2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
After Cal
- Transferred to play for Long Beach State in the 2024-25 season
At Cal
2023-24 (Sr.)
- Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies following the conclusion of the 2023-24 season
- Played in six of Cal's first 15 games before he was shut down for the season on Jan. 9 due to a foot injury
- Averaged 6.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 24.3 minutes played per game
- Started the first three games of the season
- Scored 12 points & added four rebounds & four assists in a win vs. CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 13)
- Came off the bench in a pair of Pac-12 games vs. Arizona (Jan. 29) & Arizona State (Jan. 31)
- Dished out a season-high five assists against Arizona
2022-23 (Jr.)
- Was ninth among Pac-12 players in points per game (15.5) at the time of a season-ending sports hernia surgery on Feb. 1
- Averaged a team-leading 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds & 3.0 assists per game in 13 games played (all starts)
- Scored 17-plus points eight times, including back-to-back games with career highs of 23 against USC (Nov. 30) & 25 at No. 4 Arizona (Dec. 4)
- Tied a career high with seven assists to just one turnover in his final game played against Oregon State (Jan. 22)
- Knocked down a career-high five 3-pointers in a 21-point effort against Southern (Nov. 18)
- Highly effective at the free throw line, making 86.5% (45 of 52)
- Dished out four or more assists in four of the first five games of the season
- His +13.4 PPG improvement from the 2021-22 season (2.1 PPG at Texas) to the 2022-23 season (15.5 PPG at Cal) would have ranked second among all NCAA Division I players
- Signed with Cal on May 9, 2022 following one year played at both Texas (2021-22) & Kentucky (2020-21)
- Was ruled eligible to play in the 2022-23Â by NCAA on July 13, having previously used his one-time transfer to be immediately eligible at Texas in 2021-22
Before Cal
2021-22 (So.) (Texas)
- Entered the transfer portal after the season
- Averaged 2.1 points and 1.3 assists in 14.9 minutes over 34 games played (three starts)
- Shot 40 percent from the field, 32 percent from beyond the arc &Â 54.5 percent from the free-throw line
- Tallied a season-high nine points vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 13)
- Three four-assist efforts in Texas' first seven games played
2020-21 (Fr.) (Kentucky)
- Entered the transfer portal after the season
- Saw action in all 25 games &Â made 20 starts in his freshman campaign
- Scored 163 points, dished out 73 assists, snared 64 rebounds, induced 23 steals &Â added seven blocks
- Averaged 6.5 points, 2.9 assists &Â 2.6 rebounds per game
- Led the team in assists in 16 games &Â had a team-high 16 games with three or more assists
- Finished second on the squad with 73 assists
- Tallied seven double-figure scoring games
- Led the team in steals in six games &Â had two games with three steals
- Enjoyed a stretch of three or more assists in 10 of 11 games starting with the road game at Auburn through the home game vs. Florida
- Recorded nine points, five boards and four assists in the win over Auburn at home
- Scored 11 points with a season-high-tying two 3-pointers and added six assists against Arkansas
- Season-high 14 points with four assists and two steals in the home loss against No. 11/10 Tennessee
- Had 11 points and dished out three assists, including the game-winning dime, at home vs. Vanderbilt
- Totaled 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting to go along with a career-high seven assists in the double-overtime win at Mississippi State
- Went for 12 points and four assists in his collegiate debut against Morehead State
High School
- Consensus No. 1 point guard in the class of 2021 prior to reclassifying to be a part of the class of 2020
- Ranked as the No. 26 overall prospect nationally in the 2020 class by ESPN
- Graduated from Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.) in spring 2020
- Averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds in his senior season at Mater Dei
- Named to the Jordan Brand Classic roster
- Claimed first-team California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) &Â Trinity League Player of the Year honors as a senior
- Led his team to the CIF Open Division Southern California regional title and earned MaxPreps Boys Basketball third-team Sophomore All-America accolades in 2018-19 season
- Directed his team to the Peach Jam finals &Â averaged 11.6 points, 5.1 assists &Â 4.8 rebounds per game while converting 41.4%Â from 3-point range in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in summer 2019
- Also played football, baseball and soccer
Personal
- Born on July 26, 2002 in Los Angeles, California
- Son of Katie and Brian Askew
- Father, Brian, played soccer at Fresno State University &Â went on to play professionally for the San Francisco Seals (USISL)
- Has one older brother, BJ, and one younger brother, Jordan
- Participated in Anaheim Stadium Buddy Walks, helped serve food to the homeless in Santa Ana and assisted in coaching youth basketball
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2022-23Junior
Guard
6'3"
198 lbs
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2023-24Senior
Guard
6'3"
198 lbs
