Valley kid coming home!
— Sun Devil WBB (@SunDevilWBB) June 21, 2024
Get to know Kennedy Basham
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ARIZONA STATE 2023-24 (OREGON)
- Appeared in 31 games and made 24 starts (including all 18 games in Pac-12 play) 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 (Feb. 23) and followed that up with 14 points at Washington State (Feb. 25) 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 (Nov. 21).
- 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 (Feb. 17).
- Registered a season-best four blocks at Washington (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 (Jan. 6).
- Scored five points in 15 minutes against the Sun Devils at home (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.
- The No. 59 overall ranked recruit in the country in the espnW Top 100, Basham was rated a four-star prospect according to ESPN. Was also 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 (17.6 points, 9.9 rebounds per contest).