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.

Career

Etched her name among the all-time career leaders in several categories … Tallied 759 career points, an average of 12.7 per game, which ranks 27^th all-time … Also ranks 15^th all-time with 494 career rebounds, an average of 8.2 per game … Scored in double figures 43 times which ties for ninth, had 21 games of 10+ rebounds which ranks 10^th and had 19 double-doubles, fifth-most in team history … Was the team’s top rebounder in 27 career games, tied for eighth all-time … Ranks third all-time in career points in a national tournament with 103, and average of 12.9 per game in eight career games played … Also ranks tied for third all-time at JCCC with 52 career rebounds in tournament play, an average of 6.5.

Freshman 2^nd-Year 2021-22

Played in and started all 36 games … Named NJCAA Division II first-team All-American, WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention and World Exposure Report first-team All-American ... Also was named Sophore of the Year by World Exposure Report … Earned first-team Division II All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District honors … Became the fifth player in team history to be selected MVP of the conference … Was named the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week seven out of the 15 weeks on the season … Averaged a double-double of 15.5 points and 10.0 rebounds making her one of 11 players ever in team history to average double digits in both categories … Led the conference in total points (559), scoring average, total rebounds (361), rebound average and made free throws (130)  … Also ranked second in field goal accuracy at 52.0 percent … Her 361 total rebounds rank second in the NJCAA … Scored in double figures in 32 of 36 games, which ties for second on JCCC’s season chart … Also topped 10+ rebounds 20 times which ranks third … Produced 18 double-doubles on the season which also ranks third … Was JCCC’s top scorer in 17 games, which ties for 10^th on JCCC’s season chart, and was the top rebounder 24 times, which ranks fourth … Her 559 points rank 10^th on JCCC’s season chart, and her 361 rebounds rank third … Her 130 made free throws tie for seventh on JCCC’s season chart … Hit 13-of-16 shots and two free throws for 28 points and grabbed 11 boards in an 86-40 win over Saint Mary JV (11-6-21) … Finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds in a 78-48 win over Southwestern (11-12-21) … Followed with 21 points and 11 rebounds in a 105-53 win over Iowa Lakes (11-13-21) and 23 points and 14 rebounds in a 72-41 win over Metropolitan (11-17-21) …. Hit 8-of-12 shots and 8-of-9 free throws for 24 points along with 11 boards in a 108-36 win over Missouri Valley JV (11-22-21) … Scored 20 points and grabbed a career high 17 rebounds in a 72-50 win at Southeast (12-11-21) … Poured in a career high 30 points and pulled down 15 rebounds in 94-65 win at Neosho County (2-19-22) … Averaged 19.7 points and 11.0 rebounds in the three games of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament … Also shot 60 percent from the field and 79 percent at the free throw line … Led JCCC with 18 points and 14 boards in a 70-60 win over No. 5 Labette to win the Region 6/Plains District Championship … Helped JCCC to a fifth-place finish at 2022 NJCAA D-II National Tournament and was named to the All-Tournament Team … Averaged 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds in the four national tournament games … Her 14.8 average ties for ninth in tournament history and her 59 total points tie for seventh … Her 29 total rebounds tie for eighth … Hit 6-of-10 shots and 5-of-6 free throws for 17 points in a 98-67 win over Cape Fear in the first round of the tournament (3-15-22) … Made 24 total field goals, third most by a JCCC player in tournament history …  Led JCCC with13 points and nine boards in a 62-57 setback to Morton in the second round (3-16-22) … Followed with 17 points on 6-of-9 shots and 5-of-6 at the line to lead JCCC to a 77-74 come-from-behind win over Mesa (3-17-22) … Registered a double-double of 12 points and 12 boards in a 72-56 win over North Central Missouri, securing JCCC a fifth-place national finish (3-19-22).

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 KP … Daughter of Richard and Mary Prim, and Elizabeth Grant … Has four siblings … Majoring in sports medicine … Also recruited by Emporia State University,Maryville University, Ottawa University, Northwest Missouri State University, Cloud County Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, Metropolitan Community College, Moberly Area Community College and Pratt Community College … Favorite foods are Mexican, pasta, pizza and sweet potatoes … Favorite fast food restaurant is Culver’s … Favorite restaurant is K-Macho’s … Enjoys watching cop shows … Favorite movies are all Fast and Furious movies … Favorite sports movie is Love and Basketball … Favorite actor actress is Tiffany Haddish … Favorite music entertainers are Damian and Bob Marley … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Arike Ogunbowale, Kahleah Copper, Chennedy Carter, and Jewell Loyd … Favorite sports teams are the Seattle Storm, Las Vegas Aces and Atlanta Dream … Best player she has played against is South Carolina Gamecocks guard Eniya Russell … Notable alumni from her school are actors Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis, former NBA guard Matt Freije and former NFL players Henri Childs, Jerry Bell and Steve Towle.