SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Returning to the Big South Conference--where she was an All-Conference player--following a one-season stint at VCU, Bryanna Brady is the newest member of the USC Upstate women's basketball coaching staff as head coach Jason Williams tabs her as an assistant coach and director of basketball operations.

Brady joins the Spartans following a one-season stint as a graduate assistant at Virginia Commonwealth. In her lone season with the Rams, she helped mold one of the nation's top defensive units, ranking 22^nd in the country in both scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, limiting opponents to 56.5 points per game and 36.8 percent shooting respectively.
 
She worked with a pair of All-A-10 performers, helping Mary-Anna Asare earn First Team honors and Mykel Parham earn All-Defensive Team honors. She was selected for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association "So You Want To Be A Coach" program's 2025 class.
 
Before beginning her coaching career, Brady was a three-year standout at Presbyterian following a transfer from UC Riverside. She helped the Blue Hose to a 2024 Big South Tournament Championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament, earning the league's fourth-ever NCAA victory with a First Four win over Sacred Heart. She finished the 2024-24 season as the Big South's leader in field goal percentage, ranking 24^th in the NCAA with a 56.6 shooting clip.
 
Brady captured a pair of Second Team All-Big South nods in her final two seasons (2022-23 and 2023-24) and earned a spot on the 2024 Big South All-Tournament Team. She finished her collegiate career with 1,142 points behind a 52.2 career field goal percentage.
 
A native of Goodyear, Ariz., Brady graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Presbyterian in 2024. She is pursuing a Masters of Sport Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth.