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ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils face short turnaround in matchup with top-seeded Ducks

by Troy Tauscher - March 9, 2017March 11, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With an overtime win against Stanford just barely in the rear view mirror, the Arizona State Sun Devils face a massive challenge against top-seeded Oregon in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday. The Ducks (27-4, 16-2 in Pac-12) have dominated the season en route to consecutive

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils nearly collapse, but hang on in overtime to defeat Stanford

by Troy Tauscher - March 8, 2017March 9, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In a thrilling start to the Pac-12 tournament, the Arizona State Sun Devils avoided a major collapse, earning a 98-88 overtime victory over the Stanford Cardinal. The Devils led by as many as 11 points in the second half, but a jump shot by Michael Humphrey in the waning

ASU Men’s Basketball: After a slight scare at halftime, Arizona pulls away and finishes with a sweep over ASU

by Ethan Gaines - March 4, 2017March 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In their final home game of the season, the Arizona State Sun Devils couldn’t pull off the upset win over their in-state rivals, falling to No. 7 Arizona, 73-60. ASU head coach Bobby Hurley was disappointed by the loss but still proud of his team’s performance: “The objective is always

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU looks to take down USC in their second time around this season

by Ethan Gaines - February 26, 2017February 26, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State will look to get revenge as it takes on USC at home in Tempe at the Wells Fargo Arena. When the teams last faced off at the Galen Center, the Trojans (21-7) escaped with an 82-79 victory despite a valiant late comeback effort by the Sun

ASU Men’s Basketball: Dissecting ASU’s struggles against the zone

by Troy Tauscher - February 22, 2017February 22, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) While in most cases the idea of being "in the zone" is a good thing, the Arizona State Sun Devils have been trying to get as far away from the zone as physically possible. The zone that ASU faces is not the nebulous place where players perform better, but

ASU Men’s Basketball: Obinna Oleka has been left on an island in the paint for the struggling Sun Devils this season

by Ethan Gaines - February 20, 2017February 22, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) For an Arizona State team with an enormous amount of offensive firepower and talent in the backcourt, there has been a serious lack of size and strength up front. The weakest area for the Sun Devils all season long has been their inability to rebound the ball effectively. The

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils respond in big way with win over Stanford

by Ethan Gaines - February 12, 2017February 12, 2017

(Photo: Nicole Hernandez/WCSN) Coming off of their worst offensive performance of the season, the Sun Devils bounced back with a solid 75-69 victory over Stanford at home in Tempe. The spark for a recently stagnant ASU offense was the explosive senior guard, Torian Graham, who put on a show for the home

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to snap losing skid at home against Washington

by Troy Tauscher - January 25, 2017January 27, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) As Dorothy said, there's no place like home, and the Arizona State Sun Devils hope home court will help them break a four-game losing streak when they face the Washington Huskies in Tempe on Wednesday. The Devils (9-11, 2-4 in Pac-12) had to play ranked or nearly ranked opponents

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite Graham’s performance, Sun Devils lose tight match against the Trojans

by Ethan Gaines - January 22, 2017January 25, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant effort at the end, the Sun Devils couldn’t pull out a victory in a tight 82-79 loss on the road to USC. This was the fourth loss in a row for ASU (9-11), who have struggled mightily to begin their Pac-12 schedule, going 2-5 in

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head west for a stiff test against UCLA

by Ethan Gaines - January 19, 2017January 21, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) After a tough loss to rival Arizona, ASU faces an even tougher test as they square up against number 3 ranked UCLA on the road. With a few extremely talented freshmen, UCLA (18-1) has managed to reclaim its place amongst the elite college basketball programs in the country. The Bruins