Tim Everson teverson@themercury.com
We are 25 years into the 2000s, and to celebrate that, The Mercury is naming the All-Quarter Century Team for Kansas State basketball.
The Wildcat women have been a steady force through the last two-and-a-half decades, amassing a 62% winning percentage since 2000.
Under the direction of Deb Patterson and Jeff Mittie, they’ve made the NCAA Tournament in 14 of the last 25 seasons, reached the Sweet 16 twice, and won the WNIT back in 2006.
They also came home with Big 12 regular season titles in the 2003-04 season and the 2008-09 season.
We’ve listed our picks for the top 10 players of the decade, split into a first and second team. We also included 12 other standout players over the last 25 years that barely missed the cut.
While on-court statistics were a big decider on who was selected where, overall program impact and other intangibles were also considered while ranking.
First Team
Serena Sundell
Sundell was in the conversation for the second team before the 2024-25 season started, but having one of the best seasons ever in a Wildcat uniform vaulted her to new heights, supplanting one of the best to ever do it for K-State in Shaylee Lehning (more on Lehning in the second team).
The Maryville, Missouri native has started every game she’s played in as a Wildcat, holding the school record in both career starts and games played (139) and well as the school record in career assists with 811, the fourth best mark in the Big 12. She’s sixth all-time in the K-State career scoring list and is also tied for seventh in career blocks.
Sundell was a first team All-Big 12 selection and the first player in Big 12 history to record four seasons with 350 or more points and 150 or more assists.
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