(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) As one might expect from a matchup against a D-III school, Arizona State comfortably handled its business in the final game before the start of the regular season with a 98-53 win against the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs on Thursday night in Tempe. It took ASU a
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ASU Men’s Basketball: UC Santa Cruz exhibition preview
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After a hiatus for most of 2016, Arizona State men’s basketball finally comes back on Thursday. The Sun Devils will play UC Santa Cruz in an exhibition matchup before the official season opener on Nov. 11. NCAA rules allow teams to play up to two exhibition games against non-Division
ASU Men’s Basketball: New recruits and key returners spark hope for 2016-17 season
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) As colleges across America gear up for the new basketball season, Arizona State second-year head coach Bobby Hurley now faces a task that is difficult but not impossible: improving from his first season. The Sun Devils went 15-17 last year. They started off well, but the Pac-12 hit hard
Catchin’ Zs: Savon Goodman transfers, March Madness and Austin Witherill joins the show
Zac Pacleb and Zane Hopen are joined by Arizona State (no-longer a walk-on) guard Austin Witherill to discuss life as a walk-on, how he was awarded a scholarship and a multitude of other shenanigans including but not limited to his Vine account. Presented by The Blaze (blazeradioonline.com). Follow us on Twitter @ZacPacleb, @zdubhops and @SargeantWithers
ASU Men’s Basketball: Savon Goodman decides to transfer
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State men's basketball roster got thinner after it was reported by ESPN's Jeff Goodman that senior forward Savon Goodman will transfer after a "mutual decision" was reached between Goodman and ASU head coach Bobby Hurley. He will be immediately eligible to play for his next school
Catchin’ Zs: The end of ASU’s season and March Madness picks
ASU Men’s Basketball: Breaking down Year One with Bobby Hurley
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The first season of the Bobby Hurley-era in Tempe has concluded, and not even the players are afraid of calling it a roller coaster of a year, which is exactly what it was. Hurley made the move from Buffalo to Arizona State, and it was one of the bigger coaching announcements
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils follow a season-long script of falling short
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils can’t make enough plays to extend its season, fall to Oregon State
(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/Sun Devil Athletics) It'd be fair to say Arizona State’s strong nonconference performance skewed expectations heading into Pac-12 play. A home win over then-No. 18 Texas A&m and road wins at UNLV and Creighton had ASU sitting pretty at 10-3 heading into its conference slate. Three months later, Oregon State ended ASU’s
ASU Men’s Basketball: Oregon State ends the Sun Devils’ season
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The first three games of the night were blowouts that featured 20-point gaps. Arizona State’s game against Oregon State did not follow that trend. In what was less a defensive battle and more an offensive struggle for both teams, OSU ended ASU’s tournament bid by a score of 75-66. OSU opened