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

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, the highest total being 13 points against Boston College on Jan. 11
• Notched 9 rebounds against NC State on Feb. 15
• Had 4 steals against Chicago State, 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)
• Made first career start against NC State (1/29/23)
• Helped spark a second-half comeback over Arizona State with 14 points and a career high nine rebounds
• Made her Notre Dame debut against Northern Illinois

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