The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
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Nash, Kristen
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Jersey Number 32
Kristen Nash
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Plano West
- Hometown:
- Plano, Texas
Bio
Photo Gallery | Video: I am Kristen Nash and we are Texas Basketball
Tied her season-high with 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Feb. 15) ... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds against Colorado (Jan. 30) for her first double-digit rebounding effort of the season ... also added eight points (4-of-10 FG) ... recorded second double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points (4-of-6 FG, 3-of-4 FT) at Texas Tech (Jan. 26) while playing in a career high 21 minutes and pulling down six boards ... posted career-high 12 points (4-of-5 FG, 4-of-6 FT) against Sam Houston State (Jan. 2) ... reached double-digit scoring for just the second time of her career ... also pulled down six rebounds.
2009-10:
Recorded five points (2-of-2 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and pulled down seven rebounds at No. 23/21 Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) ... scored four points (1-of-1 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and added five rebounds against Kansas State (Feb. 17) ... recorded seven rebounds, four points (1-of-2 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and two assists in UT[apos]s double-overtime win at Kansas (Feb. 13) ... posted five points (2-of-2 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and four rebounds at Colorado (Feb. 10) ... pulled down eight rebounds in UT[apos]s win over No. 14/16 Baylor (Jan. 31) ... tallied the first double-double of her career with 10 points (4-of-8 FG, 2-of-4 FT) and 13 rebounds, both career highs, against UT Arlington (Jan. 5) ... became the fourth Longhorn to post a double double this season ... recorded the first start of her Longhorn career against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2) ... scored eight points (3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and recorded six rebounds ... pulled down season-high tying six rebounds in nine minutes against Miami (Dec. 29) ... scored six points (3-of-5 FG) against Texas Southern (Dec. 20) ... also added five rebounds and two blocks ... posted five points (1-of-1 FG, 3-of-4 FT) in UT[apos]s 70-67 win over Rutgers (Nov. 28) ... tallied six points (3-of-5 FG) against No. 19/22 Mississippi State (Nov. 26) and added five rebounds ... registered six points (2-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT) against North Texas (Nov. 20) ... also added five rebounds ... posted four points and two boards against No. 1 UConn (Nov. 17) ... also tied career highs in steals (3) and minutes (22) ... shared the team-lead in rebounding with six in the season-opening win over UTSA (Nov. 13).
2008-09
Saw action in 28 games, averaging 2.9 rebounds per outing ... Scored her only basket of the game at No. 4/3 Baylor (Feb. 1) with 1:18 remaining to extended the Horns[apos] lead to 55-51 ... tied career-high with nine points (3-of-3 FG, 3-of-4 FT) at Oklahoma (Jan. 25) ... highest scoring output since nine against Dayton (Nov. 15) ... led the team in rebounding for the fourth time of her career with seven boards against Lamar (Jan. 3) ... pulled down four rebounds in four minutes in Texas[apos] loss at San Diego State (Dec. 30) ... led Texas with career-high nine rebounds in win against UTEP (Dec. 28) ... also made career-high four free throws (4-of-4) ... pulled down seven rebounds against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 30) ... tallied eight points, three rebounds, one block and one assist in 105-51 win over Furman (Nov. 23) ... registered career highs in steals (three) and blocks (two) in 87-36 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 20) ... also added six rebounds and four points ... recorded four points (2-of-4 FG), three rebounds, and one assist against No. 25/20 Old Dominion (Nov. 17) ... posted career-high eight rebounds and added five points (1-of-4 FG, 3-of-4 FT) in 110-76 victory over Saint Mary[apos]s (Nov. 16) ... tied career-high with nine points (3-of-5 FG, 3-of-3 FT) in season opener vs. Dayton (Nov. 15) ... also added five rebounds. 2007-08: Played in 20 games for the Longhorns averaging 8.1 minutes per game and 2.3 rebounds per contest...saw action in both of UT[apos]s NCAA Championship games...pulled down two boards and added two points against Connecticut (March 25)...was 3-for-4 from the free throw line with three rebounds in 11 minutes at Kansas (Feb. 27)...in nine minutes at Texas A&M (Feb. 9), recorded two rebounds, one steal and two points...pulled down a career-high six boards against UT-Pan American (Jan. 4)...also added a career-high tying nine points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field...tallied five points, three rebounds, two blocks and one assist in 12 minutes against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...set her career high with nine points (3-for-3 FG, 3-for-4 FT) and added five rebounds and one block against Sam Houston State (Dec. 2)...registered four rebounds and four points aginst UT-Arlington (Nov. 29). 2006-07: Granted a NCAA medical redshirt waiver following a foot injury. PRIOR TO TEXAS
Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-America as a junior and senior at Plano West HS...as a senior, was a McDonald[apos]s All-America Game nominee ... rated as No. 5 recruit in the state by TexasHoops.com ... 2006 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) and Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) First Team All-State ... Texas Basketball Magazine All-State, Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team and District 8-5A MVP ... 2006 Chevrolet Dallas/Fort Worth Area Female Athlete of the Year...as a senior captain, teamed with younger sister Kathleen to lead 35-6 Plano West HS to the 2006 Texas Class 5A state title (school[apos]s first state crown) ... had 30 points and 23 rebounds in the two State final four games for head coach Don Patterson[apos]s squad, including nine points, 10 boards and four blocks in 54-47 championship game win over Rockwall...Plano West ranked No. 20 nationally in the final Sports Illustrated high school rankings...averaged a double-double as a senior (17.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg), finished seventh in Area scoring and third in rebounding...ended career with 2,167 points and 1,422 career rebounds - averaging a double-double all four seasons ... team MVP as a junior and senior...had a team-leading 23 points to lead the Texas All-Stars to a 120-82 victory over the Oklahoma All-Stars on July 22, 2006 ... also played in the TABC All-Star Game and AGCA All-Star Game...as a junior, also averaged a double-double (18.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg) while claiming TGCA All-State, TABC All-Region and District 8-5A Offensive MVP honors ... Dallas Morning News First Team All-Area, Collin County Player of the Year ... team captain...as a sophomore, First Team All-District and All-Collin County ... Dallas Morning News Area Newcomer of the Year ... District 9-5A and Collin County Newcomer of the Year...played for the Dallas Elite Club basketball squad and on the 2005 Dallas Elite 17 team which won the adidas National Championship...also played volleyball at Plano West ... starting outside hitter on the 2005 squad which was District champion and State regional quarterfinalist. PERSONAL
PERSONAL: Full name is Kristen Leigh Nash ... born May 22, 1987 in Dallas, Texas ... daughter of Wayne and Donna Nash ... father Wayne played college basketball at Weatherford (Texas) Junior College ... has one sister, fellow Longhorn basketball player Kathleen (20) and one brother Michael (23), a former basketball forward at Pepperdine University ... corporate communications major.
2010-11:
Tied her season-high with 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Feb. 15) ... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds against Colorado (Jan. 30) for her first double-digit rebounding effort of the season ... also added eight points (4-of-10 FG) ... recorded second double-digit scoring effort of the season with 11 points (4-of-6 FG, 3-of-4 FT) at Texas Tech (Jan. 26) while playing in a career high 21 minutes and pulling down six boards ... posted career-high 12 points (4-of-5 FG, 4-of-6 FT) against Sam Houston State (Jan. 2) ... reached double-digit scoring for just the second time of her career ... also pulled down six rebounds.
2009-10:
Recorded five points (2-of-2 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and pulled down seven rebounds at No. 23/21 Oklahoma State (Feb. 24) ... scored four points (1-of-1 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and added five rebounds against Kansas State (Feb. 17) ... recorded seven rebounds, four points (1-of-2 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and two assists in UT[apos]s double-overtime win at Kansas (Feb. 13) ... posted five points (2-of-2 FG, 1-of-2 FT) and four rebounds at Colorado (Feb. 10) ... pulled down eight rebounds in UT[apos]s win over No. 14/16 Baylor (Jan. 31) ... tallied the first double-double of her career with 10 points (4-of-8 FG, 2-of-4 FT) and 13 rebounds, both career highs, against UT Arlington (Jan. 5) ... became the fourth Longhorn to post a double double this season ... recorded the first start of her Longhorn career against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Jan. 2) ... scored eight points (3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT) and recorded six rebounds ... pulled down season-high tying six rebounds in nine minutes against Miami (Dec. 29) ... scored six points (3-of-5 FG) against Texas Southern (Dec. 20) ... also added five rebounds and two blocks ... posted five points (1-of-1 FG, 3-of-4 FT) in UT[apos]s 70-67 win over Rutgers (Nov. 28) ... tallied six points (3-of-5 FG) against No. 19/22 Mississippi State (Nov. 26) and added five rebounds ... registered six points (2-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 FT) against North Texas (Nov. 20) ... also added five rebounds ... posted four points and two boards against No. 1 UConn (Nov. 17) ... also tied career highs in steals (3) and minutes (22) ... shared the team-lead in rebounding with six in the season-opening win over UTSA (Nov. 13).
