Women's Basketball Adds Tierra Trotter, Adaramoye Jumoke
4/18/2025 11:44:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The pair of transfers will join the Roos in 2025-26
KANSAS CITY - Kansas City Women's Basketball has added a pair of transfer student-athletes, as announced by Head Coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett today. Tierra Trotter will join the Roos from UTRGV and Adaramoye Jumoke comes to Kansas City from Saint Leo.
Tierra Trotter | 5'4 | G | Little Rock, Ark. | Bryant HS | UTRGV | Northwest CC
2024-25 (UTRGV):Â Played and started in all 31 games, averaging 27.8 minutes... Hit two key three-pointers in the second half of a 70-68 season-opening win at Houston and had four assists (11/5)... Scored 11 points at UTSA (11/9)... Dished out six assists and scored four points in 12 minutes against Arlington Baptist (11/23)... Scored six points with three rebounds and three assists vs. Texas State (11/30)... Had six assists in SLC-opening win vs. SFA (12/7)... Scored season-high tying 16 points with two steals vs. Eastern Michigan (12/19) and hit the shot to send game to OT... Had five assists and four points against Kansas City (12/20)... Scored six points with two assists at #5 Texas (12/29)... Scored eight points with two threes at New Orleans (1/4)... Scored 13 points with career-high tying three threes and three rebounds vs. East Texas A&M (1/9)... Scored nine points with five assists and four rebounds at Corpus Christi (1/11)... Scored 15 points with a career-high nine made FTs vs. McNeese (1/25)... Had six rebounds vs. Nicholls (1/27)... Scored 10 points with four assists and two steals at Northwestern State (1/30)... Set career highs with 12 rebounds and eight assists against Corpus Christi (2/1)... Scored eight points with five assists at SFA (2/6)... Scored 11 points with four assists at Lamar (2/8)... Had a career-high tying eight assists with six points against Incarnate Word (2/13)... Had eight points and five assists in win over Houston Christian (2/15)... Matched season-high of 16 points with nine rebounds and team-high four assists with two steals at McNeese (2/20)... Scored 12 points with five assists and two steals at Nicholls (2/22)... Had career-high two blocks vs. Southeastern (2/27)... Scored 12 points with three assists vs. New Orleans (3/1)... Recorded 13 points, six rebounds and two assists in SLC Tournament first round against Nicholls (3/10)
2023-24 (UTRGV): Played in 26 games, making 18 starts … Scored 12 points with a career-high seven rebounds at Utah Tech (3/7) … Went 5-for-10 from the floor and finished with 11 points vs. Seattle U (2/24) … Scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists in win over Utah Valley (2/22) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Abilene Christian (2/15) … Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-high 8-of-17 shooting with a career-high tying three three-pointers vs. Southern Utah (2/3) … Tied a then career-high with 10 points while making a pair of three-pointers vs. Utah Tech (2/1) … Scored eight points and dished out a career-high five assists at California Baptist (1/25) … Tied a career-high with 10 points while grabbing a career-high six rebounds and recording a career-high four steals at Stephen F. Austin (1/4) … Made first-career start and scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing a career-high four assists, recording first-career block, with a career-high two steals vs. FIU (11/10) … Made season debut at Texas Tech (11/7)
2022-23 (UTRGV): Played in 14 games … Played a season-high 18 minutes at Sam Houston (1/28) scoring three points with two assists and a steal … Made her UTRGV debut playing 12 minutes at Oklahoma State (11/7)
2021-22 (Northwest CC): Earned First Team All-MACCC honors and was named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 ... led her team with 16.3 points per game while recording nine 20-point performances, including a career-best 29-point performance at the MACCC Tournament ... led the team with 43 steals while finishing second with 155 rebounds, and 68 assists
2020-21 (Northwest CC): Played and started every game for Northwest as she led the team with 14.5 points per game while also grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game and dishing out 2.3 assists per game ... went on to earn All-MACCC Second Team honors that season
High School/Club:Â Played at Bryant HS for Coach Brad Matthews ... Averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game ... Four-time All-State ... Four-time All-Conference ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Played club ball for Arkansas Mavericks and Arkansas 3D
Personal:Â Born June 13, 2002 in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... Daughter of Krystal Thornton-Deshazer and Kevin Deshazer ... Twin sister Sierra played basketball at National Park College ... Favorite TV show is Prison Break ... Favorite color is blue ... Intends to major in Psychology
Why Kansas City?:Â "I chose Kansas City because I love the city and the coaches welcomed me with open arms. I feel like I can bring a lot to this program on and off the court and can elevate my game under Coach Jackson-Durrett."
Adaramoye Jumoke | 6'1 | F/C | Ekiti, Nigeria | Linden Hall Girls' School | Saint Leo | Murray State | San Francisco
2024-25 (Saint Leo): Appeared in 27 games with 24 starts… named the SSC Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week three times over the course of the season… averaged 9.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game… recorded five double-doubles on the year… shot .456 percent from the field and converted .750 percent of her free throw attempts… totaled 24 blocks and 40 steals… registered a season- and career-high 24 points versus Lynn on Jan. 22 in addition to five rebounds and one steal… tallied 22 points and a season-best 16 boards against Florida Southern on Jan. 18… scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds on March 4 in the first round of the SSC Championship Tournament at Embry-Riddle… notched 17 points and collected 10 rebounds with two blocks and two steals at Tampa on Jan. 25… posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, and one block at Florida Southern on Feb. 22… scored 14 points and six rebounds at Nova Southeastern on Jan. 11… recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, and six steals at Florida Tech on Nov. 23… notched 13 points and grabbed 14 boards with three blocks at Barry on Jan. 1… registered 11 points at Lynn with 10 boards and three blocks at Lynn on Feb. 26… posted 10 points and six rebounds versus Concord on Nov. 30… tallied 10 points and eight boards with steals at Eckerd on Jan. 29… laced 10 points, five rebounds, two steals against Barry on Feb. 5
2023-24 (Saint Leo): Played in 27 games and started in 22…averaged 20.9 minutes and 7.4 points per game…totaled 199 points…shot 45.7% from the field and made 74 field goal attempts…grabbed a season-high thirteen rebounds against D'Youville (Dec. 16)
2022-23 (Saint Leo): Transferred from Murray State...played all 29 games and started in 25…averaged 5 points/game and 4.7 rebounds/game…grabbed an SSC-high 18 rebounds vs. Flagler (12/30/22)Â
2021-22 (Murray State): Transferred from San Francisco...played in 31 games, logging 44 minutes … recorded 151 points, 15 blocks, 137 rebounds, and 21 steals in her sophomore campaign … achieved her first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a game vs. National Park College (12/3/21).
2020-21 (San Francisco): Played in nine games, logging 29 minutes … averaged 1.3 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game while shooting 30.8 percent from the field … Made her collegiate debut on Dec. 18 against William Jessup, played over five minutes, and scored two points in that contest … Scored a season-high 4 points against BYU on Mar. 8 in just under three minutes of action, also had two rebounds that game
High School/Club:Â Played at Linden Hall for Coach Bob Kauffman ... Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds ... Led team to back-to-back Mid-State Conference titles in 2018 and 2019 ... Won District Three title, fist in school history ... Named Second Team Class 2A All-State in 2020 ... Named to "Tremendous 25," list of top-25 junior/senior basketball players in Pennsylvania ... Also ran cross country and qualified to state as a senior
Personal:Â Born Nov. 27, 2002 in Ondo ... Has four siblings: Samuel, Paul, Daniel and Irede ... Favorite TV show is Love is Blind ... Favorite musical artist is Davido ... Intends to pursue MBA
Why Kansas City?:Â "I chose Kansas City because I wanted to be part of a program where I felt genuinely supported both as a student-athlete and as a person. During my visit and my conversations with the coaching staff, I really felt their energy, vision and belief in me. They value hard work, team chemistry and development and those are all things that I prioritize. On top of that, I love the competitive spirit of the program. I know it's where I can continue growing on the court and academically."
