(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) Pac-12 Conference play in college basketball has barely begun. Some teams have faced their first conference opponent. Others haven’t. But there is one thing all the conference’s squads do share thus far: growing pains. For Arizona State Men's Basketball (2-6, Pac-12 0-1) and Oregon (5-3, Pac-12 0-0) in particular,
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ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blown out, finish last at Battle4Atlantis Tourney
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) The Battle4Atlantis Tournament's grand finale was not its championship matchup between Baylor and Michigan State. The Bears’ victory opened the third day of play on Friday. Instead, it was a showdown between two defeated teams desperately determined for a victory to close out their time in Nassau: Arizona State
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall to Syracuse 92-84 despite late surge
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Down 84-71 with 3:32 remaining, Arizona State Men's Basketball head coach Bobby Hurley removed the lid on Pandora’s box. Looking to mount a comeback, he opted to exchange twos at the stripe for three-pointers on the Sun Devils' end of the floor. Syracuse’s junior center Jesse Edwards received the first
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils test reigning champs Baylor, lose 75-63
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) Arizona State Men's Basketball (2-3) dropped its first matchup in the Battle4Atlantis Tournament, but in digestible fashion to heavily favored Baylor (5-0), who came in as the defending national champions. With the Bears coming into the contest ranked No. 6 in the country and winning each of their first
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils drop nail-biter to San Diego State 65-63
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) With just 34.5 seconds left in regulation, the tension in Viejas Arena was palpable. It was Arizona State Men's Basketball's possession. San Diego State led by one, breaking a prior tie at 63 thanks to a free-throw line floater from fifth-year senior guard Trey Pulliam. Twenty-six seconds flashed on the
ASU Men’s Basketball: Jackson’s take over leads to 72-63 win over UNF
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) After not having much of an impact for the majority of the game, fifth-year guard Marreon Jackson took over late, scoring Arizona State Men's Basketball's final eight points as the Sun Devils downed visiting North Florida 72-63 at Desert Financial Arena on Monday night. "I was happy to see
ASU Men’s Basketball: UCR’s deep buzzer-beater upsets Sun Devils 66-65
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) TEMPE – With the fans in attendance at Desert Financial Arena on their feet – practically celebrating what looked like an undoubted Sun Devils win after a floater by redshirt junior guard Luther Muhammed gave Arizona State Men's Basketball a 65-63 lead with 1.7 seconds left, all the
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils take opener against Portland 76-60
(Photo: Dom Contini/WCSN) The road to March Madness has begun. Tuesday evening, head coach Bobby Hurley led Arizona State Men's Basketball onto the floor at Desert Financial Arena to battle the Portland Pilots from the WCC. This marked the Sun Devils’ first official game of their 2021-2022 campaign, and with a non-conference
ASU Men’s Hockey: Three Sun Devils ink NIL deals with Barstool Sports
(Photo: Patricia Vicente/WCSN) The NCAA announced historic legislation on July 1 that allows student-athletes to profit off of their name, image and likeness (NIL). Days after the rule change, three Arizona State Men’s Hockey players – senior forwards Chris Grando and Johnny Walker and sophomore forward Matthew Kopperud – signed sponsorship deals
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils’ season ends with 91-73 loss to Oregon in Pac-12 Tourney
(Photo: Marlee Smith/WCSN) As the 2020-21 season winded down on Arizona State Men’s Basketball, so did the expectations for it. The Sun Devils’ 11-14 year was the product of issues they were perhaps responsible for and perhaps not. A team built around the dynamic scoring and subsequently high usage of senior guard