Kiki Jefferson

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lancaster, Pa.
High School:
Lancaster Catholic
Prev School:
James Madison

Louisville - Graduate Year (2023-24)

Finished the season with a team-best 12.3 points per game and 23 double-digit scoring games while second on the team in assists (2.3) and third in rebounds per game (4.5).
Led the team with nine rebounds and had nine points and three rebounds vs. Boston College.
All-ACC Second Team
Scored 12 points, hauled in seven rebounds and led the team with three assists in the win over Florida State.
Tallied her first double double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Virginia.
Led the team with five assists and had seven points in the win over Georgia Tech.
Led the team with 19 points on 7-for-12 shooting against #12/13 Virginia Tech.
Tallied 14 points on 6-for-11 shooting with four rebounds in the road win over Boston College.
Scored in double figures for the sixth-straight game with 13 points, 6-for-6 shooting from the free throw line to go with six rebounds and three assists on the road against #23 Syracuse.
Tallied 12 points, was 6-for-6 from the free throw line and tied a season high eight rebounds in the win over #12/14 Notre Dame.
Scored 16 points and added six rebounds against #3/5 NC State.
Led the team with 21 points on 6-for-12 shooting to go with three assists and two steals in the win over #21/23 Syracuse.
Tallied 12 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals in the win over Pitt.
Scored a season-high 27 points on 8-for-14 shooting, 2-for-2 from three, season-high 9-for-11 from the line and led the team with seven rebounds and four assists against Boston College.
2023-24 Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 List
Tallied 17 points, her fifth-straight game in double figures, and tied a career high with eight assists in the road win over Clemson.
Scored 10 points, was 4-for-4 from the line and had one steal in the win over Wake.
Tallied 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting and had four rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers in the road win over Pitt.
Scored a team best 15 points and tied a season best with 8-for-8 from the line in the win over Duke.
Eclipsed 2,000 points for her career with 12 points and added six rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block against #RV/23 Miami.
Tallied her seventh-straight game in double figures with a team high 19 points to go with a team-high six rebounds, team high and tied a season best with five assists, tied a season high with three steals and a block against No. 17/18 UConn.
Was efficient in the win over Morehead State with 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting with four rebounds, two assists, one steal and zero turnovers in 17 minutes. It was her sixth-straight game in double figures.
Tallied double-figure points for the fifth-straight game with 11 points and had seven rebounds against Kentucky.
Scored in double figures for the fourth-straight game with 11 points on 3-for-3 shooting, 1-for-1 from three and 4-for-4 from the line to go with two assists, one rebound, one steal and one block in just 15 minutes of action against NC A&T.
Led the Cards with 16 points and made six free throws in the road win over #19/20 Ole Miss. It was her third-straight game with six or more free throws made.
Scored 20-plus points for the second-straight game with a season-high 21 points, led the Cards with four rebounds and five assists and tied a season high with three steals. Was 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
Betty Chancellor All-Tournament Team
Had one of the best games in a Louisville uniform with a season-high 20 points and was 8-for-8 from the free throw line against Liberty.
Led the Cards with four assists to go with nine points, three steals and three assists against Bucknell.
Tallied a season-best 11 points and eight rebounds with two assists, a steal and a block against Bellarmine.
Made her Louisville regular season debut against Cincinnati and tallied nine points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.
2024 Cheryl Miller Award Watch List
ACC Newcomer Watch List

Jefferson transferred to Louisville in April 2023 and will be eligible to play for the Cardinals during the 2023-24 season.

Career Highlights:

2023 VaSID All-State First Team
2023 ECAC First Team
2023 Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2023 Sun Belt Player of the Year
2023 First Team All-Sun Belt
3x 2022-23 Sun Belt Player of the Week (11/15, 11/22, 2/21)
2022 Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
2022 CAA All-Conference Second Team
Became JMU's 32nd player to score 1,000 career points (1/28/22)
2021-22 Preseason All-CAA First Team
Named to the Preseason Watch List for the 2022 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award
2021 All-CAA First Team
2021 CAA Player of the Week (1/4/21)
2021 CAA All-Tournament Team
2021 VaSID All-State First Team
2020-21 All-CAA First Team
2020 CAA Rookie of the Year
2020 CAA All-Rookie Team
9x CAA Rookie of the Week (11/11/19, 11/18/19, 12/23/19, 1/6/20, 1/20/20, 1/27/20, 2/17/20, 2/24/20)
Her nine CAA ROTW selections are second-most in conference history

James Madison - Senior Year (2022-23)

