University of Nevada Las Vegas

High School: Ranked as the No. 34 forward in the country by ESPN/Hoopgurlz ... Was a teammate in 2008-09 with current Lady Rebel Kelli Thompson ... Helped Long Beach Poly to the state championship as a junior, and to a runner-up finish her senior season ... Earned Top Newcomer Award her junior year, and was named the Top Senior Player in 2009-10 ... Spent her first two seasons of high school in Hawaii, playing for Radford High in Honolulu ... Oahu Intercollegiate Association West Red Division Player of the Year as a freshman in 2006-07 ... Nominated to the Hawaii All-Star team and was a second team All-OIA selection her sophomore season ... Helped Radford to a third-place finish in the state tournament in 2007-08.

Personal: Ta[apos]Nitra TaNaé Byrd ... Born on Jan. 13, 1992, in Honolulu, Hawaii ... Daughter of TiaJuana Gill ... has two sisters, Sharhea Davis (24) and Bra[apos]Shawnda (16) ... choose UNLV over Fresno State and Long Beach State ... Undecided on a major.