Virginia Tech guard Ashley Owusu has entered the transfer portal, according to multiple reports. Here’s what you need to know:
- This was Owusu’s first season with the Hokies after transferring from Maryland.
- Owusu averaged 5.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game on 39.2 percent shooting from the floor in 2022-23.
- Virginia Tech reached the Women’s Final Four for the first time in program history, before losing to eventual national champion LSU.
The Athletic’s instant analysis:
What went wrong for Owusu?
Owusu was one of the highest-profile transfers of the 2022 offseason, a former third-team All-American and Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner as the best shooting guard in the country in 2021. Her move to Virginia Tech was supposed to put the Hokies over the top, giving them another dynamic perimeter creator with postseason experience. Instead, Owusu broke her pinkie finger on Dec. 1, had surgery and didn’t return until Jan. 19.
Her reintegration into the Hokies lineup was not smooth at all, as Georgia Amoore had taken off as the unquestioned lead guard in Owusu’s absence. Coach Kenny Brooks slowly phased her out of the rotation as Virginia Tech continued to win without Owusu’s contributions. Owusu played her last minutes on Feb. 26, sitting on the bench…
