Brandon Damon Allen Ashley (born July 15, 1994) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Ashley attended Bishop O'Dowd High School in

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, before transferring to Findlay Prep in

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, 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

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, Ashley was listed as the No. 3 power forward and the No. 16 player in the nation in 2012.

College career

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. He was subsequently featured on the cover of

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in November 2014. 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. On April 8, 2015, Ashley announced his decision to forgo his senior season and enter the

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College statistics

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Ashley played for the

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during the

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and spent preseason with the

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. He spent the first half of the 2015–16 season with the

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in the

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, earning West All-Star team honors for the

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. He finished the season in Germany with

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. In July 2016, Ashley played for the Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks during the

. A year later, after sitting out the 2016–17 season, he again played for the Mavericks during the

. After another preseason stint with the Mavericks, he spent the 2017–18 season with the Texas Legends. In February 2019, Ashley moved to Cyprus to play for Cytavision Apoel Nicosia. In nine games, he averaged 11.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. After playing for the

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during the

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, Ashley signed with the

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of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) on September 29, 2019. He averaged 10.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game during the

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. Between February 29 and March 10, 2020, Ashley played four games in Puerto Rico for

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. Ashley played for the

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in the G League hub season between February and March 2021. In August 2021, Ashley returned to Europe, signing with

Fortitudo Bologna Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna 103, commonly known as Fortitudo Bologna and currently known as Fortitudo Flats Service Bologna for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club based in Bologna, Italy and currently plays in the second division. H ...

of the Italian

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. He left Fortitudo in November 2021. On January 11, 2022, Ashley signed with the

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of the Australian NBL, returning to league for a second stint.

References

External links

NBA G League profileArizona Wildcats bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashley, Brandon 1994 births Living people Alba Berlin players Altiri Chiba players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American men's basketball players APOEL B.C. players Arizona Wildcats men's basketball players Basketball players from Oakland, California Findlay Prep alumni Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Indios de Mayagüez basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans NBA G League Ignite players New Zealand Breakers players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards South East Melbourne Phoenix players Texas Legends players Bishop O'Dowd High School alumni 21st-century American sportsmen