(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) TEMPE – A tale of two halves rings true with Arizona State men's basketball after its disappointing loss to No. 5 UCLA on Thursday. The tale starts with hope, feeding off the electric home crowd. The Sun Devils emphasize energy on the defensive end, being the enforcer against
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Sun Devils fall to No. 5 UCLA Bruins 74-62
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) TEMPE – Through 18 games and eight conference games, Arizona State men’s basketball has set numerous feats. Let's start here. Have the Sun Devils accumulated their best start under head coach Bobby Hurley? Yes, as their 15-3 record entering Thursday’s contest matches their 2008-09 start. What about their start
Sun Devils set to host No. 5 UCLA in battle for Pac-12 supremacy
ASU smothers Oregon 90-73, improves to 5-1 in conference play
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN) So far in the 2022-23 season, the Arizona State men’s basketball (14-3, 5-1 Pac-12) has looked like one of the best defensive teams in the country, ranking 28 in Kenpom's ranks, but the offense has struggled, sitting at 86 in Kenpom's metrics. But, in Thursday night’s 90-73 win over
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head north to Eugene, Corvallis
(Photo: Haley Spracale/WCSN) Arizona State men's basketball head coach Bobby Hurley has simplified his program’s vision when looking ahead to its next games – to take one game at a time. “We talked about last week, just focusing on the next game and just concentrating on Oregon,” Hurley said. “It's a hard
ASU Men’s Basketball: interior offense leads Sun Devils past Cougars
(Photo: Rebecca Striffler/WCSN)TEMPE — Striving for perfection in any profession always seems arbitrary. It's hard to define how one achieves such an elusive title. However, for senior forward Warren Washington in the first half, the 7-footer put on a performance that would fit most definitions. 8-for-8 from the field for 16
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils hope to regain momentum
(Photo: Haley Spracale/WCSN) After opening up the season winning 11 of its first 12 games, Arizona State Men's Basketball (11-3, 2-1 Pac-12) has since dropped two in a row, including a 37-point loss at San Francisco and a nine-point defeat at home to No. 5 Arizona. An area of criticism following the
ASU Men’s Basketball: First-half mistakes prove costly vs No. 5 Arizona
(Photo: Haley Spracale/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona junior forward Azuolas Tubelis steals the ball from Arizona State senior forward Alonzo Gaffney, putting the Wildcats on a fast break. The Lithuanian is all alone, striding toward the basket and hammering down a thunderous slam to balloon the Wildcats' first-half lead to 18, prompting
ASU Men’s Basketball: Offensive surge leads ASU past San Diego
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) TEMPE – Arizona State Men's Basketball is in transition, following a steal by sophomore guard Frankie Collins. The Michigan transfer is running in transition, where he finds senior guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. in the corner, who drained the 3-pointer, putting the exclamation point on a late 10-0 run. The
