MANHATTAN, Kansas – K-State center Ayoka Lee added to her national honors this season, as she has been named an honorable mention selection All-American by the Associated Press (AP) on Wednesday. Lee joins Nicole Ohlde and Kendra Wecker as the only multi-time recipients of AP All-American honors for K-State women's basketball.
This is Lee’s third All-America honor in the 2023-24 season, as she was named a Second Team All-American by The Athletic and a Third Team All-American by The Sporting News.
Lee, a 2024 John R. Wooden Award National Ballot top-15 candidate, is averaging 20.1 points on a .622 field goal percentage, 8.4 rebounds and 2.73 blocked shots. She is the only player in the nation averaging 20.0 points and shooting 60.0 percent or better from the field.
She ranks sixth in the nation and leads the Big 12 in field goal percentage. Lee is second in the Big 12 in scoring average, second in the league and ninth in the nation for blocks per game and third in the Big 12 for rebounding average.
In her six games this season against AP top-25 opponents, Lee averaged 22.3 points on a .646 field goal percentage, 10.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.
Lee has recorded 13 games this season with 20 or more points including her second career 20-20 double-double with 24 points, 21 rebounds and five blocked shots against Oral Roberts.
This season, Lee has led the Big 12’s top defense with 20 games of two or more blocked shots including a season-high seven at UCF on Jan. 6 and at Iowa State on Feb. 14. The 2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist has also collected two or more steals in six games.
In her career, Lee ranks third in school history for points scored with 2,163, holds the school record for career rebounds with 1,098, the school record holder for career blocks with 303 and owns the school record for career double-doubles with 59. She is the first player in program history with 300 or more career blocks and 100 or more career steals.
K-State (25-7) returns to action on Friday at 3:30 p.m., as the Wildcats face Portland in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
All-session and single-session tickets are on sale now. All-session tickets include both First Round games on Friday and the Second Round matchup on Sunday. Chairback tickets are $40, Cat cushion seats are $35, and bench tickets are $30. A youth and senior citizen price of $25 is available for bench seating.
Single-session tickets are also available and start at $18 for bench tickets, $15 for youth and senior bench seats, and $10 for groups of 12 or more. Contact [email protected] for more information about group tickets.
All seats in Bramlage Coliseum will be reserved, and tickets are digital. Print-at-home general admission parking is available for $5 each day. Get your post-season tickets now by visiting BITLY/WBBNCAA or calling the K-State Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-221-2287.
The game will be broadcast on ESPNEWS. The contest will be available on the K-State Sports Network, including the flagship stations Sunny 102.5 and 1350 KMAN in the Manhattan area and free live audio on kstatesports.com and on the K-State Sports app.