Micaelee Orton
Forward #34
Ht
6'
2"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Kearns, 
Utah
Last School
Kearns High School
Roster Years
2012-2017


  • Before BYU

  • Four-year letterwinner in basketball
  • Three-time team captain
  • Received Cougar of the Month award
  • Garnered Athlete of the Month award
  • Team MVP
  • Named First Team All-Region
  • Three-time State Honorable Mention
  • First Team All-State in 2012
  • 5A All-Star in 2012
  • Averaged a double double in points (16.1) and rebounds (10.6)
  • Played on the Salt Lake Metro Basketball Club
  • Four-year letterwinner in volleyball
  • Named team captain
  • Garnered Second Team All-Region citation
  • Two-time letterwinner in track and field
  • Competed in state championships in high jump, long jump and 4x400m
  • Took first in region for the 4x400m
  • Placed fourth in the region in the high jump

    Personal

  • Born in Sandy, Utah
  • Parents are Michael and AnnLoureen
  • Has two sisters and one brother
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013-2014

  • Played in a total of 19 games averaging 3.5 minutes of playing time ... averages 0.6 points and 0.8 rebounds per game
  • Scored four points for career highs in the game vs. PEP at the WCC champs., on 3/7/14
  • Picked up three points and three boards in 10 minutes of action against Pepperine on 12/30/13
  • Came off the bench playing six minutes in the road win at Weber State ... recorded one rebound
  • Played two minutes in the road game at Nevada pulling down one rebound
  • Played seven minutes in the road game at CSUN on 11/23/13
  • Came off the bench playing in her first collegiate game in the home season opener vs. South Dakota State on 11/8/13
Sophmore Year 2014-2015

  • Played in 27 games, including 14 West Coast Conference games
  • Averaged 8.1 minutes of playing time
  • Recorded seven points for season bests in the home win vs. Pepperdine
  • Grabbed season bests in rebounds with six in the win vs. Butler
  • Finished the year averaging 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
Junior Year 2015-2016

  • Finished the year playing in a total of 26 games, starting in six of them
  • Averaged 9.5 minutes of playing time, played the most minutes, 21 vs. Utah State
  • Averaged 1.8 points, 1.2 rebounds, .31 assists, .42 blocks and .15 steals per game
  • Returned to action in the game at San Diego after suffering a tear in her knee prior to the game vs. Georgia
  • Had season bests in points with seven and in rebounds with three, four times 
  • Started in her first game at BYU ... contributed six points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in the first game of the year vs. UVU ... was perfect from the field going 3 for 3
Senior Year 2016-2017

  • Played in 31 of 32 games and started in the last five
  • Finished senior campaign averaging 2.3 points per game and 2.0 rebounds a contest
  • Had season and career bests in points with 10 vs. Saint Joseph’s and tied her career high in rebounds with six vs. Saint Joseph’s
  • Recorded season and career highs in assists with three vs. Pepperdine 
  • In three games on the year had three blocks which tied for career highs
  • Finished BYU career playing in a total of 103 games, starting in 10
  • Concluded Cougar career with a 1.8 point average and a 1.5 rebound average
  • In her BYU career, pulled down a total of 156 rebounds and scored a total of 165 points
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Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2012-2013

Medical Redshirt Year 2012-2013



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  • W Basketball | Feb, 04

    Three players score in double figures in 39-point win at Portland

  • W Basketball | Feb, 02

    Cougars record fourth conference loss at Gonzaga

  • W Basketball | Nov, 25

    BYU tops St. Joseph's 71-56 in tournament semifinals

  • W Basketball | Mar, 07

    Rydalch’s record night leads Cougars over Broncos in WCC semifinals

  • W Basketball | Feb, 11

    Rydalch's half-court shot wins the game for Cougars

  • W Basketball | Dec, 31

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  • W Basketball | Dec, 23

    Cougars fall to Toreros in first WCC match-up of season

  • W Basketball | Dec, 03

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  • W Basketball | Nov, 28

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  • W Basketball | Nov, 27

    BYU falls to Georgia in close battle

  • W Basketball | Nov, 24

    Rydalch, Purcell led BYU to 81-69 win over Utah State

  • W Basketball | Nov, 21

    Cougars fall to Rams despite double-double from Rydalch

  • W Basketball | Oct, 29

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  • W Basketball | Oct, 23

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  • W Basketball | Mar, 09

    BYU upsets Gonzaga to advance to the WCC Championship

  • W Basketball | Feb, 21

    Cougars lose tough battle against San Diego

  • W Basketball | Feb, 05

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  • W Basketball | Nov, 27

    Eaton leads Cougars past Seasiders for third-straight victory

  • W Basketball | Nov, 08

    Three-point shooting lifts BYU over Fort Lewis College

  • M Basketball | Oct, 17

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  • W Basketball | Dec, 30

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  • W Basketball | Dec, 04

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