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Cierra Dillard
Cierra Janay Dillard (born May 8, 1996) is an American-Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for Alexandria Sporting Club.
| No. 24 – Sporting Alexandria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard | ||||
| Egyptian Basketball Premier League | ||||
| (1996-05-08) May 8, 1996Rochester, New York | ||||
| American / Senegalese | ||||
| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||
| Gates Chili(Rochester, New York) | ||||
| UMass (2014–2016) | ||||
| Buffalo (2017–2019) | ||||
| 2019: 2nd round, 20th overall pick | ||||
| Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| 2019–present | ||||
| Stadium Casablanca | ||||
| Sporting Alexandria | ||||
| 2× AWBL champion (2022, 2023) | ||||
| AWBL Most Valuable Player (2023) | ||||
| MAC Tournament MVP (2019) | ||||
| First-team All-MAC (2019) | ||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||
| Medals | ||||
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Cierra Janay Dillard (born May 8, 1996) is an American-Senegalese professional basketball player who currently plays for Alexandria Sporting Club.
Dillard attended Gates Chili High School in Rochester, New York. She was named the All-Greater Rochester Girls Basketball Player of the Decade 2010–19.
She later attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst for two years, before transferring to the University at Buffalo. 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, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2018.
Dillard was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round of the 2019 WNBA draft. 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.
In 2022, Dillard guided Alexandria Sporting Club to the 2022 FIBA Africa Women's Champions Cup title, scoring a team-high 21 points in the finals. The following season, Sporting repeated as African champions and Dillard was named MVP of the 2023 Africa Women's Basketball League. Dillard averaged 23 points per game on 53.9% shooting from the field.
In 2023, Dillard became Senegalese by presidential decree. She joined the Senegal national team shortly after.
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| 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 |
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