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USF Women’s Basketball Inks Two on Second Day of Signing Period

When it comes to Jose Fernandez’s teams—they don’t rebuild, they reload.

By Anthony Vito
Robert Steeg / The Daily Stampede

The National Signing Period opened yesterday and USF women’s basketball head coach Jose Fernandez spared no time in securing two signees to the 2019 class.

Kristyna Brabencova - Wing - Brnd, Czech Republic

Last week sources told Nathan Bond of The Daily Stampede that five-star wing Kristyna Brabencova from the Czech Republic had committed to USF, and today she made it official.

The six-foot three-point sharpshooter competed in the FIBA U-18 Women’s European Championship averaging 9.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game, shooting nearly 47% from behind the arc.

Krystina will represent the Czech Republic as they host the FIBA U-20 Women’s European Championship this August.

Bethy Mununga - Forward - Northeastern A&M College

USF also received an NLI from JUCO transfer and Belgium native Bethy Mununga. Nathan Bond reported the forward visited this past weekend, and it appeared to go well securing her commitment to the Bulls.

Nathan was able to chat with Bethy after she made it official on why she chose USF over Florida, Colorado, and Wichita St.

“I like the challenges that I know I will face at USF. It is a good school that I’ve heard about, and they do a very good job as far as basketball,” Mununga said.

“This year was special for them due to a lot of injuries, but the most important thing was the way they responded to it. They lost 3 players of their starting five but they fought until the end. And this is what I like! And a bonus is the diversity of the team. It shows me that Coach Fernandez is really trying to work on the game and mix culture, and do something special unlike some other schools.”

The NJCAA 1st Team All-American has been dubbed a “rebounding machine” and had a double-double in 29 of 32 games in her Sophomore year for the Lady Norse out of Miami, Oklahoma.

Mununga said her athleticism was her biggest asset as a player.

“When I was back in Belgium, I used to play with people older than me and they had a lot more experience,” Mununga said. “So the only way for me to defend myself was to be strong physically. This is how I developed a physical game. I also did track and field before I played basketball, so I like to run the floor. But my strengths would be rebounding and my defense!”

Kristyna and Bethy will join Maria Alvarez as members of Fernandez’s 2019 signing class.