Kiki Iriafen

Last updated
Kiki Iriafen
No. 44USC Trojans
Position Forward
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born30/11/2002
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 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

Okikiola "Kiki" Iriafen is a Nigerian-American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference. She previously played for the Stanford Cardinal.

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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
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
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
Career1046310.354.628.670.55.81.10.40.41.410.3

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References

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