Ashley Knight

Photo by: Robert Sutton

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Austin, Texas
High School:
Lyndon B. Johnson HS
Prev School:
Lyndon B. Johnson HS

Accolades

All-time career blocks leader at Alabama with 221 blocks
Ended her career with the highest career field goal percentage (56.3) in Alabama history
4x SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
SEC Freshman of the Week (Dec. 20, 2016)
2017 Black Scholar Award recognition
Three career double-doubles

Senior (2019-20)

Averaged 4.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game
Led the team in blocks with 52
Shot a team-best 56-of-93 (60.3 percent) from the field and 21-of-27 (77.8 percent) from the free throw line
Totaled eight points, six rebounds and four blocks in the win at South Alabama (11/21)
Broke the all-time blocks record after tallying three in the win over UNC (12/15)
Added eight points, seven rebounds and five blocks in a career-high 28 minutes in her first start of the season versus Bethune-Cookman (12/17)
Went a perfect 4-of-4 from the field on her way to 10 points and eight rebounds in the win over Radford (12/20)
Had nine points on 4-of-4 shooting to go along with four blocks in the loss to No. 15 Texas A&M
Totaled 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in the road win at Ole Miss (2/2)
Added 10 points and three blocks in the overtime loss at Georgia (2/16)

Junior (2018-19)

Played in 28 of the 31 games, including starting eight contests
Led the Crimson Tide in blocks in eight games
Totaled eight points and 10 rebounds in the overtime win at SMU (11/15)
Had a season-high 11 points in 13 minutes in the win over No. 20 Tennessee (1/17)

Sophomore (2017-18)

Played in 30 games and made seven starts
Averaged 5.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game
Led the team in blocks with 59
Made her way all the way up to second all-time in career blocks at Alabama (149)
Finished the season fifth in the SEC in blocks per game
Tops on the team with a .580 field goal percentage (69-of-119)
Led the Tide in blocks 21 times and rebounding three times
Added eight points, and a career-high seven blocks, to go along with five rebounds in the season opener against Alabama A&M (11/10)
Collected seven points to go along with eight rebounds, and two blocks in the road victory over Georgia Southern (11/19)
Poured in a season-high 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and six rebounds on the road versus Lipscomb (12/7)
Added nine points, six rebounds and four blocks against Grambling State (12/10)
Put up nine points, six rebounds and three blocks in the win over SMU (12/17)
Had 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting, six rebounds and four blocks versus Murray State (12/20)
Totaled 10 points, four rebounds and two blocks against Arkansas (1/7)
Scored in double figures for the second consecutive game with 10 points and six rebounds versus LSU (1/11)
Finished with five points and five blocks against Auburn (2/18)

Freshman (2016-17)

Played in all 36 games and made six starts
Set the Alabama single-season record for blocks with 90
Tied the league lead league in blocks, becoming the first Crimson Tide women’s basketball student-athlete to lead the SEC in that category
Ranked 12th nationally in overall blocks and 23rd in blocks per game
Averaged 6.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per outing
Recorded three double-doubles
Provided a big spark off the bench in the post, contributing 12 points, seven rebounds and a block in 25 minutes in the win over New Orleans (11/11)
Added 12 points, six rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Mississippi Valley State (11/14)
Chipped in eight points, six rebounds and a game-high three blocks in the victory over Lipscomb (11/17)
Recorded the first double-double of her career with 19 points and 13 rebounds while adding two blocks and an assist against Alabama A&M (11/27)
Scored all nine of her points and pulled down four of her seven rebounds in a seven-minute span in the second quarter against Georgetown (12/11)
Made her first start at Alabama and finished with five points, eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Georgia Tech (12/17)
Had a monster game with 16 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks in only 23 minutes of action in the win over McNeese State (12/19)
Collected 12 points, seven rebounds and five blocks against Florida A&M (12/28)
Recorded four blocks, seven points, five rebounds and one steal against Ole Miss (1/22)
Got her first start in SEC play and finished with eight points, five rebounds, three blocks and an assist versus Vanderbilt (1/26)
Added seven points and four blocks against Missouri (2/26)
Recorded three blocks to set the UA single-season record in that category against Vanderbilt (3/1)
Collected her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds and tied her career high in blocks with six in the SEC Tournament against Tennessee (3/2)
Chipped in eight points, seven rebounds and five blocks against Little Rock (3/19) in the WNIT

Prep Highlights

Ranked as the No. 16 post in the 2016 class on the ESPNW 100
2016 First Team All-Centex
2016 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches 5A Region IV All-Region Team
2016 District 26-5A MVP
2015 District 26-5A First Team
2014 District 26-4A First Team
2013 District 26-4A Second Team
Helped Lyndon B. Johnson, coached by Renee Brown, to its 15th consecutive district championship in 2016
Averaged 24.7 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior
Put up an astounding 51 points against Reagan on Jan. 15, 2016
As a sophomore, averaged 7.2 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game
Both her rebound and block numbers led the district
Also a member of the Texas Elite Christian squad, coached by Brenton Christian

Personal Information

Born on Oct. 13, 1997
Daughter of Lasonia and Michael Knight
Has three brothers, Eric Townsend, Fredrick Townsend and Michael Knight, and two sisters, Kei Townsend and Shirelle Riley
Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in consumer science