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Cierra Dillard is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She attended Gates Chili High School in Rochester, New York. She later attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst for two years, before transferring to the University at Buffalo.[1][2][3] At both universities, she played on the school's respective women's basketball teams. While playing at Buffalo, Dillard helped the Bulls to back-to-back NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament appearances in 2018 and 2019,[4][5] including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2018.

Cierra Dillard
Free Agent
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born (1996-05-08) May 8, 1996 (age 26)
Rochester, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Career information
High schoolGates Chili
(Rochester, New York)
College
  • UMass (2014–2016)
  • Buffalo (2017–2019)
WNBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Minnesota Lynx
Playing career2019–present

Umass and Buffalo statistics


Source[6]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 UMass 30 319 35.7% 32.4% 70.0% 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.1 10.6
2015–16 UMass 30 464 41.8% 32.9% 66.7% 3.3 2.7 2.0 0.0 15.5
2017–18 Buffalo 35 566 39.6% 34.6% 80.1% 4.1 5.2 3.0 0.1 16.2
2018–19 Buffalo 34 856 38.6% 34.1% 81.2% 4.9 5.7 2.9 0.2 25.2
Career 129 2205 39.1% 33.8% 76.2% 3.9 4.1 2.4 0.1 17.1

Professional career


Dillard was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round of the 2019 WNBA draft.[7] The Lynx waived her in May but shortly later she was claimed of waivers by the Los Angeles Sparks. After appearing in one preseason game for the Sparks, she was once again waived on May 18.[8]


References


  1. Wolf, Jason (March 20, 2019). "Cierra Dillard's impact at UB extends beyond MAC title, NCAA Tournament". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. Voepel, Mechelle (January 14, 2019). "Buffalo's Cierra Dillard is espnW's player of the week". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  3. D'Arcangelo, Lyndsey (March 7, 2019). "As talk of the WNBA Draft swirls around her, Cierra Dillard is relishing her final moments in Buffalo". The Athletic. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  4. Fulkerson, Vickie (March 24, 2019). "Buffalo's Cierra Dillard made an impact on many, including Auriemma". The Day. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. Stacy, Kelli (March 24, 2019). "UConn women prepare to take on Buffalo, Cierra Dillard in the second round of the NCAA Tournament". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  6. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
  7. Maiorana, Sal (April 10, 2019). "Cierra Dillard's WNBA dream now a reality as she was drafted by Minnesota Lynx". Democrat and Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  8. Rachel Lenzi (18 May 2019). "Former UB standout Cierra Dillard parts ways with WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks". Buffalo News. Retrieved 12 August 2019.




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