Kiki Iriafen Explained

Kiki Iriafen
Number:44
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
League:Big Ten Conference
Team:USC Trojans
Nationality:American
High School:Harvard-Westlake
(Los Angeles, California)
College:Stanford (2021–2024)
USC (2024–present)
Highlights:

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

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

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 33 || 0 || 6.5 || 57.1 || 0.0 || 56.8 || 2.2 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 4.2

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 35 || 27 || 12.1 || 53.1 || 0.0 || 64.9 || 3.8 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 1.3 || 12.1

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24| style="text-align:left;"| Stanford| 36 || 36 || 19.4 || 54.6 || 33.3 || 77.3 || 11.0 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 2.3 || 19.4|-| colspan=2; style="text-align:center;"| Career| 104 || 63 || 10.3 || 54.6 || 28.6 || 70.5 || 5.8 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 1.4 || 10.3

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fattal . Tarek . Harvard-Westlake’s Kiki Iriafen repeats as Daily News All-Area girls basketball player of the year . . February 27, 2024 . June 28, 2021.
  2. Web site: Fattal . Tarek . Harvard-Westlake’s Kiki Iriafen spearheads 2020 Daily News All-Area girls basketball team . . February 27, 2024 . April 2, 2020.
  3. Web site: Kiki Iriafen . Stanford University Athletics . February 27, 2024.
  4. Web site: Rayburn . Jacob . Iriafen found the perfect fit at Stanford . . February 27, 2024 . August 25, 2020.
  5. Web site: Lev . Michael . Michael Lev: Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer on portal, Pac-12’s passing, path to prosperity . . February 27, 2024 . January 29, 2024.
  6. Web site: Laase . Eden . Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen find gratitude in growing together to form formidable 2-post lineup for Stanford . . February 27, 2024 . December 1, 2023.
  7. News: Kiki Iriafen, off breakout year at Stanford, to join USC . Michael . Voepel . ESPN.com . April 27, 2024 . April 29, 2024.