Audi Crooks and Addy Brown announced over the weekend that they were returning to Iowa State women’s basketball. Here’s how the Cyclones kept them.

The Iowa State Cyclones' basketball season ended in defeat at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA Tournament, but not before the Cyclones endeared themselves to the college basketball world with the the incredible play of rising star Audi Crooks and her teammates.

Audi Crooks and the Iowa State Cyclones are making noise in the first round of the 2025 women’s NCAA Tournament against Michigan. The center isn’t a stranger to March Madness and has authored big moments in her young career. Crooks led the Cyclones with 27 points in the 68-63 win over Princeton in Wednesday’s First Four matchup.