Ashley Joens

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Ashley Joens
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Joens with Iowa State in 2021
No. 24 – Iowa State Cyclones
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-03-16) March 16, 2000 (age 21)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight150 lb (68 kg)
Career information
High schoolCity
(Iowa City, Iowa)
CollegeIowa State (2018–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mexico Team

Ashley Joens (/ˈdʒoʊnz/ Jones; born March 16, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa State Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference. She plays both the small forward and shooting guard positions and is considered one of the top prospects in the 2022 WNBA draft.[1]

High school career[]

Joens attended Iowa City High School, where she was a two-sport athlete in basketball and track and field. In basketball, she played on the varsity team all four years and started every single game, eventually becoming the school's all-time leader in points.[2] As a high school senior, she averaged 30.7 points and 11.4 rebounds per game and was also named Miss Iowa Basketball at season's end.[3]

A five-star recruit out of high school, Joens committed to playing college basketball at Iowa State, and was the program's highest rated recruit in history.[4][5]

College career[]

Freshman season[]

As a highly touted freshman, Joens appeared and started in all 35 games the Cyclones played that season, averaging nearly 12 points per game. She scored double figures in 20 games, and was named to the Big 12's All-Freshman team at the end of the season.

Sophomore season[]

In her sophomore season, Joens saw a more expanded role as she led the Big 12 Conference in points per game with 20.5, and also added 10.9 rebounds per game to average a double-double. She scored a career-high 41 points against Wright State on December 11, 2019, tied for second for a single-game scoring record by an Iowa State player.[6]

Junior season[]

Joens continued to improve as she broke the Iowa State program's single-season record for points per game with 24.2, training in the barn of a family friend during the COVID-19 pandemic to stay in shape.[7] She scored 36 points in a loss to South Dakota State, also earning her 19th double-double of the season.[8]

In the opening round of the NCAA tournament, Joens scored 33 points to help lead the Cyclones past Michigan State 79–76.[9] In their next match against Texas A&M, Joens recorded a double-double with 32 points and 18 rebounds in an overtime loss, becoming the 4th player from the Big 12 Conference to record 30+ points and 15+ rebounds in an NCAA tournament game.[10][11]

In addition to being named to the first-team All-Big 12 Conference team, Joens gained national recognition at the end of the season as she was named the 2021 recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award, given to the best small forward in college basketball, as well as a third-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).[12][13]

National team career[]

Joens was a member of the U-18 team for their appearance in the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Women's Americas Championship, winning a gold medal as the captain of the team despite not being named to the initial roster.[14] She was also a member of the U-19 team that won the gold medal for the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup in Bangkok.[15]

Joens was invited to participate in the Women's AmeriCup Team Trials in 2021.[16]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  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 high ° League leader

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2018–19 Iowa State 35 35 31.2 .433 .365 .701 5.0 0.7 0.7 0.2 1.1 11.7
2019–20 Iowa State 29 29 35.6 .417 .336 .806 10.9 1.9 1.6 0.3 2.7 20.5°
2020–21 Iowa State 28 28 33.6 .463 .354 .883 9.5 1.6 1.0 0.5 2.5 24.2°
Career 92 92 33.3 .439 .354 .821 8.3 1.3 1.1 0.3 2.0 18.3

Personal life[]

Joens is the daughter of Brian and Lisa Joens, and has four sisters.[17] Her older sister Courtney played basketball at Illinois while her younger sister Aubrey also plays basketball at Iowa State.[18][19]

References[]

  1. ^ "Who's next? The top 15 2022 WNBA Draft prospects, from Rhyne Howard to Cate Reese". The Athletic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ashley Joens Breaks All-Time Scoring Record". The Little Hawk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Ashley Joens is Miss Iowa Basketball 2018". The Gazette. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "City High's Ashley Joens commits to Iowa State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's basketball: Basketball Joens — The upbringing, recruitment and future of Ashley Joens". Ames Tribune. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Ashley Joens puts up 41 points in Iowa State's win over Wright State". The Gazette. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "How Ashley Joens' efforts to becoming an elite Big 12 player took shape in an Iowa barn". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Joens' Big Day Not Enough for No. 15 ISU at SDSU". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Joens scores 33, leads Iowa St. women past Michigan St 79-75". Associated Press. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Cyclones fall short in overtime despite huge 3-point performance". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ ESPN Stats & Info [@ESPNStatsInfo] (March 25, 2021). "Ashley Joens finished with 32 pts & 18 rebs tonight in a loss to 2 seed Texas A&M. Joens became the 4th Big 12 player with 30 pts and 15 rebs in an NCAA Tournament game since 2000, joining Courtney Paris (2x), Brittney Griner, and Lauren Cox" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Basketball Hall of Fame & Women's Basketball Coaches Association Announce Winners of Women's Naismith Starting Five Awards". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Joens Named USBWA Third-Team All-American". Iowa State University Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Women's basketball: Ames, Colorado, Mexico and Costa Rica — the jam-packed summer of Ashley Joens". Ames Tribune. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Ashley Joens Added to USA Women's U19 World Cup Team". USA Basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Ashley Joens receives invite to Women's AmeriCup Team Trials". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Women's basketball recruiting: Iowa State commit Aubrey Joens next in line for storied family". ESPN. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Joens girls a force for City High basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Sisters Aubrey and Ashley Joens excited for careers together at Iowa State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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