Oklahoma State Adds Caleb Asberry To Squad

STILLWATER, Okla. --- Oklahoma State men's basketball head coach Mike Boynton announced the signing of two-time All-Sun Belt selection Caleb Asberry on Wednesday.

An NABC All-District 23 Second Team pick in 2022, Asberry is set to join the Cowboys after three successful seasons at Texas State under the direction of Terrence Johnson.

This past season, he was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team and was a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week as he became the first player in program history to earn back-to-back All-District honors from the NABC.

He started all 29 games, the only Bobcat to do so, as he led the team in scoring with a career-best 13.6 points per game. He also paced the team in minutes played, steals and three-pointers made.

A native of Pflugerville, Texas, Asberry is just 88 points away from 1,000 points in his NCAA Division I career after starting his career at Ranger College.

"Caleb Asberry is a flat out winner," Boynton said. "He's won at every level and has had some great coaching while doing so. Caleb is a big time shot maker and great competitor. He will bring experience and versatility to the table from day one. Caleb was raised in a family of athletes and the foundation of hard work was laid very early for him. We look forward to him making a positive impact in our locker room and on the court.

Asberry will join Oklahoma State an incoming fifth-year student-athlete.
 
Asberry's full bio:

•  Prior to Oklahoma State (Texas State)
• Two-time NABC All-District selection (Second Team in both 2021, 2022).
• Two-time All-Sun Belt (2021: Third Team, 2022: First Team).
• Three-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week.
• 2021 Good Sam Empire Classic Tournament MVP (2021-22 season). 
• 2020 Pioneer Challenge MVP (2020-21 season).
• 2020-21 Scholar Baller and the Institute for Sport & Social Justice Academic Momentum Award.
• NABC All-District 23 Second Team in 2022, alongside an All-Sun Belt First Team selection and was a two-time Sun Belt Player of the Week (Nov. 21 and Feb. 27).
• First Bobcat in school history to earn back-to-back All-District honors from the NABC.
• Started all 29 games during the 2021-22 season, the only Bobcat to do that, as he led the team in scoring with a career-high 13.6 points and also paced the team in minutes played (847), steals (37), three-pointers made (63).
• Averaged 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.3 steals during the standout year with a 43.3 percent field goal percentage and shot 38.7 percent from three.
• One of three Bobcats to average 10.0 or more points throughout the 2021-22 season and finished 11th in the Sun Belt in scoring.
• The season prior, he appeared in all 25 games and started the final 19 contests.
• For his efforts, was named a 2021 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team selection and 2020-21 NABC Division I All-District 23 Second Team pick.
• That year, his junior season, he averaged 13.3 points with a 48.4 field goal percentage, 41.7 3-point field goal percentage and led the team for the second consecutive season with an 81.3 free-throw percentage.
• Also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists (47 total), and 1.2 steals per game (30 total).
• Totaled 18 games with 10 or more points highlighted by an eight-game streak scoring in double figures.
• Registered five games with 20 or more points and nine games with three or more made 3-point field goals.
• His first year with the Bobcats, his sophomore season, he appeared in 29 games and made five starts.
• That year, he averaged 17.1 minutes per game and scored 6.7 points per game on a 39.3 field goal percentage, 24.7 3-point field goal percentage, and an 86.1 free-throw percentage.
• Also averaged 2.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks per game and scored 10 or more points in 10 games, including a season-high 18 points vs. UTSA where he knocked down three triples.  
•  Prior to Oklahoma State (Ranger College)
•  Played one season under head coach Billy Gillispie.
• There, he averaged 10.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.
• Notably shot 48.3 percent from the field, 43.6 percent from beyond the arc and 89.0 percent at the free throw line.
• That season, he put together four 20-point performances, including a 26-point effort in which he knocked down four three-pointers in a 97-70 win over Coastal Bend College.

 High School Career

•  Averaged 19.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game his senior season where he was selected as the District 13-6A Offensive MVP at Pflugerville High School.
• There, he garnered many awards that year, including All-Region 2-6A First Team, All-District 13-6A First Team and Austin American-Statesman All-Central Texas Second Team.
• As a junior he was selected to the All-District 13-6A First Team.

Personal

• Son of Mildred Asberry and Tyrone Jones.
• Has three siblings, including an older brother and sister named Chris and Jennifer, respectively, and a younger brother named Tyrone Jr.