BY THE NUMBERS
A jack (Jill?) of all trades for the Huskies, the 2018 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year also finished fourth on the team in scoring (13.5), fifth in rebounding (3.5) and assists (2.8), fourth in steals (1.27), third in three-point field goal percentage (.443), second in free throw percentage (.810) and first in minutes played (33.1). The 2016 Canadian Olympian finished her career with the fifth highest three-point field goal percentage in program history (.426).
| CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS | |||||||||||||||||||
| G-GS | Min-MPG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3G-3GA | 3G% | FT-FTA | FT% | OR | DR | REB | RPG | PF-DQ | A | TO | B | S | Pts | PPG | |
| 2014-15 | 39-36 | 976-25.0 | 138-284 | .486 | 53-130 | .408 | 70-97 | .722 | 34 | 88 | 122 | 3.13 | 60-1 | 108 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 399 | 10.2 |
| 2015-16 | 38-38 | 1074-28.3 | 127-287 | .443 | 51-138 | .370 | 49-65 | .754 | 17 | 57 | 74 | 1.95 | 57-0 | 104 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 354 | 9.3 |
| 2016-17 | 33-33 | 1009-30.6 | 138-287 | .481 | 73-158 | .462 | 71-83 | .855 | 12 | 57 | 69 | 2.09 | 51-1 | 128 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 420 | 12.7 |
| 2017-18 | 35-35 | 1140-32.6 | 166-315 | .527 | 80-180 | .444 | 68-84 | .810 | 24 | 96 | 120 | 3.43 | 53-0 | 99 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 480 | 13.7 |
| Totals | 145-142 | 4199-29.0 | 569-1173 | .485 | 257-606 | .424 | 258-329 | .784 | 87 | 298 | 385 | 2.66 | 221-2 | 439 | 207 | 24 | 24 | 1653 | 11.4 |
| HONORS | ||
| Dawn Staley Award Finalist | 2018 | |
| Nancy Lieberman Award Finalist | 2018 | |
| National Defensive Player of the Year | 2018 (WBCA) | |
| All-American Honorable Mention | 2018 (AP) | |
| American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year | 2018 | |
| American Athletic Conference First Team | 2018 | |
| xxxx | American Athletic Conference Second Team | 2017 |
| American Athletic Conference Third Team | 2016 | |
| American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year | 2015 | |
| COSIDA Academic All-America Third Team | 2018, 2017 | |
ACES SCOUTING REPORT
“Smart, solid player capable of playing multiple positions with her size in the WNBA. Shoots a very high percentage behind the arc, which can stretch out opponents defense.”
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
“From the time she walked on campus, Kia has been, if nothing else, an amazing competitor. … It’s the same thing every day, and I think that’s a great example for our younger players.”
~ Geno Auriemma, UConn Head Coach
“It’s easy to overlook the senior season Kia Nurse is having in large part because she’s been so good, consistently, since her freshman year. But consider that she is better than break-even from three, above 65 percent from two, with a 6-0 frame that will allow her to guard either backcourt position or even some small forwards. She’s absurdly smart and coachable, she has big game experience, she has international experience, there’s really no box you can’t check. .”
~ Howard Megdal, SummittHoops.com
“A solid guard would give [whomever drafts her a] good defender and smart offensive player who knows how to win.”
~ Doug Fieinberg, Associated Press