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UC San Diego

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Jae Choi/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

24 Kayanna Spriggs

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • High School Mater Dei HS
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Major Sociology
  • College Muir

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll, Highest Honors...Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (Dec. 30 & Dec. 23)…One of three Tritons to start all 36 games…Averaged 7.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 23.6 minutes…Shot 52.2 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from the free throw line…Set the program’s Division I single season rebounds record (250) and offensive rebounds record (112)…Ranked sixth in the Big West in rebounding, first in offensive rebounds and second in offensive rebounds per game…Led the team in total rebounds, rebounds per game and offensive rebounds, ranked second in field goal percentage and free throw attempts, third in blocked shots and free throws made…Recorded 12 double-figure scoring efforts, eight double-digit rebounding performances and three double-doubles…Single game highs: Collected 17 points in back-to-back games; vs La Salle (Dec. 21) and vs Life Pacific (Dec. 29)…Recorded 15 rebounds and four blocks vs La Salle (Dec. 21) to finish with a season-high double-double…Tallied five steals two times; vs Occidental (Nov. 4) and at UC Davis (Feb. 15)…Recorded five assists at UC Irvine (Jan. 11)…Played 42 minutes in overtime competition vs Saint Mary’s (Nov. 14).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL (2021-2024)
Spent three seasons at CSUN...Two-time CSC Academic All-District Team (2023-24 and 2022-23)…Named All-Big West Honorable Mention and Big West Winter All-Academic Team as a junior in 2023-24…All-Big West Freshman Team in 2021-22…As a junior in 2023-24: Appeared in 30 games, making 27 starts for the Matadors in 23-24…Led the team with 9.5 points and 7.7 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game… Also led the team in field goals made (102), free throws made (79), and tied for steals (1.3 per game)…Ranked fifth in the Big West for rebounding (7.7)…Shot 41 percent from the floor with 284 points…Collected 37 assists, 40 steals, and 22 blocks.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated in 2021 from Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista...Averaged 13.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game to help her team win CIF Division 2-AA championship as a senior...Ranked No. 48 in the SilverWavesMedia.com Top 100 SoCal Southern California Girls Top 100 rankings as a senior…Named second-team All-CIF, and second team CalHiSports.com All-State as a junior...Two-time team MVP, recording 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds...Averaged 15.1 points and 12.7 rebounds per game as a junior…Concluded prep career averaging a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds per game…a member of the National Honor Society...Also competed for SoCal Magic Summer club team in 2020.

PERSONAL
Born in San Diego...Has three older sisters, Natasha, Jazzmine and Kourtney...Uncle Lawrence West played basketball at DePaul and UNLV before playing overseas...Majoring in sociology at Muir College...Hopes to play professionally overseas in Europe before working to earn her MSW to become a social worker...Enjoys reading, listening to music and has recently taken up sewing in her free time...Roots for the Lakers, the Sparks and the Padres...Favorite athlete is Anthony Edwards...Favorite movie is Toy Story 4...Listens to J. Cole, Cleo Sol, PND and SZA...Loves 1960s, 70s and 80s music.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Points 18 2x, CSUN vs UC Riverside 1/20/24
FGM 8 vs Life Pacific 12/29/24
FGA 15 Multiple Times -
3FGM 1 CSUN vs Seattle U 11/9/23
3FGA 1 Multiple Times -
FTM 9 at Air Force 11/22/24
FTA 12 CSUN vs San Diego St. 12/10/23
Rebounds 17 CSUN at Long Beach St. 2/17/24
Assists 6 CSUN vs Hope International 11/18/23
Blocks 4 vs Life Pacific 12/29/24
Steals 5 at UC Davis 2/15/25

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