The University of Mississippi Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Kitchens, Iyanla
Jersey Number 11
Iyanla Kitchens
- Class:
- Senior*
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-2
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Lithonia, Ga.
- High School:
- Arabia Mountain
- Major:
- General Business
Bio
2021-22 (Senior) – Regular Season
Played in 25 games, making one start … Nabbed a season-high four rebounds against Louisiana Tech … Scored seven points on the year … averaged 5.7 minutes per game.
2020-21 (Junior)
Played in all 27 games, making seven starts … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against LSU … Also totaled a career-high two assists and two steals against the Tigers … Added three games with five or more rebounds … Scored a season-high seven points against McNeese, shooting three of four from the field … Averaged 1.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 30 games, making 21 starts ... Averaged 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game ... Recorded first career double double vs. ULM (10 points, 10 rebounds) ... Scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. #23 Arkansas ... Matched her career-high with two blocked shots vs. #14 Kentucky ... Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Georgia.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Appeared in 24 games, starting in three … Made first career start vs. #20 Texas A&M … Also started at #12 South Carolina and at Georgia … Averaged 0.9 points and 1.5 rebounds over 6.2 minutes … Scored career-high six points vs. Mississippi State … Grabbed career-high five rebounds vs. North Florida … Scored first career points vs. Louisiana … Blocked career-high two shots at #12 South Carolina.
High School
Ranked as the No. 76 prospect nationally coming out of high school with a 94 grade (according to ESPN) ... No. 17 ranked post player nationally ... Four-year letterwinner at Arabia Mountain High School, where she was on two Sweet 16 teams her junior and senior seasons, while also being on an Elite Eight team her sophomore year ... Arabia Mountain had a combined record of 78-31 during her four-year career ... Earned First-Team All-Region her senior year ... Was a two-time Player of the Month ... Also earned two letters in volleyball.
Personal
Born Jan. 23, 2000, to Andrea Brooks-Pierce ... Has one sister, Kylee ... Majoring in general business.
Played in 25 games, making one start … Nabbed a season-high four rebounds against Louisiana Tech … Scored seven points on the year … averaged 5.7 minutes per game.
2020-21 (Junior)
Played in all 27 games, making seven starts … Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against LSU … Also totaled a career-high two assists and two steals against the Tigers … Added three games with five or more rebounds … Scored a season-high seven points against McNeese, shooting three of four from the field … Averaged 1.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 30 games, making 21 starts ... Averaged 4.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game ... Recorded first career double double vs. ULM (10 points, 10 rebounds) ... Scored a career-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. #23 Arkansas ... Matched her career-high with two blocked shots vs. #14 Kentucky ... Recorded a career-high three steals vs. Georgia.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Appeared in 24 games, starting in three … Made first career start vs. #20 Texas A&M … Also started at #12 South Carolina and at Georgia … Averaged 0.9 points and 1.5 rebounds over 6.2 minutes … Scored career-high six points vs. Mississippi State … Grabbed career-high five rebounds vs. North Florida … Scored first career points vs. Louisiana … Blocked career-high two shots at #12 South Carolina.
High School
Ranked as the No. 76 prospect nationally coming out of high school with a 94 grade (according to ESPN) ... No. 17 ranked post player nationally ... Four-year letterwinner at Arabia Mountain High School, where she was on two Sweet 16 teams her junior and senior seasons, while also being on an Elite Eight team her sophomore year ... Arabia Mountain had a combined record of 78-31 during her four-year career ... Earned First-Team All-Region her senior year ... Was a two-time Player of the Month ... Also earned two letters in volleyball.
Personal
Born Jan. 23, 2000, to Andrea Brooks-Pierce ... Has one sister, Kylee ... Majoring in general business.
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