Brandon Ashley

Brandon Ashley
Ashley in January 2011
No. 21 – Altiri Chiba
PositionPower forward
LeagueB.League
Personal information
Born (1994-07-15) July 15, 1994 (age 30)
San Francisco, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High school
CollegeArizona (2012–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Texas Legends
2016Alba Berlin
2017–2018Texas Legends
2019Cytavision Apoel Nicosia
2019–2020New Zealand Breakers
2020Indios de Mayagüez
2021NBA G League Ignite
2021Fortitudo Bologna
2022South East Melbourne Phoenix
2022–presentAltiri Chiba
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Brandon Damon Allen Ashley[1] (born July 15, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Altiri Chiba of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona.

High school career

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Ashley attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, California, before transferring to Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, for his senior season. He averaged 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a senior, and led Findlay to a 32–1 record and an ESPN NHSI national title.

Considered a five-star recruit by ESPN.com, Ashley was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 16 player in the nation in 2012.[2]

College career

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During the 2013–14 season, Ashley helped lead the Wildcats to a 21–0 record to start the season before injuring his foot, sidelining him for the rest of the season. The season resulted in an Elite 8 appearance.[3] He was subsequently featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in November 2014.[4]

As a junior in 2014–15, Ashley was named Most Outstanding player of the Pac-12 tournament. He averaged 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game in helping Arizona return to the Elite Eight for the second straight year.[5]

On April 8, 2015, Ashley announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the NBA draft.[5]

College statistics

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Arizona 35 21 20.5 .525 1.000 .735 5.3 .7 .5 .5 7.5
2013–14 Arizona 22 22 27.7 .522 .379 .757 5.8 1.0 .6 .7 11.5
2014–15 Arizona 38 38 27.8 .514 .333 .703 5.2 .7 .6 .7 12.2
Career 95 81 25.1 .519 .382 .724 5.4 .7 .6 .6 10.3

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Ashley played for the Atlanta Hawks during the NBA Summer League[6] and spent preseason with the Dallas Mavericks.[7][8] He spent the first half of the 2015–16 season with the Texas Legends in the NBA Development League,[9] earning West All-Star team honors for the NBA D-League All-Star Game.[10] He finished the season in Germany with Alba Berlin.[11]

In July 2016, Ashley played for the Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks during the NBA Summer League. A year later, after sitting out the 2016–17 season, he again played for the Mavericks during the NBA Summer League. After another preseason stint with the Mavericks,[12][13] he spent the 2017–18 season with the Texas Legends.[14]

In February 2019, Ashley moved to Cyprus to play for Cytavision Apoel Nicosia.[15] In nine games, he averaged 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[16]

After playing for the Sacramento Kings during the 2019 NBA Summer League,[16] Ashley signed with the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on September 29, 2019.[17][18] He averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 NBL season.[19]

Between February 29 and March 10, 2020, Ashley played four games in Puerto Rico for Indios de Mayagüez.[15]

Ashley played for the NBA G League Ignite in the G League hub season between February and March 2021.[20][21]

In August 2021, Ashley returned to Europe, signing with Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[22] He left Fortitudo in November 2021.[15]

On January 11, 2022, Ashley signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian NBL, returning to league for a second stint.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Damonallen Ashley was born on July 15, 1994 in San Francisco County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brandon Ashley Recruiting Profile". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Amacher, Ezra. "2013-14 Season in Review". PointguardU.com. Gopher Media. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "SI cover: College Basketball preview, Arizona's Brandon Ashley". Sports Illustrated. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Arizona's Brandon Ashley to enter NBA draft". USA Today. Associated Press. April 8, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Patterson, Ashley Shine In First Summer Game". NBA.com. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mavericks sign Jamil Wilson and Brandon Ashley". mavs.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  8. ^ "Mavericks waive Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway, Jamil Wilson". InsideHoops.com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "Legends Complete Two Trades, Announce 2015-16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  10. ^ "Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire". NBA.com. January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Alba Berlin announces Brandon Ashley, extends Robert Lowery". Sportando.com. February 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Mavericks sign forward Brandon Ashley". mavs.com. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  13. ^ "Mavericks sign Jameel Warney; request waivers on Brandon Ashley". Mavs.com. October 13, 2017. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  14. ^ "Brandon Ashley". resalgm.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Brandon Ashley". eurobasket.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Brandon Ashley signs at Breakers". australiabasket.com. September 29, 2019. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  17. ^ "A SKY Sport Breakers NZ substitution right before #NBL20 hits our shores..." facebook.com/TheNBL. September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  18. ^ "New Zealand Breakers sign American power forward Brandon Ashley". stuff.co.nz. September 30, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Brandon Ashley Joins Phoenix". semphoenix.com.au. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  20. ^ "NBA G League Ignite Roster". NBA.com. February 1, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "Brandon Ashley". gleague.nba.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  22. ^ "Brandon Ashley è un nuovo giocatore della Fortitudo!". fortitudo103.it (in Italian). August 3, 2021.
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