UC SANTA BARBARA
2021-22
• Appeared in four games, averaging 8.5 minutes and 3.0 points on 46.2 percent from the field
• Had two points on 1/1 FG in seven minutes in a win over Pepperdine (11/20)
• Scored a season-best 10 points on 5/7 FG with three steals and three rebounds against Bethesda (12/12)
2018-19
Played in 27 games, making one start in her freshman season ... Averaged 2.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game ... Had back-to-back games in which she scored a season-high eight points (Nov. 19 vs LMU, Nov. 24 at UNLV) ... Secured season-high five rebounds against Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 24 ... Recorded two steals at UC Davis on March 9.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years at Kamehameha Kapalama High School under coach Joe Cho…In her senior season, she averaged 11.7 points per game, totaling 152 points on the season including 27 three pointers made in 13 games, earning her Interscholastic League of Honolulu 2nd team honors, as well as a ranking among the top 15 players in the state…Her best games that year came against Kalani (11/10/17) when she made five three pointers and totaled 19 points, and against Mid-Pacific Institute (1/4/18), when she again made five three pointers and totaled 21 points…As a junior, the guard earned All-Defensive Team and Interscholastic League of Honolulu Second Team honors…That year, she helped her team reach the state playoffs, where they got third place…Was named a scholar athlete... Played for both Proformance Hawaii and 808 Basketball on the club circuit.
PERSONAL
Kiana Marlei Vierra was born on February 18, 2000 in Honolulu, HI to parents Joanne and Richard…She has an older sister named Neilina, an older brother named Ramsey, and a younger brother named Duke…Her most memorable sports moments are getting 3rd place in Hawaii state playoffs in her junior year, and receiving a Division One scholarship…Roots for the Golden State Warriors, while her favorite athletes are Stephen Curry, Lebron James, and Kelsey Plum…Her favorite movies are Charlie St. Cloud, Love & Basketball, and The Blind Side…Enjoys watching The Vampire Diaries, Once Upon a Time, The Shannara Chronicles, and Spongebob…Names The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as her favorite novel…Shel Silverstein is her favorite author…Enjoys listening to Keali’I Reichel, Josh Tatofi, and Robi Kahakalau…In her free time, she likes going to the beach, spending time with friends and family, and camping…Was also recruited by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC San Diego, Hawai’i, NNU, and Cal Baptist…Undeclared major, considering Marine Science and Communications.
