2020-21 FRESHMAN - Appeared in 23 games in her first season … missed late-season games because of injury … averaged 2.3 points per game … scored 7 points in nine minutes of action in season-opening win over Grace Christian … hit for season-high 9 points vs. Trinity International … state line of 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in second meeting with Grace Christian ...hit 5-of-6 free throws and grabbed 3 rebounds against Indiana Tech.
PREP - A versatile 5-foot-5 guard from Carmel High School … winner of the team’s We Above Me Award as a senior, given to one player who demonstrates hard work ethic and leadership skills … helped the 4A Greyhounds go 15-8 as a senior, averaging 5 points, 3 steals and 3 rebounds per game … saw Carmel win two sectional titles … won the Best Female Athlete Class of 2020 award and was nominated to the Catch the Stars scholarship … ranked No. 87 in the state player rankings by Prep Girls Hoops … was an accomplished track athlete, making three state appearances as well as placing third in the long jump in 2018 … posted a long jump PR of 17-feet-3 as a sophomore … brother to current Lancer guard Eddie Gill IV … won multiple academic honors … served as youth mentor to children in the community.
COACH DAN’S COMMENTS: “Kiara is a super athletic combo guard. She is incredibly strong and fast, and she will help push our tempo. She’s vocal and looks to create for others, and defensively she will fit in great with us. She has natural leadership characteristics, which I’m excited to see develop.”
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE GRACE: “I loved the family atmosphere that Grace has, and I knew I would be challenged both athletically and academically. I want to develop into a strong basketball player who can be trusted and perform at a high level.”
GET TO KNOW KIARA
Major: Speech Pathology
Dream job: To travel the world and better the lives of youth everywhere
Something interesting about me: I’ve been to 13 countries
Favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy
Life verse: Philippians 4:13
Best thing about Grace Basketball: Getting to do what I love, while being surrounded by love
If I didn’t play my sport, I’d play: Volleyball
Why I chose Grace: The family aspect that it provides and my brother already being here
Something about a teammate no one else knows: Carissa can make dolphin clicking noises.
