2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 32
Kyah Watson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Rapid City, S.D.
- High School:
- Rapid City Stevens HS
- Prev School:
- South Dakota
2022-23 (R-Jr. – at WVU)
- Played in and started all 33 contests: helping WVU to an NCAA Tournament appearance
- Averaged 30.2 minutes per game, scoring 265 points for an average of 8.0 per game
- Averaged 6.4 rebounds per game, the best on the team
- Her 78 steals marked a career-high and were the fourth most in the Big 12 conference
- Recorded a season-high five steals against Central Michigan (11/24)
- Scored a wvu career-high 19 points against Texas Tech (2/6)
- Recorded a career-high 15 rebounds against Baylor (2/10)
- Tallied a career-high five steals against Kansas State on (3/9)
2022-23 (R-So. – at WVU)
- Played in and started all 31 contests: helping WVU to an NCAA Tournament appearance
- Averaged 30.3 minutes per game, scoring 226 points for an average of 7.3 per game
- Averaged 5.1 rebounds per game, the second-best on the team
- Her 43 steals also ranked second on the team
- Led WVU in Assist/Turnover ratio at 2.82
- Recorded a season-high five steals against Central Michigan (11/24)
- Scored a season-high 16 points against Robert Morris (12/8)
- Played a career-high 48 minutes against Texas Tech (2/22) adding a season-high 12 boards
- Tallied six assists against Central Michigan on (11/24)
2021-22 (R-Fr. – at South Dakota)
- Helped the Coyotes reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
- Also assisted USD to the Summit League regular-season and tournament titles
- Played in 34 of South Dakota’s 35 games during the season, earning the start in 33 contests
- Averaged 5.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game and finished second on the team in rebounding (144)
- Tallied five double-figure scoring games during the season and also added a pair of double-digit rebounding performances
- Scored a career-high 18 points against Oral Roberts (2/26), while shooting 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the floor
- Pulled down 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale at Western Illinois (2/28), when the Coyotes clinched the Summit League regular-season title
- Played a key role defensively, holding 2021 Summit League Player of the Year Myah Selland to 0-of-10 from the field to help the Coyotes defeat South Dakota State in the Summit League Championship
- Scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against South Dakota State in the regular season (1/8)
- Reeled in a career-high 11 rebounds against Valparaiso (12/10)
- Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds in a win at North Dakota (1/29)
- Scored eight points in the Coyotes’ win over No. 7/5 Baylor to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16
2020-21 (Fr. – at South Dakota)
- Was limited to nine games due a midseason injury, while posting five starts
- Helped the Coyotes win the Summit League Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament
- Finished her freshman campaign with 38 points, 29 rebounds and 13 assists
- Also shot 36.7% (11-of-30) from the floor for the season
- Recorded one double-digit scoring game with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists against Midland (12/30)
- Also added one double-digit rebounding game, with 10 boards against Lipscomb (12/6), while also recording nine points, four assists and two blocks
- Tallied five points and a season-high three steals at Wichita State (12/10)
2019-20 - Rapid City Stevens High School
- A three-sport standout at Rapid City High
- Earned all-state honors on the basketball court for three consecutive seasons
- Averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game during her senior season
- Broke the RCSHS career assists record with 240, previously held by WNBA legend and current Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon
- Totaled 956 career points, 456 career rebounds and 174 career steals
- Made the South Dakota Class AA all-tournament team in 2019, while her senior championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Helped the Raiders win the South Dakota state volleyball championship in 2019
- Also anchored the Raiders' state championship 4x100-meter relay in 2017, running a then-state record of 48.38 seconds
- Received the Argus Leader Courage Award in 2018
Personal
- Daughter of Kevin Watson
- Birthday is December 5
- Majoring in Public Health
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
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