The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Nya Bunton
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- duPont Manual
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- Major:
- Exercise Science
- 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Fall 2025)
2025 (Redshirt Sophomore)
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 (Redshirt Freshman)
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)
Redshirted as a freshman.
INTERNATIONAL 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.
