2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Kennedy Basham
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- PHH Prep
- Hometown:
- Phoenix, Ariz.
Bio
AS A SOPHOMORE | 2023-24
Appeared in 31 games and made 24 starts as a sophomore, the first starts of her collegiate career … Averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game while shooting 40.0 percent from the field … Led team with 48 blocks and led or tied for team lead in 13 games, finishing with multiple blocks 15 times … Scored a season-high 15 points at Washington on Feb. 23 and followed that up with 14 points two days later at Washington State for her first career games in double figures … Recorded a season-high four blocks four times and put together two separate streaks of six straight games with a rejection … Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds at Nevada on Nov. 21 … Started all 18 games during Pac-12 play, averaging 5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.4 percent from the floor while leading the team with 29 blocks.
AS A FRESHMAN | 2022-23
Appeared in 16 games of 35 games in her freshman season, averaging 1.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … Scored a season-high six points while logging a season-high 20 minutes at Washington State on Feb. 17 … Registered a season-best four blocks at Washington on Feb. 19, equaling the seventh-most blocks in a game by a Duck freshman and most since Mallory McGwire’s four blocks in 2017 … Had eight consecutive games with a block (Feb. 10 to March 2), including four straight with multiple blocks in that span … Injured in season opener against Northwestern and missed the following 12 games … Played 15 minutes and scored five points with a season-high six rebounds at Arizona State on Jan. 6 … Scored five points in 15 minutes against the Sun Devils at home on Feb. 25 … Led team with 6.3 blocks per 40 minutes … In 13 conference games, averaged 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … Finished the season third on the team with 21 total blocks and ranked second on the team in Pac-12 play with 17 blocked shots.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 59 overall ranked recruit in the country in the espnW Top 100 … Rated a four-star prospect according to ESPN … Ranked No. 9 among all post players in the class … Selected to participate in the Team USA U18 training camp in June, but did not participate due to injury … Named to the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year watch list prior to senior season … Played first two seasons of high school ball at Pinnacle High School before moving to PHH Prep for her junior and senior years … Nearly averaged a double-double as a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, with 17.6 points per game and 9.9 rebounds per contest … Also blocked 4.6 shots per game while shooting 47 percent from the field … Reached double-figures in scoring in 24 of the 28 games, with 11 20-point games and two 30-point games … Averaged a double-double as a freshman, putting up 13.3 points and grabbing 10.2 boards per game … Blocked 4.3 shots per contest and shot 48 percent from the field … Scored in double-figures in 17 of the 19 games while reaching 20 points 11 times … Earned second-team 6A all-state recognition as a freshman in 2018-19 … Also received first-team All-Desert Valley Region honors.
Appeared in 31 games and made 24 starts as a sophomore, the first starts of her collegiate career … Averaged 4.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks a game while shooting 40.0 percent from the field … Led team with 48 blocks and led or tied for team lead in 13 games, finishing with multiple blocks 15 times … Scored a season-high 15 points at Washington on Feb. 23 and followed that up with 14 points two days later at Washington State for her first career games in double figures … Recorded a season-high four blocks four times and put together two separate streaks of six straight games with a rejection … Grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds at Nevada on Nov. 21 … Started all 18 games during Pac-12 play, averaging 5.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.4 percent from the floor while leading the team with 29 blocks.
AS A FRESHMAN | 2022-23
Appeared in 16 games of 35 games in her freshman season, averaging 1.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … Scored a season-high six points while logging a season-high 20 minutes at Washington State on Feb. 17 … Registered a season-best four blocks at Washington on Feb. 19, equaling the seventh-most blocks in a game by a Duck freshman and most since Mallory McGwire’s four blocks in 2017 … Had eight consecutive games with a block (Feb. 10 to March 2), including four straight with multiple blocks in that span … Injured in season opener against Northwestern and missed the following 12 games … Played 15 minutes and scored five points with a season-high six rebounds at Arizona State on Jan. 6 … Scored five points in 15 minutes against the Sun Devils at home on Feb. 25 … Led team with 6.3 blocks per 40 minutes … In 13 conference games, averaged 2.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … Finished the season third on the team with 21 total blocks and ranked second on the team in Pac-12 play with 17 blocked shots.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 59 overall ranked recruit in the country in the espnW Top 100 … Rated a four-star prospect according to ESPN … Ranked No. 9 among all post players in the class … Selected to participate in the Team USA U18 training camp in June, but did not participate due to injury … Named to the Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year watch list prior to senior season … Played first two seasons of high school ball at Pinnacle High School before moving to PHH Prep for her junior and senior years … Nearly averaged a double-double as a sophomore at Pinnacle High School, with 17.6 points per game and 9.9 rebounds per contest … Also blocked 4.6 shots per game while shooting 47 percent from the field … Reached double-figures in scoring in 24 of the 28 games, with 11 20-point games and two 30-point games … Averaged a double-double as a freshman, putting up 13.3 points and grabbing 10.2 boards per game … Blocked 4.3 shots per contest and shot 48 percent from the field … Scored in double-figures in 17 of the 19 games while reaching 20 points 11 times … Earned second-team 6A all-state recognition as a freshman in 2018-19 … Also received first-team All-Desert Valley Region honors.
Kelly Graves | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Deja Kelly, Peyton Scott & Phillipina Kyei | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Peyton Scott & Ari Long: "A good, competitive basketball game."
Thursday, February 27
Kelly Graves: "We've played really well."
Thursday, February 27
