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ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils take on Colorado in their Pac-12 home opener

by Ethan Gaines - January 5, 2017January 6, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Arizona State will look to get back on track Thursday as they take on the Colorado Buffaloes at home in Tempe in their Pac-12 home opener. The Sun Devils (8-7) started their Pac-12 campaign off with two tough road games against Stanford and Cal, splitting the two with a

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils sputter on the offensive end as they fall to the Cal Golden Bears

by Cole Feinbloom - January 1, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After an uptempo and even first half, a demoralized ASU squad unraveled in the second half, falling to the Cal Golden Bears 81-65. Both teams came out of the gate firing, as Obinna Oleka hit the first three for the Sun Devils to open up the scoring, and on

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils try and start the new year with a Northern California sweep

by Ethan Gaines - January 1, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) Arizona State will look to continue their positive momentum on January 1 as they face off against Cal on the road. Cal holds a 9-4 record and is coming off of two straight losses at home, albeit against top competition. They lost both affairs in tight games, losing by

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils finally secure a win in Palo Alto in Pac-12 opener

by Troy Tauscher - December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) While it was not the blowout victory it looked like early, the Arizona Sun Devils got conference play started off on the right foot Friday, earning a 98-93 victory over the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto. The Sun Devils have struggled out of the gate this season during the non-conference

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils open Pac-12 play at Stanford looking to stay above .500

by Cole Feinbloom - December 30, 2016December 30, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After a tiring and tumultuous non-conference schedule, the Arizona State Sun Devils finally get Pac-12 play started with a road test at Stanford. ASU finished a brutal OOC schedule with a respectable 7-6 record, boasting a marquee road win at San Diego State, whilst tumbling under the spotlight against

ASU Men’s Basketball: Looking ahead to conference matchups, how does Arizona State fair in Pac-12 play?

by Ethan Gaines - December 29, 2016December 29, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) ARIZONA: The no. 18 Wildcats are playing at their usual level of proficiency this season as they have secured an 11-2 record heading into Pac-12 play. One lingering story with Arizona has been the still unexplained suspension of Allonzo Trier. Trier has yet to play this season and there has

ASU Men’s Basketball: Three takeaways from non-conference play

by Troy Tauscher - December 27, 2016

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) With a 7-6 record after non-conference play, the Arizona State Sun Devils now head into the trial by fire that is the Pac-12 conference. Five teams in the conference have at least 1o wins, and USC and UCLA have yet to lose a game. The Sun Devils have had

ASU Men’s Basketball: The Sun Devils tie a school record for made threes en route to a blowout victory

by Troy Tauscher - December 22, 2016December 29, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils tied a school record for made threes on Thursday, riding their momentum from long range to a 98-62 win over the University of Central Arkansas Bears. The Sun Devils, as they have in other games this season, unleashed a barrage from behind the arc, going

ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU has one last tune-up with Central Arkansas before conference play

by Steven Van Durme - December 22, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After putting up a solid fight against a top-10 program in Creighton in which they fell ultimately at the end, the Arizona State Sun Devils will look to record their first win post Sam Cunliffe and snap a two-game skid when they host Central Arkansas Thursday in Tempe

ASU Men’s Basketball: Shortcomings on the defensive end are once again the achilles’ heel for the Sun Devils

by Ethan Gaines - December 21, 2016December 29, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Despite a valiant push towards the end, ASU were unable to pull out a victory as they fell at home to 9th ranked Creighton 96-85. The absence of Sam Cunliffe and lack of depth was once again a tremendous issue for the Sun Devils. Four of ASU’s starters played