Kiana Williams Season 2019-20

In The News

• 4/19/21: Kiana Williams thrilled to start WNBA career with Dan Hughes, Seattle Storm - Larry Ramirez (KSAT)
• 4/13/21: San Antonio Proud: National champion Kiana Williams gives back - John Elizondo (News4SA)
• 4/8/21: SpursLandia Episode 12: Kiana Williams - Matt Bonner (SpursLandia)
• 3/28/21: Hear that? It's Kiana Williams' family giving Stanford a home-court advantage this NCAA Tournament - Chantel Jennings (The Athletic)
• 3/25/21: Joyful play from Stanford's Kiana Williams could help Cardinal win women's hoops title - Lindsay Schnell (USA Today)
• 3/17/21: My Stanford Story: Kiana Williams [VIDEO] - Stanford Athletics
• 11/19/20: Senior Spotlight: Kiana Willians - Jacob Neidig (Stanford Daily)
• 2/19/20: Stanford's Williams taking care of business - Michelle Smith (Pac-12.com)
• 3/29/19: Wagner alum Williams’ voice is on point at Stanford - David Hinojosa (San Antonio Express-News)
• 3/16/18: Stanford's Kiana Williams eyes Final Four - Michelle Smith (Pac-12.com)
• 3/15/18: Wagner alum Williams gets her shot at Stanford - David Hinojosa (San Antonio Express-News)
• 1/22/18: Freshman in name only - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)
• 10/7/16: From thumps to yells, the journey of elite point guard Kiana Williams - Walter Villa (espnW)

As a Senior (2020-21) | Game-by-Game Stats • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• WBCA All-America
• Associated Press All-America Third Team
• USBWA All-America Second-Team
• WBCA All-Region
• NCAA Tournament Alamo Region Most Outstanding Player
• Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• Tom Hansen Medal Winner
• All-Pac-12
• Naismith Trophy National Player of the Week (Feb. 16)
• CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 33 games, averaging 14.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 32.3 minutes per game
• Led the team in points, assists, minutes, made 3-pointers and free throw percentage
• Shot 41.0 percent from the floor (173-of-422), including 38.3 percent from behind the arc (82-of-214) and 89.5 percent from the free throw line (34-of-38)
  • Career free throw percentage of .833 ranks second in program history
• Became the program's all-time leader in made 3-pointers, surpassing Candice Wiggins in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
  • Finished career with 311, fourth in Pac-12 history
  • Hit the third-most 3-pointers of any player in the nation since the start of her freshman season
• Led the team with 26 double-figure scoring performances, including five over 20 points
  • Season-high 27 points came at USC (12/19), tying career-high with seven made 3-pointers
• Played entire 40 minutes of a game six times, including the final three games of the NCAA Tournament
• Made at least three 3-pointers in 12 games, including five of the season's last eight games
  • Led the Pac-12 and ranked seventh nationally with 82 made 3-pointers
• Averaged 16.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the Pac-12 Tournament, making 12 3-pointers
  • Was named the tournament's MVP, finished her career fourth in Pac-12 Tournament history with 206 career points at the event
• Season-high eight assists came at Oregon State (2/13)
  • Dished at least three assists in 20 different games, including eight of Stanford's nine postseason games
  • Finished career ninth in program history with 464 career assists
• Season-high six rebounds also came against the Beavers
• Nabbed a season-best four steals in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 8 Louisville (3/30)
• Featured the best assist-to-turnover ratio of her career (2.02), ranking third in the Pac-12
• Was second nationally in total minutes played (1,066)
• Went a season-best 8-of-9 from the free throw line against No. 11 Oregon (1/8)
• Became one of 22 women’s basketball players since 2000 to boast over 1,800 points, 450 assists and 300 3-pointers - just one of three from the Pac-12 (Sabrina Ionescu, Sydney Wiese)

As a Junior (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats

• WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
• Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention
• USBWA All-America Honorable Mention
• WBCA All-Region
• All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention - Coaches
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 33 games, averaging 15.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.1 steals in 34.2 minutes per game
• Led the team in points, assists, minutes and made 3-pointers
• Shot 41.6 percent from the floor (182-of-437), including 34.7 percent from deep (67-of-193) and 84.0 percent from the free throw line (63-of-75)
• Scored in double figures a team-high 25 times, including nine straight games to the end the season, with nine 20-point efforts
• Joined the 1,000-point club in a win over No. 23 Tennessee (12/18)
• Averaged 18.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists at the Pac-12 Tournament, with 10 of her 19 made field goals coming from behind the arc
• Went off for a career-high 29 points at Colorado (2/16), including the game-tying 3-pointer, followed by a steal and a game-winning 40-foot buzzer beater in a 69-66 victory
  • Made seven 3-pointers against the Buffaloes, one of 12 in program history to hit that many in a single game
  • The first Stanford player since Bonnie Samuelson in 2014-15 to combine for at least 11 made 3-pointers in back-to-back games, adding four at Utah (2/14)
• Made at least three 3-pointers in 10 games, including six of the last nine games of the year
• Dished at least five assists in 14 games, with a season-high nine against Washington (1/5)
• Tied a career-high with seven rebounds twice: vs. California Baptist (11/28) and USC (2/9)
• Played the entire 45 minutes in an overtime loss at No. 13 Arizona (2/28), scoring 27 points
• Nabbed a season-best three steals twice: vs. Gonzaga (11/17) and Colorado (1/24)
  • Made six free throws vs. the Bulldogs

