 Arayi was five months old when her father Gabriel, a criminology graduate went to Lagos to become a policeman.He returned to the Philippines when she was 16 years old.Fresh from high school from Bolinao, Arayi's father brought her to Manila in 2001 to try-out with the Adamson Falcons women's basketball team led by coach Emelia Vega, who been stayed as a player and one of the team's constant performers in the UAAP during her collegiate career.