A class of award-winning coaches, Olympians, national champions, All-Americans and world record-holders will head into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame this August.
Freshman Kennedy Smith stepped into the void left by injured star JuJu Watkins, scoring 19 points to help Southern California hold off Kansas State 67-61 in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Ayoka Lee had 17 points and 10 rebounds in her return to the lineup, and fifth-seeded Kansas State beat Fairfield 85-41 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament.
Led by Coleman Hawkins, the Kansas State Wildcats got their postseason started with a 71-66 victory over Arizona State in the First Round of the Big 12 Tournament.
The Big 12 Basketball Tournament began with four games on Wednesday, but some of the planned outdoor activities had to be postponed due to the area’s cold snap.
As the Big 12 league office announced All-Big 12 Women’s Basketball Awards on Tuesday, a group of K-State women were named to various All-Big 12 teams.
Audi Crooks put Iowa State on her shoulders in the third quarter, scoring 14 of her career-high 36 points as the Cyclones blew past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63 in their regular season finale on Sunday.
Taryn Sides scored 15 points, Serena Sundell set a school single-game record with 15 assists and No. 12 Kansas State celebrated a brief appearance by All-American Ayoka Lee with a 90-60 win over rival Kansas on Saturday.