2008-09
Saw action in 28 games, averaging 2.9 rebounds per outing ... Scored her only basket of the game at No. 4/3 Baylor (Feb. 1) with 1:18 remaining to extended the Horns[apos] lead to 55-51 ... tied career-high with nine points (3-of-3 FG, 3-of-4 FT) at Oklahoma (Jan. 25) ... highest scoring output since nine against Dayton (Nov. 15) ... led the team in rebounding for the fourth time of her career with seven boards against Lamar (Jan. 3) ... pulled down four rebounds in four minutes in Texas[apos] loss at San Diego State (Dec. 30) ... led Texas with career-high nine rebounds in win against UTEP (Dec. 28) ... also made career-high four free throws (4-of-4) ... pulled down seven rebounds against Florida Atlantic (Nov. 30) ... tallied eight points, three rebounds, one block and one assist in 105-51 win over Furman (Nov. 23) ... registered career highs in steals (three) and blocks (two) in 87-36 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Nov. 20) ... also added six rebounds and four points ... recorded four points (2-of-4 FG), three rebounds, and one assist against No. 25/20 Old Dominion (Nov. 17) ... posted career-high eight rebounds and added five points (1-of-4 FG, 3-of-4 FT) in 110-76 victory over Saint Mary[apos]s (Nov. 16) ... tied career-high with nine points (3-of-5 FG, 3-of-3 FT) in season opener vs. Dayton (Nov. 15) ... also added five rebounds. 2007-08: Played in 20 games for the Longhorns averaging 8.1 minutes per game and 2.3 rebounds per contest...saw action in both of UT[apos]s NCAA Championship games...pulled down two boards and added two points against Connecticut (March 25)...was 3-for-4 from the free throw line with three rebounds in 11 minutes at Kansas (Feb. 27)...in nine minutes at Texas A&M (Feb. 9), recorded two rebounds, one steal and two points...pulled down a career-high six boards against UT-Pan American (Jan. 4)...also added a career-high tying nine points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field...tallied five points, three rebounds, two blocks and one assist in 12 minutes against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...set her career high with nine points (3-for-3 FG, 3-for-4 FT) and added five rebounds and one block against Sam Houston State (Dec. 2)...registered four rebounds and four points aginst UT-Arlington (Nov. 29). 2006-07: Granted a NCAA medical redshirt waiver following a foot injury. PRIOR TO TEXAS
Street & Smith Honorable Mention All-America as a junior and senior at Plano West HS...as a senior, was a McDonald[apos]s All-America Game nominee ... rated as No. 5 recruit in the state by TexasHoops.com ... 2006 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) and Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) First Team All-State ... Texas Basketball Magazine All-State, Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team and District 8-5A MVP ... 2006 Chevrolet Dallas/Fort Worth Area Female Athlete of the Year...as a senior captain, teamed with younger sister Kathleen to lead 35-6 Plano West HS to the 2006 Texas Class 5A state title (school[apos]s first state crown) ... had 30 points and 23 rebounds in the two State final four games for head coach Don Patterson[apos]s squad, including nine points, 10 boards and four blocks in 54-47 championship game win over Rockwall...Plano West ranked No. 20 nationally in the final Sports Illustrated high school rankings...averaged a double-double as a senior (17.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg), finished seventh in Area scoring and third in rebounding...ended career with 2,167 points and 1,422 career rebounds - averaging a double-double all four seasons ... team MVP as a junior and senior...had a team-leading 23 points to lead the Texas All-Stars to a 120-82 victory over the Oklahoma All-Stars on July 22, 2006 ... also played in the TABC All-Star Game and AGCA All-Star Game...as a junior, also averaged a double-double (18.5 ppg, 11.6 rpg) while claiming TGCA All-State, TABC All-Region and District 8-5A Offensive MVP honors ... Dallas Morning News First Team All-Area, Collin County Player of the Year ... team captain...as a sophomore, First Team All-District and All-Collin County ... Dallas Morning News Area Newcomer of the Year ... District 9-5A and Collin County Newcomer of the Year...played for the Dallas Elite Club basketball squad and on the 2005 Dallas Elite 17 team which won the adidas National Championship...also played volleyball at Plano West ... starting outside hitter on the 2005 squad which was District champion and State regional quarterfinalist. PERSONAL
PERSONAL: Full name is Kristen Leigh Nash ... born May 22, 1987 in Dallas, Texas ... daughter of Wayne and Donna Nash ... father Wayne played college basketball at Weatherford (Texas) Junior College ... has one sister, fellow Longhorn basketball player Kathleen (20) and one brother Michael (23), a former basketball forward at Pepperdine University ... corporate communications major.
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