Ashlynn Shade
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 Shade with UConn in 2025 | |
| No. 12 – UConn Huskies | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Big East Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 13, 2004 |
| 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.
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]