Joshua Askew played a key role in the Rutgers-Camden men’s basketball program as a freshman, starting 21 of his 25 games, while leading the Raptors with 59 steals and 50 assists. The quick point guard also tied for fourth on the team with a 7.7 scoring average, while chipping in 2.3 rebounds per game.
        Askew’s 59 steals were the sixth-highest single-season mark in program history and helped him finish second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference and 50th nationally in Division III in steals per game (2.36).

        It didn’t take Askew long to make an impact in collegiate basketball, earning NJAC Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 27 after collecting a career-high 16 points in the Raptors’ 93-77 victory over Valley Forge Christian College Nov. 21, 2006. He went 7-for-8 from the floor, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, added three rebounds, three steals and two assists in that game as the Scarlet Raptors raised their record to 2-1. That marked the first time the program had been over .500 since ending the 2001-02 season at 14-11.
            Askew later tied his 16-point performance against Elizabethtown College (Dec. 16), when he also added a career-high six steals. For the season, he notched five games with four or more steals, and hit double-digits in scoring on 11 occasions.
        In addition to his pair of 16-point games, Askew notched 14 points against Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 20).
        An accurate shooter from the foul line, Askew went 45-for-64 (70.3 percent) from the charity stripe, second only to Dane Nicholson (75.0) among all Scarlet Raptors with 50 or more attempts from the line.
        Askew was a basketball letterman for Head Coach Chris Martin at Winslow Township High School, where he also was a National Honor Society student.
        A Business Management major at Rutgers-Camden, Joshua is the son of Jerome Askew of Sicklerville.