Iowa State women’s basketball player Audi Crooks is coming back to Ames with a gold medal.
Crooks scored four points and grabbed one rebound on July 6 as the United States beat Brazil 92-84 to win the gold in the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in Santiago, Chile.
Iowa State basketball player Audi Crooks signs an autograph for a fan during an Iowa Cubs game at Principal Park on June 14, 2025, in Des Moines.
It’s the fifth gold medal victory for the United States at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup and it clinches a berth at the 2026 Women’s World Cup in Berlin.
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Crooks, an Algona native, averaged 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game during the event. In the finals, she logged six minutes and connected on her lone shot from the field and made both of her free throws.
Crooks made the United States squad after she and Iowa State teammate Addy Brown were invited to the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team Training Camp from June 16-24 in Colorado.
The training camp included a tryout process for the team selection. Brown, who had suffered an injury, didn’t make the team. But Crooks shined at the event and landed one of the 12 coveted roster spots.
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A junior-to-be this upcoming season, Crooks is coming off her best season at Iowa State. She led the Big 12 Conference in scoring with 23.4 points per game during the 2024-25 campaign.
Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at tbirch@dmreg.com or 515-284-8468.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa State basketball’s Audi Crooks wins gold at FIBA Women’s AmeriCup