Tierra Trotter | 5'4 | G | Little Rock, Ark. | Bryant HS | UTRGV | Northwest CC
2024-25 (UTRGV):Â Played and started in all 31 games, averaging 27.8 minutes... Hit two key three-pointers in the second half of a 70-68 season-opening win at Houston and had four assists (11/5)... Scored 11 points at UTSA (11/9)... Dished out six assists and scored four points in 12 minutes against Arlington Baptist (11/23)... Scored six points with three rebounds and three assists vs. Texas State (11/30)... Had six assists in SLC-opening win vs. SFA (12/7)... Scored season-high tying 16 points with two steals vs. Eastern Michigan (12/19) and hit the shot to send game to OT... Had five assists and four points against Kansas City (12/20)... Scored six points with two assists at #5 Texas (12/29)... Scored eight points with two threes at New Orleans (1/4)... Scored 13 points with career-high tying three threes and three rebounds vs. East Texas A&M (1/9)... Scored nine points with five assists and four rebounds at Corpus Christi (1/11)... Scored 15 points with a career-high nine made FTs vs. McNeese (1/25)... Had six rebounds vs. Nicholls (1/27)... Scored 10 points with four assists and two steals at Northwestern State (1/30)... Set career highs with 12 rebounds and eight assists against Corpus Christi (2/1)... Scored eight points with five assists at SFA (2/6)... Scored 11 points with four assists at Lamar (2/8)... Had a career-high tying eight assists with six points against Incarnate Word (2/13)... Had eight points and five assists in win over Houston Christian (2/15)... Matched season-high of 16 points with nine rebounds and team-high four assists with two steals at McNeese (2/20)... Scored 12 points with five assists and two steals at Nicholls (2/22)... Had career-high two blocks vs. Southeastern (2/27)... Scored 12 points with three assists vs. New Orleans (3/1)... Recorded 13 points, six rebounds and two assists in SLC Tournament first round against Nicholls (3/10)
2023-24 (UTRGV): Played in 26 games, making 18 starts … Scored 12 points with a career-high seven rebounds at Utah Tech (3/7) … Went 5-for-10 from the floor and finished with 11 points vs. Seattle U (2/24) … Scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists in win over Utah Valley (2/22) … Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Abilene Christian (2/15) … Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-high 8-of-17 shooting with a career-high tying three three-pointers vs. Southern Utah (2/3) … Tied a then career-high with 10 points while making a pair of three-pointers vs. Utah Tech (2/1) … Scored eight points and dished out a career-high five assists at California Baptist (1/25) … Tied a career-high with 10 points while grabbing a career-high six rebounds and recording a career-high four steals at Stephen F. Austin (1/4) … Made first-career start and scored a career-high 10 points while grabbing a career-high four assists, recording first-career block, with a career-high two steals vs. FIU (11/10) … Made season debut at Texas Tech (11/7)
2022-23 (UTRGV): Played in 14 games … Played a season-high 18 minutes at Sam Houston (1/28) scoring three points with two assists and a steal … Made her UTRGV debut playing 12 minutes at Oklahoma State (11/7)
2021-22 (Northwest CC): Earned First Team All-MACCC honors and was named to the NJCAA All-Region 23 ... led her team with 16.3 points per game while recording nine 20-point performances, including a career-best 29-point performance at the MACCC Tournament ... led the team with 43 steals while finishing second with 155 rebounds, and 68 assists
2020-21 (Northwest CC): Played and started every game for Northwest as she led the team with 14.5 points per game while also grabbing 4.7 rebounds per game and dishing out 2.3 assists per game ... went on to earn All-MACCC Second Team honors that season
High School/Club:Â Played at Bryant HS for Coach Brad Matthews ... Averaged 16 points and 3 assists per game ... Four-time All-State ... Four-time All-Conference ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Played club ball for Arkansas Mavericks and Arkansas 3D
Personal:Â Born June 13, 2002 in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... Daughter of Krystal Thornton-Deshazer and Kevin Deshazer ... Twin sister Sierra played basketball at National Park College ... Favorite TV show is Prison Break ... Favorite color is blue ... Intends to major in Psychology
Why Kansas City?:Â "I chose Kansas City because I love the city and the coaches welcomed me with open arms. I feel like I can bring a lot to this program on and off the court and can elevate my game under Coach Jackson-Durrett."
