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Deacs Add Graduate Transfer Guard Breauna Ware to 2026-27 Roster
5/1/2026 1:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Wisconsin transfer has played in 84 collegiate games throughout her career, totaling 742 points.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest women's basketball head coach Megan Gebbia announced the signing of guard Breauna Ware on Friday.
A graduate transfer from Wisconsin, Ware comes in as the seventh scholarship addition to the 2026-27 roster overall and the third transfer, as the Deacs also added Cincinnati guard/forward Ramiyah Byrd and Butler forward Mckenzie Swanson.
Forward Helena Danielewicz made it official with the Deacs last week to round out the team's 2026 signing class. Within their incoming freshman class, Gebbia and the Deacs also signed Nigerian center Awele Okoh in mid-April, inked guard Oshauna Holland in November and landed recently signed guard Adora Nwude.
Ware is an experienced guard who has played in 84 games in her collegiate career, scoring 742 points through three seasons of action.
Last season at Wisconsin, Ware shot a career-high 39.8 percent from behind the arc and averaged 5.4 points per game in 25 games including 13 starts. Prior to her time at Wisconsin, Ware averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 2024-25 at Stony Brook, earning All-CAA honors.
Breauna Ware | G | 5-7 | Queens, NY | Mary Louis Academy/Stony Book/Wisconsin
"I'm very grateful and excited. It means everything to finally feel wanted and accepted for exactly who I am." – Breauna Ware
From Coach Gebbia
"Breauna is a gifted breakdown guard who can score at all three levels. Her creativity and IQ along with her Power-Four playing experience will immediately impact the success of our backcourt. She has the ability to play fast and create opportunities for herself and her teammates with her pace and savviness. I love the idea of giving her the ball and allowing her to use her creativity and force mismatch opportunities in the open floor, as well as the end of the shot clock. She brings veteran leadership and the knowledge of what it takes to win at this level. We knew she was a great fit and her visit just reiterated it."
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A graduate transfer from Wisconsin, Ware comes in as the seventh scholarship addition to the 2026-27 roster overall and the third transfer, as the Deacs also added Cincinnati guard/forward Ramiyah Byrd and Butler forward Mckenzie Swanson.
Forward Helena Danielewicz made it official with the Deacs last week to round out the team's 2026 signing class. Within their incoming freshman class, Gebbia and the Deacs also signed Nigerian center Awele Okoh in mid-April, inked guard Oshauna Holland in November and landed recently signed guard Adora Nwude.
Ware is an experienced guard who has played in 84 games in her collegiate career, scoring 742 points through three seasons of action.
Last season at Wisconsin, Ware shot a career-high 39.8 percent from behind the arc and averaged 5.4 points per game in 25 games including 13 starts. Prior to her time at Wisconsin, Ware averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 2024-25 at Stony Brook, earning All-CAA honors.
Breauna Ware | G | 5-7 | Queens, NY | Mary Louis Academy/Stony Book/Wisconsin
- Has played in 84 career games, scoring 742 combined points at St. Bonaventure, Stony Brook and Wisconsin.
- Last season at Wisconsin, Ware played in 25 contests and started in 13, averaging 16.9 minutes per game.
- Posted 5.4 points per game, shooting 39.8 percent from the field, including 38.9 percent (14-36) from behind the arc.
- Recorded a season-high 17 points against IU Indy (Dec. 21) and made five field goals twice last season vs. IU Indy (Dec. 21) and Penn State (Jan. 4).
- In 2024-25, Ware earned All-CAA honors at Stony Brook, where she appeared in 29 games while making 25 starts
- Averaged 14.7 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.2 steals in 33.6 minutes per game, shooting 43.6 percent from the field and 35.4 percent from behind the arc
- Scored 30 points twice against both Campbell on Feb. 23 and Hofstra on March 6
- Registered double-digit scoring in a team-high 23 games
- Missed the 2023-24 season due to injury
- In her freshman season at St. Bonaventure in 2022-23, Ware appeared in 30 of 32 games, making 11 starts and averaging 17.5 minutes, 6.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.
- Averaged 8.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest in Atlantic 10 play
- Dished out 53 assists, which was second on the team, and scored in double-figures nine different times during the season
- Scored a season-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed six rebounds on Feb. 8, 2023 against George Mason.
- Last season at Wisconsin, Ware played in 25 contests and started in 13, averaging 16.9 minutes per game.
"I'm very grateful and excited. It means everything to finally feel wanted and accepted for exactly who I am." – Breauna Ware
From Coach Gebbia
"Breauna is a gifted breakdown guard who can score at all three levels. Her creativity and IQ along with her Power-Four playing experience will immediately impact the success of our backcourt. She has the ability to play fast and create opportunities for herself and her teammates with her pace and savviness. I love the idea of giving her the ball and allowing her to use her creativity and force mismatch opportunities in the open floor, as well as the end of the shot clock. She brings veteran leadership and the knowledge of what it takes to win at this level. We knew she was a great fit and her visit just reiterated it."
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