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

[2] After the Final Four season, Askew found himself in the midst of a debate on NCAA regulations when he briefly considered transferring to Kansas.

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

Larry Brown, then of the Pacers, described his trade for Askew as "I don't know of too many guys in the league who are better defenders than him, and not everybody is as unselfish.

"[5] He also had stints with the Denver Nuggets and the Portland Trail Blazers, where he was waived for a final time in the 1997–1998 season.

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.

Askew, according to an undated Euroleague scouting report, "is an NBA veteran that has finally, according to many, reached maturity.

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 Askew's players were not pleased with his abrasive coaching methods.