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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

Ayanna-Sarai Darrington Season 2026-27

#25
PositionForward
Height6-2
HometownLexington, Ky
Previous SchoolCentral Michigan

2025-26 (Central Michigan) 

  • Played in 28 games (26 starts) and earned All-MAC Second Team honors.
  • Posted CMU’s first 20-point, 20-rebound game (12/31/25 vs. Ohio: career-high 27 points and career high-tying 21 rebounds) since 2/20/19 (Reyna Frost). The 21 rebounds against Ohio tied for sixth all-time at CMU and was the only 20-rebound game in the MAC in 2025-26.
  • Led the MAC in shooting (56.7 percent/21st in NCAA), good for seventh all-time in CMU single-season annals.
  • Also led the MAC in offensive rebounding (3.57 per game), was seventh in both scoring (14.9 ppg) and double-doubles (seven), tied for seventh in 20-plus point games (seven with six in MAC play) and eighth in rebounding (7.3 rpg) and 10-plus rebound games (seven with six in MAC play).
  • Teammate of fellow incoming CMU transfer Madison Morson.

2024-25 (Central Michigan) 

  • Played in 29 games (16 starts, including 15 of last 17 games) and finished second in the MAC in field goal percentage (56.5).
  • Scored in double-digits 17 times and posted eight double-digit rebounding performances.
  • Collected 21 rebounds against Ball State (2/26/25), the most by a freshman in NCAA DI in 2024-25 and most by any MAC player.
  • Finished 12th in the nation and led the MAC, with 4.20 offensive rebounds per game.
  • Was t-3rd in the MAC with a nine-for-nine game from the field at Toledo (3/1/25), a contest in which she scored a season-high of 23 points.
  • Was sixth in the MAC and second on the team with 7.3 rebounds per game and also sixth in the MAC in double-doubles (seven).
  • Led CMU in scoring in four times and in rebounding nine times.

High School

  • Graduated from 2023 Region 11 Champion Frederick Douglass High School where she was a Kentucky Miss Basketball Finalist in 2024.
  • Finished career with over 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds.
  • Earned numerous accolades as a senior: Region 11 Player of the Year, all-region first team,
  • Lexington Herald-Leader City Player of the Year, KHSAA All-State Third Team.
  • Exploded for 27 points, 29 rebounds (t-7th in Kentucky history) in 2023 Region 11 Championship game.
  • Posted 14 double-doubles as a junior.
  • Was both a two-time Kentucky All-Star selection (2024, 2023) and a two-time All-City First Team (2024, 2023).
  • Also competed in volleyball and track & field.