2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

#14 KK Bransford 2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Guard


Height 5-11
Class Sophomore
Eligibility Sophomore
Hometown Cincinnati, OH
High School Mount Notre Dame
KK Bransford - Women's Basketball - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2024 ACC Tournament champion
  • 2023 ACC regular season champion
  • 2023 All-ACC Freshman Team
  • 2023 ACC Freshman of the Week & USBWA Freshman of the Week (Feb. 28)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)

  • ACC Tournament champion
  • Known as a jack-of-all-trades, Bransford played every position except the 5 throughout the entire season
  • Appeared in 33 games and made seven starts, averaging 6.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 25.7 minutes per game
  • Shot 39 percent from the floor and 78.4 percent from the charity stripe. Was 46.7 percent from the floor in the postseason
  • Became more of a force on defense, amassing 7 blocks (2 as a freshman) and 38 steals (30 as a freshman)
  • Posted double-figure points eight times
  • at BOSTON COLLEGE (1/11): Had a season-high 13 points
  • NC STATE (2/15): Notched 9 rebounds
  • CHICAGO STATE (11/21): Had 4 steals, a career-high
  • Missed first two games of the year with a lower body injury; made second year debut against Northwestern

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)

  • Averaged 24.2 minutes, 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game with a FG% of 47.8. Played in 33 games
  • Posted 12 games with 10+ points, fifth most on the team despite only making 12 starts
  • Ranked second in the ACC amongst freshmen in points/game when they came off the bench (8.6) and led the league’s freshmen in total points off the bench (181)
  • at NC STATE (1/29): Made first career start
  • ARIZONA STATE (11/26): Helped spark a second-half comeback with 14 points and a career-high 9 rebounds
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11/7): Made her Notre Dame debut and had 6 points, 3 boards and 3 assists

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • 2022 McDonald’s All-American
  • Back-to-back Ms. Ohio Basketball (2021 & 2022) – became the sixth player in Ohio high school history to win consecutive Ms. Ohio Baksetball awards
  • 2022 Naismith High School All-American
  • Ranked 29th overall in her class and valued as the seventh-best guard
  • Mount Notre Dame’s all-time leading scorer with 2,172 career points
  • Led MND to two of its eight all-time Ohio state titles – note that the 2020 team was 28-0 when COVID-19 ended the season
  • Three-time Ohio Final Four team 
  • Spearheaded Mount Notre Dame to a combined 111-3 overall record (2019-22). The Cougars built a nation’s best 98-game win streak before losing in the State Regional Final game. It marked the second longest consecutive win streak in Ohio high school girls basketball history
  • Led the Girls Greater Catholic League all four years at MND in scoring
  • Averaged 21.3 ppg as a senior, with a league leading 5.1 apg. She also averaged 8.3 rpg and 2.5 spg. 
  • Four-time Greater Girls Catholic League champions 
  • 2021 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year
  • 2021 MaxPreps Ohio Player of the Year
  • 2021 MaxPreps All-America First Team
  • Holds single game record at Journey to the Tourney with a 40-point performance
  • Averaged 21.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 5.1 apg, 3.0 spg as a junior. She shot 51.5 percent from the field and 40.5 percent from three-point range.
  • Made USA U16 Basketball team in 2019. Won the gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Americas. She averaged 5.0 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists per game during USA’s 6-0 run in Chile. 
  • National Honors Society
  • Honor Roll student
  • Volunteers at both Sisters of Notre Dame convent & Winton Youth Place
  • Favorite athlete is Candace Parker
  • Majoring in Film, Television and Theatre