In The News
- 2/4/23: Stanford's Fran Belibi is much more than 'the girl who dunks' - Marisa Ingemi (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 3/21/21: 'Inspiring' dunks of Stanford's Belibi echo a little-known, high-flying SF pioneer - Scott Ostler (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 2/5/20: Fran Belibi, the Stanford freshman that can fly - Liz Finny (NBC Sports)
- 11/6/19: Meet Fran Belibi, Stanford basketball's freshman dunk sensation - Beth Maiman (NCAA)
- 7/2/19: Fran Belibi could change women’s basketball, but her focus remains on becoming a doctor - Kendra Andrews (The Athletic)
- 3/25/19: A higher calling for Stanford recruit Fran Belibi - Katie Barnes (espnW)
- 3/1/19: Why Fran Belibi told college basketball coaches: Don't call us, we'll call you - Sean Keeler (The Denver Post)
- 2/28/19: The girl who dunks? Fran Belibi is that, but the Colorado high school basketball star is so much more - Sean Keeler (The Denver Post)
- 2/1/19: Oral History: Fran Belibi and the dunk heard round the world - Shane Monaghan (5280 Denver Magazine)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- NCAA champion (2021)
- Three-time Pac-12 champion (2021-23)
- Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2021-22)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches (2020)
As a Senior (2022-23) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Champions
- Appeared in 34 games, making one start
- Averaged 4.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 10.3 minutes per game
- Second on the team, shooting 53.7 percent from the floor
- Season-high 14 points came in a win over No. 15 Arizona (1/2), adding 10 rebounds
- Was one of two double-doubles on the year, also doing so against Sacred Heart (3/17) in the NCAA Tournament
- Totaled four double-digit scoring efforts on the year
- Finished her career ranking fifth in program history, shooting 56.2 percent from the floor
- Dished a season-high four assists twice: vs. Cal Poly (11/16) and at Arizona State (2/12)
- Grabbed at least five rebounds 10 times, with double-digit rebounds in three different games
- Season-best three blocks came at No. 21 Colorado (2/23) and Ole Miss (3/19)
- Swiped three steals at California (Jan. 8) and at ASU
As a Junior (2021-22) | Game-by-Game Stats • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Appeared in 35 games, making four starts
- Averaged 7.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 13.6 minutes per game
- Fifth on the team in scoring, fourth in rebounding
- Became the third woman to dunk in an NCAA Tournament game, doing so against Montana State in the first round (3/18)
- First woman to ever dunk at Maples Pavilion, part of a 12 point, 13 rebound performance
- Scored a season-high 20 points twice: vs. California (1/21) and at UCLA (2/3)
- Totaled 12 double-digit scoring efforts on the year
- Finished with two double-doubles: at UCLA and against Montana State
- Boasted the 10th-best single-season field goal percentage in program history, shooting 59 percent (115-of-195) from the floor
- Made at least one shot in 33 of her 35 appearances
- Dished a season-high four assists against Utah (2/11)
- Grabbed at least five rebounds in 15 different games
- 42 percent of her rebounds were offensive
- Swatted a season-best two blocks in five different games
- Season-high three steals came twice: at Washington State (1/2) and vs. Utah
As a Sophomore (2020-21) | Game-by-Game Stats • NCAA Champions • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- Appeared in all 33 games, starting the first 13 games of the season
- Averaged 7.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 14.7 minutes per game
- Fifth on the team in scoring, fourth in rebounding
- Became the first woman to dunk in a college game since Britney Griner in 2013, doing so twice
- First dunk came at California (12/13), part of a 14 point, eight rebound performance
- Second came at No. 10 UCLA (12/21), part of a 15 point, seven rebound performance
- Season-high in points (23) and rebounds (12) came at Arizona State (1/3), shooting 10-of-14 from the field
- Also had a double-figure rebounding performance against the Sun Devils at home (2/19)
- Featured 10 double-digit scoring performances, all in the season's first 14 games
- Shot 53.1 percent from the field (102-of-192) on the season, ranking third on the team
- Grabbed at least five rebounds in 17 different games
- Dished a season-high four assists in back-to-back games at No. 6 Arizona (1/1) and Arizona State
- Blocked a season-high three shots twice: at No. 10 UCLA and vs. Utah Valley (3/21) in the NCAA Tournament
- Season-high three steals came at UNLV (12/5) and at California
As a Freshman (2019-20) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team Honorable Mention - Coaches
