Bridgett Branson

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Bloomingdale, Ind.
Position:
F
Height:
6-2

Junior Year (2004-05)- Started in four games for the Hoosiers ... earned her first start of the season vs. Michigan on Jan. 23 where she scored two points and had three assists ... scored a career high seven points vs. Purdue on Feb. 20 ... was the leading scorer off the bench, contributing four points vs. Penn State on Jan. 16 ... netted four points against Northwestern on Jan. 13 ... led the team in steals with two on Dec. 1 against Arkansas ... was the leading scorer off the bench on seven different occasions.

Sophomore Year (2003-04)- Team-oriented player who established a new a new career-high with four assists against Cornell in the season opener ... also posted a career-high by grabbing 11 rebounds against Virginia Commonwealth ... matched a career-high with six points (2-of-3 from three-point range) against Arkansas ... added nine rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot against the Lady Razorbacks ... was effective in Indiana's win over Michigan at Assembly Hall, scoring four points, grabbing seven rebounds and adding two assists in 34 minutes of action against the Wolverines ... hauled in four rebounds and established a new career-high with two blocked shots against North Texas ... made her first start of the season against Iowa State at the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.

Freshman Year (2002-2003)- Talented freshman who started the first game of her collegiate career...In doing so, she became the first Hoosier to start her debut since current Detroit Shock center Jill Chapman...Started 11 games on the year...Suffered a second-degree right ankle sprain against Wisconsin on Feb. 16 that hampered her minutes late in the season...Set a career high with six points against Minnesota at Assembly Hall on February 9 ..Scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in the season opener against Wofford...Had four points and a season-high six rebounds against Florida State...Got her first Big Ten start on January 19 at Michigan, going for five points, three rebounds and three steals in 22 minutes.

Prep-All around talent who attended Turkey Run HS, in Marshall, Ind., where she was named to the Indiana All-Star team after her senior year...Selected to the first-team All-State squad by Midwest Sports Publishing... Was a second-team All-State honoree by the Associated Press and was named to Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Top 40 list...Competed for the North All-Star team in the 2002 Reebok North-South All-Star Game... Nearly averaged a double-double during her senior season, scoring over 12 points and taking in nine rebounds per con-test...Grabbed 22 rebounds in a game against Chrisman (III.) HS...McDonald's All-America nominee... Was a 2001 Indiana Junior All-Star..Earned adidas All-American honors and was a Hoosier Basketball Magazine All-State selection... Region Roundball Review, Fifth Quarter and Hoosierland Report all named her a Player to Watch... Earned most valuable player honors at the 1999 Junior Nationals in Indianapolis...Sectional MVP in her sophomore year... Earned All-Conference and All-Sectional honors in each of her first three seasons...Led the team in rebounds, steals, assists and blocked shots...Averaged 14.1 points per game and blocked 32 shots as a junior...President of the National Honor Society and was a six-year member... Also lettered in softball, establishing a new Indiana state home run record.

Personal- Brigett Branson was born on April 2, 1984...Majoring in biology/pre-med.