(Photo courtesy of Associated Press) GLENDALE — The Final Four. The pinnacle of college basketball has arrived in the Valley of the Sun. The official host of March Madness is Arizona State, but anyone at the event would tell you a different host looms large over the proceedings. He’s something of
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Sun Devils looking for revenge against rival No. 6 Arizona
(Photo: Sam Polgreen/WCSN) “You don't forget a loss like that,” junior guard Jamiya Neal said regarding his team's Feb. 17 loss at then-No. 5 Arizona. “It's humiliating, embarrassing unfortunate, obviously just off that loss alone we have to go out there and try to do better.” Arizona State men's basketball remembers the
ASU returns home to face Washington after historically-bad Territorial Cup loss
(Photo: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball comes back home after one of the most humiliating losses in program history. The Sun Devils had some confidence after two consecutive wins — something they had not done since early January — against Utah and Oregon State, but reality slapped them in the face
Arizona State and No. 5 Arizona renew rivalry in Tucson
(Photo: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) Just last season in February of 2023, the then No. 7 ranked Arizona Wildcats welcomed an unranked Arizona State squad to the famed McKale Center in Tuscon. Rankings and numbers suggested they would dominate the game at home. With time expiring of a back-and-forth contest then Sun Devil
Neal scores career-high 21 as Sun Devils defeat Beavers
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) A defining theme of Arizona State men’s basketball's 2023-24 season has been head coach Bobby Hurley’s propensity to change the lineup. For the bulk of the year, Hurley was riding with a four-guard lineup that featured senior forward Alonzo Gaffney at the five spot. But recently, likely due
ASU gets back on track against Oregon State before Territorial Cup on Saturday
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball has its most difficult matchup of the season against No. 5 Arizona on Saturday, but it needed to gain some momentum against Oregon State before the highly-anticipated Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils endured a five-game losing streak before a win at Utah four days ago,
Five takeaways: ASU snaps five-game losing streak against Utah
(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Entering Saturday night, it was difficult to spot many positives when looking around at the Arizona State men’s basketball team. Losers of seven of their last eight — including the last five — the Sun Devils have been desperate for a positive swing in momentum, and they
Late-game runs prove ASU’s undoing against Stanford
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State Men’s Basketball’s (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) graduate big man Alonzo Gaffney cradled the ball in his right hand before contouring his body under the rim to flip it in on the other side. The lay-in put ASU up 60-54 with under eight minutes remaining, igniting a
Sun Devils fall apart late against Stanford in another second-half collapse
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball got a taste of its own medicine against Stanford. In the last meeting, the Sun Devils (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) trailed for 35 minutes against the Cardinal (11-9, 6-4 Pac-12) and still came out victorious in the Bay Area on Dec. 29. The tables turned
Sun Devils Return to Tempe to Host Stanford
(Photo Credit: Alyssa Buruato/WCSN) It seemed like Arizona State Men’s Basketball (11-9, 5-4 Pac-12) turned its season around after completing a comeback victory against Stanford in Palo Alto, California on Dec. 29, but it needs to replicate that magic in a rematch with the Cardinal (10-9, 5-4) on Thursday to stay