2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 55
Carla Brito
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Puerto del Rosario, Spain
- Prev School:
- Spar Gran Canaria
CAREER HONORS
2024-25: Named AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and AAC All-Tournament Teamโฆnamed AAC All-Conference Second Teamโฆearned AAC Honor Roll (Jan. 20)โฆrecorded seven double-double performancesโฆ18 double-figure scoring gamesโฆ11 double-digit rebound gamesโฆcollected 17 pts, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block against Rice in AACT Championship Game (Mar. 12)โฆhad 7th Double-Double (15 points, career-best 17 reb) of the season in win against Tulane (Mar. 10)โฆBrito (18 points, 11 rebounds) recorded her sixth double-double of the season in the win against Memphis (Feb. 22)โฆadded 16 points in back-to-back games against Rice (Feb. 12) and at FAU (Feb. 15)โฆcollected 12 points in the win against North Texas (Feb. 1)โฆadded 14 points, nine rebounds, & matched career-best 6 assists in win against UTSA (Jan. 29).
2023-24: Started in 29 games for South Floridaโฆ11 double-digit scoring performancesโฆeight 10-plus rebound gamesโฆtwo double-doublesโฆ logged her first double-double (season-best 20 pts, 11 rebounds) of the season in the win against Stetson (Nov. 10), earned AAC Honor Roll (Nov. 13) for her performance against the Hattersโฆsecond double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) of the season came against No. 10/13 Baylor (Dec. 21) in the West Palm Classicโฆhad a 14-point performance in win against Wichita St. (Mar. 10) in AACTโฆadded 16 points in road win at East Carolina (Feb. 21)โฆequaled a career-high 11 boards against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 17), North Texas (Jan. 20), SMU (Dec. 30), No. 10/13 Baylor (Dec. 21), at Alabama (Nov. 16), and Stetson (Nov. 10)โฆput up 15 points while shooting 6-of-6 FG and 3-of-4 FT at UAB (Feb. 5)โฆlogged her first double-double (season-best 20 pts, 11 rebounds) ย of the season in the win against Stetson (Nov. 10), earned AAC Honor Roll (Nov. 13) for her performance against the Hatters.
2022-23: Was one of the top freshmen in the American Athletic Conference and was named to the leagueโs All-Freshman Team โฆ Was a four-time AAC Freshman of the Week, all coming in the first six weeks of the season, including the first three weeks โฆ Was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per game and second in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 rebounds per outing โฆ Was third on the team in field goal percentage, hitting 43.2 percent (115-for-266) of her shots from the floor โฆ Also hit 69.7 percent (53-for-76) of her shots from the free-throw line on the year โฆ In addition, Brito was a key factor on the defensive end of the floor leading the team in steals with 35 โฆ Had a career night while recording the second of her two-career double-doubles โ both back-to-back โ when she poured in a career-high 26 points and grabbed a, then, career-best 10 rebounds against New Hampshire (Nov. 22) โฆ Brito was 10-for-16 (62.5 percent) from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line while also recording three assists and three steals โฆ The double-double against New Hampshire came one game after the first double-double of her career, an 11-point, 10-rebound outing at TCU (Nov. 20) during the Maggie Dixon Classic โฆ Brito also poured in 20 points on 8-for-13 (61.5 percent) shooting from the field and 3-for-4 (75.0 percent) from the charity stripe against East Carolina โฆ Was a big factor in the Bullsโ win over Marquette (March 17) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds โฆ Eventually surpassed her career-high of 10 rebounds โ set in three consecutive games โ against Alabama (Nov. 16), at TCU and New Hampshire, with 11 rebounds, twice in four games at Central Florida (Feb. 15) and at Cincinnati (March 1) in the regular season finale.ย
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Won a Silver Medal with Spain in the 2024 FIBA U20 Womenโs Eurobasket (Vilnius, Lithuania)โฆacross seven contests, Brito averaged 12.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG., 1.9 SPG., and 1.6 APG. in the event...Earned a Silver medal with Spain in the 2023 U19 FIBA Womenโs World Cupโฆaveraged 10.4 PPG and 4.4 RPG in seven gamesโฆhad a tournament-high in points (19) and rebounds (8) vs. Chinese Tapei in the Round of 16...Represented Spain in the 2023 U20 FIBA Womenโs European Championshipsโฆaveraged 6.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG in the tournament in 19.6 MPG and seven games playedโฆcollared a tournament-high 13 points versus Belgium and a summer-best effort of nine rebounds against Israel in the quarterfinals...Spent the Summer of 2022 playing with Spainโs U18 National Team in the FIBA European Women's Championships ... Was on the same roster with current South Florida teammate Marina Asensio ... Averaged 11.