(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) The course of a college basketball season is long and can consist of peaks and valleys, but for Arizona State men's basketball (11-11, 5-6 Pac-12) the highs have felt like climbing a mountain top and the lows have sunken them deep into disarray. The Sun Devils have fallen
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Sun Devils lose fourth straight game, fall below .500 in conference play
Sun Devils look to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive against Cal
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) The proverbial clock is ticking on Arizona State Men’s Basketball (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) to make a final push for consideration come tournament selection day. Many may focus on the dwindling number of chances ASU has against Quadrant 1 — top-30 teams in the NET Rankings — opponents.
Late-game runs prove ASU’s undoing against Stanford
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State Men’s Basketball’s (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) graduate big man Alonzo Gaffney cradled the ball in his right hand before contouring his body under the rim to flip it in on the other side. The lay-in put ASU up 60-54 with under eight minutes remaining, igniting a
Sun Devils fall apart late against Stanford in another second-half collapse
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball got a taste of its own medicine against Stanford. In the last meeting, the Sun Devils (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) trailed for 35 minutes against the Cardinal (11-9, 6-4 Pac-12) and still came out victorious in the Bay Area on Dec. 29. The tables turned
Five Takeaways from Arizona State vs Oregon
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State men's basketball (11-8, 5-3 Pac-12) had its shot at the top. It missed. The Sun Devils entered Eugene Thursday night with their sights set on unseating the conference leaders, Oregon (13-5, 6-2 Pac-12), in an arena the Ducks have yet to lose in all season. Earlier
Five Takeaways from ASU’s 82-67 loss at Washington
ASU Men’s Basketball: Another one-possession game, another victory for the Sun Devils
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) “We’re no stranger to close games” were the first words head coach Bobby Hurley uttered in his postgame press conference. Arizona State men's basketball has found itself in a litany of one-possession games, typically trailing until the final few minutes before squeaking out another nail-biter victory. This time
Late block seals ASU comeback victory against Stanford to open Pac-12 conference play
(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) For a second, the last second, Stanford men’s basketball graduate guard Michael Jones saw daylight. He likely — if only for a moment — dreamed of sinking the game-tying triple which would have forced overtime on his home floor. A second later, players rushed the court in
ASU’s final Pac-12 journey begins this weekend in the Bay Area
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) The time is nigh for Arizona State men's basketball (6-5) to embark on its penultimate foray into Pac-12 territories in search of an everlasting final impression in the Conference of Champions. At this point, it has been well-documented that the 2023-24 basketball season will sing the swan