RECORDS: Holds spots on several career record lists, including free throw percentage (.878, 2nd), 3-pointers made (204, 8th), 3-pointers attempted (499, 8th), assists (353, 10th) and points scored (1,031, 37th); Ranks on several single-season record lists, including 3-pointers attempted (256, 1st, 2022-23), 3-pointers made (111, 2nd, 2022-23), games played (35, t-3rd, 2022-23), assist-to-turnover ratio (2.68-to-1, 6th, 2022-23; 2.53-to-1, 9th, 2021-22), assists (158, 9th, 2022-23), minutes played (1,163, 10th, 2022-23), free throw percentage (.878, t-10th, 2022-23) and points scored (567, 24th, 2022-23); Holds spots on several single-game record lists, including 3-point field goals attempted (2nd, 17 at Colorado State, 2/4/23), 3-pointers made (t-3rd, 8 at Colorado State, 2/4/23; 8 vs. Oral Roberts, 11/22/22) and 3-point field goal percentage (8th, .889 (8-9) vs. Oral Roberts, 11/22/22).
HONORS: First Team All-Mountain West (2023)… Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2023)… USBWA District VIII Player of the Year (2023)… USBWA All-District VIII (2023)… NABC second-team all-District 17 (2023)… Mountain West Player of the Week (March 5, 2023)… Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022, 2023)... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021)... Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023).
2022-23 SEASON (JR): Appeared in 35 games, which is tied for third on the USU single-season record list, making 25 starts… Averaged 16.2 points, 4.5 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game, while shooting 45.8 percent (167-of-365) from the field, 43.4 percent (111-of-256) from deep and 87.8 percent (122-of-139) at th free throw line… Led the Aggies with 567 points, which ranks 24th on the single-season record list… Ranked eighth in the Mountain West with 16.20 points per game… Scored in double figures 30 times, including seven 20-plus point outings… Had a 14-game stretch scoring in double figures… Scored a career-best 30 points against Oral Roberts (Nov. 22)… Tied for third on the single-game record list with eight made 3s against Oral Roberts, while shooting 88.9 percent (8-of-9) from behind the arc to rank eighth on the single-game record list… Led USU with 158 assists to rank 9th on the single-season record list… Dished out a career-high nine assists twice… Ranked fifth in the MW with 4.51 assists per game… Ranked sixth on the USU single-season record in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.68-to-1), which was the second-best in the MW during the season… Led the MW after shooting 87.8 percent at the free throw line, which is tied for 10th on the USU single-season record list… Led the MW in both 3-point field goal percentage (.434) and 3-pointers made per game (3.17)… Ranks first on the single-season record list in 3s attempted (256) and is second on the single-season record list in 3-pointers made (111)… Ranked second on the single-game record list with 17 3s attempted at Colorado State (Feb. 4), while tying for third with eight made 3-pointers in the same game… Also ranked 10th in the MW in minutes played per game (33.21) and 11th in steals per game (1.17)… Ranked 10th on the USU single-season record list with 1,163 minutes played… Tied for third on the single-season games played record list after appearing in all 35 games… Averaged 2.6 rebounds per game, logging a career-best eight boards at Air Force (Jan. 3)… Named the MW Player of the Week after leading the Aggies to close out the regular season on a five-game winning streak, averaging 23.0 points, 7.5 assists, 3.5 steals and 3.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 53.3 percent (16-of-30) from the field, 50.0 percent (8-of-16) from deep and 85.7 percent (6-of-7) at the free throw line in the last week of the regular season (March 5)... Named first-team all-MW and was on the MW all-tournament team… Tabbed the USBWA District VII Player of the Year as well as all-district… Named NABC second-team all-District 17... Earned Academic all-MW honors.
2021-22 SEASON (SO): Appeared in all but one of Utah State’s 34 games during the year, starting in 15... Scored in double figures in 14 games and was one of only two Aggies to score 20 or more points in multiple games... Scored a career-high 27 points at Weber State on Dec. 15... Totaled 287 points on the year, averaging 8.7 points per game... Shot 40.4 percent (88-of-218) from the floor, 39.2 percent (62-of-158) from behind the 3-point line and 86.0 percent (49-of-57) at the free throw line... Knocked down seven 3-point field goals at Weber State to tie for the sixth-most in a single game in school history... Made five or more 3-point field goals in four different games during the year... Finished second on the team with 119 assists, averaging 3.6 per game to rank fourth in the Mountain West... Recorded five or more assists in eight games during the year... Totaled 84 rebounds during the year, averaging 2.5 per contest and pulling down a career-high six at Nevada on Jan. 29... Finished third on the team with 27 steals... Recorded one block against Oklahoma (11/21)... Named Academic All-Mountain West.
2020-21 SEASON (FR): Appeared in all 29 games for the Aggies during the year, starting in both games at Boise State (2/17-2/19)... Scored in double figures in eight games during the year, turning in a season-high 17 points against San Diego State (1/16)... Totaled 177 points during the season, averaging 6.1 points per game... Shot 35.7 percent (51-of-143) from the floor, 36.5 percent (31-of-85) from behind the 3-point line and 89.8 percent (44-of-49) at the free throw line... Finished fourth on the team with 76 assists, logging a season-high seven dimes against the College of Idaho (12/8)... Totaled 55 rebounds, pulling down a season-high five boards against Colorado State (1/19)... Also finished with 16 steals, recording multiple thefts in four games during the season... Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at Lone Peak High School (Alpine, Utah)... Led the Knights to the Utah 6A state title after averaging 16.4 points, 7.4 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game as a senior... Scored a team-best 29 points in the opening round of the GEICO High School Nationals, recording all of his points in the second half... Named to the GEICO National all-tournament team and the Utah Valley Boys Basketball Player of the Year, Utah 6A MVP and first-team all-state during his final year at Lone Peak HS... Finished second in the state in assists per game... Led Lone Peak HS to a runner-up finish at state as a junior after averaging 13.9 points, 6.9 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game.
PERSONAL: One of five sons of Danny and Denise Ashworth... Served a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Indianapolis, Indiana... Earned academic all-state honors as a senior... Named Knight of the Year after graduating from Lone Peak HS with a 4.0 GPA... Earned his Eagle Scout award... Married his wife Peyton, in May, 2021... Majoring in marketing.
