K-State Sports
MANHATTAN – Kansas State junior center Ayoka Lee continues to pile up honors, as she was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Region 3 team and is a finalist for All-America honors from the WBCA.
Lee is one of 52 finalists and is one of six from the Big 12 Conference.
The 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team will be announced on Thursday, March 31.
Lee is third K-State player to earn two or more WBCA All-Region honors, joining Kendra Wecker (three times) and Nicole Ohlde (three times).
In addition to her WBCA All-Region honor, Lee is a First Team All-American by The Athletic and Sports Illustrated, a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and USBWA and is a finalist for the 2022 Lisa Leslie Award. She is also a member of the 2022 Wooden Award national ballot, a candidate for the 2021-22 Wade Trophy and was a semifinalist for the Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year.
Lee completed the 2021-22 season with career-highs in a number of statistical categories including points (727), points per game (22.0), field goals made and attempted (296-526), free throws made and attempted (135-175), rebounds (339), blocks (95), steals (39), assists (23) and double-doubles (20). She is the first player in program history to register 700 or more points, 300 or more rebounds and 90 or more blocks.
With her scoring average of 22.0 points per game and total of 296 field goals made, Lee set the single-season school records for scoring average and field goals made. Her point total of 727 ranks second in school history for points in a season and set a school record for points in a junior season.
Lee, a unanimous selection to the 2022 All-Big 12 First Team and the Big 12 All-Defensive Team, owns a 2021-22 resume that includes an NCAA Division I record of 61 points scored against Oklahoma on January 23 and a Big 12-high eight games with 30 or more points.
A two-time United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week recipient, Lee’s 339 rebounds established a new school record for rebounds in a season.
Lee, a four-time Big 12 Player of the Week selection and a three-time ESPN.com National Player of the Week honor, set the school record for double-doubles with 20. She is the sixth player in the history of the Big 12 to register 20 or more double-doubles in a season.
In league play, Lee led the league in field goal percentage (.555), 30-point games in league play (4), games with 10 or more rebounds (11) and double-doubles (11). She finished second in the Big 12 in scoring (21.89 ppg) rebounding (9.78 rpg) and blocked shots (2.4 bpg).
In her career, Lee ranks ninth in school history for points scored with 1,661, sixth for rebounds with 887, third for blocks with 235, sixth for field goals made with 665 and sixth for free throws made with 331. She is also second for double-doubles with 49.
K-State completed its 54th season of action with a 20-13 overall record and its 17th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Wildcats will enter the 2022-23 season two wins shy of 1,000 in its history. K-State head coach Jeff Mittie needs one win to reach 600 in his coaching career and five wins to reach 150 during his time in Manhattan.