Ashley Houts

Ashley Houts (born December 31, 1987) is an American professional basketball player most recently with the Washington Mystics of the WNBA.

Ashley Houts
Personal information
Born (1987-12-31) December 31, 1987
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolDade County (Trenton, Georgia)
CollegeGeorgia (2006–2010)
WNBA draft2010: 2nd round, 16th overall pick
Selected by the New York Liberty
Playing career2010–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2010–2011Washington Mystics
Stats at WNBA.com
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing  United States
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade Team Competition

High school career

Ashley Houts attended Dade County High School where she played basketball.[1]

During her attendance she was elected to play the McDonald's[2] and WBCA High School All-American[3] 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[4] as well as the U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C.

As a senior, she was named Homecoming Queen 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 from 2006 to 2010.

Georgia statistics

Source[5]

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
2006-07 Georgia 34 320 41.6 34.4 77.2 3.1 3.6 2.7 - 9.4
2007-08 Georgia 33 387 42.7 34.3 79.4 2.8 4.9 2.6 0.0 11.7
2008-09 Georgia 32 385 41.0 31.2 77.9 2.8 4.7 2.2 - 12.0
2009-10 Georgia 34 422 39.8 29.5 81.6 3.2 3.7 2.0 0.0 12.4
Career Georgia 133 1514 41.1 32.1 79.1 3.0 4.2 2.4 0.0 11.4

USA Basketball

Houts played on the 2007 FIBA U21 World Championship Team[6] and U.S. National Team at the 2009 World University Games[7] winning two gold medals.

WNBA career

Houts was chosen by the New York Liberty in the second round of the 2010 WNBA draft. Shortly thereafter she was traded to the Washington Mystics for Nikki Blue.

Personal life

Houts is the daughter of Greg and Joni Houts. Her sister, Emily Houts, played collegiately at Gadsden State Community College and Chattanooga. 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
  1. "Area sports notes: Former Dade County, UGA standout Ashley Houts new ETSU assistant coach". Chattanooga Times Free Press. June 2, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "2006 McDonald's High School All Americans" (PDF). McDonald's. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  3. "WBCA High School All-America Game Box Scores". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  4. "Georgia Metros 2005 National Title". Georgia Metros. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
  5. "Women's Basketball Player stats". NCAA. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. "SECOND FIBA U21 WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP -- 2007". Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  7. "Twenty-Fifth World University Games -- 2009". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
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