Kiara Evans - 2011-12 Women's Basketball - LIU Brooklyn


#01 Kiara Evans

Position: Guard
Height: 5-8
Class: Senior
Hometown: Norcross, Ga.
Previous School: Univ. of Louisville

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Career Stats

2011-12: Closed career as LIU's all-time leader in assists with 448... Played in all 31 games, starting 30... Led team and ranked in NEC's top five with 162 assists... Averaged 7.6 points to rank third on the team... Recorded nine double-digit scoring games... Dished out five or more assists on 18 different occasions... Tallied season-best and career-high 23 points in win over Charlotte... Dished out season-best nine assists on three occasions (vs. Wagner, vs. William & Mary, at Monmouth)... Had season-high five steals in 23 minutes against Wagner... Pulled down nine rebounds, all defensive, and dished out six assists against Quinnipiac... Scored game-winning layup with 2.2 seconds left against Oklahoma State in championship game of Peppermill Holiday Classic in Nevada.

2010-11: Played in 26 games and started 22 after missing first six contests due to injury… Averaged 11.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while dishing out 3.1 assists per tilt… Ranked eighth in the conference in assists and 15th in steals at 1.5 per game… Led team in assists, and ranked second in scoring and steals… Made season debut at LIU Turkey Classic, where she was named Most Valuable Player… Averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in just 14.0 minutes over two contests at the event, including season-high 22 points – all of which came in just nine second-half minutes – in championship win over Boston University… Was also named Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week for her efforts… Scored in double figures 15 times, including a streak of five straight games to close out the season… Tied career high with 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting in win over Delaware State… Poured in 21 points and added six rebounds, three steals and three assists against Fairleigh Dickinson… Dished out five or more assists on nine occasions, including season-high seven at Wagner… Had a steal in 20 of the 26 games she played, including multiple thefts on 12 occasions.

2009-10: Named to the LIU Turkey Classic All-Tournament Team… Started all 32 games… Averaged 9.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game… Compiled 6.4 assists per game to lead the Northeast Conference and place eighth in the nation… Handed out 206 assists to set a new Long Island single-season record… Broke the school single-game record by handing out 15 assists against North Dakota… Recorded double-digit dimes four times… Scored in double figures 17 times, including a season-high 21 points at Bryant… Netted 20 points at Lafayette… Added 18 points against Maryland-Eastern Shore and St. Francis (N.Y.)… Led team in scoring four times… Finished 24th in the conference in scoring… Tallied four double-doubles… Grabbed 11 rebounds at Lafayette and snared 10 against St. Francis (N.Y.)… Led team in rebounding on four occasions… Assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6 was second in NEC and 56th in the country… Totaled 61 steals for an average of 1.9 per contest, placing sixth in the league… Added 10 blocks… Shot 36 percent from the field and 20 percent from beyond the arc… Converted 54 percent of her attempts from the foul line.

2008-09: Did not play due to NCAA transfer regulations.

Background: Transferred from Louisville… Appeared in 35 games at Louisville during the 2007-08 season… Averaged 0.7 points and 1.0 rebounds per game while handing out 29 assists and tallying 10 steals… A four-year letterwinner at Berkmar High School… Averaged 12 points, six rebounds and six assists as a senior… Named to Metro Atlanta High School Team of the Year… Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee… Earned first-team all-county as a junior and senior… Led team to a 22-5 record as a senior… Named to Jackie Bradfor Mid-Season All-Metro Team… Also earned All-Gwinnett Team recognition… Played AAU basketball for the Georgia Magic.

Personal: Daughter of Yolandra Evans… Born on May 11, 1989… Majoring in sports administration.

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