Finished her career at JMU ranking second in career free throws made (550), fifth in scoring average, sixth all-time in points (1,838), tied for sixth in free throw percentage (80.2), ninth in rebounds (815), tied for ninth in made field goals (518), and tied for 10th in three-point percentage (33.9)
Named the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player and to the league’s tournament team after averaging 18.7 points and 5.3 boards per contest, shooting 9-for-12 (75.0%) from three
Wrapped up the year with nine double-doubles
Scored 20+ points in 16 contests during her senior campaign, highlighted by a pair of 30-point performances versus #13 North Carolina (Nov. 20) and Old Dominion (Feb. 18)
Played a career-high 39 minutes at Old Dominion on Feb. 18, posting a stat line of 30 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block
Made eight or more field goals in nine contests
Knocked down 4-of-6 (66.7%) from three-point range against #13 North Carolina on Nov. 20
Sunk 16-of-17 (94.1%) from the charity stripe versus Liberty on Nov. 23
Nearly recorded the program’s first triple-double, registering 20 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists against Coastal Carolina on Dec. 29
Grabbed a career-best 14 boards and scored 22 points in just 23 minutes of action at South Alabama on Feb. 2
Tied her career-high with three shot rejections versus Arkansas State on Feb. 11
Connected on 4-of-5 (80.0%) shots from deep against Texas State (March 6) in the Sun Belt Tournament championship game, finishing with 22 points
Scored 17 points and tallied eight rebounds in the Dukes' NCAA Tournament matchup with Ohio State on March 18

James Madison - Junior Year (2021-22)

Started all 29 games, averaging 30.8 minutes per game
Led the team in scoring, averaging 18.8 and scoring a total of 545 on the season
Dropped 30+ points twice
Scored double digits in 26 out of 29 games
Entered the top-10 all time for free throws made in a season in Dukes history (174) on 81.3% shooting
Her total made free throws (174) ranked fourth nationally
Posted four double-doubles
Dropped 31 points and 11 rebounds to beat UVA in the home opener (11/9)
Made 11 free throws at Liberty (11/18)
Posted a stat line of 26 points, 10 rebounds and two assists at Delaware (1/18)
Scored a season high and career-best 32 points at William & Mary on 11-15 (73%) from the field while adding seven free throws (2/6)
JMU Athletics Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2022)
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

James Madison - Sophomore Year (2020-21)

Started in all 24 games, averaging 29.3 minutes a night
Led the team in points (388), points per game (16.2, sixth in CAA), rebounds (188), rebounds per game (7.8, seventh in CAA) and steals (26)
Finished the year second on the team in steals per game (1.1) and blocks per game (0.4)
Shot 34.9 percent (30-86) from three (seventh in CAA) and 82 percent (114-139) from the charity stripe, highest percentage in both categories on the team
Led the CAA in free throw percentage (82%)
Dropped 2.4 dimes per contest, third-best on the team
Nearly secured three straight double doubles to begin the season as she posted 12 points against Mount St. Mary’s (11/25), 16 points against Buffalo (11/30) and 14 points against UVa (12/3) while grabbing eight rebounds in each game
Only missed three free throws in non-conference action, 21-24 (.875)
Had a career outing in the win over George Washington as she poured in a career-high 23 points on an efficient 6-9 shooting including 9-10 from the charity stripe with a season-high three steals (12/9)
Secured a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds on 53.3 percent (8-15) shooting against Towson (1/3)
Shot 100 percent (11-11) from the free throw line, posting 18 points in 29 minutes against Elon (1/17)
Posted 20 points on 70 percent (7-10) shooting to go along with seven rebounds and five assists against Northeastern (1/25)
Posted her third double-double of the year with 12 rebounds and 14 points against Elon (2/6)
Shot a perfect 100 percent (10-10) from the free-throw line, posting yet another double-double with 29 points and 10 rebounds against Towson (2/10)
Recorded 14 points with 12 rebounds and two assists against UNCW (2/16)
Dropped a near double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds, including a 90.9 percent (10-11) performance from the free-throw line against Delaware (2/20)
Posted 23 points on 53.8 percent (7-13) shooting to go along with four rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes of action against Northeastern in the CAA quarterfinals (3/11)
Secured a double-double with 31 points and 11 rebounds in 37 minutes against Drexel in the CAA semifinals (3/12)

James Madison - Freshman Year (2019-20)

Played in all 29 games with 25 starts, averaging 24.3 minutes per game
Averaged 9.8 points (third on team), 5.6 rebounds (second on team), 1.8 assists (fourth on team) and 1.1 steals per game (fourth on team)
Shot 46.4 percent (98-of-211) from the field and 39.7 percent (29-of-73) from behind the arc (second on team)
Scored in double figures 13 times including scoring 20-plus twice
Opened her college career with 17 points, nine rebounds, three steals and three assists against Longwood (11/6)
Secured her first career double-double against College of Charleston (1/19) with a career-high 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, seven of which coming on the offensive end alongside three assists, a career-high three blocks and two steals
Followed her career high performance with a19 points against Hofstra (1/24)
Scored 11 or more points in six consecutive games in the heart of conference play (2/9-2/28)

High School:

Three-time Lancaster Lebanon League First-Team selection
Lancaster Lebanon All-Star
Three-time USA Today Pennsylvania First Team honoree
USA Today Pennsylvania Player of the Year
Two-time Pennsylvania Class 4A Player of the Year
PennLive’s Two-time Player of the Year
Lancaster Catholic went undefeated her junior year (Lancaster Lebanon League, District Three and PIAA Championship)
Finished with 2,510 career points, which ranks second all-time in the Lancaster-Lebanon League
Plays for the Philly Belles EYBL

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