How old is Steven Ashworth? Creighton guard one of the NCAA's most experienced players
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It only took so long for the first day of the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament to find one of its early stars.
While helping his Creighton team race out to a 49-34 halftime lead against Louisville Thursday, guard Steven Ashworth served as the catalyst for a red-hot Bluejays squad that made nine of its first 16 3-pointers. Ashworth led the way with 13 points while making three of his six 3-point attempts, some of which came from well beyond the arc.
As is the case with any March Madness hero, interest in Ashworth soon extended beyond the court.
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CBS cameras at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky for the first-round matchup between No. 8 and No. 9 seeds cut to the crowd, where they showed Ashworth's son, Tommy Jay, and his wife, Peyton.
Understandably, a college basketball player being married and having a son raised some questions about Ashworth's age. Here's what you need to know about Ashworth, his age and his college basketball career:
Steven Ashworth age
Ashworth is 24 years old, and will turn 25 on May 1.
Ashworth is in his fifth season of playing college basketball, a lengthy career that was made possible by receiving a waiver from the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility because he played during the COVID-19-impacted 2020-21 season.
He got a late start to his college career, though. Ashworth is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and, before enrolling in college, served as a missionary.
After that, Ashworth began his college career in 2020 at Utah State when he was 20 years old. An Alpine, Utah native, Ashworth played his first three seasons at Utah State before transferring to Creighton after the 2022-23 season.
Ashworth married his wife, Peyton, three years ago and the couple had a son, Tommy Jay, who was born in June 2024.
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Steven Ashworth stats
This season, Ashworth is averaging 16.3 points, 6.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 38.9% from the field and 36.9% from 3, with the overwhelming majority of his shot attempts coming from beyond the arc. For his career, Ashworth is a 38.4% shooter from 3.
Additionally, he's shooting 92.6% from the free-throw line this season, the fifth-best mark among all Division I players.
Ashworth finished his team's 89-75 victory against Louisville with 20 points, five rebounds and four assists while making four of his eight 3s.
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