Utah State Aggies guard Steven Ashworth (3) shoots the ball throughout the first spherical of the NCAA males’s basketball event between Utah State and Missouri on the Golden 1 Heart in Sacramento on March 16, 2023. Ashworth is transferring to Creighton. Ryan Solar, Deseret Information
It took Steven Ashworth solely 11 days to find out his new basketball residence.
The Utah State guard, who entered the NCAA switch portal on April 6, will play for Creighton subsequent season, asserting that call on Monday throughout a “The Area of 68” stay broadcast.
The opposite faculties he was contemplating have been BYU, Gonzaga, Oklahoma State, Washington and VCU, in addition to a return to Utah State.
Creighton made the signing official, not lengthy after his announcement.
“We're excited so as to add Steven, and his spouse Peyton, to the Bluejay household,” Creighton head coach Greg McDermott mentioned in an announcement. “His skill to stretch the ground with the 3-point shot and make nice choices with the move is strictly what we have been trying within the level guard place.
“As well as, he possesses the required management abilities that match completely with our returning gamers. We are able to’t wait to get him on campus and in Bluejay uniform!”
The 6-foot-1 Lone Peak Excessive product had a breakout season final yr as one of many nation’s prime shooters.
He averaged a team-high 16.2 factors and 4.5 assists per sport throughout the 2022-23 season whereas capturing 43.4% from 3-point vary, sixth-best within the nation, 45.8% from the sector and 87.8% from the free-throw line.
Ashworth additionally averaged 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per sport for Utah State whereas incomes first-team All-Mountain West honors.
Behind his management, Utah State completed the season 26-9, tied for second within the Mountain West Convention standings and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Match.
He entered the switch portal not lengthy after former Utah State coach Ryan Odom left for a similar place at VCU. Danny Sprinkle, who coached Montana State to 2 straight NCAA Match appearances, was introduced as Odom’s alternative.
Ashworth, who was part of the Aggies’ 2018 recruiting class, began 42 video games over the previous three seasons for Utah State.
When he initially entered the portal, Ashworth cited making a call that works greatest for his household, saying in a put up on social media.
“Experiencing three teaching adjustments since I dedicated (to Utah State) has helped me notice it's time to discover all choices for myself, to in the end discover the perfect match for my spouse and I,” Ashworth wrote on the time.
Along with Ashworth, two different beginning guards from final yr’s workforce, Max Shulga and Sean Bairstow, additionally entered the switch portal this offseason.