Austin Peay State University Athletics

Awards and Honors
2026 ASUN All-Tournament Team
2025-26 All-Freshman Team
Freshman of the Week: Nov. 24, Dec. 29, Feb. 17

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2025-26 (Freshman)
An ASUN All-Freshman and ASUN Tournament All-Championship Team selection… Started 28-of-33 games… Led Austin Peay with 134 assists (4.1 per game), 55 steals (1.7 per game) and 1,024 minutes played (31.0 per game)… Her 134 assists ranked 10th all-time in a single season… Second on APSU with 10.9 points per game… Scored in double figures 21 times with two 20-point performances… Began her collegiate career with 20 points, three rebounds, seven assists and just one turnover, two steals, and one block in 27 minutes off the bench in the season opener against Sewanee (Nov. 3)… Earned her first-career start against #19 Vanderbilt (Nov. 12)… Had 14 points, four rebounds, three assists, and a season-high two blocks at Chattanooga (Nov. 20)… Tallied seven assists and 10 points in 23 minutes during the nonconference finale against Berry (Dec. 28)… Had 10 rebounds – including seven offensive boards – in a seven-point performance against Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 8)… Had 13 points, seven rebounds, and a season-high eight assists at Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 7)… Matched her season-high in assists three games later at Central Arkansas (Feb. 18)… Scored in double figures during all four of the Governors’ ASUN Tournament games, beginning with 18 points, six rebounds, and a season-high five steals against Lipscomb (March 3)… Had 11 points, five rebounds, and eight assists in the ASUN Championship game against Jacksonville (March 9)… Recorded 20 points in the Governors’ Women’s National Invitational game against UTRGV (March 19).

Prep Career
Played at SLAM Academy under coach Krystal Cabrera… Surpassed 1,000 career points and ended her career with 748 rebounds, 324 assists, and 311 steals… A five-time district champion and a three-time regional champion… Made it to the state final four three times… Named the Prep Girls High School Florida’s Miss Basketball in 2025 and the 1-4A Miami Herald Player of the Year for the 2024-25 season… Also played flag football and was named the Miami Herald’s Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments on the field and court… played for the Miami Suns AAU team.

Personal
Jim’Miyah Leondra Branton is the daughter of Samantha Walker and Jimmie Branton… Has one sibling, Jimmani… Born June 13… Majoring in Kinesiology.