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
2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Tanke, Aili
Jersey Number 32
Aili Tanke
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Johnston
- Hometown:
- Johnston, Iowa
Bio
In The News
- 4/10/24 - Des Moines Register: Future Iowa State Women's Basketball Player Aili Tanke Shows Off 3-Point Shooting on National Stage
- 3/4/24 - MaxPreps: Aili Tanke Named 2023-24 Iowa MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year
AWARDS & HONORS
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F24, S25)
- Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2024-25)
2024-25
Saw action in 32 contests while making six starts… scored 12 points in career debut with four 3-pointers against Chicago State (Nov. 4)… scored eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the floor against Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) to help Iowa State to a 75-59 win at the Fort Myers Women’s Tip-Off… followed up with 12 points from four triples against USC Upstate (Dec. 3)… came off the bench at West Virginia (Jan. 19) to play 30 minutes and score 10 points with five rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Prior to Iowa State
Top-ranked (espnW/HoopGurlz) recruit in Iowa and 98th in the nation for the class of 2024... 2023-24 Iowa MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year... four-time State Championship game participant and two-time State Champion (2022, 2024) for Johnston High School… team captain for two seasons… led Johnston to its third State title in five seasons with a spotless 26-0 record in 2024… two-time First Team All-State selection (2023, 2024) and four-time All-District honoree for the Dragons… won the 2024 State Farm National Girls 3-Point Shootout in Phoenix, Arizona with 25 made triples in the final round of competition… McDonald’s All-America Game nominee… sixth in Class 5A for points (396) and ninth for rebounds (196) as a senior… averaged 15.2 points while shooting nearly 50 percent from beyond the arc with 68 triples as a senior… averaged 15.5 points and 9.3 rebounds as a junior.
Personal
Daughter of Jerrod And Chelsey Tanke… has three siblings, Cora (Weatherford), Leighton and Kade… father (Jerrod), siblings (Cora and Leighton) and uncle (Eric) all attended Iowa State… earned Outstanding Academic Achievement recognition all four years of high school… intends to study sports nutrition.
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