As a Sophomore (2018-19) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• Chicago Regional NCAA All-Tournament Team
• All-Pac-12 - Coaches and Media
• Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Started all 36 games and averaged 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 34.5 minutes
• Shot 42.2 percent from the field (189-of-448), 36.7 percent on 3-pointers (91-of-248) and 79.3 percent at the line (46-of-58)
• Scored in double figures in 28 games and had seven 20-point efforts
• The first Stanford player to average 4.5 assists in a season since Jeanette Pohlen in 2010-11
• 91 made 3-pointers are tied for third in program history (Krista Rappahahn; 2006)
• Has made 162 career 3-pointers, 10th among Power 5 conference players over the past two seasons
• Averaged 34.5 minutes per game, the second most for a Stanford player in the last two decades (Milena Flores; 37.6; 1999-00)
• Put up 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists at the Pac-12 Tournament with 11 of of her 15 made field goals coming from behind the arc
• Had her first career double-double with 21 points and 10 assists in a Jan. 6 win against UCLA
  • Was Stanford's first 20-point, 10-assist double-double since Jeanette Pohlen had 21 and 12 in a win over USC on Jan. 22, 2011
• Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in the Pac-12 Tournament against Cal (3/8)
• Tallied a career-high five steals in the regional semifinal against Missouri State (3/30)

As a Freshman (2017-18) | Game-by-Game Stats

• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention - Coaches
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team - Coaches and Media
• Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Finalist
• Pac-12 All-Tournament Team
• Two-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 8; Feb. 5)
• Played in all 35 games, started 26 and averaged 10.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 25.7 minutes
• Shot 41.4 percent from the floor (128-of-309), 38.4 percent from deep (71-of-185) and 81.8 percent at the line (36-of-44)
• 71 made 3-pointers are the second most for a Stanford freshman in program history behind Jamie Carey (81; 1999-2000)
• Fourth in the conference and 71st in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.384)
• Fifth in the Pac-12 and 108th nationally in 3-point makes (71)
• 27th in the league in scoring and second among freshmen (10.4)
• Averaged 3.1 points and shot 20.7 percent (6-of-29) in her first seven games and in the final 28 upped those numbers to 12.2 points on 43.6 percent shooting (122-of-280)
• Scored in double figures in 19 of the season's final 28 games
• Averaged 13.3 points per game in the NCAA Tournament, which was third among freshmen
• Poured in 21 on 8-of-16 shooting (.500), including a 5-of-8 clip from deep (.625), in her NCAA Tournament debut against Gonzaga (3/17)
• Shot 56.9 percent (29-of-51) from deep in the last nine games to lead the country during that span
• Was voted to the Pac-12 All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.7 points on 70.4 percent shooting (19-of-27), including 72.2 percent from deep (13-of-18) in three games in Seattle
• Tied Oregon State's Sydney Wiese (2016) for the second-most 3-point makes in tournament history (13)
• Scored 24 on 6-of-7 shooting from behind the arc in Stanford’s semifinal win over Arizona State (3/3)
• Season-high six 3-pointers tied for the third most in a single game in Pac-12 Tournament history
• Posted a season high with 26 points to go with four steals in the regular-season home finale against Cal (2/15)
• 26 points were the most for a Stanford freshman since Nneka Ogwumike had 27 in the NCAA Tournament against San Diego State on March 23, 2009
• Had a season-high seven assists in a win over Arizona (1/28)
• Went more than 99 minutes without a turnover from Feb. 2 at No. 16 Oregon State until Feb. 11 against Colorado
• Grabbed a season-high six rebounds against Utah (2/9)
• Averaged 11.0 points and 2.4 assists per game in conference
• Came off the bench to score 17 at San Francisco (11/29) and 13 at No. 3 Baylor (12/3) before starting the rest of the season beginning with UNLV on Dec. 16
• Scored Stanford's first 10 points on the road against the Lady Bears

USA Basketball

• Won silver with the United States at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in Aug. 2019
• Averaged 5.2 points, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals in 17.8 minutes per game in her first event with USA Basketball
• Had previous experience at trials at the U17 (2014 and 2016) and U16 (2015) levels