(Photo Courtesy: Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State men's basketball was steamrolled in its season opener against Mississippi State Wednesday night in the Barstool Sports Invitational, with 10 new players on its roster, head coach Bobby Hurley has his work cut out for him with a squad trying to find its rhythm. The
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ASU Men’s Basketball: Lineup versatility is a key theme of the Sun Devils’ 2023-24 season
(Photo Courtesy: Sun Devil Athletics) If one thing is for certain, it will be extremely cumbersome for an opponent to prepare for the infinite possibilities of lineups head coach Bobby Hurley will deploy in Tempe this season. Lineup versatility was the overwhelming theme during Arizona State Men’s Basketball’s media availability last
ASU Men’s Basketball: Win over Colorado cements ASU’s identity
(Photo: Nicholas Badders/WCSN) A poor start to conference play brought about plenty of questions for No. 21 ASU men’s basketball. In an 80-66 win over Colorado on Saturday, the Sun Devils (16-5, 4-5 Pac-12) answered the biggest one: What is their identity? ASU is a perimeter-oriented team that thrives when it can
Catchin’ Zs: The end of ASU’s season and March Madness picks
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils can’t make enough plays to extend its season, fall to Oregon State
(Photo: Steve Rodriguez/Sun Devil Athletics) It'd be fair to say Arizona State’s strong nonconference performance skewed expectations heading into Pac-12 play. A home win over then-No. 18 Texas A&m and road wins at UNLV and Creighton had ASU sitting pretty at 10-3 heading into its conference slate. Three months later, Oregon State ended ASU’s
ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils square off against Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Throw everything out the door. It’s time for Vegas. Arizona State squares off against 6th-seeded Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. In the only matchup between the two in Tempe on January 28, ASU played one of its best games in conference play. The Sun Devils shot
ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite 2-7 Pac-12 record, Sun Devils still confident moving forward
Pac-12 Men’s Basketball: Nonconference roundup and awards
(Photo: Josh Orcutt/WCSN) Having lost so much talent in the offseason due to the NBA draft or graduation (or both), the Pac-12 was left with plenty of questions heading into the 2015-2016 season. Most of those questions will be answered throughout the conference schedule which kicked off this week, but many
2015-16 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball preview: The cellar dwellers
(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) This is supposed to be a top-heavy year in the Conference of Champions, and the bottom third has the most potential to be completely different than projected come tournament time. The Pac-12 is experiencing a year of turnover all-around, losing top-tier talent from top to bottom. These four teams