- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 16, 2020)
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 21 of the Bulls’ 23 games, getting the starting nod twice against East Carolina (Jan. 2) and Tulane (Feb. 20) … Averaged 4.2 points per game, 3.0 rebounds per outing, and 0.8 assists per contest … Scored a career-high 18 points in the season-opener against Jacksonville (Nov. 28) on 7-of-16 (43.8 percent) shooting from the field and 4-for-8 (50.0 percent) from behind the arc … Her five treys made against the Dolphins was a career-high, and her seven field goals made equaled a career-best … She also had 10 points in two other outings, at Cincinnati (Dec. 22) and against Wichita State (Jan. 6), and nine points in the Bulls upset win over No. 6 Mississippi State … Brabencova grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Stetson on Dec. 13).
2019-20 (FRESHMAN): Had an impressive rookie season and proved to be one of the top freshmen in The American, despite missing seven games due to injury … Played in 25 games for USF, getting the start in 14 … Earned American Athletic Conference Honor Roll kudos for the week ending Jan. 16 … Averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game … Tallied double-figure points in eight of the 25 games she played in … Netted a career-high 17 points at Tulsa (Jan. 12) in a near perfect offensive performance … Was 6-for-9 (66.7 percent) from the field, including 2-of-3 (66.7 percent) from behind the three-point arc, and 3-for-3 from the free-throw line against the Golden Hurricane, to go along with five rebounds, three steals, two blocks and tow assists, en route to her Honor Roll recognition … Also scored 16 points, twice, against Alabama State (Dec. 6) and Brown (Dec. 30) … Shot 54.5 percent (6-for-11) from the field and 44.4 percent (4-for-9) from behind the arc against Alabama State … Her four treys made and nine three-point attempts were both career highs … Had an impressive outing against Cincinnati (Jan. 5), netting 10 points to go along with a career-high seven assists and six rebounds … Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Idaho (Dec. 15) including seven on the offensive glass … Also has eight rebounds against Mississippi State (Dec. 19) and Brown.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: A high-profile European sharpshooter, Kristyna Brabencova came to USF after being rated a five-star recruit by BlueStar Europe and PassionHoops ... Brabencova competed at a high level with Euroleague team USK Praha, which finished third in the top league in Europe ... She tallied 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2-0 assists and 1.0 blocks-per-contest with Praha ... She competed in the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship with her national team, Czech Republic, last summer, averaging 7.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists-per-game ... Was named MVP of the Czech Republic U19 team after averaging 12.3 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 2.7 assists-per-game ... During 2017, in the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship, Brabencova and her team finished in fourth place, while she averaged 9.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots in seven games.
PERSONAL: Is the daughter of Jana Brabencova and Kamil Brabenec ... Was born in Brno, a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic ... Has two brothers, Jakub and Jan ... Her father, Kamil is a former Czech professional hockey player with 24 years of professional and international experience ... He is currently an assistant coach with the HC Kometa Brno U16 team, in which her brother, Jakub, is a standout player for ... Her grandfather, also Kamil, is a former Czech basketball legend, considered to be one of the best players from the country all-time, as listed by the Czech Basketball Federation ... He was a three-time Olympian (1972 Munich, 1976 Montreal and 1980 Moscow) and helped Czechoslovakia to a sixth-place finish in Montreal ... He also led the senior Czechoslovakia national team to a EuroBasket silver medal in 1985, as well as two EuroBasket bronze medals, in 1977, and 1981 ... He was the leading scorer of the 1978 FIBA World Championship, average 26.9 points per game ... As a professional player, Brabenec was a FIBA European Selection, in 1977 and 1978 ... He won six Czechoslovakian League championships, from 1976-78 and 1986-88 ... He was also the league’s second all-time scorer, with 10,726 points scored at the time of his retirement ... Brabencova is currently undecided on her major.
CAREER HIGHS (Through 2019-20)
Points: 17 at Tulsa (1/12/19)
Rebounds: 11 vs. Idaho (12/15/19)
Field Goals Made: 7 vs. Brown (12/30/19)
Field Goals Attempted: 16, 2X, last vs. Cincinnati (1/5/20)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 4 vs. Alabama State (12/6/19)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 9 vs. Alabama State (12/6/19)
Free Throws Made: 5 vs. Howard (11/12/19)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 vs. Howard (11/12/19)
Assists: 7 vs. Cincinnati (1/5/20)
Steals: 3, 2X, last at Tulsa (1/12/19)
Blocks: 3, 2X, last vs. Brown (12/30/19)
Minutes: 37, 2X, last vs. UCF (1/19/20)