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game while helping Spain to a second-place finish, falling to Lithuania, 78-75, in the title game ... Her eight rebounds per game was tied for eighth in the tournament while her 50.8 percent (33-for-65) shooting from the field was fourth in the seven-game event ... Scored in double figures in five of the seven games and recorded a double-double in three of those outings ... Had a tournament-high of 16 points along with 11 rebounds against Finland in the quarterfinals and then followed that up with 13 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots in the semifinal game against France and 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a steal in the title game against Lithuania ... Helped lead the Spanish U17 3x3 National Team to the FIBA Europe Cup Championship in Lisbon, Portugal in September of 2021, earning Most Valuable Player honors ... Was second in the tournament in scoring with 27 points scored in the five games, averaging 5.4 points per outing ... Either led the team or shared team-high scoring honors in four of Spainโs five games ... Was one of just three players in the tournament to score in double figures in a single game, sharing the tournament-high with 10 points against Romania ... Averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in five outings of the FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers ... Scored her tournament-high of 16 points in back-to-back games against Slovakia and Poland, and then 10 points against Greece ... Fell just shy of a double-double with a nine-point, nine-rebound effort against Israel in the opener.ย ย
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CLUB EXPERIENCE:ย Spent the 2021-22 club season with Spar Gran Canaria, scoring double figures in three outings ... Averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in her two games with Gran Canaria in the EuroCup ... Led Spar Gran Canaria to its 14th Spanish Junior Women's Championship, averaging 23.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
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PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Juan Manuel and Ana Elbaโฆhas a twin Samuelโฆenjoys watching soccer.
- American Second Team All-Conference (2025-26)
- American Conference Preseason Player of the Yearย (2025-26)
- American Conference Preseason All-Conference First Teamย (2025-26)
- AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024-25)
- AAC All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
- AAC All-Conference Second Team (2024-25)
- AAC All-Freshman (2022-23)
- AAC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 14, 2022, Nov. 21, 2022, Nov. 28, 2022, Dec. 19, 2022)ย
2024-25: Named AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player and AAC All-Tournament Teamโฆnamed AAC All-Conference Second Teamโฆearned AAC Honor Roll (Jan. 20)โฆrecorded seven double-double performancesโฆ18 double-figure scoring gamesโฆ11 double-digit rebound gamesโฆcollected 17 pts, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one block against Rice in AACT Championship Game (Mar. 12)โฆhad 7th Double-Double (15 points, career-best 17 reb) of the season in win against Tulane (Mar. 10)โฆBrito (18 points, 11 rebounds) recorded her sixth double-double of the season in the win against Memphis (Feb. 22)โฆadded 16 points in back-to-back games against Rice (Feb. 12) and at FAU (Feb. 15)โฆcollected 12 points in the win against North Texas (Feb. 1)โฆadded 14 points, nine rebounds, & matched career-best 6 assists in win against UTSA (Jan. 29).
2023-24: Started in 29 games for South Floridaโฆ11 double-digit scoring performancesโฆeight 10-plus rebound gamesโฆtwo double-doublesโฆ logged her first double-double (season-best 20 pts, 11 rebounds) of the season in the win against Stetson (Nov. 10), earned AAC Honor Roll (Nov. 13) for her performance against the Hattersโฆsecond double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) of the season came against No. 10/13 Baylor (Dec. 21) in the West Palm Classicโฆhad a 14-point performance in win against Wichita St. (Mar. 10) in AACTโฆadded 16 points in road win at East Carolina (Feb. 21)โฆequaled a career-high 11 boards against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 17), North Texas (Jan. 20), SMU (Dec. 30), No. 10/13 Baylor (Dec. 21), at Alabama (Nov. 16), and Stetson (Nov. 10)โฆput up 15 points while shooting 6-of-6 FG and 3-of-4 FT at UAB (Feb. 5)โฆlogged her first double-double (season-best 20 pts, 11 rebounds) ย of the season in the win against Stetson (Nov. 10), earned AAC Honor Roll (Nov. 13) for her performance against the Hatters.
