OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Johnson County freshman guard Kierra Prim has been selected first-team All-America by the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Women's Basketball Committee. She is the 32nd player in team history to be named as NJCAA All-American and the 17th under head coach Ben Conrad.
Earlier this season, Prim honorable mention WBCA Two-Year College Coaches' All-American, first-team Division II All-Kansas Jayhawk Conference and All-Region VI/Plains District honors and became the fifth player in team history to be selected MVP of the conference. In addition, she was named the KJCCC D-II Player of the Week seven out of the 15 weeks on the season.
Prim 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. She led the conference in total points (559), scoring average, total rebounds (361), rebound average and made free throws (130). She also ranked second in field goal accuracy at 52.0 percent. Her 361 total rebounds ranked second in the NJCAA.
Prim scored in double figures in 32 of 36 games, which ties for second on JCCC's season chart. She also topped 10+ rebounds 20 times which ranks third. Prim produced 18 double-doubles on the season which also ranks third. She was JCCC's top scorer in 17 games, which ties for 10th on JCCC's season chart, and was the top rebounder 24 times, which ranks fourth. Her 559 points rank 10th on JCCC's season chart, her 361 rebounds rank third, and her 130 made free throws tie for seventh on JCCC's season chart.
Prim helped JCCC to a fifth-place finish at the NJCAA D-II National Tournament. She was selected to the all-tournament team for a second consecutive season, making her the only player in JCCC history to be selected all-tournament multiple times. Prim 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. She grabbed 29 total rebounds to tie for eighth, and she made 24 total field goals, third most by a JCCC player in tournament history.