Men’s Basketball

ASU Men’s Basketball: In the Sun Devils’ last stretch of games, Tra Holder has stood out

by Zane Hopen -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN)   Transitioning to the next level of anything can make or break a career. In sports, especially, players that excel at the high school level may not be exceptional college players. Athletes at the professional level were all outperforming their competition day-by-day in college, but not all of those

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite strong efforts from McKissic and Holder, Sun Devils cannot overcome poor free throw shooting against Oregon

by Zac Pacleb -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a barrage of late-game fireworks, Arizona State could not overcome poor free-throw shooting and fell to the Oregon Ducks, 68-67. With ASU trailing 60-57, senior forward McKissic knocked down a pull-up three to tie the game with 1.2 seconds remaining to force an extra five minutes. McKissic admitted

ASU Men’s Basketball: A hot first half of offense sparks the Sun Devils over Oregon State

by Kristina Vicario -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN)   Hot shooting gave the Arizona State Sun Devils their third conference win after a 73-55 beat-down against the Oregon State Beavers in Wells Fargo Arena. The Sun Devils came out on fire in the first half. Freshman point guard Tra Holder particularly was aggressive on the offensive end, knocking down a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head to Palo Alto for a make-or-break contest

by Zane Hopen -

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN)   Arizona State looks to extend their two-game winning streak as they take on the Stanford Cardinal. The Sun Devils haven’t won three-straight games since their first three games of the season, and to do it against a strong Stanford team could rejuvenate ASU's season. ASU had what was probably its most impressive