Ashley Owusu
Owusu with Maryland in 2021
No. 15 – Penn State Nittany Lions
PositionShooting guard / point guard
LeagueBig Ten
Personal information
Born (2001-01-22) January 22, 2001
Queens, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolPaul VI Catholic
(Chantilly, Virginia)
CollegeMaryland (2019–2022)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2021 Puerto Rico

Ashley Ann Owusu (born January 22, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Penn State Lady Lions basketball team of the Big Ten Conference.

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]

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]

National team career

Owusu accepted an invite to attend AmeriCup trials for the United States national team in 2021.[7]

Career statistics

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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Maryland 321627.0.446.310.7323.85.41.50.22.412.0
2020–21 Maryland 292931.1.493.289.7625.65.91.30.22.617.9
Career 614529.0.472.300.7494.75.71.40.22.514.8

References

  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. 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. ↑ "Maryland's Ashley Owusu, Diamond Miller to compete at U.S. AmeriCup Team basketball trials". Baltimore Sun. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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