(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) In sports, the true measure of a good team is their performance against stiffer competition. How does a team respond against an opponent expected to beat them? How does an unranked team compete against a top-25-level team? These are the questions Arizona State men's basketball (6-4) and head
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Five takeaways from Sun Devils’ 79-59 loss to TCU
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Despite an impressive debut from redshirt junior guard Adam Miller, Arizona State men's basketball was outmatched by TCU once again Saturday night, failing to get revenge for last season's first-round defeat in the NCAA tournament. In March, the Sun Devils played a back and forth contest against the
Sun Devils looking for revenge against talented TCU squad
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) With just over two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, TCU men's basketball's then-sophomore forward Jakobe Coles sank a floater over the Arizona State men's basketball team. The bucket gave the Horned Frogs a 72-70 lead in the first round of West Region play in March Madness,
Adam Miller could make ASU debut against TCU
(Photo Courtesy: Joel Angel Juárez/Arizona Republic) After an embarrassing loss to San Diego on Dec. 9, Arizona State could get a key reinforcement to bolster its rotation, at least for now. It seemed hopeless nearly a week ago when the NCAA denied redshirt junior guard Adam Miller’s second-time transfer waiver, which would've
Four takeaways from the Sun Devils’ 89-84 defeat at San Diego
ASU’s high-court press fueled a 76-74 comeback win over the SMU Mustangs
Defense comes up big in Sun Devils’ 76-74 win over SMU
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State men's basketball (6-2) continued its high-pressure system Wednesday night against Southern Methodist University (6-4) that helped it cap off a 17-2 second-half run to climb back into the game. “We just keep fighting,” Coach Bobby Hurley said. “We were able to regain momentum in the game
Sun Devils host SMU as the first NET rankings are released
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Arizona State (5-2) has an opportunity to move up the NET rankings with a matchup against SMU (5-3) — a familiar foe that the Sun Devils defeated 75-57 last season — on Wednesday at Desert Financial Arena. NCAA published its first version of the NET rankings on Dec.
Hurley Finds a consistent starting five in win over San Francisco
(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Arizona State (5-2) had four different starting lineups in its first four games of the season, but has found a starting five that scored all of the team’s points against San Francisco (5-3). The Sun Devils suffered their worst loss of the season last year against the Dons
Frankie Collins’s 21 points and eight rebounds propel Arizona State’s 72-61 victory over San Francisco
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) The crowd noise elevated a decibel with each wave of Arizona State men’s basketball’s (5-2) junior Guard Frankie Collins’ hands, pumping up the Desert Financial arena crowd. He had just emerged from a late second-half tie-up after a rebound — with San Francisco (5-3) senior forward Josh