2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 12
Rachel Shropshire
- Height:
- 6-3
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ky.
- High School:
- Franklin County HS
- Prev School:
- Bellarmine
AS A SOPHOMORE AT BELLARMINE (2025-26): Played in 18 games, including a dozen starts … Averaged 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 24.1 minutes per game … Also recorded 11 assists, eight steals and a quartet of blocks … Shot 70.0 percent (28-for-40) from the free throw line and 31.7 percent (13-for-41) from outside the arc … Recorded double-digit scoring numbers three times, including a season-best 11 points against West Georgia … Performance included a 7-for-8 tally from the charity stripe as well … Turned in seven or more boards twice, including eight rebounds at Chattanooga.
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AS A FRESHMAN AT BELLARMINE (2024-25): Saw action in 14 games … Finished rookie campaign with 13 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two steals … Also added two blocks … Averaged 4.8 minutes per game on the floor … Pulled down a pair of rebounds in her collegiate debut against Indiana Southeast … Tallied a season-best six points across a season-high nine minutes against Indiana … Turned in a season-high four rebounds against Austin Peay.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Franklin County High School for coach Joey Thacker … Four-year starter as a prep standout, including her freshman campaign … Earned all-state laurels as a senior, as well as her second-straight all-district and all-region honors … Averaged 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds across final prep campaign … Connected on nearly 40 percent of her 3-point attempts amid her junior and senior seasons … Paced Flyers to 84 wins over her last three prep seasons, as well as three district titles, two region championships and a KHSAA Sweet 16 appearance … Played AAU basketball for No Limits and Richmond Heat, as well as Lady Vision.
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PERSONAL: The daughter of James Shropshire … Has an older brother, Quannas, and a younger brother, Kamari … Maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at Franklin County High School … A psychology major at Mercer.
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AS A FRESHMAN AT BELLARMINE (2024-25): Saw action in 14 games … Finished rookie campaign with 13 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two steals … Also added two blocks … Averaged 4.8 minutes per game on the floor … Pulled down a pair of rebounds in her collegiate debut against Indiana Southeast … Tallied a season-best six points across a season-high nine minutes against Indiana … Turned in a season-high four rebounds against Austin Peay.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Franklin County High School for coach Joey Thacker … Four-year starter as a prep standout, including her freshman campaign … Earned all-state laurels as a senior, as well as her second-straight all-district and all-region honors … Averaged 9.5 points and 4.1 rebounds across final prep campaign … Connected on nearly 40 percent of her 3-point attempts amid her junior and senior seasons … Paced Flyers to 84 wins over her last three prep seasons, as well as three district titles, two region championships and a KHSAA Sweet 16 appearance … Played AAU basketball for No Limits and Richmond Heat, as well as Lady Vision.
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PERSONAL: The daughter of James Shropshire … Has an older brother, Quannas, and a younger brother, Kamari … Maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at Franklin County High School … A psychology major at Mercer.
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