Just ten games into the season, Iowa State’s Audi Crooks had already made her early case for a Player of the Year award. While her team has stumbled twice now, she is continuing her historic tear. Just then, former-NFL-player-turned-media-personality Pat McAfee dropped praises for the junior center in his own unique way.

McAfee posted a video of Crooks’ highlights, captioned, “My favorite women’s college basketball team resides in Ames, Iowa.. NO QUESTION 🎶YOU’RE ABOUT TO GET COOKED… BY AUDI CROOKS🎶”

The clip featured an edit of Crooks’ speech, where she said, “You don’t want to play your best basketball in January. You don’t want to be a monster in January, you want to be a monster in March.”

However, the following video shows that she has been doing so since the beginning, averaging over 29 points per game in only 27 minutes played. With the same, she is on pace to be the first Division I women’s basketball player this century to average at least one point per minute. But there was something bigger than that that attracted McAfee’s attention.

The College GameDay analyst also recently discussed the rising star on The Pat McAfee Show.

“Did I know anything about Iowa State women’s basketball team ever? Nope,” McAfee said. “But Audi Crooks highlights pop up on my algo, and I say ‘Boys’ immediately. ‘I’m making a song. We’re making a highlight!'”

After the Cyclones lost to Baylor, many, including ESPN, believed that the latter’s defense showed the college basketball world how to stop Crooks. It only got accelerated with people taking shots at the player. All this while, she has delivered a double-double of 26 points and 10 rebounds against the Bears and dropped 23 points against Cincinnati. That’s what McAfee liked about Crooks.

But even after the defeat against the Baylor Bears, her consistency remained the Cyclones’ anchor, reinforcing her reputation as one of the most automatic scorers in the game. As her numbers continue to stack up against benchmarks, Crooks’ performances are no longer just impressive; they’re redefining the standard for sustained scoring dominance.

Audi Crooks is making history one bucket at a time

Even with the Cyclones recording their second loss in the latest game against the Cincinnati Bearcats, Audi Crooks continues to define this season, scoring 23 points and 10 rebounds. The junior center currently leads the nation with 29.1 points per game, along with 6.7 rebounds, while shooting an incredible 71% from the floor through 14 games this season. However, a recent stat is even more mind-boggling.

The Iowa State Cyclones junior has scored at least 15 points while shooting 55% from the field in 17 straight games, a level of sustained efficiency that stands as the longest streak this century across DI women’s and men’s basketball, the NBA, and the WNBA.

Crooks has already broken multiple Iowa State records this year. Against Valparaiso on November 12, she scored 43 points on 18-of-23 shooting, tying the school record for field goals made. She ultimately topped that record just weeks later against Indiana, after finishing with 47 points on 19-of-25 shooting, also making her the only Division I women’s basketball player with multiple 40-point games this season. But that’s not all!

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Crooks’ scoring prowess puts her in rare historical company, as she is on pace to average 30 points per game, a milestone achieved by the late Kim Perrot at Louisiana in 1989-90, who averaged 30 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists in her senior year.

Crooks’ season is already being recognized nationally, as she was recently named to the 2025–26 John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List, marking her second career appearance on the prestigious list.

Even as Iowa State’s record sits at 14-2, Crooks is providing both efficiency and leadership in a season where her team has yet to find perfect consistency. Next up, the Iowa State Cyclones will play against the West Virginia Mountaineers on January 11.