Candace Kpetikou Season 2025-26
#4PositionCenter
Height6-3
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownNiamey, Niger
Previous SchoolWashington State
- Played in 31 games with 7 minutes per game
- Averaged 1.5 points on 43.5 percent shooting from the field
- Recorded 10 boards and 7 points in a Miami win against Georgia State
- Appeared in 33 games during her redshirt freshman campaign, starting seven of them
- Posted season averages of 3.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 0.8 block per game
- Recorded the first double-double of her career with a 10-point, 10-rebound performance against Saint Martin’s (12/15)
- Reached double figures in scoring in three consecutive games in late January
- Scored a career-high 13 points on 5-7 shooting against LMU (1/25)
- Tallied a career-high four blocks against Pepperdine (12/28)
- Redshirted the season
- Named the 2022-23 Mountain League Defensive Player of the Year
- Selected as the Santa Maria Teams All-Area Defensive Player of the Year
- Helped lead Saint Joseph to a perfect 14-0 record in Mountain League play during her senior season
- Averaged 12.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks per game throughout her senior year
- Named the MVP of the 31st Annual Central Coast All-Star Basketball Spectacular after scoring 26 points and grabbing 22 rebounds
- Recorded 21 career double-doubles
- Averaged 9.8 points and 9.5 boards per game throughout her junior season