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ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils underwhelm in Tucson, falling to the Wildcats 91-75

by Ethan Gaines - January 12, 2017January 13, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a strong second half, Arizona State just couldn’t make up the difference in a tough 91-75 loss on the road to number 16 Arizona. The star of the night for the Wildcats (16-2) was freshman forward Lauri Markkanen. The Finnish sensation was phenomenal all night, dominating ASU on

ASU Men’s Basketball: Showdown in Tucson looms large for Sun Devils

by Troy Tauscher - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After last week's win over Colorado, Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley fired up his team by saying "If anyone wants to win in Arizona, they better go to f***ing Tucson." Now, it will be his team's turn to try and win down south, when the Devils travel

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils battle until the end but come up short against Utah

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by Ethan Gaines - January 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant late-game surge, the Arizona State Sun Devils fell to Utah 88-82 at home in Tempe. Size was once again a major issue for ASU (9-8), as they faced a Utah team with a plethora of skilled big men. Utah junior forward Kyle Kuzma was absolutely dominant all

ASU Men’s Basketball: Shortcomings on the defensive end are once again the achilles’ heel for the Sun Devils

by Ethan Gaines - December 21, 2016December 29, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant push towards the end, ASU were unable to pull out a victory as they fell at home to 9th ranked Creighton 96-85. The absence of Sam Cunliffe and lack of depth was once again a tremendous issue for the Sun Devils. Four of ASU’s starters played

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils host Creighton looking to dethrone the undefeated Bluejays

by Ethan Gaines - December 20, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Coming off a tough loss to New Mexico State at home on Saturday, ASU looks to bounce back with a win over 9th ranked and undefeated Creighton. The Sun Devils are in dire need of a win after the combination of losing to New Mexico State at home and

ASU Men’s Basketball: Freshman Sam Cunliffe’s transfer leaves the Sun Devils in a tough spot

by Troy Tauscher - December 12, 2016December 13, 2016

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) Arizona State freshman wing Sam Cunliffe requested release from his scholarship with intent to transfer on Monday, as first report by Jeff Goodman of ESPN. Cunliffe, a 6-foot-6 guard/forward from Seattle Rainier Beach High, was ASU's prize recruit of the 2016 class, and the first top-50 recruit for second-year head

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils head to the big apple to take on the Purdue Boilermakers

by Troy Tauscher - December 6, 2016December 8, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The month of December is no cakewalk for the Arizona State Sun Devils, who continue their brutal non-conference schedule on Tuesday with a neutral-site contest at the historic Madison Square Garden against the #18 Purdue Boilermakers in the Jimmy V Classic. Purdue (6-2) is coming off a big win against Morehead State.

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU continues brutal non-conference schedule against top-ranked Kentucky

by Troy Tauscher - November 27, 2016November 28, 2016

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) After putting on one of the best scoring performances in program history, the Arizona State Sun Devils will face the greatest challenge a team can possibly face at this point in the season: the top-ranked team in the nation. The Sun Devils will head to neutral ground in the

Dear ESPN, Tempe deserves College GameDay

by Adam Stites - November 2, 2014November 2, 2014

(Photo: ASU Athletics) Dear ESPN, When you bring College GameDay to a city, there's no doubt that you bring with it a party. With the goal of finding a sea of sign-carrying fans with energy through the roof, its not too surprising that the Southeast has been the home of most GameDay shows so

Carson named preseason second team All-American by The Sporting News

by Nick Krueger - September 12, 2013September 12, 2013

(Photo: Nick Krueger/WCSN) Arizona State sophomore guard Jahii Carson was named a second team All-American Thursday afternoon by the Sporting News. This comes after Chad Ford of ESPN ranked Carson 24th on his big board for the NBA draft and 28th in his mock draft to the Los Angeles Clippers. Carson had 18.3