Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State University men’s basketball coach Scott Nagy doesn’t yet know how transfer Jordan Ash will impact his team on the court, though he’s optimistic about the former Northwestern player.
But Nagy doesn’t have to get Ash in a Raiders uniform to know he’ll be able to bolster the already solid culture in the program.
The 6-foot-3, 200-pound guard was a team captain as a senior for the Big Ten school in 2018-19. His season was cut short by a quad injury, enabling him to take a medical redshirt year and be immediately eligible at Wright State as a graduate transfer.
“He’s got a high level of maturity,” Nagy said. “He’s passionate about basketball. He’s just a good fit for us — not just because he’s a good player, but because of the kind of person he is.”
Ash, who reportedly picked the Raiders over Valparaiso and Northern Illinois, was a first-team Class 3A all-state selection for St. Joseph’s (Ill.) High School and was ranked in the 247Sports composite rankings as the 39th-best point-guard prospect in the nation. He chose Northwestern over scholarship offers from Purdue, DePaul, Xavier and Boston College.
He made six starts for the Wildcats and appeared in 88 games overall over four years. His career high is 11 points.
“Where he’s going to be able to make the biggest impact is defensively,” Nagy said. “He’s got good size, incredible strength and good speed. He’s been taught well."