- Appeared in 32 games, making six starts and averaging 13.9 minutes per game
- Finished the season with averages of 6.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
- Shot 58.2 percent from the field (85-for-146) and 61.5 percent from the free throw line (40-for-65)
- Field goal shooting percentage ranks fourth in Stanford freshman history
- Finished in double figures nine times, including a season-best 20 points vs. Utah (Jan. 26) on 9-of-11 shooting
- Posted a double-double in her collegiate debut against Eastern Washington (Nov. 5), scoring 12 points with a season-high 15 rebounds
- The second Stanford freshman to notch a double-double in their collegiate debut
- Shot 9-of-10 from the floor at No. 24 Arizona State (March 1), finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds
- One of 12 in program history to shoot at least 90 percent from the floor with a minimum of 10 attempts
- Tied for 10th in the record book for single-game field goal percentage
- Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line against No. 10 Mississippi State (Nov. 30) and at No. 13 Arizona (Feb. 28)
- Blocked a season-best three shots in three game: vs. California Baptist (Nov. 28), No. 23 Tennessee (Dec. 18) and UC Davis (Dec. 28)
- Dished a personal-best three assists against Washington (Jan. 5)
- Pulled down 13 rebounds against Northern Colorado (Nov. 14)
USA Basketball
- Has won three gold medals playing for the United States (2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup, 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship)
- Represented Stanford at the 2022 USA Basketball Women's 3x3 National Championship in Springfield, Mass. in May 2022
- Advanced to the semifinals playing alongside Brooke Demetre, Jzaniya Harriel and Kiki Iriafen
- Averaged 7.7 points on 68.8 percent shooting (22-of-32) and 7.3 rebounds in seven games at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in July 2019
- Won the FIBA U17 World Cup in Minsk, Belarus in July 2018 alongside current Cardinal teammate Haley Jones
- Averaged 8.0 points and 5.7 rebounds as the U.S. went a perfect 7-0
- Put up 4.8 points and 5.8 rebounds at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina in June 2017
- Competed as a member of Team Denver in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship and finished in third place with a 5-2 record
- Played on Denver at the 2017 USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Tournament and finished second
Prior to Stanford
- A 2019 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo.
- A five-star talent, rated as the 19th best player in the country according to ESPN HoopGurlz and 13th by Prospects Nation
- McDonald's All-American (2019)
- Jordan Brand Classic All-American (2019)
- WBCA High School Coaches’ All-American (2019)
- USA TODAY High School Sports First Team All-American (2019)
- Naismith High School Girls’ Third Team All-American (2019)
- The first woman since Candace Parker in 2004 to win the Powerade Jam Fest dunk title at the McDonald’s All-American Game in March 2019
- Became the first girl to dunk in a Colorado high school game when she did so as a sophomore on January 6, 2017
- Began playing basketball in September 2015
- Averaged 21.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 3.4 steals, 2.7 blocks and 2.3 assists as a senior in 2018-19
- Led Regis to a 24-3 record and a berth in the Colorado Class 5A state semifinals
- Had 19 double-doubles and one triple-double
- Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year
- USA TODAY High School Sports Colorado State Player of the Year
- As a junior, started 27 of 28 games and averaged 13.7 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.6 steals and 1.6 blocks in helping lead her team to a state runner-up finish
- Started in 25 of 26 games as a sophomore and averaged 15.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.6 steals and 3.2 blocks as the Raiders went 20-7 and made the state semifinals
- As a freshman in 2015-16, started in two of 25 games and averaged 6.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks
- Two-time Colorado High School Athletic Association All-Class 5A first team (2018, 2019)
- Grew up playing tennis and placed third in the state in doubles as a freshman in 2016
Personal
- Full name is Francesca, but prefers to go by Fran
- Born in Kansas City, Kan.
- Daughter of Suzanne and Franck Belibi, who were born in Cameroon and moved to Belgium before coming to the United States
- Has one brother, Franck, and two sisters, Fabiola and Hana
- Earned academic all-state accolades and was invited to the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
- Volunteered in her community with an integrated learning center program at an elementary school as a peer and youth math tutor