The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nya Bunton
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- duPont Manual
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2025:
Started four of the five matches and has played in 19 of the 20 sets... Played in both sweeps at the Opening Spike Classic and recorded career highs in attacks (13), digs (2) and blocks (7)... Recorded four kills and one block in the win against Rice... Finished with a career high five kills in the win against No. 6 Stanford... In the 3-2 win against No. 4 Louisville, recorded career highs in digs (3) and blocks (9).
2024:
Played in 6 of the 27 matches and eleven sets this season…had a career-high two kills and three total blocks in the win against Texas A&M (10/23).
2023:
Took a red shirt in her freshman season.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
All-State player for head coach Richard Weaver at duPont Manual High School…named 2022 Ms. Kentucky Volleyball…2022 AVCA First Team All-American…first team All-State in 2021 and 2022, second team All-State in 2020…ranked as the No. 9 player in the class by PrepVolleyball…named duPont Manual team MVP in 2020-22…member of USA U-19 National Team that won gold at 2022 Pan American Cup…named to JVA All-National Team in 2020-22…Under Armor Next All-America Team Invite in 2022…invited to USA U-18 National Training Team in 2021…AAU Jr. National Championships 14 Open Champion and team MVP in 2019.
PERSONAL
Daughter of B.J. and Quita Bunton…has one sister, Emerie…father, B.J. played basketball at UCSB (1995-98), grandfather Bill Bunton played basketball at Louisville.
