2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Hardaway, Ashton

Jersey Number 3
Ashton Hardaway
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Carson, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Saint Mary's
Bio
2024-25 (Sophomore | Saint Mary's)
High School
- Played in 33 games in his lone season as a Gael
- Averaged 2.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game
- Shot 35.4% overall (23-of-65) and 31.0% from 3-point range (13-of-42)
- Scored a season-high nine points with three triples in just 10 minutes against Santa Clara on Jan. 29
- Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds on Nov. 20 against Stanislaus State
Ā
- Played in 30 games in his first season as a Tiger while making three starts
- Averaged 2.3 points and 0.8 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game
- Shot 34.3% from the floor (24-of-70) and 33.3% from long distance (17-of-51)
- Scored a season-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting (5-of-7 from 3-point) in a win over Michigan at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Nov. 22, despite playing just 18 minutes
- His five three-pointers were the most in a game by a freshman Tiger since Boogie EllisĀ went 6-of-9 from distance against Illinois-Chicago on Nov. 8, 2019
- Made his collegiate debut against Jackson State (Nov. 6) and drew his first-career start at VCU (Dec. 6) with a season best 20 minutes of action
- Made multiple 3-pointers in four games and grabbed a season-high three rebounds at Texas A&M (Dec. 10)
- Dished 11 assists with seven steals and six blocks
High School
- Rated a 4-star recruit and the No. 124 player in the country by On3
- Listed as the 27th-best power forward in the nation and the 23rd-best prospect out of the state of California
- Played his junior season at Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas where he averaged 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game while leading his squad to a 35-1 overall record and a No. 1 ranking in the state of Texas
- Helped the Panthers claim their third 6A state title in a row after defeating McKinney High School 69-49 in the championship match
- Made headlines in August when he moved east and joined powerhouse Sierra Canyon to play alongside Bronny James and Justin Pippen
- The team took a foreign tour in mid-August to play exhibition games in London, Paris and Rome that were televised on the ESPN networks
- Chose Memphis over offers from Kansas, Texas Tech, USC and Oklahoma State among others
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway, Dain Dainja and Coby Rogers Press Conference-March 21, 2025
Friday, March 21
Men's Basketball: Penny Hardaway Press Conference-March 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20
Men's Basketball: Coby Rogers, PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja Press Conference-March 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20
Men's Basketball: PJ Haggerty and Nicholas Jourdain Press Conference- March 18 2025
Tuesday, March 18