NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Rounding out its 2025-26 roster, the Belmont University women's basketball program has added Pepperdine University transfer center KK Brodie. A native of Columbia, Missouri, Brodie will have two seasons of eligibility after playing her first two years for the Waves.
"We are excited to welcome KK to our program," commented head coach
Bart Brooks. "She brings elite rim protection and paint presence as a defender, and she will fit beautifully with our style of play at Belmont. KK is a servant leader and great teammate who will be a great addition to our program and university."
The 6-foot-3 center led Pepperdine in blocks in back-to-back seasons, tallying 48 total rejections between her freshman and sophomore campaigns. Playing in all 30 games as a true freshman, Brodie scored over 100 points, including an 18-point performance on 7-for-12 shooting in a February road game at Loyola Marymount University. Across her first two seasons, Brodie also collected 148 rebounds and distributed 25 assists with 19 steals.
Among the top 10 shot blockers in the West Coast Conference her sophomore season, Brodie recorded a career-best five blocks in a non-conference game at Fresno State.
A McDonald's All-American nominee at Rock Bridge High School in Columbia, Brodie was a two-time all-state and all-district selection. She earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior after being a member of the all-conference second team as a junior. With 272 blocks during her varsity career, Brodie set the Rock Bridge school record. Additionally, she brought down over 550 rebounds, scored nearly 800 points and earned 70 steals. Brodie's high school Bruins were consistently ranked in the top 10 by
ESPN for three seasons.
In travel ball, Brodie played for Bradley Beal Elite for seven years.
Brodie joins
Avery "Ace" Strickland as the Bruins' two transfer pickups this spring. The pair will join
Belmont's freshmen class of guard Rylie Beers (Littleton, Colorado), guard Kate McGinnis (Kimberly, Wisconsin), forward Dacarra Ward (Memphis, Tennessee), forward Leah West (Greensburg, Indiana) and guard Tatum Woodson (Minnetonka, Minnesota).
Along with the Bruins' seven newcomers, Belmont returns eight letter winners for next season.
The Bruins are coming off their deepest national postseason run after reaching the 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) championship game, defeating receiving-votes James Madison by 45 points on the road in the process. Belmont is one of only nine programs in the country to have won 20-plus games for 10 consecutive seasons.
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