Kiki Iriafen

Former Pac-12 teams enter the unfamiliar

By Michelle Smith / December 31, 2024

Evaluating former Pac-12 teams as they head into their first seasons outside the Conference of Champions

UCLA celebrates after a recent win

This year’s LA Story is a compelling one

By Michelle Smith / December 27, 2024

USC and UCLA both appear to be built for something big, maybe even something worthy of a Hollywood script

USC forward Kiki Iriafen drives to the basket against Fresno State on Dec. 10, 2024.

How USC has bounced back since Notre Dame loss

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / December 13, 2024

USC has rattled off five consecutive wins

Graphic with two side by side photos of WNBA prospects Saniya Rivers (left, NC State) and Kiki Iriafen (right, USC). Both look toward the basket during games for their teams. Locked On Women's Basketball logo at top right. White text on orange background reads "WNBA prospect notes".

Locked On Women’s Basketball: The good and the bad for WNBA prospects Saniya Rivers and Kiki Iriafen through a month

By The Next / November 30, 2024

Co-hosts Hunter Cruse and Lincoln Shafer talk early performances from top WNBA prospects

USC guard JuJu Watkins looks at and listens to head coach Lindsay Gottlieb during a game.

USC needs to make bigger adjustments as teams learn how to plan for JuJu Watkins

By Cameron Ruby / November 24, 2024

USC’s offense has struggled to get Watkins clean looks in multiple games this season

The Sparks receive a surprise with the second overall pick (again) in 2025

By Cameron Ruby / November 18, 2024

Despite having the highest odds for the top overall pick, the Los Angeles Sparks will pick second in April’s WNBA Draft

JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen talk to the media.

How JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen plan to meet USC expectations

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / October 29, 2024

No. 3 preseason ranking doesn’t intimidate Lindsay Gottlieb’s group

A collage of nine pictures of top 2025 WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: South Carolina guard Raven Johnson dribble around an Iowa defender; UCLA forward Janiah Barker holds the ball out in one outstreched arm at the top of a crossover; NC State guard Saniya Rivers dribbles between her legs while looking toward the paint; Notre Dame guard Olivia Miles dribbles up the court; Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron holds her shot release while turning to jog back up the court in front of a full audience; Slovenian forward Ajsa Sivka moves up the court; South Carolina guard Te-Hina Paopao reaches in to deflect the ball from an Iowa player's dribble; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender.

Who’s Next — The Next’s 2025 WNBA Draft Board, V1.0

By Emily Adler / October 14, 2024

The most detailed 2025 WNBA draft resource available outside a team’s actual war room

Kiki Iriafen jumps for the basketball. A banner at the bottom of the image reads transfer portal lessons. The image has Locked On Women’s Basketball branding.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Spilling transfer-portal secrets

By The Next / April 30, 2024

The Next’s Talia Goodman joins host Howard Megdal to dish on the latest college basketball moves

A collage of seven pictures of top WNBA draft prospects: In the middle, UConn guard Paige Bueckers screams in celebration while clenching her fists and flexing; surrounding her, from top-left clockwise: Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo holds the ball while looking into the distance; South Carolina guard MiLaysia Fulwiley jumps in midair higher than every other player on the court to release a floater; Stanford big Kiki Iriafen holds the ball above her head in midair to release a jump shot over the extended arm of a defender; Texas A&M big Janiah Barker looks down; Texas wing Madison Booker leans over and yells in celebration, while teammates yell in random directions in celebration as well; JuJu Watkins holds the ball over head to release a free-throw.

Who are the top WNBA draft prospects in college basketball?

By Emily Adler / April 23, 2024

The future has never been brighter