Jayden Nembhard

Position:
OH/OPP
Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Major:
Consumer Affairs
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
High School:
Keller HS
Prev School:
Kansas State

Prior to LBSU: Played in 34 matches at Kansas State during the 2021 season … Totaled 114 kills for an average of 2.78 kills per set … Added 0.49 digs per set and 0.15 blocks per set ... Named to the 2020 All-Big 12 Rookie Team and appeared in 17 matches (46 sets) during her freshman season ... Twice named Big 12 Rookie of the Week ... Totaled 140 kills (3.04 per set) while hitting .230 to go with 23 digs (0.50 per set) and 17 total blocks (0.41 per set) ... Reached double-digit kills six times, with a season-high 24 kills at West Virginia on October 1 ... Hit a season-best .450 (12 kills, 3 errors, 20 attacks) at Kansas on October 29 ... Season-high five blocks and four digs at WVU on October 1 ... During Big 12 play, finished second on the team with 3.09 kills per set and a .249 hitting efficiency ... Added 14 blocks (0.44 per set) and 14 digs (0.44 per set).

High School: Attended Keller High School in Keller, Texas ... Was a four-year letterwinner for Keller and collected over 1,400 kills, 150 blocks and 500 service aces in her high school career ... Nembhard helped lead the Indians to the Class 6A district playoffs in her senior season while earning first-team all-district honors … Played for Excel and helped her club team win gold in the Open division of the 2017 Girls Junior National Championships.

Personal: Daughter of Ruben and Terri Nembhard … Has an older brother, Ruben, who played at TCU … Father Ruben Nembhard, Sr., played basketball at Weber State before playing on the Utah Jazz … Grandfather, Joe Beauchamp, played football at Iowa State before playing for the San Diego Chargers.