(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) TEMPE – 93-foot-3. That’s the height you’d get if you stacked every Arizona State basketball player on top of one another. The 2026-27 team is the tallest in program history, headlined by 7-foot-1 third-year center Ben Defty and 7-foot-3 first-year center Filip Malesevic. And in the early stages of
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Sun Devil basketball plays to Bennett’s style, beats Northern Colorado
(Photo: Madison Sorenson/WCSN) TEMPE — After Arizona State men’s basketball’s 75-65 home opener win against East Tennessee State on Monday, fans were left underwhelmed. The 5,300 scattered through Desert Financial Arena for Randy Bennett’s Sun Devil coaching debut felt that the coach’s identity wasn’t on full display. His players echoed the sentiment. “We
The 2026-27 season represents the start of a new era for Arizona State
(Photo: Jack Simon/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball will tip off its new era on Monday night, when it welcomes East Tennessee State into Desert Financial Arena. For the first time in 12 seasons, Bobby Hurley will not be introduced as the Sun Devils head coach; instead, it’ll be Mesa, Arizona, native
ASU and Randy Bennett foster local ties with coaching clinic
(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE – When Arizona State men’s basketball head coach Randy Bennett arrived in Tempe in March, one of the first things he did was organize a clinic for high school basketball coaches from around the Valley. On Saturday, Bennett and his staff welcomed dozens of coaches