Ashley McElhiney
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| Born | July 16, 1981 Martin, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Gleason (Gleason, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Vanderbilt (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2003: 3rd round, 35th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Indiana Fever | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||
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| 2004–2005 | Nashville Rhythm | ||||||||||||||
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Ashley Renée Ayers (née McElhiney; born July 16, 1981) is an American basketball coach and former college player. She is best known for having been the first female coach of a male professional basketball team, as the coach of the Nashville Rhythm of the American Basketball Association in the 2004–05 season.