2022-23: 2022-23 All-PacWest Second Team,
2022 CalHOPE Courage Award,
2022-23 Preseason All-PacWest Team, 2022-23 PacWest Player of the Week (
Feb. 20), 2022-23 PacWest Defender of the Week (2) (
Jan. 4,
Jan. 23) … Appeared in 25 games for the Urban Knights, starting 21 of those contests and totaling 677 minutes played … totaled 300 points, 203 rebounds, 51 assists, 24 steals, and 15 blocks (all career highs) … shot 42.8 percent (115-for-269) from the field and 32.6 percent (28-for-86) on attempted three-pointers ... scored in double figures 17 times on the season including six double-doubles, highlighted by his best performance at Holy Names on Feb. 19 where he scored 21 points and snatched 11 rebounds … grabbed at least five rebounds a total 20 times … Game averages: Minutes – 27.1 … Points – 12.0 … Rebounds – 8.1 (4th in PacWest) … Assists – 2.0 ... Game Highs: Minutes – 40 (1/21 vs. PLNU) … Points – 21 (2/19 vs. HNU) … Rebounds – 20 (1/21 vs. PLNU) … Assists – 7 (2/11 vs. Dominican) … Field goals made – 8 (2/19 vs. HNU) … Steals – 3 (2/11 vs. Dominican) … Blocks – 4 (1/2 at FPU).
2021-22: 2022 PacWest All-Tournament Team & Most Valuable Player … Appeared in 21 games for the Urban Knights, starting 14 of those contests and totaling 531 minutes played … totaled 227 points, 139 rebounds, 44 assists, 23 steals, and eight blocks … shot 40.1 percent (85-for-212) from the field, 27.7 percent (18-for-65) on attempted three-pointers, and 58.2 percent (39-for-67) from the free throw line … was one of six Urban Knights to average double-digit scoring, ranking third on the team with an average of 10.8 ppg … scored in double figures 12 times on the season including two double-doubles, highlighted by his best performance at Holy Names on Feb. 11 where he scored 23 points and snatched 11 rebounds … grabbed at least five rebounds a total 15 times, and did so 12 consecutive times to end of the year … Game averages: Minutes – 25.3 … Points – 10.8 … Rebounds – 6.6 … Assists – 2.1 … Steals – 1.1 … Blocks – 0.4 … Game Highs: Minutes – 41 (3/4/22 vs. PLNU) … Points – 24 (2/26/22 at FPU) … Rebounds – 12 (3/2/22 vs. FPU) … Assists – 8 (12/19/21 vs. Chaminade) … Field goals made – 11 (2/26/22 at FPU) … 3-pointers made – 3 (twice; last: 3/11/22 vs. Chico) … Steals – 4 (3/4/22 vs. PLNU) … Blocks – 2 (3/4/22 vs. PLNU).
2020-21: Appeared and started in one game during the COVID-19 shortened season, playing for a total of two minutes … Was 0-for-1 shooting with one steal.
Previous Experience: Asante is a junior transfer from Howard College ... averaged 4.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 11 games before his season was cut short at Howard ... averaged 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting over 58 percent from the field with Kilgore College as a freshman ... played basketball for four years at Emery Collegiate Institute.
Personal: Mike Asante was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... parents are Lady Jane Bobie-Ansah and Richmond Asante ... hopes to become a professional athlete ... favorite movie is Paid in Full ... favorite food is oxtail ... favorite music is R&B ... favorite sport moment was LeBron James' final block ... life hero is Lady Jane ... favorite professional team is the Toronto Raptors ... enjoys video games ... Communications & Media Technologies major.
