The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 Spring Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nya Bunton
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- duPont Manual
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
2025:
Appeared in 23 matches and 72 sets... Finished her season with 96 kills, 61 blocks and seven aces... Played in both sweeps at the Opening Spike Classic and recorded career highs in attacks (13), digs (2) and blocks (7)... 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)... Recorded four kills and three blocks in the in against Arkansas... Notched four kills along with two blocks in the win over Oklahoma... Totaled eight kills and two blocks in the win at Ole Miss... One kill shy from matching her career high and added three blocks at No. 9 A&M... Finished with six kills, two blocks, one dig and assist against No. 3 Kentucky... Recorded six kills, hit .333 and added three blocks in the win at Florida... Posted three kills, season-high three aces, and four digs in the win at Auburn... Registered two kills and three blocks in the win over South Carolina... Added seven kills and four blocks in the SEC Semifinals against No. 6 Texas A&M... Posted six kills, four digs and blocks against No. 2 Kentucky...Add two kills and a block in the NCAA First Round against FAMU... Recorded four blocks, three digs and a kill in the NCAA Second Round win over No. 25 Penn State... Finished with seven kills, hit .545 and finished with five blocks in the win over No. 15 Indiana in the Regional Semi... Ended the season with seven kills, two digs and an ace against No. 10 Wisconsin in the Regional Final.
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.
