Background
Ashley Earley was born to parents Lee and Linda Earley and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
Ashley Earley was born to parents Lee and Linda Earley and raised in Memphis, Tennessee.
She attended Briarcrest High School in Memphis.
Earley was named a WBCA All-American. She participated in the 2001 WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored nine points. The Earley Trophy Case
2001 Tennessee Mission Basketball
1998 & 2001 State Tournament Most Valuable Player
2001 Parade First Team All-American
2001 United States of America Today Second Team All-American
2001 Naismith Finalist
2000 NIKE All-American
1998 & 1999 WBCA/Reebok Underclass All-American
She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee from 2001 to 2005 and graduated with a psychology degree.
In the 2005 Women's National Basketball Association Draft, she was drafted as the third round selection of the Indiana Fever.
After being waived, she played the 2005-2006 season overseas with Maccabi Tel Kabir in Tel Aviv, Israel. In May, 2005, Earley joined the Athletic Department Staff at The University of Alabama as the graduate assistant coach.
Her former Vanderbilt University Commodore teammate, Ashley McElhiney also joined as the Director of Women"s Basketball Operations. In May 2009, Early left Tennessee Technical to join the University of Rhode Island as an Assistant Coach.
In June 2010, she became assistant coach at Marquette University.