Texas A&M - Kingsville Athletics

2017-18: Played in every game for the Blue and Gold, making 15 starts...Posted averages of 8.6 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...Was TAMUK's most lethal shooter from beyond the arc, totaling 23 triples on 66 attempts, for a percentage of 34.8, the best on the roster...Reached the 10-point plateau nine times, with a season-high 19 coming against Texas A&M-Commerce on Feb. 10th to go with a season-high five assists...Tallied 18 points against UT Permian Basin on Feb. 17th...Was TAMUK's second leading scorer against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with 13 points on Nov. 2nd in Kingsville's overtime upset of the Islanders.

2016-17: Started in 29 of 30 games he appeared in where he averaged 20.8 minutes per game...scored 6.7 points per game, shooting over 40 percent from the floor...led the team with 89 assists and gathered 19 steals and six blocks...had a season-high 21 points against West Texas A&M (Feb. 16) and seven assists against Midwestern State (Feb. 2).

Personal: Derrick Byrd is a junior transfer from Butler Community College...hobbies of his include playing video games, viewing the city and working out...