(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE – 24 days ago, Arizona State men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley directed his team toward using more zone defense. The shift came at a time when ASU was allowing 80.1 points per game, and it immediately paid dividends, helping the Sun Devils hold Utah to one
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Three takeaways from ASU’s tournament-hopes-shattering loss to Baylor
(Photo: Courtesy of YahooSports) A court-storming upset victory over No. 13 Texas Tech had Arizona State men’s basketball feeling on top of the world. Players and fans jumped around center court, screaming in jubilation. When the floor of Desert Financial Arena cleared, the party didn’t stop; it just migrated to ASU’s locker
Shay Addison and ASU turn the tide in come behind victory
(Photo: Jack Simon/WCSN) TEMPE – Shay Addison has had a tough time this season. The redshirt junior 184-pounder held a 5-7 record entering Arizona State wrestling’s Friday night meet in Tempe, but it was there that he would perform heroics for ASU against No. 23 Oregon State. Down 7-2 going into the third,
Same story, different day: ASU men’s basketball falls to Arizona 87-74
ASU Bests Jayhawks Behind Stifling Defense
Photo: Madison Sorenson (WCSN) TEMPE — It was “Celebrating Cultures” day Saturday at Desert Financial Arena as ASU women’s basketball (17-2, 4-2) hosted Kansas (11-8, 1-6), and it was only fitting that one of the Sun Devils’ international players led the charge against the Jayhawks. Brazil native and sophomore forward Heloisa Carrera
ASU punches ticket to the Sweet 16 with win over Utah State
ASU takes cares of business with sweep over Coppin State
(Photo: Josh Eaton/WCSN) TEMPE — Chants of “A-S-U” and “Monster Block” rang around Desert Financial Arena throughout the evening, a sight that has become increasingly common for No. 9 Arizona State, which hosted a region in the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. With only one loss on its home
