No. 2–Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | April 9, 1999||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 140 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Karen Wagner (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Stanford (2017–2021) | ||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 18th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Connecticut Sun | ||||||||||||||
2024–present | Seattle Storm | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Kiana Williams (born April 9, 1999) is an American basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 18th overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2021 WNBA draft after playing college basketball at Stanford. [1]
In her senior season, Williams was named an All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association, Associated Press, and Women's Basketball Coaches Association. [2] [3] In the 2021 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, she put up 26 points in the championship match and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. [4]
With the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament being held in her hometown San Antonio, Williams helped lead the Cardinal to their first national championship since 1992 and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player in the Alamo Region. [5] After winning the national championship, Williams and her Stanford teammates donated the ping-pong table the university bought for them in the tournament bubble to the Eastside Boys and Girls Club, where the San Antonio native Williams had spent time growing up. [6]
Williams declared for the WNBA draft at the end of the season, finishing her collegiate career at the program's career 3-point leader and did not miss a game, starting 128 consecutive games over her career. [7] [8]
Williams was drafted by the Seattle Storm in the second round of the 2021 WNBA draft with the 18th overall pick. [1] Considered a longshot to make the Storm roster with one of the deepest backcourts in the WNBA, Williams made the final roster for the opening game of the 2021 season. [9] [10] She was released from the Seattle Storm roster on June 28, 2021. On October 25, 2021 she signed to play overseas with the Adelaide Lightning. [11]
On March 1, 2022, Williams signed a training camp contract with the Phoenix Mercury prior to the 2022 WNBA season. [12] She was ultimately released at the end of training camp and did not make the roster.
Williams signed a hardship contract with the Storm on May 27, 2022, and played 3 games with the Storm before being released from her hardship.
On July 27, 2022, Williams signed a 7-Day Contract with the Connecticut Sun. [13]
Williams played for the United States women's national basketball team at the 2019 Pan American Games, where they earned a silver medal after placing second. [14] [15]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Seattle | 10 | 0 | 3.5 | .143 | .167 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
2022 | Seattle | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | .250 | .250 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
2022 | Connecticut | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 2 years, 2 teams | 14 | 0 | 4.6 | .200 | .200 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2017–18 | Stanford | 35 | 26 | 25.7 | .414 | .384 | .818 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 10.4 |
2018–19 | Stanford | 36 | 36 | 34.5 | .422 | .367 | .793 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 14.3 |
2019–20 | Stanford | 33 | 33 | 34.2 | .416 | .347 | .840 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 15.0 |
2020–21 | Stanford | 33 | 33 | 32.3 | .410 | .383 | .895 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 14.0 |
Career | 137 | 128 | 31.6 | .416 | .370 | .833 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 13.4 |
Williams is the daughter of LaChelle and Michael Williams and has three older brothers. [16] During Stanford's tournament run in 2021, Williams' father, a former barbecue joint owner, delivered homemade meals to the team's hotel. [17]
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