Kiki Iriafen Season 2023-24

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