In The News
- 3/29/24: How Stanford’s Kiki Iriafen authored a breakout season and became a star - Jerry McDonald (Bay Area News Group)
- 3/21/24: Kiki Iriafen is no second fiddle for Stanford - Michelle Smith (The Next)
- 2/22/24: ‘A supermodel one day’: Kiki Iriafen on basketball and her future in fashion - Hayden Thompson (Stanford Daily)
- 2/20/24: ESPN Radio's GameNight
- 1/26/24: No Cap Space [Podcast]
- 1/19/24: They've Got Now with Mark Schindler [Podcast]
- 1/19/24: The Athletic's All Access: Tara VanDerveer and Kiki Iriafen [Podcast]
- 12/1/23: Cameron Brink and Kiki Iriafen find gratitude in growing together to form formidable 2-post lineup for Stanford - Eden Laase (Yahoo! Sports)
- 11/24/23: Stanford embraces underdog role after mixed early expectations - Alexa Philippou (ESPN.com)
- 11/18/23: Stanford’s season could hinge on Kiki Iriafen: ‘Her growth ... is insane’ - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 11/12/23: Kiki Iriafen is the key to Stanford’s success - Michelle Smith (The Next)
Career Accolades
- Three-time Pac-12 champion (2022-24)
- Pac-12 Tournament champion (2022)
- 2024 Katrina McClain Award
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
- Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention (2024)
- Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year - Coaches and Media (2024)
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media (2024)
- 2023-24 Portland Regional Regional 4 All-Tournament Team
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team - Coaches and Media (2022)
- ESPN National Player of the Week (Jan. 22, 2024)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 22, 2024)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2023)
- Ball Dawgs Classic MVP (Nov. 2023)
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 3, 2022)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)
As a Junior (2023-24)
- Katrina McClain Award
- WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
- Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention
- Pac-12 Most Improved Player of the Year - Coaches and Media
- WBCA All-Region
- All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
- Portland Regional Regional 4 All-Tournament Team
- ESPN National Player of the Week (Jan. 22)
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 22)
- USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (Nov. 14)
- Ball Dawgs Classic MVP
As a Sophomore (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Appeared in 35 games, making 27 starts
- Averaged 6.7 points and 3.8 rebounds in 12.1 minutes per game
- Ranked fourth on the team in scoring and third in rebounding
- Scored a season-high 16 points in three different wins against San Diego State (11/7), FGCU (11/25) and Santa Clara (11/30)
- Added 11 rebounds against FGCU for a season-best performance on the boards and a double-double
- Dished a season-high three assists twice, against CSUN (11/9) and Grambling State (11/26)
- Ranked third on the team, shooting 53.1 percent from the floor
- Blocked two shots against Tennessee (12/18) and at California (1/8)
- Finished with nine double-digit scoring performances, including six of the season's first seven games
As a Freshman (2021-22) • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team - Media
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 3, 2022)
- Appeared in 33 games off the bench
- Averaged 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game
- Shot 57.1 percent from the floor (56-of-98), the second-best clip on the team
- Scored a season-high 13 points at Washington State (1/2) to open Pac-12 play
- Added eight rebounds, an assist and steal while shooting 6-of-10 from the field
- Totaled six double-digit scoring efforts on the year
- Played a season-high 17 minutes at No. 7 Tennessee (12/18)
- Scored 10 points with five rebounds and two assists against the Lady Vols
- Also dished a season-high two assists against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament (3/3)
- Went 4-of-5 from the free throw line in her collegiate debut against Morgan State (11/11)
- Blocked two shots in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament against No. 13 Maryland (3/25)
- Season-high three steals came against Portland (11/16)
USA Basketball
- Represented Stanford at the 2022 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 National Championship in Springfield, Mass. in May 2022
- Advanced to the semifinals playing alongside Francesca Belibi, Brooke Demetre and Jzaniya Harriel
Prior to Stanford
- A 2021 graduate of Harvard-Westlake in Studio City, Calif.
- A four-star talent, rated as the 19th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz
- McDonald's All-American (2021)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2021)
- Finished as the school record holder in both points (2,454) and rebounds (1,655)
- Three-time Mission League champion (2018, 2020, 21)
- CIF Southern Section Division 1 champion (2020)
- CIF Open Division runner-up (2018)
- Four-time All Mission League (2018-21)
- Two-time Mission League MVP (2020-21)
- Division 1 John Wooden Award winner (2020)
- Played club basketball for West Coast Premier from 2018-20
Personal
- Full name is Okikiola Iriafen
- Daughter of Yemi and Harrison Iriafen
- Has two younger siblings: Shuby and Oyinkan