Shawnee State graduate Cianna Gloster, who was an All-River States Conference selection in both seasons she played with the women's basketball program at SSU -- including a First-Team All-RSC selection during the 2024-25 season -- and led Shawnee State back to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 2021 this past season, has signed a professional contract to play women's basketball for Germany's USV Vimodrom Baskets Jena, the organization announced Monday.

Gloster, who is arguably the best rebounding forward in the history of the Shawnee State women's basketball program, was a force as the Bears went 48-15 during Gloster's time in the lineup. Gloster finished her time at Shawnee State averaging 13.5 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.2 blocks over the course of her time at Shawnee State. Gloster, who shot 56.1 percent from the field during her Shawnee State career, scored 1,029 career collegiate points -- 849 of those coming at Shawnee State in two seasons with the Bears after transferring from Rochester Christian (Mich.).

The 6-0 forward from Flint, Mich. was named as a First-Team All-RSC selection after averaging 15.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and three steals while shooting 55.4 percent from the field. Gloster spearheaded the River States Conference's top defensive unit as the Bears ultimately won as many as 20 consecutive games to run the table in the River States Conference during the regular season while advancing to the 2025 River States Conference Championship Game.

Gloster then led Shawnee State to an NAIA Opening Round victory over Loyola (La.), 70-62, before dropping a scant 71-66 decision to No. 5-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) in the NAIA Second Round.

She finished her career as not only a First-Team All-RSC honoree, but a 2025 CSC-NAIA Academic All-District selection who played in and started each of Shawnee State's 63 games over the course of her career. In 43 of those 63 contests, Gloster posted a double-double.

USV Vimodrom Baskets Jena, which plays in the German Regionalliga League, went 14-0 last season in the league's SouthEast-North Division -- winning the division by five games. Players who have suited up for USV Vimodrom Baskets Jena include Celeste Mershmister, who played at Rochester Christian and was a former college teammate of Gloster's, and 6-5 center Marta Miscenko, who was a First-Team All-South Atlantic Conference talent at NCAA Division II Wingate (N.C.).

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