Ashley Owusu

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.

Ashley Owusu

Owusu with Penn State in 2024
No. 0 – Elitzur Holon
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
League	Israeli Female Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born	(2001-01-22) January 22, 2001 (age 24) Queens, New York, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Paul VI Catholic (Chantilly, Virginia)
College	Maryland (2019–2022) Virginia Tech (2022–2023) Penn State (2023–2024)
WNBA draft	2024: 3rd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by	Dallas Wings
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–2025	Elitzur Holon
Career highlights
Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2021) Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (2021) First-team All-Big Ten (2021) 2× Second-team All-Big Ten (2020, 2024) Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2020) Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2020) 2× Big Ten tournament MVP (2020, 2021) McDonald's All-American (2019)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  United States FIBA AmeriCup 2021 Puerto Rico Team

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 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

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

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	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]