Outlook

Kierra Prim is one of the most athletic players to come through Johnson County under coach Conrad … Her ceiling is super high … Expected to impact a lot of games on both ends of the floor this season.

Freshman Year 2020-21

Played in 24 games, one as a starter … Averaged 8.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game … Shot 57.4 from the field and 60.9 percent from the free throw line … Led KJCCC D-II and ranked sixth in NJCAA D-II in field goal accuracy … Scored in double figures 11 times, and had one 10+ rebound game which resulted in a double-double … Posted eight points and eight rebounds in an 82-50 win over Tabor JV (2-1-21) … Reached double digits scoring for the first time with 10 points, hitting 5-of-9 shots, and had nine boards, in a 76-54 win over Bethany JV (2-9-21) … Was 5-for-5 from the field and 2-of-2 at the line for 12 points in a 100-43 win at Graceland JV (2-12-21) … Also grabbed nine rebounds … Scored in double figures in five straight games beginning with 11 in an 81-51 win at Fort Scott (3-3-21) … Followed with two more 11-point efforts in a 65-28 win at Hesston (3-6-21) and an 86-40 win over Highland (3-10-21) … Followed with 10 points and eight rebounds in a 75-55 win at No. 4-ranked Kansas City Kansas (3-17-21) … Capped the string with a season-high 17 points, hitting all five field goal attempts and all seven free throws in an 83-61 win over Central (3-22-21) … Shot 77 percent (24-for-31) from the floor and 92 percent at the line (11-for-12) during that five-game span … Recorded her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds, along with a season-high two blocks, to help JCCC to an 80-41 win over Highland in the Region VI Tournament semifinals (4-7-21) … Selected NJCAA D-II All-Tournament after averaging 11.0 points while shooting 60 percent from the floor, along with 5.5 rebounds per game … Her 60 percent field goal percentage ties for as the third best recorded by a JCCC player in tournament play … Finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in JCCC’s 86-49 win over Grand Rapids in the opening round of the National Tournament (4-21-21) … Scored a game-high 20 points in JCCC’s 53-49 loss to Lake Land in the National Championship Game (4-24-21) … Was 9-of-12 from the floor with a 3-pointer and a free throw, and grabbed five boards.  

High School

Was a four-year starter for coaches Ryan Foster and Mark Rabbitt at Shawnee Mission West High School, Overland Park, Kan. … Graduated in 2020 … Earned second-team All-Sunflower League after averaging 12.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals as a senior … Her 12.1 per game average ranked eighth in the Sunflower League, and her 6.3 rebound average ranked ninth … Garnered second-team All-Sunflower League as a junior …. Played AAU basketball for KC Lady Run GMC coached by Rodney Gilyard her junior year … Also earned four varsity letters in track and field as a sprinter … Set a personal-best times in the 100-meters at 12.40 to place fourth at the Kansas 6A Regional Meet as a junior … Went on to play eighth at the State Meet with a time of 12.46 … Also placed fourth in the 200-meters at Regionals and finished sixth at state with a time of 25.86 … Set her personal-best time of 25.40 to win the 200-meters at the Joe Falcon Invitational her junior year … Also ran a leg on the 4x400 relay that finished runner-up at State … Raced to a fifth-place state finish in the 100 as a sophomore … Honor roll all four years. 

Personal

Born Kierra Ashley Prim on October 27, 2001, in Wyandotte, Kan. … Nicknames are Ki and Kay … Daughter of Richard and Mary Prim, and Elizabeth Grant … Has four siblings … Majoring in sports medicine … Also recruited by Maryville University, Ottawa University, Northwest Missouri State University, Cloud County Community College, Metropolitan Community College and Pratt Community College … Favorite foods are alfredo, Mexican, pizza and chicken salad … Favorite fast food restaurant is Panera … Favorite restaurant is Dos Reales … Favorite TV show is Cops … Favorite movies are Friday and Menace to Society … Favorite sports movie is Love and Basketball … Favorite actor is Ice Cube … Favorite music entertainer is Big K.R.I.T. … Favorite cartoon character is Curious Geroge … Favorite athletes are Maya Moore, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Sue Bird, Chennedy Carter, Diana Taurasi and Jewell Loyd … Favorite sports teams are the Seattle Storm, Phoenix Mercury and Atlanta Dream … Best player she has played against is former Olathe Northwest and current Drake guard Sarah Beth Guelder … Notable alumni from her school are actors Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, former NBA guard Matt Freije and former NFL playes Henri Childs and Steve Towle.