SPU: One-year letterwinner. Two years with the program. ... All-GNAC honorable mention in 2019. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2019.
Graduate / medical redshirt (2018-19): Played and started all 27 games, one of just two Falcons (along with Jaylee Albert) to do so., averaging 24.4 minutes per game. ... Averaged 10.4 points and a team-leading 8.8 rebounds per game. ... Edged Central Washington's Kassidy Malcolm by one for the regular-season rebounding title, 237-236. ... Posted 10 double-doubles, including an eye-popper of 14 points and a career high-tying 18 rebounds at Central on Jan. 12. ... Ranked No. 5 in GNAC field goal shooting at .541 (111-205). Shot .500 or better in 17 of the 27 games. ... Hit statistical milestones in her final two home games by grabbing her 800th career rebound on Feb. 21 against Alaska Anchorage and scoring her 800th career point on Feb. 23 against Alaska Fairbanks. ...Â
Graduate (2017-18): Played in 5 games, totaling 32 minutes, before her season ended with an injury on Nov. 30 at Concordia-Portland. ... Averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds. ... Made her SPU debut on Nov. 11 at Fresno Pacific, scoring 12 points and collecting 5 rebounds – all in just 10 minutes off the bench – to help the Falcons win, 78-70.
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Portland State (2014-17): Averaged 4.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, and shot .478 from the field (55 of 115) in 2016-17 to help Vikings post a 12-win improvement, going from 4-26 to 16-17, and advancing all the way to the Big West Conference semifinals. ... Led or co-led the team on the boards 10 times in 2016-17 and 28 times during her career. ... As a sophomore in 2015-16, set a program single-season record with 286 rebounds. ... Set the single-game rebounding record at PSU's Stott Center with 18 against the University of Portland on Nov. 24, 2015. She then tied that record barely two months later on Jan. 30, 2016 against Idaho. ... Tied the record Named to the Big Sky Winter All-Academic team three times. ... Completed her communications degree in 2017 with one year of athletic eligibility remaining. ...
Click on this link for a look at her Portland State bio page.
Holy Names Academy: All-Metro League 2nd team pick as a senior in 2014 and 3rd team as a junior in 2013. ... Earned three letters for basketball and one for track & field. ... Team captain. ... Won numerous academic awards, including Student Life Award three times. ... Also served as an ASB officer and was named an AP scholar.
Personal: Cian Natalie West. ... Born July 1, 1996. ... Psychology major.
Fun facts about Cici: Has been playing basketball for 13 years prior to arriving at SPU. ...
Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Elf." ...
Books she just couldn't put down were from the "Nancy Drew" series. ...
Favorite junk food is Sour Patch watermelon. ...
Favorite healthy food is carrots. ... Fav
orite TV program is "Blackish." ...
Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ...
Favorite athlete is women's basketball star Elena Della Donne. ...
Her dream car is a matte black Range Rover. ...
Loves to shop for food. ...
Easiest subject in school is language arts. ...
Toughest subject is science. ...
If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Oprah Winfrey so "we could chat, and maybe she would give me a show on her network." She would serve a Southern meal. ...
If she could be any action hero, would be Wonder Woman. ...
Her friends call her Cici or by her given first name of Cian "when they really need my attention." ...
In 10 years, plans to be working, traveling, and "doing cool stuff with my family and pets." ...
Has been to more than 30 states.
STATISTICS
Year  GP  FG  Pct  3-pt  Pct  FT   Pct.  Reb  Avg  PF Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
14-15 27Â 32-88Â .364Â Â 0-0Â Â .000Â Â 19-41Â Â .463Â Â 117Â Â 4.3Â Â 54Â Â 7Â Â 32Â Â 8Â Â 14Â Â 83Â 3.1
15-16 30 117-244 .480Â Â 0-0Â Â .000Â Â 65-111Â .586Â Â 286Â Â 9.5Â Â 77Â 15Â Â 75Â Â 6Â Â 25Â 299 10.0
16-17 33Â 55-115 .478Â Â 0-0Â Â .000Â Â 46-70Â Â .657Â Â 179Â Â 5.4Â Â 44Â 19Â Â 53Â Â 7Â Â 13Â 156Â 4.7
PSUÂ Â 90 204-447 .456Â Â 0-0Â Â .000Â 130-222Â .586Â Â 582Â Â 6.5Â 175Â 41Â 160Â Â 21Â Â 52Â 538Â 6.0
17-18Â 5Â Â 5-10Â .500Â Â 0-0Â Â .000Â Â 5-9Â Â .556Â Â Â 7Â Â 1.4Â Â 9Â Â 2Â Â 9Â Â 0Â Â 3Â Â 15Â 3.0
18-19 27 111-205 .541Â Â 0-1Â Â .000Â Â 60-99Â Â .606Â Â 237Â Â 8.8Â Â 68Â 19Â Â 60Â Â 7Â Â 4Â 282 10.4
SPUÂ Â 32Â 116-215 .540Â Â 0-1Â Â .000Â Â 65-108Â .602Â Â 244Â Â 7.6Â Â 77Â 21Â Â 69Â Â 7Â Â 7Â 297Â 9.3
TOTLÂ 122 320-662 .483Â Â 0-1Â Â .000Â 195-330Â .591Â Â 826Â Â 6.8Â 252Â 62Â 229Â Â 28Â Â 59Â 835Â 6.8
* 2014-15, 15-16, and 16-17 at Portland State University.  Â
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