Indiana women’s basketball incoming freshman Ashlinn James has been named Kentucky’s Miss Basketball.
Per the Courier Journal, James averaged 14.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior while shooting 44 percent from the field. The point guard helped Assumption High in Louisville win its first regional title since 2007.
James is the latest IU signee to earn individual state honors — wing Addy Nyemchek earned N.J. Gatorade Player of the Year recognition.
IU signee Addy Nyemchek named New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year
James is ranked No. 64 on ESPN’s top 100 players in the class of 2026. Nyemchek (No. 28) and GiGi Battle (No. 32) join her on that list. Center Zoe Jackson rounds out Teri Moren’s strongest-ever recruiting class with the Hoosiers, which could make an immediate impact next season.
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