Kiana Allen

Bio

Kiana Allen brings extensive knowledge to CCDS from both her playing and coaching career. As a Summit Country Day alum, Allen is extremely familiar with CCDS and the surrounding competitive landscape. During her tenure at Summit, she competed in soccer and basketball, earning two state championships in soccer and three Miami Valley Conference championships in basketball, where she also holds the school record for most three-pointers in a single game. Allen continued her playing career at Bethel College before transferring to Asbury University. From 2023 to 2026, Allen served as head coach for the sixth- and eighth-grade girls basketball teams at Summit while also working as an assistant coach for the varsity program. She has emphasized player development, guiding athletes from the middle school level through their transition to varsity competition. Most recently, she led her eighth-grade team to a Miami Valley Conference championship this past season. For the past six years, Allen has also been the head coach for the Cincy Swish eighth-grade girls basketball team, a highly competitive Amateur Athletic Union program. Allen's emphasis on player development will be a valuable asset as she takes over a young program. The team was led by Josie Buckingham for the past two seasons, compiling a 9-36 record. Buckingham succeeded longtime head coach John Snell (2006-2024), who concluded his tenure with three straight district titles and a final four appearance in 2022. Allen aims to restore that level of sustained success to the program.