Ashley Earley

Ashley Earley

Personal information
Born	(1983-03-09) March 9, 1983 (age 42) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High school	Briarcrest (Memphis, Tennessee)
College	Vanderbilt (2002–2005)
WNBA draft	2005: 3rd round, 29th overall pick
Drafted by	Indiana Fever
Position	Guard / Forward
Career history
2005	Indiana Fever
Career highlights
First-team All-SEC (2005)
Stats at Basketball Reference

Ashley Earley (born March 9, 1983) is an American basketball player.

Ashley Earley was born to parents Lee and Linda Earley and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Briarcrest HS in Memphis. Earley was named a WBCA All-American (high school). ^[1] She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points. ^[2]

The Earley Trophy Case

• 2001 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year ^[3]
• 2001 Tennessee Miss Basketball ^[4]
• 1998 & 2001 State Tournament MVP
• 2001 Best of the Preps Player of the Year (Memphis)
• 2001 Parade First Team All-American
• 2001 USA Today Second Team All-American
• 2001 Naismith Finalist
• 2000 NIKE All-American
• 1998 & 1999 WBCA/Reebok Underclass All-American

She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 2001 to 2005 ^[5] and graduated with a psychology degree.

In the 2005 WNBA draft, she was drafted as the third round selection of the Indiana Fever. ^[5] After being waived, she played the 2005–06 season overseas with Maccabi Tel Kabir in Tel Aviv, Israel. ^[5]

In May, 2005, Earley joined the athletic department staff at The University of Alabama as the graduate assistant coach. ^[5] Her former Vanderbilt University Commodore teammate, Ashley McElhiney also joined as the director of women's basketball operations.

In May 2009, Early left Tennessee Tech to join the University of Rhode Island as an assistant coach. ^[5] In June 2010, she became assistant coach at Marquette University. ^[5]

Vanderbilt statistics

Source ^[6]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Vanderbilt	37	205	47.8	21.4	67.5	4.7	1.6	0.7	0.1	5.5
2002–03	Vanderbilt	32	202	56.6	–	64.0	3.4	0.9	1.0	0.2	6.3
2003–04	Vanderbilt	34	386	55.8	–	63.6	6.7	1.5	1.4	0.4	11.4
2004–05	Vanderbilt	32	589	64.0	–	68.6	9.4	2.2	2.1	0.4	18.4
Career		135	1382	57.8	18.8	66.3	6.0	1.6	1.3	0.3	10.2

Notes

1. "Past Teams - High School". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
2. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
3. "Gatorade State High School Players of the Year". playeroftheyear.gatorade.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
4. "TSSAAsports.com :: Home of the TSSAA Championships". tssaasports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
5. "Ashley Earley". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
6. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved 22 Sep 2015.

External links

• Former Players for Maccabi Tel Kabir
• Ashley Earley Joins Teammate at Alabama ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (2005-05-26)
• Ashley McElhiney Director of Basketball Operations ^{[ permanent dead link ]} (2005-06-02)