Kiki Iriafen
| No. 44 – USC Trojans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | Stanford (2021–2024) USC (2024–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Okikiola "Kiki" Iriafen is a Nigerian-American college basketball player for the USC Trojans, which will join the Big Ten Conference after the 2023–24 school year. She previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.
High school career
[edit]Iriafen played basketball for Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles. She was a two-time Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year and was named a McDonald's All-American as a senior.[1] In her junior season, Iriafen led her team to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 title and earned Division 1 Player of the Year honors.[2] She left as her school's all-time leader in points and rebounds.[3] Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN, Iriafen committed to playing college basketball for Stanford over offers from Baylor, UCLA, UConn and Notre Dame.[4]
College career
[edit]As a freshman at Stanford, Iriafen came off the bench, averaging 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game en route to Pac-12 All-Freshman honors from league media.[5] In her sophomore season, she averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Iriafen became one of Stanford's top players as a junior.[6]
After a breakout junior season in which she averaged 19.4 points and 11.0 rebounds and was named the most improved player in the Pac-12, Iriafen entered the NCAA transfer portal and eventually transferred to USC, returning to her hometown of Los Angeles for her final college season.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | Stanford | 33 | 0 | 6.5 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 56.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| 2022–23 | Stanford | 35 | 27 | 12.1 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 64.9 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 12.1 |
| 2023–24 | Stanford | 36 | 36 | 19.4 | 54.6 | 33.3 | 77.3 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 19.4 |
| Career | 104 | 63 | 10.3 | 54.6 | 28.6 | 70.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 10.3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Fattal, Tarek (June 28, 2021). "Harvard-Westlake's Kiki Iriafen repeats as Daily News All-Area girls basketball player of the year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Fattal, Tarek (April 2, 2020). "Harvard-Westlake's Kiki Iriafen spearheads 2020 Daily News All-Area girls basketball team". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Kiki Iriafen". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Rayburn, Jacob (August 25, 2020). "Iriafen found the perfect fit at Stanford". Rivals. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Lev, Michael (January 29, 2024). "Michael Lev: Stanford's Tara VanDerveer on portal, Pac-12's passing, path to prosperity". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Laase, Eden (December 1, 2023). "Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen find gratitude in growing together to form formidable 2-post lineup for Stanford". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Voepel, Michael (April 27, 2024). "Kiki Iriafen, off breakout year at Stanford, to join USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.