Reagan Bender

PRONUNCIATION

Redshirt Freshman Year (2025-26)

Played in 20 games and averaged 3.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 40.8% from the field and 36.1% from three
Scored nine points and tied a career high with three three-pointers in the win over Wake Forest
Had a team and career-best six assists in the win over Pitt
Was a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc for nine points in the win over SMU
Had her first career start against Bellarmine
Tallied career-best five rebounds, five steals and four assists with eight points against Eastern Illinois
Had the best game of her career with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists in the win over Morehead State
Made her season debut against NKU and had two points and one steal

Freshman Year (2024-25)

Played in nine games and averaged 8.0 minutes per game before missing the rest of the season with injury
Tallied a season-best seven points against Grambling State
Scored her first collegiate points against Morehead State
Made her collegiate debut against #5/#6 UCLA

Prep and Personal

Local product and played high school at Sacred Heart in Louisville
In four seasons as a starter, Bender scored 1,818 points and grabbed 477 rebounds, hit 212 three-pointers during her career and led Sacred Heart to a 128-20 record in those four years and was a finalist for Miss Basketball in the state of Kentucky
Won her fourth-straight state championship after scoring 18 points in the championship game over McCracken County
She was named to the all-tournament team and The Courier Journal’s All-Seventh Region girls basketball team following the state tournament
For her senior year, Bender averaged 13.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game
In her junior season, Sacred Heart finished 36-3 for a second straight season and Bender averaged 15.2 points and 3.1 rebounds
She was a first-team All-State selection after her junior year
As a sophomore, Bender averaged 11.4 points and 3.2 rebounds a game, while she hit for 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds as a freshman
Bender's grandfather, Bob Bender Sr., graduated from the University of Louisville in 1957 and was inducted into the University of Louisville Hall of Fame in 1992