‘They know the player they’re getting in me’: Bethesda native Kiki Rice on being selected in WNBA draft

She was taken by expansion team Toronto Tempo with the sixth overall pick

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April 15, 2026 10:53 a.m. | Updated: April 15, 2026 10:54 a.m.

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Monday night capped a whirlwind few weeks for Kiki Rice and her UCLA teammates.

On April 5, UCLA’s senior-laden team beat South Carolina to win the school’s first ever NCAA Championship. Then on Monday, a record six UCLA players were selected in the first round of the WNBA draft.

Rice was taken by expansion team Toronto Tempo with the sixth overall pick.

“I had a great conversation with (Toronto) before the draft,” Rice told reporters while attending the draft in New York. “I feel like they’ve been able to really appreciate a lot of things I do in my game.”

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