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ASU Men’s Basketball: Dissecting ASU’s struggles against the zone

by Troy Tauscher - February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) While in most cases the idea of being "in the zone" is a good thing, the Arizona State Sun Devils have been trying to get as far away from the zone as physically possible. The zone that ASU faces is not the nebulous place where players perform better, but

ASU Men’s Basketball: Obinna Oleka has been left on an island in the paint for the struggling Sun Devils this season

by Ethan Gaines - February 20, 2017February 22, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) For an Arizona State team with an enormous amount of offensive firepower and talent in the backcourt, there has been a serious lack of size and strength up front. The weakest area for the Sun Devils all season long has been their inability to rebound the ball effectively. The

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils falter in the 2nd half, falling to Washington State for the second time this season

by Troy Tauscher - February 18, 2017February 22, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez) The Arizona State Sun Devils proved unable to keep a lead against Washington State on Saturday, surrendering a 21-2 run to end the game, concluding with an 86-71 loss to the Cougars. In a win that secured the sweep for Washington State, the Cougars made seven of their last

ASU Men’s Basketball: Graham, Sun Devils attempt to keep hot streak alive

by Ethan Gaines - February 18, 2017February 18, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) Coming off of its first back to back wins since December, Arizona State will look to make it three in a row when they take on Washington State on the road. When these two teams played earlier in the season, Washington State (11-15) came away with a 91-83 road

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head up to Washington for late-night showdown against the Huskies

by Troy Tauscher - February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils begin the final road trip of their regular season schedule on Thursday, heading north for a game against the Washington Huskies. In their first match-up of the season on January 25th, ASU snapped a four-game losing streak with an 86-75 win over the Huskies. The

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils respond in big way with win over Stanford

by Ethan Gaines - February 12, 2017February 12, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) Coming off of their worst offensive performance of the season, the Sun Devils bounced back with a solid 75-69 victory over Stanford at home in Tempe. The spark for a recently stagnant ASU offense was the explosive senior guard, Torian Graham, who put on a show for the home

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to bounce back against Stanford after getting rocked by Cal

by Troy Tauscher - February 11, 2017February 12, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) In an effort to get over the worst offensive performance of the Bobby Hurley era, the Arizona State Sun Devils will host the Stanford Cardinal in Tempe on Saturday evening. Much like Arizona State (11-14 4-8 in Pac-12), the conference schedule has not been friendly to the Cardinal (12-12, 4-8

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils put up dismal performance en route to a blowout loss

by Troy Tauscher - February 8, 2017February 10, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) A team that relies heavily on offense doesn’t have much chance to win on its worst shooting night of the season, and that’s exactly what happened to the Arizona State Sun Devils in their 68-43 loss to Cal on Wednesday night. The Sun Devils shot 25.4 percent from the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Undersized Sun Devils face daunting task in Golden Bears

by Ethan Gaines - February 8, 2017February 8, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) After a dominant win over Oregon State on the road Arizona State will look to get some positive momentum going with a tough test at home against Cal. When these two teams faced off earlier in the season, at Berkley, Cal came away with a dominant 81-65 victory

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils defeat the Beavers, leaving Oregon State winless still in Pac-12 play

by Troy Tauscher - February 4, 2017February 8, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) As they have in most, if not all their wins this season, the Arizona State Sun Devils relied on a furious three-point barrage to secure a 81-68 road win against the Oregon State Beavers in Corvallis. The Sun Devils (11-13, 4-7 in in Pac-12) had lost six of their last