Mikiah "Kiki" Herbert Harrigan (born August 21, 1998) is a British basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for CB Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto. She played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.[1]
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| No. 21 – CB Avenida | |
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| Position | Forward |
| League | Liga Femenina de Baloncesto |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 1998 Island Harbour, Anguilla |
| Nationality | British |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 152 lb (69 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Flanagan (Pembroke Pines, Florida) |
| College | South Carolina (2016–2020) |
| WNBA draft | 2020: 1st round, 6th overall pick |
| Selected by the Minnesota Lynx | |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020 | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2020–2021 | Kayseri Basketbol |
| 2021 | Seattle Storm |
| 2022–2023 | London Lions |
| 2023–2024 | Galatasaray |
| 2024–present | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2024–present | CB Avenida |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
editHerbert Harrigan finished her career second in blocked shots in the Gamecocks' program history. She joined Alaina Coates and A'ja Wilson as the only Gamecocks to amass over 1,000 points and 200 blocks in their careers. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a senior, while shooting 50.6% overall and 43.5% on three-pointers. Herbert Harrigan earned the nickname “Mad Kiki’’ for her effort on defense.[2]
Professional career
editWNBA
editShe was selected 6th overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.[2] She finished her rookie season playing in 21 games averaging 3.8 ppg and shooting 42.2% from 3.
On February 10, 2021, Harrigan would be traded from the Lynx to the Seattle Storm for a 2022 first-round pick. Harrigan would only play 1 game during the 2021 WNBA season with the Seattle Storm and missed the rest of the season due to becoming pregnant and was approved to have paid maternity leave. In that single game on May 18, 2021, she would only play for a little over one minute and record no stats in a 80 - 96 loss to the Las Vegas Aces.
On May 4, 2022 (two days before the season was set to start) Harrigan was waived by the Storm and would go on to not play for any team during the 2022 season. Harrigan was signed to the Connecticut Sun's training camp roster on February 4, 2023 but would be waived on May 3 before the season started.
Overseas
editKayseri Basketbol
editOn June 20, 2020 Herbert Harrigan signed to Turkish Women's Basketball Team Kayseri Basketbol.
Galatasaray
editOn 23 July 2023, she signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Women's Basketball Super League (TKBL).[3]
Career statistics
edit| 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 |
| * | Denotes season(s) in which Herbert Harrigan won an NCAA Championship |
WNBA
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota | 21 | 0 | 11.1 | .366 | .424 | .714 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | Seattle | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Did not play (waived) | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phoenix | 31 | 3 | 10.8 | .412 | .327 | .550 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Career | 3 years, 3 teams | 53 | 3 | 10.8 | .389 | .365 | .550 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 9.7 | .600 | .500 | .500 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 5 | 0 | 6.4 | .600 | .500 | .500 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17* | South Carolina | 37 | 3 | 16.5 | .467 | .250 | .698 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| 2017–18 | South Carolina | 33 | 5 | 16.9 | .489 | .182 | .768 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| 2018–19 | South Carolina | 33 | 21 | 22.7 | .463 | .423 | .821 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 10.4 |
| 2019–20 | South Carolina | 33 | 33 | 26.1 | .506 | .435 | .835 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 13.1 |
| Career | 136 | 62 | 20.4 | .484 | .391 | .791 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 8.8 | |
References
edit- ^ Hadley, Greg (17 April 2020). "WNBA bound! Mikiah Herbert Harrigan leaps way up into first round of draft". The State. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b Youngblood, Kent (18 April 2020). "Lynx select South Carolina forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan with No. 6 pick in WNBA draft". Star Tribune. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Mikiah Herbert Harrigan Galatasaray Çağdaş Faktoring'de!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Mikiah Herbert Harrigan WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
- ^ "Mikiah Herbert Harrigan College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 14 April 2024.