2022-23: Was one of the top freshmen in the American Athletic Conference and was named to the leagueโs All-Freshman Team โฆ Was a four-time AAC Freshman of the Week, all coming in the first six weeks of the season, including the first three weeks โฆ Was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per game and second in rebounding, grabbing 5.8 rebounds per outing โฆ Was third on the team in field goal percentage, hitting 43.2 percent (115-for-266) of her shots from the floor โฆ Also hit 69.7 percent (53-for-76) of her shots from the free-throw line on the year โฆ In addition, Brito was a key factor on the defensive end of the floor leading the team in steals with 35 โฆ Had a career night while recording the second of her two-career double-doubles โ both back-to-back โ when she poured in a career-high 26 points and grabbed a, then, career-best 10 rebounds against New Hampshire (Nov. 22) โฆ Brito was 10-for-16 (62.5 percent) from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line while also recording three assists and three steals โฆ The double-double against New Hampshire came one game after the first double-double of her career, an 11-point, 10-rebound outing at TCU (Nov. 20) during the Maggie Dixon Classic โฆ Brito also poured in 20 points on 8-for-13 (61.5 percent) shooting from the field and 3-for-4 (75.0 percent) from the charity stripe against East Carolina โฆ Was a big factor in the Bullsโ win over Marquette (March 17) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, scoring 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds โฆ Eventually surpassed her career-high of 10 rebounds โ set in three consecutive games โ against Alabama (Nov. 16), at TCU and New Hampshire, with 11 rebounds, twice in four games at Central Florida (Feb. 15) and at Cincinnati (March 1) in the regular season finale.ย
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Won a Silver Medal with Spain in the 2024 FIBA U20 Womenโs Eurobasket (Vilnius, Lithuania)โฆacross seven contests, Brito averaged 12.7 PPG, 4.6 RPG., 1.9 SPG., and 1.6 APG. in the event...Earned a Silver medal with Spain in the 2023 U19 FIBA Womenโs World Cupโฆaveraged 10.4 PPG and 4.4 RPG in seven gamesโฆhad a tournament-high in points (19) and rebounds (8) vs. Chinese Tapei in the Round of 16...Represented Spain in the 2023 U20 FIBA Womenโs European Championshipsโฆaveraged 6.9 PPG and 4.1 RPG in the tournament in 19.6 MPG and seven games playedโฆcollared a tournament-high 13 points versus Belgium and a summer-best effort of nine rebounds against Israel in the quarterfinals...Spent the Summer of 2022 playing with Spainโs U18 National Team in the FIBA European Women's Championships ... Was on the same roster with current South Florida teammate Marina Asensio ... Averaged 11.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists, 1.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game while helping Spain to a second-place finish, falling to Lithuania, 78-75, in the title game ... Her eight rebounds per game was tied for eighth in the tournament while her 50.8 percent (33-for-65) shooting from the field was fourth in the seven-game event ... Scored in double figures in five of the seven games and recorded a double-double in three of those outings ... Had a tournament-high of 16 points along with 11 rebounds against Finland in the quarterfinals and then followed that up with 13 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots in the semifinal game against France and 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and a steal in the title game against Lithuania ... Helped lead the Spanish U17 3x3 National Team to the FIBA Europe Cup Championship in Lisbon, Portugal in September of 2021, earning Most Valuable Player honors ... Was second in the tournament in scoring with 27 points scored in the five games, averaging 5.4 points per outing ... Either led the team or shared team-high scoring honors in four of Spainโs five games ... Was one of just three players in the tournament to score in double figures in a single game, sharing the tournament-high with 10 points against Romania ... Averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in five outings of the FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers ... Scored her tournament-high of 16 points in back-to-back games against Slovakia and Poland, and then 10 points against Greece ... Fell just shy of a double-double with a nine-point, nine-rebound effort against Israel in the opener.ย ย
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CLUB EXPERIENCE:ย Spent the 2021-22 club season with Spar Gran Canaria, scoring double figures in three outings ... Averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in her two games with Gran Canaria in the EuroCup ... Led Spar Gran Canaria to its 14th Spanish Junior Women's Championship, averaging 23.2 points, 11.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
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PERSONAL:ย Daughter of Juan Manuel and Ana Elbaโฆhas a twin Samuelโฆenjoys watching soccer.
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