26 Facts About Vincent Askew

Vincent Jerome Askew was born on February 28,1966 and is an American former professional basketball player who played for nine seasons in the National Basketball Association for eight different teams.

Vincent Askew was raised by his grandmother who had 13 kids and custody of Askew and three cousins.

Vincent Askew was a Frayser High School graduate before enrolling at Memphis State University.

Vincent Askew was one of the more complete players on the team, capable of banging down low one possession and running the point the next.

In October 1986, Vincent Askew was involved in a possible transfer to the University of Kansas.

Vincent Askew did not transfer, and re-enrolled at Memphis State University in the fall of 1986.

Vincent Askew was picked by the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the 1987 NBA draft.

Vincent Askew was waived after 14 games, then spent three weeks with the Washington Bullets, and then drafted into the Continental Basketball Association.

Vincent Askew was brought back to the NBA by the Golden State Warriors to finish the 1991 season, then he went to the Sacramento Kings for part of a season, then drifted to the Seattle SuperSonics.

Vincent Askew doesn't worry about minutes, doesn't worry about shots, he just worries about winning.

Vincent Askew was described as a 6-foot-6 do-everything team player who played in the post and the perimeter and was a steady defensive stopper who built a reliable jumper late in his career.

Vincent Askew averaged 7.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists in 20 minutes per game.

Vincent Askew is the only player to be named Most Valuable Player in two straight years in the Continental Basketball Association.

Vincent Askew was selected to the All-CBA First Team in 1990 and 1991 and All-Defensive Team in 1991.

Vincent Askew had a stint in the World Basketball League.

Vincent Askew played in Italy for Serie A team Arimo Bologna and Serie A2 teams Emmezeta Udine and Sidis Reggio Emilia.

Vincent Askew still has a lot of basketball left in him and wants to show the basketball people in Europe that he is indeed a reliable person.

Vincent Askew confided in George Karl, his long-time mentor from his Sonics days, and was told to go overseas.

Vincent Askew went to Europe, where he coached in an Italian league for three years.

Vincent Askew took the head coaching job at Elliston Baptist Academy in Memphis, but was embattled to leave the job.

Allegations that he had used ineligible players had landed the school in hot water with the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, potentially costing them a chance to play in the postseason, and Vincent Askew's players were not pleased with his abrasive coaching methods.

In 2004, Vincent Askew accepted the head coaching position at Rossville Christian Academy.

Vincent Askew again stirred some controversy by recruiting players, which is a clear Mississippi Private School Association violation, but Vincent Askew did lead the RCA Rebels to the Class A State Championship.

Vincent Askew got a chance to hone his raw coaching skills, while the Navigators, which plays its home games at Mount Tahoma High School, marketed its coach as a former Sonic.

In 2014, Vincent Askew hosted "Holiday Hoop It Up" in Memphis, Tennessee Vincent Askew tells his story about "Going Public" with God and getting baptized.

Vincent Askew was listed by CBS Los Angeles as "10 Biggest NBA Trade Deadline Deals".