Assumption High School's Ashlinn James named Kentucky Miss Basketball
Assumption High School star Ashlinn James was named Kentucky Miss Basketball Sunday. Madison Central’s Jake Feldhaus earned the Mr. Basketball award.
Ashlinn James’ senior season didn’t end the way she had dreamed, but she received an exclusive consolation prize Sunday night. The Assumption High School senior was named Kentucky’s Miss Basketball during a ceremony in Lexington. The 5-foot-7 James, who has signed with Indiana University, averaged 14.
9 points and 4. 5 rebounds while leading Assumption to its first Seventh Region championship since 2007 . The Rockets reached the Sweet 16 championship game before falling to George Rogers Clark 48-43 .
Madison Central’s Jake Feldhaus , a Belmont University signee, was named Mr. Basketball. James played six seasons of varsity basketball, starting as a seventh-grader at Eminence and then playing as an eighth-grader at Jeffersontown.
She joined the varsity program at Manual as a freshman and played two seasons there before transferring to Assumption. James scored 816 points over two seasons at Assumption and finished with 2,208 points over her six-year varsity career. This season she shot 44% from the field and 71.