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 | Career Statistics & Single-Game Highs (PDF)
- 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)
- Appeared in 104 games and made 63 starts
- Averaged 10.3 points and 5.8 rebounds
- Shot 54.6 percent from the floor (440-of-806) and 70.5 percent at the line (189-of-268)
- Finished her Stanford career seventh in school history in field goal percentage (minimum 600 field goal attempts)
As a Junior (2023-24) • Pac-12 Champions
- 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
- Started all 36 games and averaged a team-high 19.4 points and 11.0 rebounds
- Shot 54.6 percent from the field (290-of-531) and 77.3 percent on free throws (116-of-150)
- Third in the league in scoring (19.4) and rebounding (11.0), was one of two players in the country to average 19.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game (Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech)
- In 10 games against the AP Top 25, averaged 20.0 points and 11.2 rebounds and was the only player in the country to average 20+ points and 11+ rebounds against ranked foes
- Scored a career-high 41 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in an 87-81 overtime victory over Iowa State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (3/24)
- Scoring output was a single-game high in the 2024 Tournament, and tied for the ninth-most in NCAA Tournament history
- The point total is tied for sixth in Stanford single-game history and the most for the Cardinal since Nneka Ogwumike had 42 against Tennessee on Dec. 20, 2011
- Joined fellow Cardinal Jayne Appel as the only DI players with 41 points and 16 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game in the past 25 years
- Appel had 46 and 16, also against Iowa State, in the Elite Eight on March 30, 2009
- Won the first Pac-12 Player of the Week award of her career on Jan. 22 and was also named ESPN National Player of the Week for the first time after averaging 28.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in Stanford’s wins over Oregon (2/19) and Oregon State (2/21)
- Scored a then-career-high 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the victory over OSU to become the first Cardinal since Chiney Ogwumike in 2014 with at least 35 points and 10 boards in a game
- Had 25 points and 16 rebounds in a 66-64 win at No. 19 Utah (1/12), her second such game against a ranked opponent (30 points, 17 rebounds vs. No. 13 Florida State)
- There were only seven such performances against a Top 25 opponent in the country this season and Iriafen had two
- Went for 19 points and 19 rebounds at No. 5 Colorado (1/14)
- One of three 19-point, 19-rebound outings in a true road game against a top-5 team since 1999-2000 (available records)
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