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Colgate University Winter & Spring sports athletes photographed at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, Tuesday, & Wednesday, August 30 & 31, 2022.(Photo by Heather Ainsworth)

Jason Asbell

  • Title
    Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
  • Email
    jasbell@colgate.edu
  • Phone
    315-228-4999
  • Alma Mater
    Thomas Edison State '06
Jason Asbell joined the Colgate women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in May 2022.  

Asbell comes to Colgate after serving two seasons on the coaching staff at Bridgewater College. He assumed the head coaching role in 2021-22 and helped lead the Eagles to 11 wins and seven conference victories en route to an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) quarterfinal appearance. 

As an assistant in 2020-21, Asbell helped the Eagles jump out to a 4-0 start before the rest of the shortened season was canceled due to the COVID pandemic. During his time in Bridgewater, Va., Asbell helped aid in the development of four All-Conference student-athletes.

Prior to his time at Bridgewater, Asbell was the head coach at Division II Davis & Elkins for 12 seasons. His teams produced back-to-back winnings campaigns in 2013 and 2014 for the first time in 28 years. His 2016-17 team won 19 games, the most victories in 35 years and tied for second most in program history.

While at D&E, Asbell recruited and developed five 1,000-point scorers, including the program's all-time leading scorer Stephanie Wooten with 1,800 points. He also recruited Jamiyah Johnson who tied the NCAA Division II record with 24 consecutive double-doubles during the 2019-20 season.

Prior to his tenure at Davis & Elkins, Asbell spent two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at West Liberty University. West Liberty posted a 24-6 record during the 2007-08 season and received a bid to the NCAA Division II National Tournament.

Asbell began his coaching career in the Virginia high school ranks and took his first head coaching job in 1997 at Jamestown H.S. in Williamsburg as the girls' head coach. He was named the 2005-06 state coach of the year after leading the Jamestown girls to a 29-2 record and the Group AA state championship.

Asbell received his Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies from Thomas Edison State University in 2006. He received his Master of Science in leadership with a concentration in sports leadership from Duquesne University.