Her career was close to ending nearly one year ago in Division II, but instead, a former Pella basketball standout had it end at the NCAA Division I-level in her home state.

Kiara Bradley was a starter with the Kansas City Roos this past winter, averaging 8.7 points per game while playing in all 32 contests at the same time as working on graduate school. She was second on the team with 6.8 rebounds per game as well. The season came to a close in Cedar Falls as the Roos fell to the University of Northern Iowa in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament Thursday.

Prior to her transfer, Kiara was a three-time All-Conference selection with the NCAA Division II William Jewell Cardinals, and was an All-American honorable mention in her final season, in which Bradley was in the top-10 in the conference in 17 statistical categories and set five new Jewell NCAA era records, including becoming the Cardinals’ all-time scoring leader with 1,269 points in only three seasons.

Kiara was a first team All-State girls basketball selection in her senior season at Pella High School and a third team All-State honoree as a junior, as she was a key member of the back-to-back state qualifying teams in 2016 and 2017. Bradley finished with 726 career points and 463 rebounds for the Dutch.