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Ashley Owusu

Ashley Owusu

American basketball player

Ashley Ann Owusu (born January 22, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Maryland, Virginia Tech and Penn State.

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College career

Maryland

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

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

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

Owusu was drafted with the 9th pick in the 3rd round (33 overall) of the 2024 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.[7]

National team career

Owusu accepted an invite to attend AmeriCup trials for the United States national team in 2021.[8]

Career statistics

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  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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References

  1. [1]
    "Ashley Owusu Has Broken Out Of Her Shell To Lead Maryland Women's Basketball". PressBoxOnline. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Owusu, Benzan earn AP All-America Honors". University of Maryland Athletics. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. [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. [5]
    "All-American Ashley Owusu joins women's basketball program". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 27 Oct 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Ex-Maryland, Va. Tech guard Ashley Owusu transfers to Penn State". ESPN. June 2023. Retrieved 10 Nov 2023.
  7. [7]
    "Owusu Selected 33rd Overall in 2024 WNBA Draft". Penn State Athletics. 2024-04-15. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
  8. [8]
    "Maryland's Ashley Owusu, Diamond Miller to compete at U.S. AmeriCup Team basketball trials". Baltimore Sun. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Ashley Owusu College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
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