Season 4: Brianna Kiesel

We’re kicking off Season 4 of Inside the Play Call with former Pitt basketball star and current Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Brianna Kiesel! A native of Utica, NY, Kiesel got an early start in sports, originally playing soccer before transitioning to basketball, the sport which launched her career at Pitt. During her time there, she obtained two degrees, all while pursuing basketball and eventually being drafted by the Tulsa Shock, making history as the second ever Pitt player drafted to the WNBA. Knowing she wanted to give back to the sport she loves, Kiesel followed her time in the WNBA by coaching the next generation of star athletes at her alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. Coach Kiesel leads by example in encouraging her athletes to also pursue passions outside of sports because, as she put it, eventually "The ball is going to stop bouncing."