Kiki Rice
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Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Pac-12 Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. | January 14, 2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High school | Sidwell Friends (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | UCLA (2022–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kira Carroll "Kiki" Rice (born January 14, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Pac-12 Conference. She played for Sidwell Friends School at the high school level, where she was one of the top recruits in her class and earned national player of the year honors as a senior.
High school career
Rice played basketball for
In addition to basketball, Rice played soccer for Sidwell Friends School at the forward and midfielder positions.[11] In her freshman season, she led the team to ISL and DCSAA tournament titles. Rice was named D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year and DCSAA Player of the Year after recording 42 goals and 12 assists.[12] As a senior, Rice repeated as D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year, helping Sidwell Friends win the DCSAA tournament, and recorded 15 goals and nine assists.[13] She was named MaxPreps Athlete of the Year for her performance in basketball and soccer.[14]
Recruiting
Rice was considered a five-star recruit, the second-best player and the top point guard in the 2022 class by ESPN. On November 4, 2021, she committed to playing college basketball for UCLA over offers from UConn, Stanford, Arizona and Duke. Rice became the highest-ranked recruit in program history. She was drawn to UCLA by the opportunity to help lead a team to its first Final Four and national championship.[15]
College career
On November 7, 2022, Rice made her debut for UCLA, recording 12 points and seven assists in an 84–48 win over
National team career
Rice helped the United States under-16 national team win a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Chile, where she averaged 7.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.[21] She led the United States under-18 national team to a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship in Argentina. Rice earned tournament MVP honors after averaging 14.3 points, four rebounds and four assists per game.[22] At the 2023 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Spain, she averaged 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game en route to a gold medal.[23]
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Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2022–23 | UCLA | 37 | 36 | 28.1 | 41.1 | 21.7 | 79.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
2023–24 | UCLA | 34 | 34 | 31.2 | 44.9 | 31.2 | 87.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 13.2 |
Career | 71 | 70 | 29.6 | 43.0 | 27.5 | 82.8 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 12.4 | |
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[24]
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Personal life
Rice's father, John, and brother, Teo, have both played college basketball for Yale. Her mother, Andrea, was a member of the tennis team at the same college. Rice's aunt is diplomat Susan Rice, and she is a cousin of former NBA player Allan Houston.[15]
On October 31, 2022, Rice became the first athlete to sign a name, image and likeness deal with Jordan Brand.[25]
References
- ^ "2018-19 ALL-USA District of Columbia Girls Basketball Team". USA Today High School Sports. April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Whitaker, Grace (June 4, 2022). "No. 2 recruit Kiki Rice brings winning pedigree to UCLA women's basketball". Daily Bruin. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sidwell Friends School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade District of Columbia Girls Basketball Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. March 6, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- NBC Sports Washington. March 25, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Errigo, Michael (January 14, 2021). "Some private school basketball programs are testing the limits of murky pandemic restrictions". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Huybers, Johanna (March 28, 2022). "Kiki Rice, No. 2-ranked 2022 girls basketball recruit, adding firepower to Pac-12". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Melnick, Kyle (March 17, 2022). "Sidwell Friends' Kiki Rice is named Gatorade national player of the year". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Moon, Francis (July 20, 2022). "Women's basketball's Kiki Rice earns Gatorade high school athlete of year award". Daily Bruin. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Drumwright, Steve (June 15, 2022). "Women's U18 Point Guard Kiki Rice Grows into Leading Role with National Team". USA Basketball. Red Line Editorial. Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "UCLA recruits Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez share MVP honors at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Associated Press. March 29, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Sidwell Friends School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade District of Columbia Girls Soccer Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sidwell Friends School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade District of Columbia Girls Soccer Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Sidwell Friends School Student-Athlete Named Gatorade District of Columbia Girls Soccer Player of the Year" (PDF). Gatorade. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Stephens, Mitch (June 7, 2022). "Kiki Rice named 2021-22 MaxPreps National Female High School Athlete of the Year". MaxPreps. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Givony, Jonathan (November 4, 2021). "Kiki Rice, No. 2 women's prospect in ESPN's class of 2022, commits to UCLA". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (November 7, 2022). "Kiki Rice shines in collegiate debut as UCLA defeats Cal Poly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Carlson, Gavin (March 3, 2023). "16-point comeback over Stanford grants UCLA women's basketball Pac-12 final bid". Daily Bruin. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ Hruby, Emma (April 19, 2023). "UCLA turns into scary contender with addition of Lauren Betts". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ "Kiki Rice leads hot-shooting No. 2 UCLA to a win over No. 6 UConn in Cayman Islands". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 24, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Beth (December 8, 2023). "No. 2 UCLA women rout Cal State Northridge 111-48 as Kiki Rice just misses quadruple-double". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Kira Rice (USA)'s profile – FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship 2019". FIBA. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Rice wins MVP; De Oliveira, Todd, McMahon, Tribouley, headline All-Star Five". FIBA. June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Kirschenbaum, Alex (August 7, 2023). "UCLA Women's Basketball: Dynamic Bruins Duo Discusses Star Turn In Summer FIBA Play". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ DePaula, Nick (October 31, 2022). "UCLA's Kiki Rice lands Jordan Brand's first name, image and likeness deal". Andscape. Retrieved December 1, 2022.