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ASU Men’s Basketball: A fitting way to end the regular season, with a challenging rivalry matchup on the docket.

by Troy Tauscher - March 4, 2017March 7, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) A long, grinding 2016-17 regular season wraps up for the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday afternoon as they host the rival Arizona Wildcats. The No. 7 Wildcats (26-4, 15-2 in Pac-12) have had a significant edge in the rivalry recently. Over the last 15 games. Arizona is 11-4

ASU Men’s Basketball: Evans, Hurley connect through ‘fighter’ mentality

by Troy Tauscher - March 1, 2017March 4, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Heading into the final stretch of his first season on the court for Arizona State men’s basketball starting guard Shannon Evans II focuses on what the final games mean for the broader audience. ASU hosts rival Arizona on Saturday for the closing game of the regular season, with the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils close out USC in a thrilling nail-biter at home

by Troy Tauscher - February 26, 2017March 4, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils struggled to hang onto their momentum for 40 full minutes on Sunday in Tempe, but in a game that ASU coach Bobby Hurley said cost him years of his life, the Devils squeaked out an 83-82 victory over the USC Trojans. The contest bore striking

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU looks to take down USC in their second time around this season

by Ethan Gaines - February 26, 2017February 26, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State will look to get revenge as it takes on USC at home in Tempe at the Wells Fargo Arena. When the teams last faced off at the Galen Center, the Trojans (21-7) escaped with an 82-79 victory despite a valiant late comeback effort by the Sun

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU has revenge on their mind as they host the 5th ranked UCLA Bruins

by Cole Feinbloom - February 23, 2017February 25, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The AP 5th ranked UCLA Bruins travel to Tempe to face the Sun Devils for essentially a scrimmage in preparation for the main event Saturday against the Arizona Wildcats. At least that is what most are leading you to believe. Take a glance at any promotion or advertisement and you’ll

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