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Audi Crooks
Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears
PositionCenter
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolBishop Garrigan
(Algona, Iowa)

Audi Crooks is an American high school basketball player who attends Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa. She plays the center position.

High school career

Crooks attended Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa. As a freshman, she broke state freshman records in points scored (626) and field goals made (270) while helping Bishop Garrigan achieve a 25–2 record.[1][2] Crooks also set a new school record for single-season field goal percentage (70.7), which was previously held by her mother.[3] Crooks scored a season-high 40 points in a 73–33 win over Humboldt, shooting 17-for-23 from the field.[4] At the Class 1A state tournament, Crooks was named team captain of the all-tournament team after averaging 25.3 points and 15 rebounds per game.[2] Bishop Garrigan lost the title game against two-time defending champions Newell-Fonda, with Crooks recording 34 points and 17 rebounds in the defeat.[1] She was ultimately named Class 1A Player of the Year and first-team all-state.[2][5] Crooks and Molly Joyce were the first pair of freshman teammates in state history to make the all-state first-team.[3]

As a sophomore, Crooks averaged 20.7 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 4.0 blocks per game,[6] leading the Golden Bears to another 25–2 record.[7] She led the state in made field goals (224) while shooting 70.4 percent from the field, once again earning first-team all-state honors.[8] Bishop Garrigan entered the state tournament as the top seed but lost to Newell-Fonda again in the final, with Crooks adding 25 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game.[7] As a junior, Crooks recorded 23.5 points, 12.5 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 72.2 percent from the field.[9][10] She also scored a school-record 44 points in a win over North Union.[11] Crooks earned first-team all-state honors for the third consecutive year after leading Bishop Garrigan to a 25–3 record and its first-ever class 1A state title.[12][13] She recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds in the title game against MMCRU,[13] becoming the state tournament's all-time leading rebounder in only nine games.[12] Crooks was named the Iowa female athlete of the year by The Des Moines Register.[14]

Crooks competes on the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) circuit for CY Select Wolves.[15][16] Aside from basketball, she competes in track and field, winning the Class 1A state title in shot put as a sophomore after her freshman season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17] Crooks repeated the feat as a junior, breaking the Class 1A record with a throw of 45 ft 1 in.[18] She also plays volleyball, earning first-team all-conference honors as a junior.[19]

Recruiting

Crooks is rated as a four-star recruit and is considered among the best high school prospects of the 2023 class. She is ranked as the no. 42 overall recruit by Prep Girls Hoops, as well as no. 58 by ESPN.[20][21]

She received her first Division I offer from Illinois State in July 2020.[22][23] By that September she had received offers from all four Division I programs in Iowa (Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, and Drake) as well as Maryland.[24][25] The following year, Crooks received offers from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ole Miss, Penn State and Oklahoma.[22][26] She committed to Iowa State on April 14, 2022.[27]

Personal life

Crooks comes from an athletic family. Her father, Jimmie Crooks, starred at Fort Dodge Senior High School before playing college basketball at Mankato State and Southern Nazarene.[28] He died in 2021.[28] Her mother, Michelle Cook, is one of the all-time leading scorers for the Bishop Garrigan basketball team.[29] Her uncle, Matt Vitzthum, is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Grand Valley State.[24]

Outside of sports, Crooks participates in jazz choir and plays trumpet in the school band.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Lantz, Shane (March 7, 2020). "Bishop Garrigan loses heartbreaker to Newell-Fonda in state title game". Globe Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Johnson, Chris (March 19, 2020). "Crooks named 1A player of the year". The Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (March 11, 2020). "Garrigan duo makes history". The Messenger. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Lantz, Shane (January 21, 2020). "Area roundup: West Fork basketball team crushes Rockford". Globe Gazette. Retrieved March 7, 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Linder, Jeff (March 10, 2020). "Iowa all-state girls' basketball 2020: North Linn's Grace Flanagan follows title with 1st-team selection". The Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Martin, Derek (March 14, 2021). "Introducing the 2020-21 KMA Sports All-State Teams". KMA Land. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Southard, Dargan (March 6, 2021). "Girls' state basketball: Newell-Fonda knocks off Bishop Garrigan — again — for Class 1A title". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ^ Hurley, Brandon (March 17, 2021). "BACK-TO-BACK: Hoyle nabs all state honors for second straight year". The Jefferson Herald. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Martin, Derek (March 13, 2021). "Introducing the 2021-22 KMA Sports All-State Girls Basketball Teams". KMA Land. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Grabianowski, Greg (March 9, 2021). "Crooks, Joyce named first-team all-state". Kossuth County Advance. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Grabianowski, Greg (February 2, 2022). "Crooks erupts for school record 44 points in victory". Kossuth County Advance. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (March 8, 2022). "Area players attain all-state status". The Messenger. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "GIRLS STATE HOOPS: Bishop Garrigan Beats MMCRU, 52-49, To Win 1A Title". Kossuth County Advance. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Hertel, Alyssa (June 30, 2022). "Sports Awards: Meet our Iowa high school players of the year for 2021-22". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Bishop Garrigan basketball star Audi Crooks impressing as a sophomore". The Des Moines Register. February 28, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Reynolds, Steve (July 26, 2020). "LBI Event Recap: Tournament of Champions / Des Moines Session III Part 1 (Des Moines, IA)". LBInsider. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  17. ^ Johnson, Chris (May 21, 2021). "Bear down". The Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  18. ^ Murphy, Keith; Mahon, Mike (May 20, 2022). "Records fall at state track". KDSM-TV. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Davis, Gunnar (October 20, 2021). "Area players make up majority of Top of Iowa all-conference volleyball teams". Globe Gazette. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  20. ^ "Audi Crooks". Prep Girls Hoops. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  21. ^ "2023 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - Super 60". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Audi Crooks". WBB Blog. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  23. ^ Audi Crooks [@AudiCrooks] (July 14, 2020). "Blessed and thankful to have received my first D1 offer from Illinois State University. Go Redbirds!!⚫️🔴 @CoachKGillespie @CoachMHenley @garriganbb @IowaWolves" (Tweet). Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (September 24, 2020). "Courting Audi". The Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  25. ^ "Iowa girls' basketball: Meet the preseason 2020-21 All-Iowa team". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2022. (subscription required)
  26. ^ "The recruitment of Iowa women's basketball phenomenon Audi Crooks is intensifying". The Des Moines Register. January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022. (subscription required)
  27. ^ Linder, Jeff (April 14, 2022). "Audi Crooks commits to play women's basketball at Iowa State". The Gazette. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  28. ^ a b Pratt, Eric (August 16, 2021). "Former Dodger standout Crooks passes away". The Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  29. ^ Johnson, Chris (March 4, 2020). "Familiar name, familiar game". The Messenger. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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