2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Dorian Branch
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Richardson HS
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
Bio
2019-20 Preseason Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
2018-19 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
2019-20 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President
SENIOR (2019-20)
Played in all 31 games for the Cougars, making 31 starts... scored a career-high 24 points at New Mexico... knocked down a career-high five three-pointers twice during the season, once against Syracuse and once against ECU...picked up a career-high 11 rebounds twice this season... became the 27th Houston Women's Basketball player to score 1,000 career points after scoring 22 points against ECU on Feb. 8, 2020.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
2018-19 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference
2019-20 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President
SENIOR (2019-20)
Played in all 31 games for the Cougars, making 31 starts... scored a career-high 24 points at New Mexico... knocked down a career-high five three-pointers twice during the season, once against Syracuse and once against ECU...picked up a career-high 11 rebounds twice this season... became the 27th Houston Women's Basketball player to score 1,000 career points after scoring 22 points against ECU on Feb. 8, 2020.
JUNIOR (2018-19)
Played in all 31 games for the Cougars while making 28 starts in her junior season...Scored in double figures 18 times in 2018-19 including seven of the last eight games to close the season...Registered a career-high 21 points against ECU while posting three 20-points games over the course of the season...Made a career-high nine free throws in The American Championship quarterfinals... led the team in scoring seven times during the season... posted a career-high six assists at Louisiana Tech... posted a career-high 10 rebounds in conference play against Tulsa at the Fertitta Center... notched a career-high three blocks against FGCU...earned All-Conference Second Team honors at the conclusion of the regular-season.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Played in all 32 games for the Cougars while making 31 starts in her sophomore season...Scored in double figures 17 times in 2017-18 including six of the first seven games to open the season...Registered her first 20-point game, while scoring a career-high 20 in the team's comeback win over Texas Tech, where she made a career-high six 3-pointers and matched a career-best with seven field goals made...Made a career-high five free throws at Wichita State, where she scored 14 points and helped the Cougars to a 73-62 victory...Had four games in which she matched a career-high four assists, including at New Orleans (Nov. 18), vs. Northeastern (Nov. 25), vs. Incarnate Word (Dec. 18) and at Temple (Jan. 16)...Tallied a career-high five steals in the 98-67 win over UIW.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Appeared in 29 games while making eight starts including five of the last six games...Scored a career-high 11 points in the team's win at Tulsa on Feb. 15...Pulled down six rebounds against RV/RV USF on Feb. 21, to set a new career-high...Played a full 40 minutes for the first time in her career while also scoring 10 points in the team's American Conference Championship win over Cincinnati on March 3.
SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Played in all 32 games for the Cougars while making 31 starts in her sophomore season...Scored in double figures 17 times in 2017-18 including six of the first seven games to open the season...Registered her first 20-point game, while scoring a career-high 20 in the team's comeback win over Texas Tech, where she made a career-high six 3-pointers and matched a career-best with seven field goals made...Made a career-high five free throws at Wichita State, where she scored 14 points and helped the Cougars to a 73-62 victory...Had four games in which she matched a career-high four assists, including at New Orleans (Nov. 18), vs. Northeastern (Nov. 25), vs. Incarnate Word (Dec. 18) and at Temple (Jan. 16)...Tallied a career-high five steals in the 98-67 win over UIW.
FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Appeared in 29 games while making eight starts including five of the last six games...Scored a career-high 11 points in the team's win at Tulsa on Feb. 15...Pulled down six rebounds against RV/RV USF on Feb. 21, to set a new career-high...Played a full 40 minutes for the first time in her career while also scoring 10 points in the team's American Conference Championship win over Cincinnati on March 3.
RICHARDSON HIGH SCHOOL
Branch is a 5-10 forward out of Richardson High School and Dallas, Texas...ESPN Hoopgurlz rated her as the No. 18 wing from the Class of 2016 and a 3-star prospect...In three seasons at Richardson High School, Branch earned three 1st Team All-District honors and led the Lady Eagles to a pair of District Championships under the direction of head coach Lauren Hardy...Entered her senior season with a career scoring average of 15.2 points per game, including a 52.5 percent shooting mark.
Personal
Daughter of Sandy and Dale Branch...Enjoys singing in her spare time even though she claims it doesn't sound good...Was a member of HOSA, AVID and Health Science Magnet in high school... Majoring in Broadcast Journalism with a minor in African American Studies... Aspires to be a coach
Postgame - Colorado (Mar. 5, 2025)
Wednesday, March 05
Postgame - UCF (Mar. 2, 2025)
Sunday, March 02
Postgame - TCU (Feb. 26, 2025)
Wednesday, February 26
Postgame - Arizona (Feb. 22, 2025)
Saturday, February 22
