(Photo: Sam Polgreen/WCSN) TEMPE — The hype in Desert Financial Arena was real with Arizona State basketball coming off its first ranked win of the season and No. 6 Arizona in town for the Territorial Cup, but that hope extinguished quickly. The start was heartwarming with guard Jose Perez and forward Alonzo
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Sun Devils looking for revenge against rival No. 6 Arizona
(Photo: Sam Polgreen/WCSN) “You don't forget a loss like that,” junior guard Jamiya Neal said regarding his team's Feb. 17 loss at then-No. 5 Arizona. “It's humiliating, embarrassing unfortunate, obviously just off that loss alone we have to go out there and try to do better.” Arizona State men's basketball remembers the
ASU returns home to face Washington after historically-bad Territorial Cup loss
(Photo: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball comes back home after one of the most humiliating losses in program history. The Sun Devils had some confidence after two consecutive wins — something they had not done since early January — against Utah and Oregon State, but reality slapped them in the face
ASU outmatched against future Big 12 opponent No. 5 Arizona
Sun Devils suffer historic 45-point loss to Arizona, failing to repeat Cambridge magic
Neal scores career-high 21 as Sun Devils defeat Beavers
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) A defining theme of Arizona State men’s basketball's 2023-24 season has been head coach Bobby Hurley’s propensity to change the lineup. For the bulk of the year, Hurley was riding with a four-guard lineup that featured senior forward Alonzo Gaffney at the five spot. But recently, likely due
ASU gets back on track against Oregon State before Territorial Cup on Saturday
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball has its most difficult matchup of the season against No. 5 Arizona on Saturday, but it needed to gain some momentum against Oregon State before the highly-anticipated Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils endured a five-game losing streak before a win at Utah four days ago,
Five takeaways: ASU snaps five-game losing streak against Utah
(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Entering Saturday night, it was difficult to spot many positives when looking around at the Arizona State men’s basketball team. Losers of seven of their last eight — including the last five — the Sun Devils have been desperate for a positive swing in momentum, and they
Sun Devils aim to snap five-game losing streak at Utah
The Sun Devils have fallen back into old habits after 81-66 loss to California
(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