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Ashley Owusu

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Ashley Owusu
Owusu with Penn State in 2024
No. 0 – Elitzur Holon
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueIsraeli Female Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 (age 23)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolPaul VI Catholic
(Chantilly, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (2019–2022)
WNBA draft2024: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Wings
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–2025Elitzur Holon
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Puerto Rico

Ashley Ann Owusu (born January 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for Elitzur Holon of the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League. She was selected by the Dallas Wings in the 2024 WNBA draft. She played college basketball at Maryland, Virginia Tech and Penn State.

College career

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Maryland

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Owusu was thrust into a leadership role in her sophomore season after five seniors graduated and three players transferred out of the program.[1] She scored her then-career high of 25 points in a game against Towson, breaking it less than a month later with a 34-point performance against Penn State.[2]

In addition to being named a third-team All-American, Owusu was also named the recipient of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, awarded to the top college basketball shooting guard in the country.[3][4] She was named the most outstanding player of the 2020 Big Ten women's basketball tournament.

Virginia Tech

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On May 4, 2022, Virginia Tech head coach Kenny Brooks announced that his team had added Owusu to their team with two years of eligibility remaining.[5]

Penn State

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After losing her starting spot at Virginia Tech and playing very limited minutes in the second half of the season, Owusu announced on June 1, 2023 that she was transferring to Penn State.[6]

Professional career

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Owusu was drafted with the ninth pick in the third round (33 overall) of the 2024 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.[7] On 5 May 2024, Owusu was waived by the Dallas Wings.[8][9]

Owusu signed with Elitzur Holon of the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League for the 2024–2025 season.[10]

National team career

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Owusu accepted an invite to attend AmeriCup trials for the United States national team in 2021.[11]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Maryland 32 16 26.9 44.6 31.0 73.2 3.8 5.4 1.5 0.2 2.4 12.0
2020–21 Maryland 29 29 31.1 49.3 28.9 76.2 5.6 5.9 1.3 0.2 2.6 17.9
2021–22 Maryland 27 25 29.0 42.4 40.6 79.7 3.1 3.7 0.9 0.1 2.2 14.3
2022–23 Virginia Tech 17 7 15.1 39.2 53.3 72.7 1.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.2 5.1
2023–24 Penn State 20 18 27.2 46.6 32.3 76.1 5.5 3.6 0.9 0.4 2.8 17.7
Career 125 95 26.8 45.5 34.4 76.2 4.0 4.3 1.1 0.2 2.3 13.8
Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Ashley Owusu Has Broken Out Of Her Shell To Lead Maryland Women's Basketball". PressBoxOnline. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ashley Owusu scores 34, No. 14 Maryland women's basketball tops Penn State, 96-82". Baltimore Sun. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Owusu, Benzan earn AP All-America Honors". University of Maryland Athletics. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association Announce Winners of Women's Naismith Starting Five Awards". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ^ "All-American Ashley Owusu joins women's basketball program". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 27 Oct 2022.
  6. ^ "Ex-Maryland, Va. Tech guard Ashley Owusu transfers to Penn State". ESPN. June 2023. Retrieved 10 Nov 2023.
  7. ^ "Owusu Selected 33rd Overall in 2024 WNBA Draft". Penn State Athletics. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. ^ "WNBA Player Movement & Transactions | WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  9. ^ Sports, Shane Thomas CNHI Pa (2024-05-06). "Owusu waived by WNBA's Wings; Penn State women add to roster, staff". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  10. ^ "Owusu starts her pro career at E.Holon". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  11. ^ "Maryland's Ashley Owusu, Diamond Miller to compete at U.S. AmeriCup Team basketball trials". Baltimore Sun. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Ashley Owusu College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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