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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

30 Zack Askew

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Middletown, Conn.
  • Highschool Cheshire Academy

Biography

Career-Highs
Points:
20 (11/21/13 at Lyndon State)
Rebounds: 16 (11/21/13 at Lyndon State)
Assists: 8 (2/21/15 at Endicott)
Blocks: 5 (1/15/15 at Wentworth)

2015-16 (Senior Year): Posted his first double-double of the season and tenth of his career with 12 points and ten rebounds in a 76-63 setback at Western Connecticut (11/24)...turned in consecutive 13-point efforts against Roger Williams (12/8) and Clark (12/12)...registered his 11th career double-double with 17 points, ten rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal in a 96-92 win at Nichols (1/7)...finished with 11 points and six rebounds against Endicott (1/9)...had 14 points, five boards and three blocks in a loss to Gordon (1/27)...finished with 16 points and five rebounds against Nichols (2/6).

19646 2014-15 (Junior Year): Started all 26 games for the Golden Bears, averaging 9.2 points (4th on team) and 7.4 rebounds (T-3rd in CCC) per game...also contributed 1.8 assists and 1.6 blocks per contest as a key member of the Western New England front court...scored in double-figures 14 times and recorded 10+ rebounds on eight occasions...posted six double-doubles, including a 18-point, 13-rebound, 3-assist effort against city rival Springfield College (11/18)...opened a stretch of three-straight double-double performances with 16 points and a season-high 14 rebounds at Clark (12/1)...scored a season-best 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting while knocking down 9-of-12 free throws and grabbing seven rebounds against the University of New England (1/13)...blocked a career-high five shots at Wentworth (1/15)...finished with 11 points, ten rebounds and five assists against Endicott (1/17)...scored ten points and dished out a career-high eight assists at Endicott (2/21).

2013-14 (Sophomore Year): After a productive freshman year, he came up big again by averaging career highs of 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds for fourth and third on the team, respectively...played in 23 games, 20 of which he started, posting three double-doubles...also shot 51 percent from the field for another career best and good for fifth in the Commonwealth Coast Conference...named WNE Student-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 4 after tallying 19 points, making 6 of 11 shots from the floor and 7-of-10 free throw attempts, to lead all scorers despite a 70-53 setback at Westfield State on Nov. 26...he pulled down eight rebounds against the Owls as WNE enjoyed a 41-33 advantage on the glass...he also had two assists, a blocked shot and two steals in that non-conference contest...grabbed a career-best 16 rebounds, dished three assists, had three steals and two blocks in a 78-60 win at Lyndon State (Nov. 21)...also posted a personal-record 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting against the Hornets...scored in double-digits in back-to-back games for the first time in his career with 12 points at Eastern Nazarene (Feb. 15) and 10 against Salve Regina (Feb. 19).

2012-13 (Freshman Year): Made an immediate impact in his first season wearing the Blue and Gold...named the CCC Rookie of the Week for Dec. 3 after averaging eight points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks to help WNE start 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2006-07...led the team with 23 blocked shots...ranked 15th in CCC rebounding average at 5.0...second on the team with 54 offensive rebounds...led WNE in rebounding four times...pulled down a then-career-high 11 rebounds during an 88-85 overtime win at Nichols on Dec. 1.

High School: 2011 graduate of Vinal Technical, where he was a four-year letterwinner in basketball...served as a captain...voted Vinal's MVP...All-Constitution State Conference selection...earned all-state second team honors...played AAU for Drive 4 Stardom... attended prep school at the Cheshire Academy in 2012, where he was a team MVP, captain and all-conference choice.

Personal: Born Zackery Keith Askew on Nov. 10, 1993 in Middletown, Conn. parents are Tammy and Christopher has a brother, Quentin Favorites: pro teams - NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and NBA's Miami Heat; athlete - Dwayne Wade; food - Buffalo wings nickname is "Z"...likes playing video games, including Madden and NBA 2K...majoring in sport management.

What I like best about WNE: "The campus life and the basketball program."



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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2012-13Redshirt

    Forward
    6'5" 195 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward
    6'5" 200 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2014-15Junior

    Center
    6'5" 200 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2015-16Senior

    Center
    6'5" 200 lbs
    30