Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus UW-Oshkosh (Ex.) on October 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
6:30 PM
Women's Basketball
UW-Oshkosh (Ex.)
Iowa State University Athletics
2008-09 Basketball (W) Roster
Yackley, Alexis
Jersey Number 3
Alexis Yackley
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sully Buttes
- Hometown:
- Onida, S.D.
Bio
Awards & Honors
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F08)
Dean’s List (F08)
2008-09
Saw action in 26 contests, averaging 6.4 minutes per game ... averaged two points and 0.5 rebounds per contest ... scored a career-high nine points, including a pair of three-pointers, against North Dakota ... tallied seven points, going 3-for-4 from the floor, and passed out a career-high six assists in 21 minutes vs. IPFW ... dished five dimes to go with four points vs. Niagara ... scored six points, hitting her only three-point attempt and going 3-for-4 from the charity stripe, in her collegiate debut vs. UMKC ... contributed five points to go with three rebounds and two steals vs No. 5 Stanford in Hawaii ... knocked down a trey and added two assists and a theft in the NCAA first-round win over East Tennessee State ... hit a trey and posted a rebound and steal in win at Texas Tech ... drained two free throws in home win over Colorado ... started exhibition contest vs. Buena Vista, posting two points, three assists and two steals.
High School
Led Sully Buttes to back-to-back South Dakota state championships as a junior and senior ... South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year and South Dakota Ms. Basketball as a senior ... earned the Spirit of Sue award in 2008, which recognizes the most outstanding senior at the state tournament based on academics, athletics, community involvement and leadership ... member of the state all-tournament team her freshman through senior campaigns ... contributed 18.1 points, four rebounds, seven assists and five steals per game in her final prep season, leading the Chargers to a 25-1 overall record ... set high school career records in assists (739) and steals (557) ... three-time first-team all-state pick ... earned all-conference honors every season since eighth grade ... McDonald’s All-America nominee ... coached in high school by Mark Senftner and coached in AAU by her mother, Kristi ... class valedictorian and member of the National Honor Society ... five-time academic all-state selection.
Personal
Majoring in pre-med ... full name is Alexis Anne Yackley ... born Nov. 9, 1989, in Pierre, S.D. ... parents are Steve and Kristi Yackley ... has two brothers (Ryan and Donnie) and a sister (Nicole) ... her mother played basketball at Northern State University (Aberdeen, S.D.) and Dakota Wesleyan University (Mitchell, S.D.).
Audi Crooks 7_15_25 interview
Tuesday, July 15
Bill Fennelly 7_15_25 interview
Tuesday, July 15
Inside Iowa State WBB
Friday, June 06
WBB Post-Game Press Conference vs. Michigan
Friday, March 21
