Prior to an interview on Monday in Boulder, Colorado senior Johanna Teder had a simple request.

“Do you mind if I sit down?” she asked.

Any chance to give her feet a rest is welcomed, but Teder continues to be a steady presence in the lineup for the CU women’s basketball team, which will begin play in the Big 12 tournament against Houston on Wednesday (12:30 p.m., ESPN+) in Kansas City, Mo.

A year ago, while at Washington State, Teder missed the entire season with Achilles tendinitis. Ironically, she is now the only player to have appeared in all 29 games for the injury-plagued Buffs, but Teder laughed at the notion she’s the healthiest on the team.

“Yeah, I can feel (some pain),” she said. “It’s definitely … you can feel it’s March, but we still have some things to do.”

CU’s main rotation (players that averaged at least 10 minutes per game) has missed a total of 36 games because of injuries, more than the previous four years combined (33). That Teder is the only one to play in every game is somewhat of a surprise, but also a source of pride after she couldn’t play at all last year. “That is crazy actually,” she said of being the only one to play all 29 games. “I mean, it’s been good. I’m really happy to be on the court. Obviously, I wish I was healthier, to be 100%, but just trying to appreciate little things.”

Although she’s now started 14 games, Teder is averaging a career-low 19.1 minutes per game to help manage the workload on her body.She’s averaging 5.3 points, while shooting well (48.8% overall; 36.8% from 3-point range) and often filling a point guard role.

“Always could do better,” she said. “Obviously, transferring is really hard. I’m happy that we have such a good supporting staff and everything. It’s not easy to be out for a whole year and then come back and have all the confidence and all that. I feel like beginning of the season was really rusty for me, but I’m trying to contribute as much as I can and stay in the system.”

Overall, after spending four years at Washington State, Teder, who is from Estonia, said she’s enjoyed her one season with the Buffs.

“Yeah, it’s been fun,” she said. “I think we’ve surprised ourselves and others, like, in multiple games. We’ll beat some ranked teams, and obviously every team that has ups and downs. But I feel like even just coming together in July and having pretty much a whole new team, we’ve been pretty successful. So I think it’s been fun.”

She won’t run it back one more time, though. A December ruling by the NCAA granted all athletes who spent time in the junior college ranks one more year of eligibility. Teder began her career with one year at South Plains (Texas) College and technically could come back for a seventh season.

“I’m good,” the 25-year-old Teder said with a laugh. “I’m really old for this. For college, I’m pretty old. I love living here in the States, I just feel like once I graduate, it’s the end of an era and it’s time to try different things in life.”

Teder is eyeing a pro career, possibly in Australia or New Zealand. “I have a lot of contacts over there, so that could be a really fun adventure,” she said.

Notable

On Tuesday, the Big 12 announced postseason awards, as voted on by coaches. CU’s Frida Formann and Jade Masogayo both earned all-Big 12 honorable mention. It is the third consecutive year Formann has received all-conference honorable mention. It’s the second career honor for Masogayo, who was the Missouri Valley freshman of the year in 2022-23 while at Missouri State. … TCU’s Hailey Van Lith was named the Big 12 player of the year and newcomer of the year, while TCU’s Mark Campbell was the coach of the year. BYU’s Delaney Gibb (freshman of the year), West Virginia’s JJ Quinerly (defensive player of the year), Baylor’s Yaya Felder (sixth player of the year) and Utah’s Gianna Kneepkens (scholar-athlete of the year) were also honored.