(Photo: Sammi Maxwell/WCSN) While most eyes were trained on the national events happening elsewhere, there was a significant inside contingent Desert Financial Arena prepared to watch game one of the 2024-25 Arizona State Men’s basketball campaign. Much of that interest was trained towards the pair of consensus five-star freshmen in the
Men’s Basketball
Sun Devils stumble but come out on top against Idaho State
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) TEMPE – Leading up to the start of the 2024-2025 season, there has been a lot of buzz and anticipation following the Arizona State basketball’s more than exciting offseason, as ASU put together the country's No. 9 ranked recruiting class, according to 247 Sports, including standouts center Jayden
Sun Devil transfers look to compliment rookie recruiting class
(Photo courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State men's basketball is a fully revamped team, with only one returning starter from the previous season and a roster in desperate need of improvements following a underwhelming 14-18 season. If ASU wanted to compete in the new Big 12, it would have to
Sun Devils embarrassed in Hurley’s return to Cameron Indoor
(Photo: Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images) It was supposed to be a special moment. An anointed son was returning to the palace in which he conquered college basketball. College basketball’s all-time assist record holder returned to the place where he dished out 1076 dimes, won two National Championships and appeared in three Final
Notebook: ASU hoops prepares for big matchup against Duke
(Photo: Alyssa Burato/WCSN) Basketball season has almost fully commenced, as the NBA tipped off this past week, and college basketball is just under two weeks away. Arizona State basketball will take the hardwood in Desert Financial Arena in what should be a different but exciting time for ASU fans. The team is
Sun Devils secure highest-ever recruit in five-star Jayden Quaintance
(Photo Courtesy of Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) In what is now officially Arizona State Men’s Basketball's biggest-ever recruiting win, 5-star class of 2024 center Jayden Quaintance has announced his signing with ASU. The blue-chip 6-foot-9-inch center had been committed to Kentucky since November of 2023. Following legendary head coach John
From Tempe to Triumph: DJ Horne’s maturation culminates in Final Four spotlight with NC State
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) GLENDALE — The location wasn’t new. The stage, however, was vastly different. Playing in front of 74,720 fans at State Farm Stadium was a long way from the 14,000-seat Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. Playing a Thursday 9 p.m. tip-off broadcasted on Pac-12 Insider against a fellow conference
Bobby Hurley’s impact on basketball evident at Final Four
‘You have to love the game’: Inner workings of Division I men’s basketball Managers Games
(Photo courtesy: Manager Games/X) NCAA Basketball team managers, like the jobs they do, are versatile. No two managers look the same, possess the same desires, or have the same skills. In fact, there’s likely only one amalgamating characteristic amongst all college basketball managers who willingly allocate more than 50 hours a
Three Takeaways From ASU’s Pac-12 Tournament Loss Vs. Utah
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) The 2023-24 Arizona State men’s basketball season will be one that most fans will want to forget. The worst winning percentage in the eight seasons under head coach Bobby Hurley. One of the team’s most prolific scorers, graduate forward Jose Perez, quitting on the team with two games