Brianna Turner

Personal: Brianna Turner is the daughter of Howard and Kellye Turner. Her father played basketball at Lamar University. Her mother played basketball at the University of Houston. Her uncle, Shannon Jones, played football at the University of Southern California. She also competed in swimming until she was 11 years old. She was recognized as the 2014 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year at Manvel High School. She earned Most Valuable Player honors at the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Game.

Other Professional Experience: Brianna Turner is a seven-year WNBA veteran who has started 136 of 212 career games. She was drafted by Atlanta with the No. 11 overall choice in the 2019 WNBA Draft before being traded to Phoenix after the selection. She spent her first five seasons with Phoenix, averaging 5.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game while earning a starting nod in 134 of 158 fixtures. She guided the Mercury to the WNBA Playoffs in each of her first four seasons. She garnered First-Team WNBA All-Defensive Team status in 2020 and 2021. She also finished among the top vote getters in WNBA Defensive Player of the Year balloting during the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. She was acquired by Chicago in a trade before the start of the 2024 season. She appeared in 27 games with two starts and contributed 1.2 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. She played for the Indiana Fever in 2025 and saw action in 27 games as a reserve. She has also played overseas in Australia, Russia, Italy, and Turkey.

International Experience: Brianna Turner is a six-time Gold medalist with Team USA. She helped the United States post a 5-0 record en route to winning a Gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas U-18 Championship in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She averaged 13.6 points and 5.4 rebounds while starting all five games. She guided Team USA to an 8-1 record and a Gold medal at the 2013 FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championship. She piloted the United States to a perfect 9-0 mark while winning a Gold medal at the 2013 FIBA U-19 World Championship. She contributed 5.7 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while appearing in all nine contests. She was a member of the Gold medal squad at the 2013 FIBA Americas 3x3 U-18 Championship. She earned a Gold medal with Team USA at the 2012 FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championship while being the youngest player on the team. She chipped in 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while helping the United States secure a Gold medal at the 2012 USA U-17 World Championship. She also participated on the 2023 United States Women’s National Team.

At Notre Dame: Brianna Turner was a four-year letter winner at Notre Dame who appeared in 139 games from 2014 to 2019. She missed the 2017-18 campaign due to injury. She was a member of five NCAA Tournament teams, including the 2017-18 Division I champion squad. She was a four-time WBCA All-America selection who stands fourth in program history with 138 games started. She also earned three Associated Press All-America certificates along with two All-America citations from the USBWA. She was a three-time First-Team All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer who claimed ACC All-Defensive Team status four times. She was a three-time selection as ACC Defensive Player of the Year. She was honored as the 2016 ACC Player of the Year by the league’s coaches. She was named 2015 ACC Rookie of the Year after setting the conference record for field goal percentage by a freshman (.652). She is Notre Dame’s all-time leader with 1,048 career rebounds. She also holds the Notre Dame career record with 372 blocked shots, which ranks third in ACC history. She is the sixth-leading scorer in program history with 2,107 career points. She ranks fourth in Notre Dame history with 114 double-digit scoring performances. She also owns the fourth-longest streak in school history with 31 straight double-figure scoring outputs from January 18, 2016, to December 27, 2016. She shot 62.4 percent from the field in her career, which is the second-highest mark in Notre Dame history and the fourth-best mark in ACC history. She ranks ninth on the Fighting Irish’s career free throws made list (375). She compiled 32 career double-doubles, which is good for a share of fifth place on Notre Dame’s all-time chart. She paced Notre Dame in rebounding three straight years. She served as a team captain during her senior year. She appeared in 39 games during her redshirt senior season in 2018-19. She led the ACC in field goal percentage (.631) and blocks per game (2.8). She totaled 109 blocked shots, the second-highest single-season mark in program history. She contributed 14.4 points and 7.9 rebounds per game while guiding the Fighting Irish to the NCAA Final Four. She was a starter in all 35 games during her junior season who paced the ACC with a .619 field goal percentage. She also led the league with 86 blocked shots while ranking seventh with 247 total rebounds. She was the 11th-leading scorer in the ACC with a 15.3 average who notched 29 double-digit scoring performances. She topped the ACC in field goal percentage (.593) and blocks per game (3.0) as a sophomore while chipping in 14.6 points per game. She registered 25 double-digit scoring performances, including four games with 20 or more points. She became the third freshman in NCAA Division I history to lead the nation in field goal percentage after converting 65.2 percent of her attempts. She also became the third player in Notre Dame history to lead the NCAA in a statistical category. She averaged 13.8 points per game while collecting 7.9 rebounds per contest.