NCAA First Round: Saw 15 minutes off the bench against UT Mar- tin (3/17), putting up two rebounds and a block...Second Round: Came off the bench to collect two points, four rebounds in eight minutes against DePaul (3/19)...Regional Semifinal: Contributed two rebounds and a steal in five minutes off the bench in the win over Kansas (3/24)...Saw seven minutes against South Carolina (3/3), recording five points and two boards...Came off the bench to see 15 minutes in the second round of the SEC Tournament versus Vanderbilt (3/2), putting up four points...Went 2-2 from the floor and 2-2 from the line against Flori- da (2/26), adding three boards in 12 minutes...Was 2-2 from the floor and pulled down three boards against Arkansas (2/23)Went 4-5 from the floor to tally 10 points and six boards in 18 minutes off the bench at Ole Miss (2/19)...Contributed 10 points on 5-6 shooting along with seven boards in the win over Mississippi State (2/16)...Recorded five rebounds and three assists in then minutes on the floor versus Kentucky (2/13)...Led UT in rebounding at Vanderbilt (2/9), pulling down nine boards in 23 minutes; added seven points in the effort...Saw seven minutes off the bench against Auburn (2/5), scoring four points in the win...Put up four points in eight minutes in the start versus South Carolina (2/2)...Started her second consecutive game at Georgia (1/29), putting up four points and six rebounds...Earned her first career start at Alabama (1/26); scored nine points and tied her career high minutes with 31...Saw career-high minutes versus LSU (31 min, 1/19), tying her career best with 15 points on 5-10 shooting...Went 3-3 from the floor, putting up six points in the win over Vanderbilt (1/15), trying her SEC high in four minutes off the bench...Came up with a rebound and a block in five minutes against Kentucky (1/12)...Saw nine minutes off the bench against Arkansas (1/8); set a personal SEC-best mark with six points...Recorded three points and two rebounds against Georgia (1/5)...Came off the bench to see 13 minutes of action against Auburn (1/1); scored two points, pulled down two boards and recorded a steal for UT...Tallied four points and five rebounds in 18 minutes at Notre Dame (1/24); also recorded two steals...Put up eight points in 19 minutes against Chattanooga (1/3), pulling down three boards on the night...Came off the bench against Old Dominion (12/28) to tie a UT season high with nine helpers; added five boards, a block and her first career steal in the win...Saw eight minutes of action against #4 Stanford (12/20), hitting two free throws for the Lady Vols...Played 11 minutes against UCLA (12/17), contributing four points on 2-4 shooting in the contest...Came in off the bench to see nine minutes of action against Rutgers (12/13) where she came up with a defensive rebound and a block in the win...Saw 24 minutes off the bench against #20/21 DePaul (12/11), scoring a career-high 15 points with three steals and two rebounds on the day...Came off the bench to see 11 minutes of action against #21/22 Texas, where she pulled down three defensive boards and dished out a career-high three assists in the win...Saw a career-high 26 minutes of action off the bench versus Middle Tennessee (11/29); collected her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, going 5-6 from the floor in the contest...Against Virginia, (11/20), recorded a defensive rebound and dished out an assist in 10 minutes of action off the bench...Saw first action as a Lady Vol against Pepperdine (11/13), clocking 16 minutes; scored seven points and tallied seven rebounds in 16 minutes of action against the Waves...Her USA U-19 team was named USA Basketball's team of the year after bringing home the gold from Chile this summer

Attended Butler High School (N.C.), where she helped her teams compile an 86-7 record over three years...As a senior, she averaged 23.1 ppg, 15.3 rpg, 5.4 apg, 5.0 bpg and 4.1 spg, while shooting 61.0 percent from the field, 48.0 percent from 3-point and 85.0 percent from the line...In her final go-round, she led the Bulldogs to a 30-1 mark and the North Carolina Class 4A state quarterfinals...Averaged 18.9 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 3.5 apg, 2.5 spg and 1.6 bpg as a junior in 2009-10 to propel Butler to the North Carolina Class 4A state title and a 26-4 record...As a sophomore in 2008-09, she averaged 12.8 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 1.8 apg, 2.1 spg and 1.4 bpg in leading her team to a 30-2 record...She started her high school basketball career at South Mecklenburg High School (S.C.) and averaged 10.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 1.4 apg as a freshman in 2007-08...A multi-sport athlete, she also participated in track & field and was the 2008 North Carolina 4A outdoor state champion, 2010 North Carolina 4A indoor state champ in the high jump and was the 2011 Butler High School Field MVP...A decorated hoopster, Cierra, along with fellow Lady Vol frosh Ariel Massengale, were among five finalists for the 2011 Naismith National High School Player of the Year award... Selected as a 2011 McDonald's High School All-American a 2011 WBCA High School All-American...Chosen for a number of A-A nods -- USA Today All-USA first team (2011), Parade Magazine All-America (2011) and Parade third team (2010), ESPN Rise All-American first team (2010)...She was tabbed as the Gatorade North Carolina Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2010 and 2011)....Associated Press North Carolina Player of the Year (2011) and Co-Player of the Year (2010)...Charlotte Observer North Carolina Ms. Basketball...Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County Co-Player of the Year (2010) and All-Mecklenburg first team (2010)...Charlotte Observer All-State first team (2009, 2010)...MVP of the North Carolina Class 4A state title game (2010) while contributing 28 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.

Decorated member of several USA Basketball teams... In the summer of 2011, won a gold medal at the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championships in Puerto Montt, Chile...Along with UT teammate Ariel Massengale, the USA went 8-1 as Burdick chipped in 5.7 ppg and 6.0 rpg in 14.2 mpg...Also won gold medals at both the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship, 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship...The USA U17 World Championship Team posted a perfect 8-0 record in the inaugural FIBA U17 World Championship as she averaged 7.6 ppg and 4.8 rpg...Helped the U.S. earn a 2-1 record to capture a pre-U17 World Championship tournament title in Spain against U17 national teams from Australia, Canada and Spain....As a member of the 2009 USA U16 National Team, she averaged 6.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.6 apg and 1.6 spg in 16.6 mpg to help the USA capture a 5-0 record...On the AAU circuit, she played for Boo Williams in 2010; Team Unique from 2007-2009; Carolina Comets in 2003 and 2004, and the Queen City Jewells in 2002, 2005 and 2006.

Cierra is considering a major in communications... Would like to pursue a career in broadcast journalism... Wears uniform number 11 because she's "tall and lanky like two ones"... Says the most impressive person ever met: her mom, because "she's the strongest person I know and there isn't an obstacle she hasn't overcome"... Began her basketball career by going to the YMCA across the street from her apartment every Saturday to play in the youth league... A gifted student, she earned a weighted 4.28 GPA and was a member of the National Honor Society...Active in her community, she served as lead counselor for her school's basketball camp and volunteered with several charities, including the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation... Comes from an athletic background, her great grandfather played for the Chicago Bears...She emerged into one of the nation's most talented basketball players despite having open heart surgery (ASD repair) when she was two years old... She has one younger brother, C.J., 7, and younger twin sisters, Emma and Jillian Heard, 11... Cassidie Cierra Burdick was born on Sept. 30, 1993, in Charlotte, N.C. ...She is the daughter of Lisa Burdick and Derrick Heard.