Released by Seattle Storm, Stanford legend Kiana Williams looks for her next home

At the beginning of the decade, Kiana Williams established herself as a major figure at Stanford, helping the Cardinal win the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament, the school's first women's basketball title since 1992. Williams teamed up with players like Cameron Brink, Haley Jones and Lexie Hull to form a dominant team that will forever go down in history as arguably one of Stanford's best and most talented.

After graduating following the title-winning season, Williams was the school's all-time leading three-point shooter and established herself as a true Cardinal legend. Now, just three years after graduating from college, Williams' basketball career is in limbo following her recent release from the WNBA's Seattle Storm.

Williams was selected 18th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm and initially had no chance of making the roster as the team already had Sue Bird, Jordin Canada, Jewel Loyd and Kennedy Burke in the backcourt. Against all expectations, she made the final roster and spent the following two seasons in Seattle, playing in 13 games between 2021 and 2022 and averaging 1.7 points last year. After three games into the 2022 season, Williams was released and signed with Connecticut, where she played the rest of the season with the Sun.

Williams did not play in the WNBA last year before rejoining the Storm on a training camp contract ahead of this season. Her performance was good enough to earn her another spot on the original roster, but after she was released on July 2, she signed two 10-day contracts. She played in 13 games with the team, averaging just 0.8 points. After her second 10-day contract expired, she was not retained and was released a second time.

Williams never missed a game during her college years, starting 128 consecutive games. At the end of her tenure, she averaged 13.4 points per game with 3.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds. She was the program's all-time leading three-point shooter and her career percentage from behind the three-point line was .370. Williams was one of Tara VanDerveer's most reliable players during her time there, and her legacy will never be forgotten.

Williams is a 5-foot-7 hybrid guard. Her versatility and strong shooting ability make her a player any team could use. And as the WNBA playoffs approach, Williams will continue to work hard in hopes of either finding a home for a team's playoff run or coming back next season better than ever and ready to help a franchise achieve its goals.