Brito earns the honor for the fourth time this season.
TAMPA (Dec. 19, 2022) – University of South Florida women’s basketball standout Carla Brito was recognized by the American Athletic Conference as the league’s Freshman of the Week for the week ending Dec. 18. In addition, Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu was named to The American weekly honor roll.
Brito and Fankam Mendjiadeu helped the Bulls to a 2-0 record last week with wins over Marshall, 77-68, on Dec. 14 and La Salle, 75-50, on Dec. 17.
A 5-foot-11 wing from Las Palmas, Spain, Brito averaged 8.0 points on 53.8 percent (7-for-13) shooting from the field to go along with 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest.
Fankam Mendjiadeu, a 6-foot-4 forward from Nkongsamba, Cameroon, averaged 21.5 points per game on 66.7 percent shooting from the field and 73.3 percent from the free-throw line in addition to grabbing 8.5 rebounds per game.
She tied her career-high with 26 points against La Salle on 9-for-15 (60.0 percent) shooting from the floor and 8-for-10 (80.0 percent) from the line. She also grabbed 12 rebounds against the Explorers in the Bulls’ win.
South Florida closes out its nonconference schedule on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. ET against No. 3 Ohio State in the first round of the San Diego Invitational. The Bulls will either face No. 16 Oregon or No. 17 Arkansas on Wednesday. The two games of the San Diego Invitational can be seen live on FloHOOPS ($). Click here to access FloHOOPS.
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South Florida recorded its 10th 20-win season during the 2021-22 campaign while playing in its sixth American Athletic Conference championship game in its nine years in the conference. The Bulls achieved their highest national ranking of the season when it checked in at No. 13 in the Nov. 30 Associated Press Top 25 Poll, and advanced to their seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in the last nine years.
USF has made 17 postseason tournament appearances and had eight NCAA Tournament berths in head coach Jose Fernandez’s 22 seasons. The all-time winningest coach in program history, Fernandez has guided USF to 10 20-win seasons, two WNIT final four appearances, the 2009 WNIT championship, and has won over 400 career games. Fernandez was named a finalist for the WBCA and semifinalist for the Naismith National Coach of the Year Awards. He was also tabbed the 2021 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year at the conclusion of the 2020-21 campaign.
In 2021-22, the Bulls had three players recognized by The American for impressive seasons, including Elena Tsineke (All-Conference First Team), Bethy Mununga (All-Conference Second Team) and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu (All-Conference Second Team).
In addition, Tsineke and Mununga were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team.
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