Ashley Ann Owusu (born January 22, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Virginia Tech Hokies of the

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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. 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

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. In addition to being named a third-team All-American, Owusu was also named the recipient of the

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, awarded to the top college basketball shooting guard in the country.

Virginia Tech

On May 4, 2022, Virginia Tech head coach

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announced that his team had added Owusu to their team with two years of eligibility remaining.

National team career

Owusu accepted an invite to attend AmeriCup trials for the

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in 2021.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;" , 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" , Maryland , 32 , , 16 , , 27.0 , , .446 , , .310 , , .732 , , 3.8 , , 5.4 , , 1.5 , , 0.2 , , 2.4 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;" ,

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, style="text-align:left;" , Maryland , 29 , , 29 , , 31.1 , , .493 , , .289 , , .762 , , 5.6 , , 5.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.2 , , 2.6 , , 17.9 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 61 , , 45 , , 29.0 , , .472 , , .300 , , .749 , , 4.7 , , 5.7 , , 1.4 , , 0.2 , , 2.5 , , 14.8

References

External links

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Maryland Terrapins profile

USA Basketball profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owusu, Ashley 2001 births Living people Sportspeople from Queens, New York Basketball players from New York City People from Woodbridge, Virginia Basketball players from Virginia Shooting guards Maryland Terrapins women's basketball players All-American college women's basketball players