 rebounds (3.6 rpg)... Ranked tied for fifth among the league's freshmen for rebounding per game... Dished out 39 assists (1.1 apg)... Ranked 10th among the Big 12's freshmen for assists per game... Pocketed 35 steals (1.0 spg)... Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 among the league's freshmen in steals per game... Recorded nine blocked shots... Had eight games with 15 or more points including five with 20 or more points... First K-State freshman since 2013-14 to score 20 or more points in five or more games... Tallied one double-double... Averaged 9.0 points and 5.7 rebounds in the Postseason WNIT... Came off the bench to make her K-State debut against Stephen F. Austin (11/10) and registered 10 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two blocks and three steals... Registered 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including 6-of-12 from beyond the arc, and two rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal against Omaha (11/13)... First freshman since Laurie Koehn on Feb. 27, 2002, against Missouri with six or more connections from beyond the arc... Notched 23 points on 7-of-15 shooting, including 5-of-11 from beyond the arc against Florida A&M (11/17)... Carded 14 points, four rebounds and three steals at North Texas (11/19)... Tallied 13 points against Little Rock (12/16)... Carded 11 points and three steals at West Virginia (1/3)... Recorded 14 points, including a 4-of-8 effort from beyond the arc, and four rebounds at Iowa State (1/10)... Notched 16 points and six rebounds against TCU (1/24)... Registered 20 points, including a 4-of-13 effort from beyond the arc against Texas Tech (2/7)... Carded 11 points against West Virginia (2/20)... Tallied 19 points including a 5-of-8 effort from beyond the arc, four rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Kansas (2/24)... Recorded a career-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting with a 6-of-13 effort from beyond the arc while also tying her career-high with seven rebounds and pocketing two steals at Texas Tech (2/26)... First career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds against Saint Louis in the first round of the 2018 Postseason WNIT (3/15).
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked as the No. 13 wing in the nation by ESPNU Hoopgurlz... Ranked as the No. 58 player overall by ESPNU Hoopgurlz... Ranked as the No. 60 overall player in the nation by Girls Basketball Report... Ranked as the No. 67 player in the nation by Blue Star Basketball Report... Ranked as the No. 20 wing in the nation by Prospects Nation... Ranked as the No. 115 player overall by Prospects Nation... Two-time American Family Insurance All-USA Minnesota Girls Basketball First Team (2016 & 2017)... 2017 ESMARK High School All-American... 2017 McDonald’s All-American nominee (Minnesota)... Three-time Class 4A State All-Tournament Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017)... 2017 Minnesota Ms. Basketball Finalist... Two-time Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) Class 4A All-State selection (2016 & 2017)... 2017 St. Paul Pioneer Press East Metro Player of the Year... 2017 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-East Metro Girls Basketball Team... 2017 Minnesota State Girls High School Basketball “Fab Five”... 2017 Star Tribune All-Metro Second Team... 2016 St. Paul Pioneer Press All-East Metro Girls Basketball Team... During her four seasons with Eastview, she helped the program to an overall record of 113-14... Averaged 15.8 points and 7.3 rebounds in her senior season... Helped Eastview to a third place finish at the Class 4A State Tournament in 2016 and 2017... Paced Eastview to a Class 4A State runner-up finish in 2015 and helped win the Class 4A State Championship in 2014... Career totals: 1,559 points, 242 3-point field goals made, 686 rebounds, 191 steals, 160 assists & 72 blocks.
PERSONAL
Born July 12, 1999... Daughter of Scott and Rose Ranke... Has two older siblings, Jessica and Mitchell... Graduated in May 2021 with her degree in social sciences... Pursuing a certificate in sports business and entertainment.
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