The Notre Dame women’s basketball transfer portal cycle is here. The Fighting Irish’s roster rearrangement begins with the entrance of rising junior guard KK Bransford into the NCAA transfer portal. Bransford, a 2022 McDonald’s All-American, averaged 7.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 66 games and 19 starts in a Notre Dame uniform. When healthy, she was a key energizer on both ends of the floor coming off the bench for head coach Niele Ivey. Bransford penned a letter to “Irish nation” on Instagram. “I want to begin by expressed how grateful I am for my time wearing the blue and gold,”…