Kiki Iriafen

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.

Kiki Iriafen
No. 44 – USC Trojans
PositionForward
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
High schoolHarvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
CollegeStanford (2021–2024)
USC (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

High school career

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

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
Legend
  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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021–22 Stanford 3306.557.10.056.82.20.40.20.30.44.2
2022–23 Stanford 352712.153.10.064.93.80.50.20.31.312.1
2023–24 Stanford 363619.454.633.377.311.02.30.60.62.319.4
Career 1046310.354.628.670.55.81.10.40.41.410.3

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Kiki Iriafen". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. Rayburn, Jacob (August 25, 2020). "Iriafen found the perfect fit at Stanford". Rivals. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Voepel, Michael (April 27, 2024). "Kiki Iriafen, off breakout year at Stanford, to join USC". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
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