Hannah Stuelke, Gabbie Marshall, Jada Gyamfi share heartwarming reactions as AJ Ediger shares best moments from 2024-25 season

Iowa forward AJ Ediger will leave the Hawkeyes this year. During her four-year Hawkeye career, Ediger has managed 248 minutes of action playing behind Monika Czinano, then Hannah Stuelke and Addison O'Grady.

On Tuesday, Ediger posted a series of pictures on Instagram with various Iowa teammates over the years. She captioned it:

"Smiles and basketball over the years:)"

Ediger's current and former Iowa teammates, including Hannah Stuelke, Jada Gyamfi, Gabbie Marshall, Callie Leven and Lucy Olsen, shared heartwarming reactions in the comments section.

"I miss you so much already," Hannah Stuelke wrote.

"The good & the bad, love you," Jada Gyamfi wrote.

"Proud of you," Gabbie Marshall wrote.

"Love you," Callie Levin wrote.

"Cheeeeese," Lucy Olsen wrote.

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AJ Ediger reveals desired Iowa legacy

AJ Ediger played alongside several talented players at Iowa, including the record-breaking Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin, both of whom departed for the WNBA last year. Ediger was part of the Hawkeyes teams that won two Big Ten Tournament championships and reached two national championship games.

During a news conference after the Big Ten championship, Ediger revealed her feelings about her Iowa career coming to an end.

"I feel like everyone kind of says the same thing you know, it doesn't really hit you until you're in the moment," Ediger said. "It goes by so fast and at the same time it feels like it will never end. I've been very grateful for my past four years here at Iowa. Playing at Kinnick was insane and also the little memories, the little moments that I've spent with the people here."

Ediger highlighted what she hoped her Hawkeyes legacy would be despite not playing much over the years, while pinpointing her passion for activism that she has been involved in.

"The biggest thing for me is I wanna be remembered for being a phenomenal teammate," Ediger added. "That's something that I've always prided myself on and also just a spokesperson who has used their platform for good, has used her platform to speak out about issues that are near and dear to me that are really valuable.

"I feel like I've been really fortunate to have a platform that I can talk about those issues on and impact a large amount of people. Diversity, equity inclusion has always been a huge part of who I am."

AJ Ediger averaged 2.0 points on 64.7% shooting from the floor, 0.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists during her last season for the Iowa Hawkeyes.