Ashten Prechtel

Ashten Layne Prechtel (born May 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball at Stanford.

High school career Prechtel attended Discovery Canyon in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she played basketball and volleyball. During her senior year she averaged 23.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game and captained Discovery Canyon to the second round of the Class 4A state playoffs. During the 2018–19 volleyball season she led the state of Colorado in blocks, ranked 13th in state history in single-season blocks, and was named the Discovery Canyon High School Female Athlete of the Year in 2019. On February 19, 2019, she recorded her 1,300th career rebound, setting a new Colorado rebounding record, surpassing the previous record held by Kylee Shook.

During her high school career she appeared in 96 games and averaged 17.3 points, 13.9 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game. She is Colorado's career rebounding leader with 1,336. She also owns nine school records, including points (career, season, game), three-pointers in a game, rebounds (career, season, game) and blocks (season, game).

College career During the 2019–20 season, in her freshman year, she appeared in 32 games, with six starts, and averaged 7.2 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in 14.3 minutes per game.

During the 2020–21 season, in her sophomore year, she averaged 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 blocks in 14.1 minutes per game off the bench. During the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game she scored seven points, eight rebounds, and three assists and a block in 21 minutes to help Stanford win their third NCAA championship in program history.

During the 2021–22 season, in her junior year, she appeared in 34 games, with three starts, and averaged 2.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 9.4 minutes per game. During the 2022–23 season, in her senior year, she appeared in 33 games off the bench and averaged 2.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7.5 minutes per game.

Prechtel began the 2026 WNBA season with the Phoenix Mercury. During the first pre-season game of the season on April 25, 2026, against the Chicago Sky she recorded nine point and five rebounds in 16 minutes. She was waived by the Mercury on May 6, 2026, prior to the start of the regular season. On May 10, 2026, she signed a hardship contract with the Golden State Valkyries.

Personal life Prechtel was born to Elayne and Matt Prechtel, and has two younger brothers, Avery and Aiden.