Kayla Padilla is a college basketball player who plays as a guard for the USC Trojans. As of March 2025, she has entered her first season at USC as a graduate transfer from Penn. She attended Bishop Montgomery, where she was a four-year starter and three-time team captain for coach Noelle Quinn. While Padilla was in her senior year, she averaged 19 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks, as per her college roster. She was honored with Del Rey All-League and first-team All-CIF Southern Section four times and first-team All-CIF Southern Section. In addition to this, she was Del Rey League MVP, 2018 first-team All-State, second-team Elite, and second-team Open Division/Division 1. She was also honored with 2019 second-team All-State, second-team Elite, and first-team Open Division/Division 1, 2019 MaxPreps All-State honorable mention, Two-time LA Times All-Star Team selection, Four-time Daily Breeze All-Area, and 2019 Daily Breeze Player of the Year. She scored more than 1,000 career points while she was in her junior year.
According to her college roster, in the 2019-20 season, Padilla was honored with the 2020 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and 2020 First Team All-Ivy as a freshman at Penn. The player attended 27 games, starting all of them, and averaged a team-high 32.4 minutes per game. She averaged 17.4 points per game as a freshman and led her side to second place in the Ivy League. The American player ended the season with 73 made 3-pointers, which was recorded as the fourth most in a season in Penn history, as per her college roster. In the 2020-21 season, which was canceled following the COVID-19 pandemic, Padilla’s name was listed in the Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List. As a junior in 2021-22, she was First Team All-Ivy, First Team All-Big 5, CoBL.com All-City 6 First Team, All-ECAC Second Team, and PhillySIDA Academic All-Area.
Kayla Padilla’s hometown
Torrance, California, United States, is Kayla Padilla's hometown, according to her college roster.
Where was Kayla Padilla born?
Kayla Padilla's birthplace is Torrance, California, United States.
Kayla Padilla's nationality
Kayla Padilla is Filipino American by nationality.
FAQs on Kayla Padilla
A. According to her college roster, Ian Padilla is Kayla Padilla’s father.
A. Kayla Padilla stands 1.75 m, as per her college roster.
A. Kayla Padilla wears no. 45 jersey for USC.
A. Kayla Padilla has completed her final year of college eligibility playing for the University of Southern California.
A. Kayla Padilla is Filipino American.
