Villanova adds veteran guard via portal

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Villanova coach Kevin Willard and his staff added a veteran guard via the portal as they continue to build their team.

Devin Askew, the 6-foot-3 guard from Sacramento and Long Beach State, committed to the Wildcats on Friday, per his agent Ryan Murphy.

Askew, 22, averaged 18.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists last season on 40% shooting from the field and 38% from deep.

This is his fifth school in six years after stops at Kentucky, Texas and Cal.

He joins Maryland transfer center Braden Pierce, Grand Canyon transfer center Duke Brennan, Temple transfer wing Zion Stanford and JMU transfer guard Bryce Lindsay.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.