The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nya Bunton
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- duPont Manual
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
CAREER HIGHS
- Kills: 13 // vs. Wisconsin, 09/13/26
- Attacks: 25 // vs. Wisconsin, 09/13/26
- Assists: 1 (7x) // last vs. Marquette, 8/24/2026
- Service Aces: 3 // at Auburn, 11/12/25
- Digs: 4 (2x) // last vs. Kentucky, 11/25/25
- Blocks: 9 // vs. Louisville, 09/10/25
- Block Solos: 1 (7x) // last vs. Wisconsin, 09/13/26
- Block Assists: 9 // vs. Louisville, 09/10/25
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Fall 2025)
2026 (Senior)
Has started all eight matches and appeared in 30 sets … Led Texas with nine kills on 16 attacks while adding a team-high eight total blocks, including one solo stop, in the season opener against No. 12 Arizona State at the AVCA First Serve in Milwaukee … Had a match-high seven blocks, adding five kills, three digs and one assist, in a victory over Marquette at the AVCA First Serve … Paced Texas with a career-high 10 kills while hitting .643 in a victory over No. 18 TCU at the Players Era Showcase in Las Vegas, while also earning three blocks and one dig … Recorded three kills and one block against No. 1 Nebraska at the Players Era Showcase … Matched her season high with eight blocks, including one solo block, and had four kills in a home-opening sweep of No. 15 USC … Tallied five kills and three blocks against No. 6 Louisville at the Broadway Block Party in Nashville … Registered seven kills while hitting .412 with three blocks at No. 8 SMU … Posted a career-high 13 kills while hitting .480 in a victory over No. 6 Wisconsin, adding two blocks and one dig.
2025 (Junior)
Appeared in 23 matches and 72 sets … Finished the season with 96 kills, 61 blocks and seven service aces … Recorded career highs with 13 attacks, two digs and seven blocks at the Opening Spike Classic … Posted a career-high five kills in the win over No. 6 Stanford … Recorded career highs with three digs and nine blocks in the five-set victory over No. 4 Louisville … Added four kills and three blocks against Arkansas … Recorded four kills and two blocks in the win over Oklahoma … Totaled eight kills and two blocks in the win at Ole Miss … Finished with seven kills and three blocks at No. 9 Texas A&M … Registered six kills, two blocks, one dig and one assist against No. 3 Kentucky … Recorded six kills while hitting .333 with three blocks in the win at Florida … Posted a season-high three service aces, three kills and four digs at Auburn … Added two kills and three blocks in the win over South Carolina … Recorded seven kills and four blocks in the SEC Tournament Semifinal against No. 6 Texas A&M … Finished with six kills, four digs and four blocks against No. 2 Kentucky in the SEC Championship … Contributed two kills and one block in the NCAA First Round win over Florida A&M … Recorded one kill, four blocks and three digs in the NCAA Second Round win over No. 25 Penn State … Matched her career high with seven kills while hitting .545 and adding five blocks in the NCAA Regional Semifinal win over No. 15 Indiana … Closed the season with seven kills, two digs and one service ace against No. 10 Wisconsin in the NCAA Regional Final.
2024 (Sophomore)
Played in six matches and 11 sets … Recorded a career-high two kills and three total blocks in the win over Texas A&M (10/23).
2023 (Freshman)
Did not appear in any matches.
NATIONAL TEAM EXPERIENCE
Member of the USA Volleyball U19 National Team in 2022 … Won a gold medal at the 2022 U19 Pan American Cup … Participated in USA Volleyball’s HP/NTDP programs from 2018 and 2020-22.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
All-State middle hitter for head coach Richard Weaver at duPont Manual High School … Named the 2022-23 Gatorade Kentucky Volleyball Player of the Year and 2022 Ms. Kentucky Volleyball … Earned 2022 AVCA First Team High School All-America honors … Ranked No. 9 nationally in the class by PrepVolleyball … Selected first team All-State in 2021 and 2022 after earning second team All-State honors in 2020 … Named duPont Manual Team MVP from 2020-22 … Led duPont Manual to a 32-8 record and a berth in the 2022 7th Region championship match … Recorded 578 kills, 53 blocks, 104 digs and 52 service aces as a senior … Competed with KIVA Volleyball … Earned JVA All-National Team honors from 2020-22 … Invited to the 2022 Under Armour Next All-America Game and the 2021 USA U18 National Team Training Program … Won the 14 Open division at the 2019 AAU Junior National Championships and earned team MVP honors.
PERSONAL
Daughter of B.J. and Quita Bunton … Has one sister, Emerie … Father, B.J., played basketball at UC Santa Barbara from 1995-98 … Grandfather, Bill Bunton, played basketball at Louisville.
