Previous School:
Played two seasons at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Mississippi as a point guard under coach Stephanie Murphy…As a sophomore, was named to the NJCAA All-Region team and was a Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) All-Conference first team selection, aiding Coahoma in reaching a 21-7 record, a MACCC runner-up finish and a three-game run into the 2021-22 NJCAA Region 23 Tournament…Starting 27 of 28 games played, she recorded 110 assists for a MACCC fourth-best average of 3.9 apg, scoring 10.2 ppg with 2.7 rpg and 32 steals on the year…She led the team with 50 three-pointers…As a freshman, helped the Lady Tigers to a 14-3 record and the 2020-21 MACCC regular season championship, leading CCC with 34 assists and ranking seventh in the MACCC with a 3.2 apg average…Shot .379 from the field  and .353 from the perimeter as a freshman, averaging 5.6 points and 1.5 rebounds through 13 starts…Joined CCC teammates Nakia Cheatham and Jeanee Anderson in the 2021 Alcorn recruiting class.
 
High School:
Played point guard for coach Daryl Fimple at North Little Rock High School…As a sophomore, NLRHS won the Conference and State Championship…Attended high school with 14th overall NBA draft pick Moses Moody of the Golden State Warriors.
 
Personal:
Nicknamed “Shanti”, full name is Ashanti Marie Backus…Born June 6 at Baptist Health in North Little Rock, Arkansas…The daughter of Melanie Brown…Has two brothers…Intends to major in Psychology.