Jayden Nembhard

Jayden Nembhard vs. West Virginia - 2021

K-State’s Jayden Nembhard competes against Baylor at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on September 25, 2021.

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

K-State's Jayden Nembhard competes against Creighton at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas on March 20, 2021.

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

Jayden Nembhard and Jacque Smith vs. Creighton - 2021

Position:
Outside Hitter/Opposite
Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Keller
Hometown:
Keller, Texas

Honors
All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2020)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 6, 2020)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 10, 2020)

2020 (Freshman)
Named to 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).

Club
Played for Excel and helped her club team win gold in the Open division of the 2017 Girls Junior National Championships.

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.