Mikiah Herbert Harrigan

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Mikiah Herbert Harrigan
Kiki Herber Harrigan.jpg
No. 21CB Avenida
Position Forward
League Liga Femenina de Baloncesto
Personal information
Born (1998-08-21) August 21, 1998 (age 26)
Island Harbour, Anguilla
NationalityBritish
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school Flanagan
(Pembroke Pines, Florida)
College South Carolina (2016–2020)
WNBA draft 2020: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020 Minnesota Lynx
2020–2021 Kayseri Basketbol
2021 Seattle Storm
2022–2023 London Lions
2023–2024 Galatasaray
2024–present Phoenix Mercury
2024–present CB Avenida
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan (born August 21, 1998) is a British basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for CB Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. [1]

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College career

Herbert Harrigan finished her career second in blocked shots in the Gamecocks' program history. She joined Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson as the only Gamecocks to amass over 1,000 points and 200 blocks in their careers. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a senior, while shooting 50.6% overall and 43.5% on three-pointers. Herbert Harrigan earned the nickname “Mad Kiki’’ for her effort on defense. [2]

Professional career

WNBA

She was selected 6th overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. [2] She finished her rookie season playing in 21 games averaging 3.8 ppg and shooting 42.2% from 3.

On February 10, 2021, Harrigan would be traded from the Lynx to the Seattle Storm for a 2022 first-round pick. Harrigan would only play 1 game during the 2021 WNBA season with the Seattle Storm and missed the rest of the season due to becoming pregnant and was approved to have paid maternity leave. In that single game on May 18, 2021, she would only play for a little over one minute and record no stats in a 80 - 96 loss to the Las Vegas Aces.

On May 4, 2022 (two days before the season was set to start) Harrigan was waived by the Storm and would go on to not play for any team during the 2022 season. Harrigan was signed to the Connecticut Sun's training camp roster on February 4, 2023 but would be waived on May 3 before the season started.

Overseas

Kayseri Basketbol

On June 20, 2020 Herbert Harrigan signed to Turkish Women's Basketball Team Kayseri Basketbol.

Galatasaray

On 23 July 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL). [3]

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
*Denotes season(s) in which Herbert Harrigan won an NCAA Championship

WNBA

Regular season

WNBA regular season statistics [4]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Minnesota 21011.1.366.424.7142.30.30.40.40.73.8
2021 Seattle 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.00.0
2022Did not play (waived)
2023
2024 Phoenix 31310.8.412.327.5501.50.30.50.40.53.2
Career3 years, 3 teams53310.8.389.365.5501.80.30.50.40.63.3

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2020 Minnesota 309.7.600.500.5001.70.00.00.31.03.0
2024 Phoenix 201.50.00.00.00.00.00.0
Career2 years, 2 teams506.4.600.500.5001.00.00.00.20.61.8

College

NCAA statistics [5]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2016–17* South Carolina 37316.5.467.250.6983.30.50.41.11.24.9
2017–18 South Carolina 33516.9.489.182.7683.70.60.41.31.27.1
2018–19 South Carolina 332122.7.463.423.8215.10.50.62.21.310.4
2019–20 South Carolina 333326.1.506.435.8355.61.40.71.81.413.1
Career1366220.4.484.391.7914.40.70.51.51.38.8

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