DePaul University Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
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Marquette
Dec 4 (Thu)
8:00 PM

Jersey Number 11
Kierra Collier
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lee Summit, Mo.
- High School:
- Truman/Blue Valley North
- Prev School:
- Drake
Collier Career Numbers (PDF)
Career:
2022-23 (Graduate at DePaul):
2021-22: (Redshirt Senior - at DePaul):
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior - at Drake):
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore - at Drake):
2018-19 (at Drake)
2017-18 (Freshman at Washington):
High School:
Personal:
Career:
- Transferred to DePaul on April 30, 2021
- 2021-22 Shirley Becker Academic Award
- 2020-21 All-MVC Honorable Mention
- 2017-18 Pac 12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention.
2022-23 (Graduate at DePaul):
- Missed the season due to personal reasons.
2021-22: (Redshirt Senior - at DePaul):
- Played in 24 games with three starts averaging 24.4 minutes per game
- Averaged seven points, two rebounds and nearly two assists a game
- Went 14-of-15 from the free throw line for an impressive 93.3 percent
- The point guard connected on 31 of 74 three-pointers---nearly a 42 percent clip
- Scored 14 points against Rutgers and 14 points with five assists against Butler
- Had her best all-around performance vs. Seton Hall with 13 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals
- Scored 12 points against Butler and Xavier in back-to-back road games.
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior - at Drake):
- Averaged 11.7 points, 4.2 assists and shot 38 percent from three-point range
- Earned first-ever All-MVC Honors with being named All-MVC Honorable Mention
- Recorded first-ever back-to-back 20-plus games against Iowa and Minnesota
- Scored season-high 25 points, including career-high seven three-pointers, against the Hawkeyes
- Seven three-pointers is tied for the third most in Drake single game history
- Added career-best 10 assists against Iowa to record her first career double-double
- Followed that with 24 points in Minnesota win
- Had 17 points and three assists in the UNI win on Jan. 27.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore - at Drake):
- Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 24
- Played in 27 games with 26 starts
- Third on the team in scoring at 8.9 points per game
- Scored 22 points, including seven-straight late in the Bradley win (Feb. 20)
- Scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting at South Dakota (Nov. 13)
- Totaled 11 points and a career-high eight assists in the conference opener against UNI (Jan. 3).
2018-19 (at Drake)
- Sat out the season after transferring from Washington.
2017-18 (Freshman at Washington):
- Played in 25 games with 14 starts for the Huskies
- Named Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention
- Averaged 6.6 points, 2.1 assists, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game
- Suffered wrist injury in practice on Jan. 3 that significantly limited her playing time over the next month before she was shut down for the season in mid-February
- Team's fourth-leading scorer prior to injury, averaging 8.4 points per game
- Scored season-high 18 points at Idaho, hitting 7-of-14 from the field and added three steals
- Poured in 15 points at then No. 9 Ohio State, connecting on 4-of-9 from the field and added three assists and three rebounds
- Scored 12 points in 28 minutes in first career start against Portland
- Led team in scoring in first collegiate game, with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting in 19 minutes against Idaho State.
High School:
- Played three years at Truman High School in Independence, Mo. and one year at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan.
- Three-time all-conference, all-district and all-state selection, including being named Missouri Class 5 First Team All-State as a junior
- Two-time finalist for the prestigious DiRenna Award presented annually to the Kansas City Metro Area Player of the Year
- Scored more than 1,200 points in three seasons at Truman behind shooting 49.0 percent from the field
- Recorded double-figure points in 53 consecutive contests and scored more than 20 points in 20-plus games, scored 30 or more points on three occasions
- As a sophomore, led the Patriots in scoring (15.8) and assists (4.4) and helped her team qualify for the state playoffs
- Followed that season as a junior with 22.1 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.5 assists per game
- Was named The Examiner's Player of the Year twice in her prep career.
Personal:
- Daughter of Ray Smith and Shauna Collier
- Has three siblings, Kiauna, Shaun and Sierra
- Majoring in Communication.
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