Brayden Hipp

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Position:
Setter
Class:
Senior
Height:
5-8
Hometown:
Fort Myers, Fla.
High School:
Riverdale HS

CAREER NOTES: A four-year letterwinner at Tulsa … Appeared in 122 matches and 433 sets … Held career averages of 5.48 assists (2,371) and 2.54 digs (1,099) … Had 40 double-doubles, 50 double-figure dig matches, 70 contests with 20+ assists, 32 matches with 30+ assists, 11 matches with 40+ assists, three contests with over 50 and one 60-assist performance.

2025 AVCA Central All-Region
2025 American Conference Setter of the Year
2025 American First Team All-Conference
2025 American Championship Most Outstanding Player
7x American Conference Setter of the Week
2x American Conference Weekly Honorable Mention
2x American Conference All-Academic Team

2025: Averaged 10.18 assists (1,161), 3.01 digs (343) and 0.20 aces (23) in 114 sets across all 32 matches.

The 2025 American Conference Setter of the Year, a First Team All-Conference selection, a five-time American Setter of the Week, the American Championship’s Most Outstanding Player and AVCA Central All-Region.
Led TU in assists for all 32 matches, while leading in digs 10 times, aces seven times and blocks twice.
Had 18 double-doubles this season, 18 double-digit dig contests, 31 games with 20+ assists, 25 matches with 30+ assists, nine matches with 40+ assists, three contests with 50+ assists and one 60-assist performance.
Put up 88 assists (8.8 a/s) in three matches at Wyoming’s Rumble in the Rockies ... had her first double-double of the season against the hosting Cowgirls (29 assists/12 digs).
Recorded 8.82 assists per set (97) in three wins at Arkansas’ Wooo Pig Invitational, helping TU go 3-0 against Cal Poly, (RV) Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Set a then-career-high in assists with 45 in the four-set win over the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Named the American Setter of the Week (Sept. 22) after averaging 1.5 assists (138) and 2.08 digs (25) per set as Tulsa’s primary setter in a 5-1 rotation to finish with a .413 setting percentage with 334 attempts in four sweeps over Abilene Christian, New Mexico State, ORU and Little Rock.
Finished with 32 assists and 19 digs in the win at UTSA - her third double-double of the season.
Earned her fourth and fifth double-doubles (52 assists/19 digs & 33 assists/11 digs) in the wins over Wichita State, setting a new career-high of 52 assists along the way and earning American Setter of the Week.
Averaged 12.67 assists (38) in the sweep over UAB. Then, had her sixth double-double (29 assists/20 digs) of the season against Memphis at home, earning her third American Setter of the Week Award.
Had two road double-doubles and averaged 13 assists per set against Memphis and UAB, setting a career-high 60 assists in the 5-set win over the Tigers. She earned her fourth American Setter of the Week award after the wins.
Earned her ninth and 10th double-doubles against North Texas and UTSA, leading TU in digs in both matches.
Recorded two more double-doubles against USF (20 assists/10 digs) and FAU (33 assists/12 digs).
Led TU with 31 assists and 14 digs against East Carolina, earning her 13th double-double.
Finished the regular season with double-doubles against Temple (47 assists/12 digs) and Tulane (35 assists/10 digs), picking up her fifth Setter of the Week Award.
Had double-doubles in all three matches of the American Championship, averaging 11.42 assists and 4.25 digs per set to lead Tulsa to its seventh conference title and earn Most Outstanding Player honors.
Put up 9.75 assists per set to finish with 39 against Miami in the NCAA Championship First Round.

2024: Started and played in all 105 sets in 29 matches in her junior year at Tulsa.

Averaged 6.45 assists and 2.89 digs per set.
Had 17 20+ assist matches, seven 30+ assist matches, 17 double-figure dig contests and 17 double-doubles.
Recorded 35 assists to go with 14 digs against Missouri State.
Produced 31 assists and 15 digs in the 3-2 upset over No. 22 Arkansas.
Set new career high of 42 assists and paired it with 11 digs against Rice.
Tied career high assists against FAU and recorded 20 digs.
Crossed 1,000 career assists at UNT.
Recorded her 13th double-double with 23 assists and 19 digs vs Memphis.

2023: Started in 11 matches and competed in 111 sets across 32 matches played for the Golden Hurricane.

Finished fourth on the team with 252 digs at a 2.27 average per set.
Reached double-figures in digs 11 times.
Recorded a season high 21 digs against Sam Houston.

2022: Appeared in 103 sets and started in 19 of 29 matches in her freshman year campaign at Tulsa.

Ended the year with 498 assists at 4.83 assists per set.
Finished fifth on the team with 201 digs.
Recorded five double-doubles on the year.
Picked up 24 assists and 15 digs against ECU.
Set a career-high 28 assists at Oral Roberts.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Riverdale High School.
Played for her mother at Riverdale, while posting a four-year record of 73-28.
Ended her career with 2,350 assists, 261 aces, 927 digs, 472 kills and a 7.5 assists average per set.
Had 839 assists, 10.0 assists per set, 59 service aces, 262 digs and 145 kills and a .449 hitting percentage as a senior.
Named First-Team All-Area Selection her sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
Made the FACA All-State Team and was an Area Player of the Year finalist as a senior.

PERSONAL