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John Byrne
John Byrne

5 Mikayla Christian

  • Position G
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Round Rock, Texas
  • High School Vista Ridge HS
  • Previous School TCU

Biography

NEVADA
SENIOR (2019-20) – Will be looked upon as being one of the Wolf Pack’s go-to 3-point shooters as she leads all returners in that category.

JUNIOR (2018-19) – Played in 30 of 31 games during her first season with the Wolf Pack, making six starts … Earned her first start in a Wolf Pack uniform in the 23-point win over Stanislaus State (12/11) … Averaged 15.9 minutes on the floor and played a season-high 33 minutes in the overtime win against Hawai’i (12/29) … Scored 99 points on the year to average 3.3 points per game and totaled a season-high 13 points against Utah State (3/2) … Shot 34.7 percent (35-of-101) from the field, hit 32.1 percent (26-of-81) from the 3-point line, and knocked down 3-of-3 from the free throw line … Grabbed 56 rebounds (47 def, 9 off) to average 1.9 rebounds per game … Had a positive assist to turnover ratio with 41 assists and 25 turnovers … Added three blocks and 15 steals on the year … Posted a season-high seven assists in the win over Stanislaus State (12/11) … Twice hit three 3-pointers in a game; vs. UC Davis (12/1) and against Hawai’i (12/29).

PRIOR TO NEVADA – Played two seasons at TCU where she saw time in 37 games between her freshman and sophomore seasons … In those two seasons she averaged 1.8 points per game and connected on 36.1 percent of her shots, mostly from three-point range … Named Big 12 Freshman of the Week in 2016 after pouring in 19 points against Alcorn State, which included five triples.

HIGH SCHOOL – Ranked a four-star prospect by Prospects Nation and a three-star prospect by ESPN ... Ranked No. 22 at her position nationally by ESPN ... Also No. 22 at her position nationally by Prospects Nation, No. 127 player overall in nation and No. 15 player in Texas ... Helped Vista Ridge High School to a 34-5 overall record, Class 5A state semifinal appearance and a No. 5 TABC final ranking as a senior ... Also led Vista Ridge to a 34-5 overall record, Class 5A state semifinal appearance and top 50 national ranking as a junior ... Twice named TABC and TGCA Class 5A All-State First-Team selection as a junior and senior ... UIL Class 5A All-State Tournament First-Team selection as a junior ... Twice named TABC 5A Region IV All-Region First Team as a junior and senior ... Named Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas First Team as a senior and third team as a junior ... Named District 25-5A MVP as a senior ... Four-time Class 25-5A All-District selection ... Led Vista Ridge in assists and averaged a team-best 14.5 points per game as a senior ... Played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Round Rock High School … Played AAU ball for Texas Elite Christian GATA.

PERSONAL – Daughter of Martina and Brenton Christian … Has one brother, Bryce … Plans to major in business at Nevada … Quote on why she chose Nevada, “First and foremost, I really felt like the coaching staff valued me as a person and a player. On top of that, I’ve been in Texas my entire life and was ready to experience something completely new.” … Also recruited by Butler, New Mexico, New Mexico State, UC Santa Barbara and UTEP … Lists her father, Brenton, as her sports hero because he always pushed her to work harder and be the best that she can be … The most memorable moment of her high school career was the state semifinals game her junior year because of the closeness of that game … Enjoys spending time outside, hanging out with friends and going to the movies in her free time.

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