STILLWATER — Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Jim Littell doesn’t spend a lot of time practicing shot-blocking with his team.
“I don’t know of a coach that has a shot-blocking drill,” Littell said. “Either a player has the ability to do that or they don’t.”
Natasha Mack has the ability.
The Cowgirls’ 6-foot-4 forward showed her talent for blocking shots last year as a junior-college transfer in her first season in the Big 12 Conference.
This season, she has elevated herself to become the best shot-blocker in the country, averaging 4.2 blocks per game with a total of 75 for the season — more than all but 18 teams in Division I.