With women's basketball star JuJu Watkins out due to a devastating ACL injury, No. 1 USC must find new contributors to step up and fill the void.
Senior forward Kiki Iriafen filled that gap in the second round of the NCAA women's tournament, scoring a team high 36 points, nine rebounds and two blocks in the 96-59 victory over No. 9 Mississippi State.
Iriafen scored her 12th double-double of the season with 13 points and 13 rebounds in the first-round win over No. 16 UNC Greensboro.
The senior earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and is a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award, which she won last season at Stanford.
Here is more to know about the USC star forward.
Kiki Iriafen Career stats
Stanford University:
- 2021-22: Played in 33 games, averaging 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
- 2022-23: Played in 35 games, starting 27, scoring 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
- 2023-24: Started in 36 games, averaging 19.4 points and 11.0 rebounds per game.
University of Southern California (USC):
- 2024-25: Iriafen started 33 games and averaged 18.6 points and 8.5 rebounds.
Is Kiki Iriafen eligible for the WNBA draft?
Okikola Iriafen was born on November 30, 2002, which makes her 22 years old. She qualifies for the WNBA Draft because the league requires domestic draft entrants to be at least 22 years old during the year in which the draft takes place and to have no remaining college eligibility, which she meets.
Kiki Iriafen height
Iriafen is listed as 6-foot-3 on the official USC women's basketball roster
Kiki Iriafen recruiting
Iriafen was a four-star recruit and the No. 19 overall player and the No. 4 forward in the 2021 recruiting class by ESPN HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings. She attended Harvard Westlake in Los Angeles, where she totaled 2,454 career points and 1,655 rebounds.
Iriafen chose Stanford over UCLA, USC, Byalor, UConn and Notre Dame.
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