Brad Byerson

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-7
Weight:
250
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Colonial Heights, Va.

At West Virginia: Redshirted as a freshman ... one of the top players to come out of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a senior ... signed with the Mountaineers during the early-signing period ... above-average athlete ... possesses solid rebounding skills ... has a good perimeter game out to 18 feet ... is left-handed ... will see time at the forward position ... averaged 2.8 points and 4.8 rebounds during the 2004 European tour ... had a double-double with 10 points and 17 rebounds against FC Baunach, a club team from Germany.

In High School: Named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year ... averaged 22.7 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.0 blocks, 3.2 assists and 2.9 steals as a senior ... finished his career with 1,679 points (16.5 average) and 1,104 rebounds (9.9 average) ... three-time all-Metro first team ... led Thomas Dale to the AAA championship game ... named the Central District’s player of the year ... led the Richmond area in scoring ... scored a career-high 35 points in a big 90-78 win over top-ranked Prince George ... also grabbed 20 rebounds in that game ... averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds as a junior ... team captain for three years ... first team all-academic for district and region ... first team all-district for region and state ... MVP for Thomas Dale ... played for Coach Edward Goss ... rated as the 143rd best player by Bob Gibbons ... also ranked by Prep Stars.

Personal: Son of Dana and Virginia Byerson ... born January 26, 1985 ... plans to major in civil engineering.