Kiki Iriafen

Kiki Iriafen is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the WNBA and Phantom of Unrivaled. Born Okikiola “Kiki” Iriafen on August 26, 2003, in Tarzana, California, she attended Harvard-Westlake High School before earning dual degrees in product design and mechanical engineering from Stanford University in just three years Source 1.

She played three seasons at Stanford and one at USC, earning Pac-12 Most Improved Player honors in 2024, All-Pac-12 recognition, First Team All-Big Ten honors, and the Katrina McClain Award as the nation’s top power forward. Selected by the Mystics in the 2025 WNBA Draft, the 6’3“, 202-pound forward was named a 2026 WNBA All-Star as a rookie Source 7.

A versatile right-handed scorer and rebounder, Iriafen is known for her size, skill, and composure. Of Nigerian-American heritage, she maintains an active Instagram presence (@kikiiriafen) with 134K followers and partners with Skechers Basketball Source 3.