Lauren Cox is a freshman at Baylor, only months removed from being in high school.
But her prep accomplishments won’t soon be forgotten and Flower Mound (Texas) High made sure of that.
Cox, ranked as the No. 1 player in the Class of 2016, had her No. 44 jersey retired in a ceremony Friday night at the school.
As a senior, Cox was named to the American Family Insurance ALL-USA First Team after averaging 21.8 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.4 blocks and 2.2 assists per game while leading team to Area playoff round and a 23-7 record.
She also has won gold medals with USA Basketball in the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship and 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship.
Beyond basketball, Cox also was an all-state volleyball player and was a national AAU high jump champion when she was 11.
Thus far at Baylor, Cox is averaging 8.1 points and 4.2 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. She has started one of the team’s 12 games.