It was a typical postseason spring workout for Ashley Howard.
Howard had just come off a successful sophomore season at Drexel, where he averaged 8.9 points and 4.9 steals. He was excited to get the opportunity to play under Bruiser Flint, who had been named the Drexel coach following the 2000-01 season.
He was at the peak of his basketball prowess, a young man ready to make his mark on a program. But he didn’t feel right during that workout. The answer he got after telling Dragons trainers and being evaluated ended up being one of the worst moments of his life – but also one of the most important.
It was discovered that Howard had a heart condition, and his basketball career, so suddenly, was over.
“It was the most difficult part of my life when you talk about being 20 years old, the time I invested in basketball from I can’t even remember up until that point and then to not be able to play again, it was hard.”
La Salle University men’s basketball coach Ashley Howard joins Bracy Sports Media to talk about his rise to a Division I head coaching job after assistant coaching stints at La Salle, Drexel, Xavier and Villanova.
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