2024-25 (Senior)
Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll both semesters ... Became Norfolk State’s all-time blocks leader with 162 total blocks on Mar. 15 against Howard in the MEAC Championship … All-MEAC First Team and All-Defensive Team Selection … MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player … BOXTOROW HBCU All-America First Team Selection … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week six times … Named to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watchlist ... Received a spot on the VaSID First Team … Played in 34 games, making 34 starts … Averaged 15.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 blocks, and 1.9 steals per game … Shot 48.0 percent from the field (223-of-465) to lead the team … Led the MEAC in blocks, averaging 2.4 per game … Posted 27 double-figure scoring games, including seven 20+ scoring outings … Led the team with 12 double-doubles … Knocked down a career high three 3-pointers at Alabama on Nov. 13 … Scored 22 points, while tying her career high in rebounds with 17 against Shaw on Dec. 12 … … Produced a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds at Morgan State on Jan. 13 … Picked up a acareer high seven steals against Virginia-Lynchburg on Jan. 18 … Notched a season high 28 points with seven rebounds at Coppin State on Feb. 22 … Tallied 19 points, seven rebounds, six blocks, and four steals against Howard in the MEAC Championship game on Mar. 15 … Helped the Spartans win the 2025 MEAC Women’s Basketball Championship and the 2024-25 Regular Season crown with a perfect 14-0 record.
2023-24 (Junior)
Member of AD’s Fall and Spring Honor Rolls … 2024 MEAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Year … Selected to the All-MEAC First Team MEAC, MEAC All-Defensive Team, MEAC All-Tournament Team, and Preseason All-MEAC First Team …. Named to Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Midseason Watch List … BOXTOROW HBCU Player of the Year … Named Norfolk State Female Athlete of the Year and Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Year at the 2024 Spartan Choice Awards … Seven MEAC Weekly Honors… Appeared in 32 games, making 32 starts … Scored her 1,000th career point against South Carolina State on Feb. 17 … Averaged 17.6 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 1.6 steals, and 1.5 assists on 225-of-450 (50.0 percent) shooting from the field … Posted two 30-plus scoring performances … Tallied 33 points, 17 rebounds, two steals, and two blocks at High Point on Dec. 18 … Notched a 30-point, 16-rebound, four steal outing at Longwood on Dec. 31 … Recorded 10 20-plus scoring performances and 14 double-doubles … Tallied 29 points and 15 rebounds against Wake Forest on Dec. 10 … Recorded 20 points, 11 rebounds, career-high seven steals, and career-high six blocks against Mary Washington on Jan. 22 … Notched 20 points, 15 rebounds and two blocks in the MEAC Tournament Championship game against Howard on Mar. 16.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Helped the Spartans win the 2023 MEAC Women’s Basketball Championship title … Assisted in the Spartans ranking first in the NCAA in Scoring Defense and Field Goal Percentage Defense and fifth nationally in Steals Per Game, Turnovers Forced Per Game, and Three Point Percentage Defense ... Named the MEAC Most Outstanding Player of the 2023 Women’s Basketball Tournament … Garnered All-MEAC Second Team and Defensive Team honors … Was named the HBCU National Player of the Week by BOXTOROW on March 13 … Averaged 26.9 minutes per game for a total of 862 minutes played during the season … Second on the team in scoring with 354 points with an average of 11.1 points per game … Recorded a team-high 270 total rebounds, 115 offensive and 155 defensive, with 32 blocks (2nd), 32 steals, and 23 assists … She shot 54.3% from the field and 54.8% from the free throw line … Totaled nine double-doubles throughout the season … Scored a career-high 22 points in the MEAC semifinal game against N.C. Central after putting up 21 points the game before in the quarterfinals against S.C. State … Scored 21 points in the Jan. 14 game against Howard where NSU defeated HU 64-37 in Echols Arena … Named MEAC Player of the Week four times throughout the season …
at Daytona State 2021-22 (Freshman)
Named to the FCSAA All-Central Conference First Team … Played in 22 games, making 21 starts … Averaged 12.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 106-of-216 (49.1 percent) from the field … Ranked top 10 in the state in rebounding and field goal percentage and top 25 in the nation in offensive rebounding … Reached double-digits in scoring 14 times and rebounding seven times, finishing the season with six double-doubles … Opened the campaign with a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double vs. Hillsborough CC, adding three blocks on the defensive end … Scored season-high 32 points on 12-of-20 shooting at Indian River, making 8-of-12 free throw attempts and pulling down nine rebounds …Posted 18 points and 11 rebounds at Santa Fe, racking up nine points and 15 boards in a rematch a few days later.
High School
Selected to the all-conference first team all four years … Averaged 18.3 points, 13.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 blocks, and 1.6 steals per game as a senior … Reached the 1,000-point club by the end of her sophomore year … Posted 19 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the AAA state quarterfinal win over Austin that season …Scored 21 points and 21 rebounds in the team’s 68-66 loss in the state semifinals … Led the Hawks to a state title as a freshman.
Personal
Kierra Tyniece Wheeler was born on December 16, 2002 … Daughter of Mario Green and Katrena Wheeler … Goes by “MeMe” … Majoring in business with a minor in marketing … Plans on becoming a marketing manager someday … Enjoys photography and playing Call of Duty in her free time.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
33, at High Point (12/18/23) |
| FG Made |
13, at Longwood (12/18/23) |
| FG ATT. |
24, at Longwood (12/18/23) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
3, at Alabama (11/13/24) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
5, at Alabama (11/13/24) |
| FT Made |
14, at Morgan State (2/26/24) |
| FT ATT |
15, at Morgan State (2/26/24) |
| Rebounds |
17 (2x), last: vs. Shaw (12/12/24) |
| Assists |
7, vs. Virgina-Lynchburg (1/18/25) |
| Steals |
7, vs Mary Washington (1/22/24) |
| Blocks |
6, vs. Mary Washington (1/22/24) |
| Minutes |
43, at High Point (12/18/23) |
