Audi Crooks has committed to Oklahoma State through the NCAA Transfer Portal, ending a brief wait after announcing on April 2 that she intended to transfer. The 6-foot-3 post player has one season of eligibility left and is moving within the Big 12 after three seasons at Iowa State.
Crooks leaves Ames as one of the conference’s most productive players, with 99 appearances, 95 starts and a senior season that produced 25.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. She shot 64.9% from the field and went 1-for-11 from 3-point range, a profile that made her a three-time All-Big 12 First-Team selection and a two-time All-American.
Her transfer comes during the NCAA’s new 15-day portal window, which opened April 6 and closes April 20 after a recommendation from the women’s basketball oversight committee. Athletes do not have to commit to a new school by the April 21 deadline, but Crooks has already settled on her next stop.
For Oklahoma State, the addition is a direct answer to a roster need and a chance to bring in a proven scorer without leaving the league. The move keeps Crooks in familiar territory and gives the Cowgirls a player who spent three seasons carrying a major share of Iowa State’s offense.
Crooks said in her farewell message that Cyclone Nation embraced her, that she met supporters throughout the community and that she would cherish the connections she built in Ames. She also thanked teammates for their friendship and memories, adding that she believes the grass is greener where you water it and that she had done that at Iowa State. Oklahoma State now gets the benefit of that work, while Iowa State loses one of the most efficient interior scorers in the country.
Oklahoma finished the 2025-26 season 24-10 overall, underscoring the level of competition Crooks will face in the league next year. What matters now is how quickly Oklahoma State can build around her before the portal window shuts and the roster picture comes into focus.
