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And she's not declaring for the WNBA draft per this Tweet I just saw. The BIG 12 gets to enjoy strategizing against her for another season.
Ayoka Lee: My Lawd!
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I believe it's a record that may never be broken. It would take a post player like her to be in a zone, her teammates feed her, and she be almost perfect from the line. Lee was 15-17 (88.2%) from the line. Most BIGS don't shoot 80% from the line. A guard or forward could do if they were in a zone and took 30 shots like she did, and shot 80+% from the stripe.
The 6'6" Lee broke the record of 60 points that was initially set by Long Beach State's Cindy Brown in 1987 and tied by Minnesota's Rachel Banham in 2016. Lee, like Banham, is from Minnesota, having attended Byron High School. Had she opted for the WNBA draft after this season, many expected her to be a top-five pick.
Kansas State has sent Lee's jersey and Sunday's game ball to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Lee and three Kansas State teammates played in the Red Bull USA Basketball 3-on-3 Nationals at the hall in Springfield, Massachusetts, in June.
As much as anything, though, Lee is excited about how the No. 25 Wildcats (15-4) are doing after finishing 9-18 last season. They beat Big 12 powerhouse Baylor Jan. 2 to end a 36-game, 18-year losing streak to the Bears, and they're currently tied atop the league with Iowa State and Oklahoma at 5-2. Kansas State travels to No. 9 Texas on Wednesday.
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