Notre Dame Fighting Irish News: KK Bransford reverses course and stays, more
- KK Bransford withdrew her name from the transfer portal on Tuesday, electing to stay with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
- Olivia Miles also made it clear she's coming back.
- Deuce Knight pays another visit.
While the Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team didn't last the way they hoped it would, the offseason has been mostly one piece of good news after another. On Tuesday night, the Irish got another piece of good news.
KK Bransford, who actually entered the transfer portal a few weeks ago, has had a change of heart.
Bransford averaged 7.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 66 games (19 starts) over the course of her Notre Dame career. She's not a starter by any stretch, but she is someone who can be an important depth piece for a Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team that is going to be one of the best teams in the sport next season.
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i was hearing i’d never be playing in an ND jersey ever again 🤔 https://t.co/SGF8KS7cfZ
— Olivia Miles (@oliviamiles06) April 23, 2024
At the same time that KK Bransford was announcing that she's going to stay with Notre Dame, it appears that Olivia Miles was putting rumors to rest that she was going to enter the portal. Not long after the season ended, there was talk that Hannah Hidalgo and Miles couldn't coexist. It appears that MIles has ended those rumors once and for all.
Hannah Hidalgo had already made it clear she was planning on coming back for another season.
#GaTech hoops edge out Notre Dame to land Colorado transfer guard/wing Luke O'Brien who gives the Jackets tremendous length and knockdown three-point shooting. https://t.co/FupzENHogu pic.twitter.com/jtsdbZPKjY
— Kelly Quinlan (@Kelly_Quinlan) April 22, 2024
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's team lost out on a recruit this week. Former Colorado guard Luke O'brien had been considering South Bend, however he chose Georgia Tech instead.
Irish QB commit Deuce Knight said it was great being back inside Notre Dame Stadium this weekend: https://t.co/b0S0qjArwu pic.twitter.com/khvMKTU5cl
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) April 21, 2024
There's been a lot of "will he or won't he" with Deuce Knight lately. There's also been plenty of pressure from schools like Alabama and Ole Miss hoping to pull him away from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
However, Deuce was in South Bend for the Blue-Gold game and once again had a great visit. That would seem to indicate that at the very least, he's not moving on yet.