Fran Belibi

Fran Belibi
Belibi with Stanford in 2022
Personal information
Born (2001-07-20) July 20, 2001 (age 23)
Kansas City, Kansas
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High schoolRegis Jesuit
(Denver, Colorado)
CollegeStanford (2019–2023)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belarus Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Argentina Team

Francesca Belibi (born July 20, 2001) is an American former basketball player. She played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference where she won the NCAA championship in 2021. Prior to college, she drew national attention in high school for her dunking ability.[1][2][3][4] In 2020, she became the eighth woman to dunk in a women's college basketball game.[5]

  1. ^ Sean Keeler (February 28, 2019). "The girl who dunks? Fran Belibi is that, but the Colorado high school basketball star is so much more". Denver Post. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Jenna West (December 13, 2018). "Watch: Stanford Commit Fran Belibi Stuns Crowd With Insane Dunk". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Joe Grobeck (January 13, 2021). "Meet Fran Belibi: The Latest (And Maybe Best) Female Dunker". Fan Buzz. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference higher-calling was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sydney Umeri (December 30, 2020). "Fran Belibi is changing how women's college ball does dunking". SB Nation. Retrieved March 13, 2021.