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Jersey Number 5
Tierra Trotter
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Bryant HS
- Hometown:
- Pinebluff, Ark.
Pronunciation:
2025-26 (Graduate): Summit League Peak Performer of the Week (Dec. 30) … Played in 29 games while starting in 25 of those contests … Averaged 26.6 minutes per game, the fourth highest mark on the squad … Produced a career-high scoring average of 10.0 points per game, the third best rate on the team … Registered 13 games of double figure scoring including three games of 20-plus points … Lead the team in assists, averaging 3.2 per contest which was the third highest mark in the Summit League … Carried a 1.2 assist to turnover ratio which led the team and was the third best mark in the conference … Totaled 1.4 steals per game, the second best mark on the team … Registered 17 points and seven assists in her Roos debut against Kansas on November 5 … Posted 18 points and five assists in 28 minutes versus Arkansas on December 17 … Recorded a career-high 21 points, three rebounds and two assists on 8-14 shooting from the field at Missouri on December 28 … Poured in 20 points, six assists and three steals on the road versus South Dakota on February 12 … Notched 20 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes on senior day against Oral Roberts on Feburary 21.
2024-25 Senior (UTRGV): Played and started in all 31 games, averaging 27.8 minutes... Hit two key three-pointers in the second half of a 70-68 season-opening win at Houston and had four assists (11/5)... Scored 11 points at UTSA (11/9)... Dished out six assists and scored four points in 12 minutes against Arlington Baptist (11/23)... Scored six points with three rebounds and three assists vs. Texas State (11/30)... Had six assists in SLC-opening win vs. SFA (12/7)... Scored season-high tying 16 points with two steals vs. Eastern Michigan (12/19) and hit the shot to send game to OT... Had five assists and four points against Kansas City (12/20)... Scored six points with two assists at #5 Texas (12/29)... Scored eight points with two threes at New Orleans (1/4)... Scored 13 points with career-high tying three threes and three rebounds vs. East Texas A&M (1/9)... Scored nine points with five assists and four rebounds at Corpus Christi (1/11)... Scored 15 points with a career-high nine made FTs vs. McNeese (1/25)... Had six rebounds vs. Nicholls (1/27)... Scored 10 points with four assists and two steals at Northwestern State (1/30)... Set career highs with 12 rebounds and eight assists against Corpus Christi (2/1)... Scored eight points with five assists at SFA (2/6)... Scored 11 points with four assists at Lamar (2/8)... Had a career-high tying eight assists with six points against Incarnate Word (2/13)... Had eight points and five assists in win over Houston Christian (2/15)... Matched season-high of 16 points with nine rebounds and team-high four assists with two steals at McNeese (2/20)... Scored 12 points with five assists and two steals at Nicholls (2/22)... Had career-high two blocks vs. Southeastern (2/27)... Scored 12 points with three assists vs. New Orleans (3/1)... Recorded 13 points, six rebounds and two assists in SLC Tournament first round against Nicholls (3/10)...
2023-24 Junior (UTRGV): Played in 26 games, making 18 starts … Scored 12 points with a career-high seven rebounds at Utah Tech (3/7) … Went 5-for-10 from the floor and finished with 11 points vs. Seattle U (2/24) … Scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists in win over Utah Valley (2/22) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Abilene Christian (2/15) … Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-high 8-of-17 shooting with a career-high tying three three-pointers vs. Southern Utah (2/3) … Tied a then career-high with 10 points while making a pair of three-pointers vs. Utah Tech (2/1) … Scored eight points and dished out a career-high five assists at California Baptist (1/25) … Tied a career-high with 10 points while grabbing a career-high six rebounds and recording a career-high four steals at Stephen F. Austin (1/4) … Made first-career start and scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing a career-high four assists, recording first-career block, with a career-high two steals vs. FIU (11/10) … Made season debut at Texas Tech (11/7).
2022-23 Sophomore (UTRGV): Played in 14 games … Played a season-high 18 minutes at Sam Houston (1/28) scoring three points with two assists and a steal … Made her UTRGV debut playing 12 minutes at Oklahoma State (11/7).
2021-22 Freshman (Northwest CC): Earned First Team All-MACCC honors and was named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 ... led her team with 16.3 points per game while recording nine 20-point performances, including a career-best 29-point performance at the MACCC Tournament ... led the team with 43 steals while finishing second with 155 rebounds, and 68 assists.
2020-21 Freshman (Northwest CC): Played and started every game for Northwest as she led the team with 14.5 points per game while also grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game and dishing out 2.3 assists per game ... went on to earn All-MACCC Second Team honors that season.
High School: All-Conference and All-State athlete at Bryant HS ... Team captain her junior and senior seasons ... Averaged 16 points per game and three assists per game ... Competed at the club level for the Arkansas Mavericks and Arkansas 3D.
Personal: Born on June 13, 2002 ... Daughter of Krystal Thornton-Deshazer and Kevin Deshazer ... Sister Sierra plays for National Park College ... Chose Kansas City over App State, Jackson State,Vermont and others ... Favorite movie is Love and Basketball ... Favorite food is seafood ... Has a twin sister.
Why Kansas City: "I chose Kansas City because I loved the city and the coaches welcomed me with open arms. I feel like I can bring a lot to this program on and off the court while also elevating my game under coach Jackson!"
Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
WATCH: Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
Head Coach Mark Turgeon Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, March 09
Women's Basketball Highlights vs. #2 South Dakota State
Thursday, March 05