Adaramoye Jumoke | 6'1 | F/C | Ekiti, Nigeria | Linden Hall Girls' School | Saint Leo | Murray State | San Francisco
2024-25 (Saint Leo): Appeared in 27 games with 24 starts… named the SSC Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week three times over the course of the season… averaged 9.7 points and 7.4 rebounds per game… recorded five double-doubles on the year… shot .456 percent from the field and converted .750 percent of her free throw attempts… totaled 24 blocks and 40 steals… registered a season- and career-high 24 points versus Lynn on Jan. 22 in addition to five rebounds and one steal… tallied 22 points and a season-best 16 boards against Florida Southern on Jan. 18… scored 21 points and grabbed five rebounds on March 4 in the first round of the SSC Championship Tournament at Embry-Riddle… notched 17 points and collected 10 rebounds with two blocks and two steals at Tampa on Jan. 25… posted 16 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, and one block at Florida Southern on Feb. 22… scored 14 points and six rebounds at Nova Southeastern on Jan. 11… recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, and six steals at Florida Tech on Nov. 23… notched 13 points and grabbed 14 boards with three blocks at Barry on Jan. 1… registered 11 points at Lynn with 10 boards and three blocks at Lynn on Feb. 26… posted 10 points and six rebounds versus Concord on Nov. 30… tallied 10 points and eight boards with steals at Eckerd on Jan. 29… laced 10 points, five rebounds, two steals against Barry on Feb. 5
2023-24 (Saint Leo): Played in 27 games and started in 22…averaged 20.9 minutes and 7.4 points per game…totaled 199 points…shot 45.7% from the field and made 74 field goal attempts…grabbed a season-high thirteen rebounds against D'Youville (Dec. 16)
2022-23 (Saint Leo): Transferred from Murray State...played all 29 games and started in 25…averaged 5 points/game and 4.7 rebounds/game…grabbed an SSC-high 18 rebounds vs. Flagler (12/30/22)Â
2021-22 (Murray State): Transferred from San Francisco...played in 31 games, logging 44 minutes … recorded 151 points, 15 blocks, 137 rebounds, and 21 steals in her sophomore campaign … achieved her first collegiate double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in a game vs. National Park College (12/3/21).
2020-21 (San Francisco): Played in nine games, logging 29 minutes … averaged 1.3 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game while shooting 30.8 percent from the field … Made her collegiate debut on Dec. 18 against William Jessup, played over five minutes, and scored two points in that contest … Scored a season-high 4 points against BYU on Mar. 8 in just under three minutes of action, also had two rebounds that game
High School/Club:Â Played at Linden Hall for Coach Bob Kauffman ... Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds ... Led team to back-to-back Mid-State Conference titles in 2018 and 2019 ... Won District Three title, fist in school history ... Named Second Team Class 2A All-State in 2020 ... Named to "Tremendous 25," list of top-25 junior/senior basketball players in Pennsylvania ... Also ran cross country and qualified to state as a senior
Personal:Â Born Nov. 27, 2002 in Ondo ... Has four siblings: Samuel, Paul, Daniel and Irede ... Favorite TV show is Love is Blind ... Favorite musical artist is Davido ... Intends to pursue MBA
Why Kansas City?:Â "I chose Kansas City because I wanted to be part of a program where I felt genuinely supported both as a student-athlete and as a person. During my visit and my conversations with the coaching staff, I really felt their energy, vision and belief in me. They value hard work, team chemistry and development and those are all things that I prioritize. On top of that, I love the competitive spirit of the program. I know it's where I can continue growing on the court and academically."
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