2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Darrington, Ayanna-Sarai
Jersey Number 25
Ayanna-Sarai Darrington
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Frederick Douglass
Bio
Key Notes:
MAC All-Freshman (2025)
21-rebound game vs. Ball State (2/26/25)
- t-6th all-time at CMU
- most by a freshman in NCAA I in 24-25
- season-high in the MAC
Runner-up freshman FG percentage (56.5%), 7th all-time
2024-25: Played in 29 games with 16 starts … collected 21 rebounds against Ball State (2/26/25): t-6th all-time at CMU, most by a freshman in NCAA I and most by any MAC player this season … 7th in CMU history, second in the MAC, shooting 56.5 percent from the field, second-most by a freshman … 12th in NCAA I, led the MAC, with 4.20 offensive rebounds per game … t-3rd in the MAC with a 9-for-9 game from the field at Toledo (3/1/25), setting season-high of 23 points … sixth in the MAC with 7.3 rebounds per game, second on team … sixth in the MAC with seven double-doubles … scored in double-digits 17 times, double-digit rebounds eight times … led CMU in scoring in four games, rebounding in nine games … started 15 of CMU’s final 17 games of the season … made collegiate debut in season-opener against Coastal Carolina (11/4/25) … made first collegiate start against Oakland (11/24/24)
High School: Graduated from 2023 Region 11 Champion Frederick Douglass High School … Kentucky Miss Basketball Finalist (2024) … Region 11 Player of the Year, all-region first team (2024) … Lexington Herald-Leader City Player of the Year (2024), two-time All-City First Team (2024, 2023) … KHSAA All-State Third Team (2024) … exploded for 27 points, 29 rebounds (t-7th in Kentucky history) in 2023 Region 11 Championship game … finished career with over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds … two-time Kentucky All-Star selection (2024, 2023) … posted 14 double-doubles as a junior … also competed in volleyball and track & field.
Club: Lady Magic AAU of Lexington … won 17U GBA State Championship (2023)
MAC All-Freshman (2025)
21-rebound game vs. Ball State (2/26/25)
- t-6th all-time at CMU
- most by a freshman in NCAA I in 24-25
- season-high in the MAC
Runner-up freshman FG percentage (56.5%), 7th all-time
2024-25: Played in 29 games with 16 starts … collected 21 rebounds against Ball State (2/26/25): t-6th all-time at CMU, most by a freshman in NCAA I and most by any MAC player this season … 7th in CMU history, second in the MAC, shooting 56.5 percent from the field, second-most by a freshman … 12th in NCAA I, led the MAC, with 4.20 offensive rebounds per game … t-3rd in the MAC with a 9-for-9 game from the field at Toledo (3/1/25), setting season-high of 23 points … sixth in the MAC with 7.3 rebounds per game, second on team … sixth in the MAC with seven double-doubles … scored in double-digits 17 times, double-digit rebounds eight times … led CMU in scoring in four games, rebounding in nine games … started 15 of CMU’s final 17 games of the season … made collegiate debut in season-opener against Coastal Carolina (11/4/25) … made first collegiate start against Oakland (11/24/24)
High School: Graduated from 2023 Region 11 Champion Frederick Douglass High School … Kentucky Miss Basketball Finalist (2024) … Region 11 Player of the Year, all-region first team (2024) … Lexington Herald-Leader City Player of the Year (2024), two-time All-City First Team (2024, 2023) … KHSAA All-State Third Team (2024) … exploded for 27 points, 29 rebounds (t-7th in Kentucky history) in 2023 Region 11 Championship game … finished career with over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds … two-time Kentucky All-Star selection (2024, 2023) … posted 14 double-doubles as a junior … also competed in volleyball and track & field.
Club: Lady Magic AAU of Lexington … won 17U GBA State Championship (2023)
WBB Practice
Friday, July 04
MAC WBB Tournament Press Conference
Wednesday, March 12
Video Podcast: Amy Folan Connection-Women's Basketball March Madness and the Growth of the Game
Wednesday, March 12
WBB Cinematic Recap - Akron
Monday, March 10
