Kristian Branson enters his fourth season as an Assistant Coach for the Lady Buffs.
In his three seasons in Canyon, Branson helped guide the Lady Buffs to a 85-15 overall record with three LSC Regular Season Championships, two LSC Tournament Titles and a trip to the NCAA Tournament in each of the three seasons. His responsibilities include guard development, coordinating travel, team budgeting, scouting and film on opposing teams, as well as duties related to recruiting
Branson came to Canyon in the Summer of 2017 after spending one season as the video coordinator for women’s basketball at Stephen F. Austin under former Lady Buff head coach Mark Kellogg. The team went 25-8, losing in the conference tournament championship game. Branson was charged with video sharing and breakdown of games and practice at SFA, while evaluating opposing players and highlight tapes. He also worked with the post players for the Lady Jacks.
Prior to SFA, Branson worked as an assistant women’s basketball coach at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor helping guide his team to a 15-11 record, winning 11 of their final 13 games, and five players named all-conference in 2015-16. Branson worked under Mark Morefield, who was a former assistant at Baylor under Scott Drew.
In addition, he also has had stints as an assistant coach and junior varsity head coach at Vanguard College Preparatory, and head coach of the Centex Elite AAU Team. While coaching at the high school level in college, Branson coached four players who received college scholarships.
Branson is a native of Palmdale, California. He earned his bachelor’s degree in education from Baylor University in 2014 and currently is pursuing a master’s degree in mass communication from Stephen F. Austin.
