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ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blow out Oregon State

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Uncharacteristically, Arizona State shot out of the gates and buried the Oregon State Beavers early, getting the win 86-68. Senior forward Willie Atwood had 13 points and six rebounds for the Sun Devils, and freshman forward Tres Tinkle had 12 for the Beavers. ASU got off to a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils overcome sluggish start to beat UNLV

by Zane Hopen - December 3, 2014

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Although it took a while to get them going, the Arizona State Sun Devils got the win over the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, 77-55. Junior center Eric Jacobsen recorded a double-double for the Sun Devils, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds as three other Sun Devils in scored double-figures. Freshman

Women’s Basketball Preview: ASU (3-0) vs. Villanova (1-2)

by Tyler Strachan - November 28, 2014November 29, 2014

(Photo: Sun Devil Athletics) This afternoon the Arizona State Women’s Basketball team will take on a 2-2 Villanova squad in a post Turkey Day matchup in the first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Sun Devils are coming off a close 65-61 victory over Miami in which stud sophomore Sophie

A Dual Threat: Elisha Davis

by Tyler Strachan - November 22, 2014November 22, 2014

(Photo: Brooke Faber/WCSN) Although she might not seem to light up a box score or “take over” games, Elisha Davis may be the most vital piece of an Arizona State Women’s Basketball team that is hoping to climb it’s way back to March Madness. Last year as a sophomore Davis was limited

2014-15 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Preview: The Top Four

by Kristina Vicario - November 13, 2014November 13, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) For season previews of Nos. 9-12, click here. For season previews of Nos. 5-8, click here. Leading the Pac-12 are four schools who reeled in the wins last season. All four teams posted a solid 2013-14 overall record, with Arizona clearly dominating in both overall record and conference record. Utah

2014-15 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Preview: The bottom four

by Zac Pacleb - November 11, 2014November 13, 2014

(Photo: Zac Pacleb/WCSN) For season previews of Nos. 1-4, click here. For season previews of No.s 5-8, click here. In lieu of the Pac-12 media preseason rankings being released, WCSN will be previewing every team in the conference, starting with the predicted bottom-feeders. These four schools are the teams who lost more than the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devil freshman guard Kodi Justice trying to live up to his nickname

by Zane Hopen - October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

(Photo: ASU athletics) Most athletes would prefer not to be compared to someone else. They would rather be their own player, play their own game and not have to worry about living up to some hype placed on them by someone else. Others embrace the comparisons. They enjoy being viewed as a

ASU Men’s Basketball: New Sun Devil Connor MacDougall revels in the progress

by Kristina Vicario - October 13, 2014October 14, 2014

(Photo: coronahoops.com) It’s almost second nature. The game. An automatic response programed into college-level players when asked what is most important to them. Once they take that college court for the first time, and can see their futures in the reflections of their massive bodies on the hardwood, the game becomes

ASU blows out Grambling State behind balanced attack

by Cammeron Neely - December 14, 2013

After an eight day hiatus from playing games that count, the Arizona State basketball squad laid a 97-55 beat-down upon the Grambling State Tigers Saturday afternoon. The game was filled with many of the ingredients that typically make for an ASU victory. This includes Jordan Bachynski imposing his will and stature upon

McKissic shines in Maroon and Gold game

by Cammeron Neely - October 11, 2013October 14, 2013

(Photo: Cammeron Neely/WCSN) The Maroon and Gold game was once again a platform for Arizona State men’s basketball to showcase the talent and promise for the upcoming season. In this year’s installment one of the newest faces, Shaquielle Mckissic, was arguably the player of the game and the newcomer ASU fans will