Ashley Cheesman Class: Freshman Hometown: Orem, Utah High School: Mountain View HS Height: 6-2 Position: Forward Experience: HS

One of the team's top-rated recruits, who could see time in the starting line-up as a freshman ... a small forward, who has great overall skills ... can pull people away from the basket and shoot from three-point range ... a solid rebounder, especially on the offensive glass ... great thinker, who has an outstanding basketball pedigree.

High School: Led Mountain View High School to four straight Class 4A Utah state titles, including a national championship as a freshman ... Bruins, under coach Dave Houle, were ranked in the top 10 by USA Today each of her four seasons, combining for a 93-7 record during her prep career ... as a senior, averaged a team-best 15.6 points and 12.6 boards a game ... also had 4.8 steals and 3.6 assists per game ... shot 67.9 percent from the field and 87 percent from the line ... her senior year, Mountain View was No. 6 in the nation by USA Today with a 23-2 overall record ... scored a game-high 27 points and had 13 rebounds in the state final as a senior to earn tournament MVP honors ... two-time first team all-state pick ... USA Today national player of the week in 2004 ... first team all-region 7 and Class 4A MVP by the Deseret Morning News her senior year ... played with the Utah Sky during the AAU season ... also an all-state pick in volleyball, garnering three varsity letters.

Personal: Ashley Marie Cheesman was born in Provo, Utah ... sisters and father have all played basketball at the collegiate level ... grandfather attended San Diego State ... undecided on a major.