Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice named to 2026 WNBA All-Rookie squad

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 14). Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice named to 2026 WNBA All-Rookie squad. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/tempo/toronto-tempo-guard-kiki-rice-named-to-2026-wnba-all-rookie-squad/article_c0a46d58-415a-5167-b836-968573928e85.html

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Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice has been named to the 2026 WNBA All-Rookie team. In her debut season, Rice played in 28 games with 20 starts, averaging 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.8 steals per game. Despite missing nearly two months due to injury, she scored in double figures in 12 of her final 13 games and set a career high with 28 points against the Connecticut Sun on September 24.
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Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice was named to the 2026 WNBA All-Rookie team on October 14. In her debut season, she played in 28 games with 20 starts, averaging 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. Despite missing nearly two months due to a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, Rice returned on July 28 and scored in double figures in 12 of her final 13 games. Her best performance came against the Connecticut Sun when she scored a career-high 28 points without any turnovers, making her one of nine rookies in WNBA history to achieve this feat. Selected sixth overall in the 2026 draft, Rice's impressive debut season has earned her recognition as an all-rookie team member.

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Rice PERSON · 3× Kiki PERSON · 2× TORONTO GPE · 2× Tempo ORG · 2× WNBA ORG · 2× Kiki Rice PERSON · 1× Monica Wright Rogers PERSON · 1× The Associated Press’s ORG · 1× Toronto Tempo ORG · 1× the Connecticut Sun ORG · 1×

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She continued to grow throughout the season, responded to every challenge and showed us the impact she can have on both ends of the floor.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2026.
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2026-10-14 · Toronto Star
Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice named to 2026 WNBA All-Rookie squad · assertive framing

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Toronto Tempo guard Kiki Rice has been named to the 2026 WNBA All-Rookie team, the league announced Wednesday. asserted
league → name → team
Rice appeared in 28 games with 20 starts during her debut season, averaging 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 27.1 minutes per game. asserted
Rice → appear → game
She ranked fourth among rookies in scoring while shooting 47.2 per cent from the field, 35.1 per cent from three-point range and 86.9 per cent from the free-throw line. asserted
She → rank → line
Rice missed nearly two months after sustaining a Grade 3 left ankle sprain in a June 3 game, but returned on July 28 and scored in double figures in 12 of her final 13 games. asserted
Rice → miss → games
She finished the season with a career-high 28 points against the Connecticut Sun on Sept. 24, becoming one of nine rookies in WNBA history to score at least 28 points without a turnover. asserted
She → finish → turnover
Rice, named to The Associated Press’s all-rookie team last month, was selected sixth overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft, the first draft pick in Tempo history. asserted
Rice → name → history
“We are incredibly proud of Kiki and everything she accomplished in her first WNBA season,” Tempo general manager Monica Wright Rogers said in a release. asserted
Rogers → accomplish → release
“When we selected Kiki as the first draft pick in franchise history, we believed she had the talent, poise and work ethic to become an important part of what we are building in Toronto. asserted
we → select → Toronto
She continued to grow throughout the season, responded to every challenge and showed us the impact she can have on both ends of the floor.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 14, 2026. asserted
report → continue → Press
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