Bio following the 2024-25 season
As a Sophomore (2024-25 Season)
MW Rankings: No. 2 in steals, No. 4 in free throw percentage, No. 8 in blocked shots, No. 9 in 3-point field goals, No. 18 in scoring
NCAA Rankings: No. 27 in steals per game, No. 44 in steals, No. 113 in free throw percentage, No. 215 in blocked shots per game, No. 249 in blocked shots, No. 274 in 3-point field goal attempts
Second-Team All-NABC Pacific District … Second Team All-Mountain West … Mountain West All-Defensive Team … Mountain West Player of the Week (Dec. 2) … Players Era Festival All-Tournament Team … A starter in each of his 30 appearances … Averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in 30.1 minutes per game … Shot 38.1 percent (118-of-310) from the field, 30.1 percent (53-of-176) from beyond the arc, and 83.2 percent (79-of-95) from the line with 82 assists, 32 blocks and 64 steals in a total of 902:27 of game action … Was the only player in the nation who compiled 38.1 percent shooting from the floor, 30.1 percent from long range, 83.2 percent from the line, with 82 assists, 64 steals, and 32 blocks … Against Colorado State (1/ 14) became the first player in Mountain West history and one of three players in the nation in the last 16 seasons to have a game of at least 25 points, including five 3-pointers, seven steals and six rebounds … In the season opener against UC San Diego (11/6), in his first career start, became just the second player in NCAA Division I basketball over the last 10 seasons (since 2014-15) to record at least 20 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals and 4 blocks in the same game and is also the first Aztec since at least 1996-97 with that stat line … Scored in double figures 19 times, including four games at 20 points or more and a career-high 25 against Colorado State … Knocked down at least four field goals in 15 games (SDSU was 11-4) with a career-high eight made at Boise State (1/4) and versus Colorado State (1/14) … Attempted double figure shots in 19 contests with a single game high 20 shots versus UNLV (1/18) … Shot at least 40.0 percent in 13 games and the Aztecs posted a 12-1 record in those games … Hit multiple 3-pointers in 16 contests (SDSU was 12-4), sank three or more in eight games (SDSU was 6-2) including a career-best five against Colorado State … Hoisted a career-high 12 triples among three games with double figure 3-point shot attempts … Shot 40.0 percent or better from distance in 10 games … Attempted eight free throws and made seven, both career-bests, against Houston (11/30) in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival … Shots at least 75.0 percent from the line 22 times in 27 games in which he attempted at least our shot from the line … Totaled multiple offensive boards in seven games, including a career-high matching three versus Houston, Wyoming (2/1) and at UNLV (3/4) … Twice, at Fresno State (12/4) and against New Mexico (2/25), pulled down a career-high nine defensive rebounds among 11 games with at least four defensive boards … Finished with a career-best 11 rebounds at Fresno State and also had a 10 boards at UNLV where, in combination with 15 points, recorded his first career double double … Dished out a single season-high 82 assists including 24 games with multiple assists and a single-game best nine at Nevada (1/25) … Matched his career-high with four blocks against UC San Diego (11/6) among nine games with multiple swats … In 18 games with multiple steals, he finished with a career-best seven against Colorado State and had at least three steals in 11 games (SDSU was 8-3) … Seven steals against Colorado State (1/14) were the most in a game by any player in the Mountain West … Played double digit minutes in each of his 30 appearances, including 19 games of at least 30 minutes and a career-high 36:43 versus Houston (11/30) in the third-place game at the Players Era Festival.
As a Freshman (2023-24 Season)
Appeared in 34 games, all off the bench… Averaged 4.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14.1 minutes per game… Added 31 assists, 27 steals and 20 blocks in a total of 477:55 of court action… Shot 38.0 percent (46-of-121) from the floor, 31.1 percent (23-of-74) from the bonus distance and 84.6 percent (22-of-26) from the line… Recorded his first two double digit scoring games with a career-high 13 at New Mexico (1/13) and 10 at Utah State (2/20)… Had 10 games where he knocked down multiple field goals including a career-best five at New Mexico… Twice, at New Mexico and vs. Yale (3/24) in the NCAA Tournament, knocked down three-3-pointers, a season and career-high, among three games where he had multiple 3-points makes… Went 4-of-4 from the line on two occasions, vs. California (11/25) and at Boise State (1/20) and in nine of the 13 games in which he attempted a free throw, he was perfect from the charity stripe… Pulled down a career-best three offensive rebounds vs. Boise State (3/8)… In 25 games with multiple defensive boards, he grabbed a career-high five against St. Katherine (12/19) and vs. New Mexico (3/16) in the Mountain West Tournament… His career-best, six rebounds, came vs. St. Katherine and New Mexico (3/16), among 17 multi-rebound games… Matched his single-game best of six assists vs. New Mexico (2/16) and added nine additional multi-assists efforts… Posted three games with two or more blocks, including a season and career-high vs. New Mexico (2/16) as well as a three-block game vs. New Mexico (3/16) in the Mountain West Tournament and a two block effort against Nevada (1/17) and at UNLV (3/14) in the Mountain West Tournament… Totaled a career-high two steals in six contests; at Grand Canyon (12/5), vs. UC Irvine (12/9), vs. Stanford (12/21), at New Mexico (1/13), at Utah State (2/20), and vs. San Jose State (2/27)… Saw double digit minutes in 26 games, including four games of at least 20 minutes and a career-high 22:57 at Gonzaga (12/29).
As a Redshirt Freshman (2022-23 Season)
Appeared in four games all off the bench… Averaged 4.3 points and 0.5 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game… Added six assists and two steals in 40:18 of total action… Shot 53.8 percent (7-of-13) from the floor, 28.6 percent (2-of-7) from the bonus distance and 50.0 percent (1-of-2) from the line… Saw a season-high 19:35 of floor time vs. Occidental (12/2)… Twice, vs. Occidental and Kennesaw State (12/12), knocked down a single-game best three field goals… Both his 3-pointers came vs. Occidental as did his seven 3-point attempts… Made his collegiate debut vs. CSU Fullerton where he knocked down his first field goal attempt… Recorded a season-best eight points and dished out a single-game high six assists vs. Occidental… Steals came against Occidental and Kennesaw State… Rebounds, both on the defensive end, came against Occidental and UC San Diego (12/20).
High School
A 2022 graduate of Lincoln High School in Stockton, Calif…. A four-star prospect according to 247 Sports who was rated, at the time of his signing, the No. 89 recruit nationally, the No. 20 shooting guard and No. 10 overall in California… In three varsity seasons, according to MaxPreps, his teams went a combined 58-11, including 26-4 in Tri-City Athletic League (TCAL) action and, as a senior, won the TCAL title for the first time since 2018 and won its first playoff game since 2013… He led the program to the state playoffs for the first time since 1982… As a senior was a McDonald’s All-American nominee, named first team All-Northern California by MaxPreps, first-team all-state by CalHiSports and the SacHiSports Winter Player of the Year, TCAL co-Most Valuable Player of the Year… In the classroom, earned inclusion on the West team of the All-Academic All-America Game as a senior and was an honor roll designee in six of his eight high school semesters… In his senior campaign he averaged 17.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.2 blocks according to MaxPreps… In a shortened junior campaign, due to COVID, he averaged 16.8 points, 6.8 rebounds 3.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 2.2 blocks… The son of Jodie and Calvin Byrd… Father Calvin played collegiately at Villanova and professionally both internationally and in the United States… Sister Alex plays volleyball at Stanislaus State… Chose San Diego State over the likes of Villanova, Washington, Minnesota, Saint Mary’s, and Colorado State among others.