Ashley Earley
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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. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.
The Earley Trophy Case
She attended Vanderbilt University
in Nashville, Tennessee
from 2001 to 2005 and graduated with a psychology degree.
In the 2005 WNBA Draft
, she was drafted as the third round selection of the Indiana Fever
.
After being waived, she played the 2005-2006 season overseas with Maccabi Tel Kabir in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In May, 2005, Earley joined the Athletic Department Staff at The University of Alabama
as the graduate assistant coach . 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. In June 2010, she became assistant coach at Marquette University.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. She attended Briarcrest HS in Memphis. Earley was named a WBCA
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points.
The Earley Trophy Case
- 2001 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
- 2001 Tennessee Miss Basketball
- 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 WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
/Reebok Underclass All-American
She attended Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
from 2001 to 2005 and graduated with a psychology degree.
In the 2005 WNBA Draft
2005 WNBA Draft
The WNBA Draft is an annual draft held by the Women's National Basketball Association through which WNBA teams can select new players from a talent pool of college and professional women's basketball players...
, she was drafted as the third round selection of the Indiana Fever
Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever is a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
.
After being waived, she played the 2005-2006 season overseas with Maccabi Tel Kabir in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In May, 2005, Earley joined the Athletic Department Staff at The University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
as the graduate assistant coach . Her former Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the...
Commodore teammate, Ashley McElhiney
Ashley McElhiney
Ashley Reneé McElhiney is an American basketball coach and former college player. She is best known for having been the first female coach of a male professional basketball team, as the coach of the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association in the 2004-05 season.-Early life and...
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. In June 2010, she became assistant coach at Marquette University.
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