Summary
Cason Wallace, a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, showed support for his girlfriend, Kiki Rice, at the 2026 WNBA Draft where Rice was picked sixth overall by the new Toronto Tempo team. Rice is a former UCLA Bruins player who joins several teammates also selected in the first round after their championship-winning season.
Key Facts
- Kiki Rice was selected sixth overall by the Toronto Tempo in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
- Cason Wallace, Rice’s boyfriend and an NBA player, attended the draft and expressed his happiness for her.
- Wallace was the 10th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.
- UCLA had five players chosen in the first round of the 2026 WNBA Draft, a record for women's college basketball.
- UCLA won their first NCAA national championship in 2025 with a 37-1 season record.
- Rice and Wallace have known each other since the eighth grade and recently started dating.
- Rice will join Toronto Tempo’s training camp starting April 19 and will face former UCLA teammates in the WNBA season opener on May 8.
- The 2026 WNBA season begins on May 8.
