Ashlynn Shade
Shade with UConn in 2025 | |
| No. 12 – UConn Huskies | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | UConn (2023–present) |
| Career highlights | |
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Ashlynn Shade is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.
High school career
Shade played basketball for Noblesville High School in Noblesville, Indiana in her first three years. As a junior, she led her team to the Class 4A state championship and was named Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year.[1] For her senior season, Shade transferred to La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana.[2] She was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game.[3] Rated a five-star recruit, she committed to play college basketball for UConn over offers from Indiana, Notre Dame, Louisville, Stanford, and Tennessee.[4]
College career
Shade entered the starting lineup for UConn in her freshman season after injuries to guards Azzi Fudd and Caroline Ducharme.[5] She averaged 11 points per game and earned Big East Freshman of the Year honors, helping her team reach the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA tournament.[6]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| * | Denotes seasons in which Shade won an NCAA Championship |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | UConn | 38 | 33 | 31.4 | 48.1 | 35.6 | 91.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| 2024–25* | UConn | 40 | 12 | 22.3 | 48.0 | 41.1 | 71.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Career | 78 | 45 | 26.7 | 48.1 | 37.9 | 81.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 9.3 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Haenchen, Brian (March 9, 2022). "Ashlynn Shade named 2021-22 Gatorade Indiana Girls Basketball Player of the Year". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Haenchen, Brian (August 16, 2022). "Ashlynn Shade — UConn recruit and Miss Basketball lock — leaves Noblesville for prep school". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Maddux, Stan (February 1, 2023). "La Lumiere's Ashlynn Shade named a McDonald's All-American". The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Magliocchetti, Geoff (January 13, 2022). "WBB: Five-Star Indiana Recruit Ashlynn Shade Commits To UConn". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Vanoni, Maggie (January 18, 2024). "How UConn women's basketball guard Ashlynn Shade found her confidence". CT Insider. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ Anthony, Mike (July 1, 2024). "UConn sophomore Ashlynn Shade facing more competition for playing time". CT Insider. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Ashlynn Shade College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2025.