Austin Ash goes from smoldering embers at Iowa to full-on blazing fire as starter at The Citadel

[NorthernHawkeye]

This is a good read. Very cool that it worked out for him.

For former Iowa basketball player Austin Ash, the beach is a peach

Mount Vernon High School grad Austin Ash walked on to the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team his freshman year. He didn’t play much in his five-year Iowa career, but had the desire to see if he could be an important player somewhere. That somewhere turned out to be The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.

www.thegazette.com

 

[HawkLogic]

He's doing great...39% 3pt shooting and 15 ppg. Good for him.

 

[WestCoastHawkI]

His stat line this year is a big middle finger to everyone who was butt hurt that he got a scholarship at iowa. Good for him.

 

[BirdistheWord]

He should have gone to a school like that years ago.

 

[icwesthawk]

He should have gone to a school like that years ago.

You know what they say about hindsight

 

[IllQChawk]

He should have gone to a school like that years ago.

The kid played against some awesome talent at Iowa for 4 years that prepared him to play at the level he's excelling at this year, plus he has a diploma from Iowa....good for him

 

[HawkHoops80]

Fran always seems to do right with the walk-ons. Coaching them up to a level where they can play at a low-major and then working the phones to find them a right spot. Michael Baer, Austin Ash, and Riley Till. There's probably one or 2 others that I'm not thinking of.
I'd love if Kingsbury or Nimmers were good enough to make the rotation here--but for those guys it's got to be comforting knowing that Fran will fight for them to land on their feet if they don't.

 

[TheGuy9]

His stat line this year is a big middle finger to everyone who was butt hurt that he got a scholarship at iowa. Good for him.

How is that? Everyone on this board complains about Iowa's defense, and he was by far one of the worst defenders on the team. It may actually be a big finger to people like you who have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[Ronman]

To be fair, by the time Austin got into a game, defense was hardly our first concern.

I'm happy he found a home and is doing so well.

 

[WestCoastHawkI]

How is that? Everyone on this board complains about Iowa's defense, and he was by far one of the worst defenders on the team. It may actually be a big finger to people like you who have no idea what they are talking about.

The dude was loved in the locker room and a body on the practice squad. Not all contributions are on a stat line. Kindly get ****ed.

 

[danny14]

i know Austin very well. He absolutely loves Iowa and it was a dream come true to be on the team. He is a very smart player, much like Connor, so his defense would have been better than many others on the team because he would be in the right spot. He was a late bloomer, physically, and would not have been able to play a minute of prime time his first 3 seasons. He was going to go elsewhere his 4th year, but Fran thought he may be able to play at Iowa and offered him the scholly.. However, Bohannon decided to come back, and since they were similar type players, Austin got blocked out of his one chance to possibly get some meaningful minutes at Iowa. Maybe he wouldn't have been ready last year, but looks like he would have served as a shooter this year. If you have watched him play this year, he has a very quick release shooting and gets a lot of boards for a guard. Good kid, still tight with all the Iowa players and good friends with Garza.

 

[WestCoastHawkI]

i know Austin very well. He absolutely loves Iowa and it was a dream come true to be on the team. He is a very smart player, much like Connor, so his defense would have been better than many others on the team because he would be in the right spot. He was a late bloomer, physically, and would not have been able to play a minute of prime time his first 3 seasons. He was going to go elsewhere his 4th year, but Fran thought he may be able to play at Iowa and offered him the scholly.. However, Bohannon decided to come back, and since they were similar type players, Austin got blocked out of his one chance to possibly get some meaningful minutes at Iowa. Maybe he wouldn't have been ready last year, but looks like he would have served as a shooter this year. If you have watched him play this year, he has a very quick release shooting and gets a lot of boards for a guard. Good kid, still tight with all the Iowa players and good friends with Garza.

Did he have any animosity towards Bohannon for coming back?

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

How’s the Citadel basketball forum? Anyone checked it out?

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

How’s the Citadel basketball forum? Anyone checked it out?

Are you being an @ss?

 

[Walt White]

His stat line this year is a big middle finger to everyone who was butt hurt that he got a scholarship at iowa.

Lol. No, it’s not.

 

[danny14]

Did he have any animosity towards Bohannon for coming back?

He is good friends with Bohannon, just a bad break for him. Playing time was never guaranteed for him and he loved being a Hawk. Enjoying his year at the Citadel and things worked out well for him...found the perfect spot to end his college career!

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

Are you being an @ss?

Nothing gets past you, does it?

 

[Vbeachawk]

And Charleston is a great city/area to live in. I love the place.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Nothing gets past you, does it?

It was a rhetorical question.