2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Yakiya Milton
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Mandarin HS
- Prev School:
- Auburn
- Major:
- Communication
THIS SEASON
Yakiya Milton enters her first season of competition at USC as a junior transfer.
2024-25 SEASON AT AUBURN
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Missed first 11 games of season with injury
• Appeared in 19 games with one start
• Averaged 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 11.0 minutes per game
• Scored a season-high six points along with six rebounds and three blocks in season debut vs. Alabama State (12/21)
• Career-high seven rebounds, two assists at Oklahoma (2/10)
2023-24 SEASON AT AUBURN
• Appeared in 25 games with two starts
• Averaged 1.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 blocks in 11.1 minutes per game
• Shot 38.9% from the field (14-36)
• Set career high with eight points vs. Arizona in the NCAA Tournament (3/8)
• Matched season bests with four rebounds and two blocks while playing season-high 17 minutes in a win over Texas A&M (2/25)
• First collegiate field goal was vs. UAB, along with a season-best four rebounds (12/3)
• Had two blocks, two rebounds and scored first collegiate point in return to home state at UCF (11/20)
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mandarin HS in Jacksonville, Fla.… Was a two-time all-conference selection… All-First Coast team… Ranked eighth in the state of Florida in blocks… All-time leader at Mandarin HS in blocks and rebounds… Helped team to state Final Four appearance… Averaged 11.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game… Also played volleyball… Her cousin, Kyle Davis, was a men’s basketball player at Auburn from 2000-04.
PERSONAL
Yakiya “Kai” Elon Milton was born Feb. 14, 2006, in Jacksonville, Florida… Enjoys thrifting in her free time… Aspires to play professional basketball and own her own clothing store after graduation… Majoring in communication at USC.
