#12 Khamil Pierre

Forward

Class Junior

Height 6-2

Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.

High School Perry

Major Undeclared

Bio Stats

Career Honors

WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2024-25)
Two-time SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 26, 2024, Dec. 17, 2024)
USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week (Dec. 17, 2024)
AP National Player of the Week Runner-Up (Dec. 17, 2024)
Two-time TSWA Player of the Week (Dec. 17, 2024, Dec. 31, 2024)
John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List (2024-25)
USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Midseason Top 50 Watch List (’25)
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Midseason Watch List (2024-25)
Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Women’s College Player of the Year Midseason Team (2024-25)
Cheryl Miller Award Small Forward of the Year Award Finalist (2024-25)
All-SEC Freshman Team (2023-24)
Five-time SEC Freshman of the Week (’24)

Started in all 32 games she played in her second season at Vanderbilt
Twice named SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 26, Dec. 17)
Averaged a career-best 20.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals in 30.5 minutes per game
Joined Mikayla Blakes (23.3 ppg) to make up the only pair of teammates in all of NCAA Division I to average over 20.0 points per game this season
Increased her scoring average by 11.5 points from her freshman season
Her 17 double-doubles were the most by a Commodore in a season since 1999-00 and were the 15th-most nationally
Her career-high of 42 points vs. Evansville (Dec. 14) briefly held the Vanderbilt single-game scoring record, later broken 47 days later by Mikayla Blakes’ 53 points at Florida on Jan. 30
Scored 42 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds, making her the first Commodore to collect a combined 60 points and rebounds in the same game
Registered double-digit points in 31 games
Scored 20-plus points in 16 games
Pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 18 contests and collected 3-plus steals in 18 games
Opened the season by collecting a double-double in 10 of her first 12 contests
The 19 made field goals vs. Evansville (Dec. 14) tied the program’s single-game record for the most field goals made
Her nine steals vs. Texas A&M (Feb. 27) are tied for the third-most in a single-game in program history
Collected three or more steals in 18 games
Played a career-high 44 minutes vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 13)
Ended the year on an 11-game double-digit scoring streak

All-SEC freshman team
Set the program record with five SEC Freshman of the Week Selections (Jan. 2, Jan. 16, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, March 4)
Appeared in 33 games and made 11 starts as a true freshman
Started the final 10 games of the season
Averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
Shot 41.9 percent from the field
Averaged 10.4 points per game in SEC play
Collected four double-doubles on the year
Scored a career-high 28 points at Georgia (March 3)
Registered double-figure points in 14 games and ended the season on a three-game double-digit scoring streak
Scored 15 or more points in five games
Averaged 11.0 points in two NCAA Tournament games
Tallied 16 points and a career-best 15 rebounds against Florida in the second round of the SEC Tournament
Led the team in scoring in four games and rebounding in six games

Played at Perry High School in Queen Creek, Ariz.
Arizona’s Gatorade Player of the Year (2023)
Four-star recruit by ESPN.com
The 63rd best prospect in that nation according to ESPN.com
Ended her prep career on a 54-game double-digit scoring streak
Averaged 24.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 4.0 steals per game as a senior
McDonald’s All-American Nominee
All-Premier Player of the Year (2023)
Averaged 21.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 steals per games as a junior to lead PHS to its first Arizona 6A tournament championship game
Scored 30 or more points in six games during her prep career
Registered a career-best 38 points on two separate occasions during her senior season
Collected 28 double-doubles over her final two prep seasons
25 games with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds during her prep career
Named her conference’s defensive player of the year as a sophomore
Played club ball for the Arizona Elite