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Breaking: Audi Crooks Makes Her Transfer Decision Official

Iowa high school basketball standout transfers to Oklahoma State.
Iowa State Cyclones' center Audi Crooks (55) drives to the basket around Arizona State Sun Devils center Martina Fantini (7) during the second quarter in the Big-12 women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 18, 2026, in Ames, Iowa
Iowa State Cyclones' center Audi Crooks (55) drives to the basket around Arizona State Sun Devils center Martina Fantini (7) during the second quarter in the Big-12 women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 18, 2026, in Ames, Iowa | Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Former Iowa high school basketball standout Audi Crooks has made her transfer decision official.

Crooks, who led Bishop Garrigan High School to back-to-back Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state championships, will transfer to Oklahoma State University. She entered the transfer portal following her junior season at Iowa State University.

The decision keeps Crooks in the Big 12 Conference, meaning she will face off against her former team next year.

Crooks made the decision official in a social media post.

“Guess who!!” Crooks posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) with an orange heart and a cowboy hat. The video also includes clips of Crooks wearing her new Oklahoma State uniform and headshots with her new team.

Former Iowa High School Basketball Standout Was Named All-American This Past Season For Iowa State

Crooks was named a second team All-American by the Associated Press this past season, averaging almost 26 points per game while shooting 65 percent from the field. She ranked second in NCAA Division I women’s basketball in scoring per game and was among the national leaders in field goal percentage.

Along with her points, Crooks posted almost eight rebounds and two assists. She scored in double figures in every single game this past year, including multiple games with 40-plus points. Nine of those games included 30-plus points from the former Golden Bear legend.

Crooks ended her Iowa State career ranked second all-time in scoring, first in scoring average and in the Top 5 in field goals made and field goal attempted.

Audi Crooks Led Bishop Garrigan To Back-To-Back Iowa Girls High School State Basketball Championships

That all came after a record-breaking career leading Bishop Garrigan to four consecutive state tournament appearances and the first two state championships in program history. She scored an all-class state tournament single-game record 49 points in the 2023 state championship game.

Along with being a basketball star, Crooks was a state champion in track and field while also playing volleyball at Bishop Garrigan. She twice won the shot put at the Class 1A Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union State Track and Field Championships.

Crooks surprised many when she made the decision to leave Iowa State, entering into the transfer portal after several of her fellow Cyclone teammates did the same. She was rumored to be one of the top targets for several major NCAA Division I programs while deciding where she would play her next game at.

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Dana Becker
DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.

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