Ashley Houts (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional basketball player most recently with the

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of the WNBA.

High school career

Ashley Houts attended

Dade County High School Dade County High School (DCHS) is a public high school in Trenton, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Dade County School District. Notable alumni * Ashley Houts Ashley Houts (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional baske ...

where she played basketball. During her attendance she was elected to play the

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and WBCA High School All-American games and was also named second-team All-American by Parade and Sixth-team by Street & Smith's. She is a two-time All-American honoree who led the Georgia Metros to the 2005 national title in Orlando as well as the U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C. As a senior, she was named

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and made Miss Dade County High as a senior. Following her graduation in 2006 her "23" jersey was retired by Dade County.

College career

Houts played at the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

from 2006 to 2010.

Georgia statistics

Source

USA Basketball

Houts played on the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championship Team and U.S. National Team at the 2009 World University Games winning two gold medals.

WNBA career

Houts was chosen by the

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in the second round of the

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. Shortly thereafter she was traded to the

for

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Personal life

Houts is the daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at

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and

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. Her brother, Andrew Houts, was a second-team All-State honoree as a junior and a first-team All-State honoree as a senior at Dade County.

References

External links

Official Home of UGA Athletics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Houts, Ashley 1987 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball players Guards (basketball) McDonald's High School All-Americans Parade High School All-Americans (girls' basketball) People from Dade County, Georgia Washington Mystics players Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade United States women's national basketball team players