Grace Mbugua

PRONUNCIATION em-BOO-gwah

Freshman Year (2025-26)

Tied a career high with 10 points and had four rebounds and two blocks against Florida State
Scored six points and tallied three rebounds against Wake Forest
Led the team with eight rebounds and had six points in the win over Boston College
Recorded a double-double with a season-high 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with three steals and two blocks in the win over Pitt
Made her collegiate debut and led the team with 10 rebounds with three points, two blocks and a steal in the win over EKU

Prep and Personal

2025 McDonald's All-American Nominee
2025 Miss Kentucky Basketball finalist
2025 Courier Journal First Team All-State
2025 KABC 12th Region Player of the Year
Averaged 22.3 points, 12.7 rebounds (No. 10 in the state) and three blocks and shot 54.7% from the field in her senior season after returning from injury in January
Scored 32 points and tallied 15 rebounds to lead Danville to the Sweet 16 state semifinals and second-straight 12th Region championship
2024 Courier Journal First Team All-State
In her junior season, she averaged 25.7 points, which ranked fifth in the state, 15.4 rebounds a game, which ranked second in the state, along with 6.6 blocks per game
She guided Danville Christian to a 29-3 overall record and claimed the 12th Region championship
In the state tournament in 2023-24, she tallied 34 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks.
Four-star prospect according to 247Sports.com
She ranked 81st overall nationally, 18th-ranked power forward nationally and is the third-ranked player out of the state of Kentucky.
Chose the Cardinals over Kentucky, Baylor, Duke, Florida, LSU, NC State and West Virginia