(Photo: Aiden Longbrake/WCSN) TEMPE – 24 days ago, Arizona State men’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley directed his team toward using more zone defense. The shift came at a time when ASU was allowing 80.1 points per game, and it immediately paid dividends, helping the Sun Devils hold Utah to one
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Sun Devils battle through injuries and early deficit to knock off Utah
Three takeaways from ASU’s tournament-hopes-shattering loss to Baylor
(Photo: Courtesy of YahooSports) A court-storming upset victory over No. 13 Texas Tech had Arizona State men’s basketball feeling on top of the world. Players and fans jumped around center court, screaming in jubilation. When the floor of Desert Financial Arena cleared, the party didn’t stop; it just migrated to ASU’s locker
Three days after their worst rebounding performance of the year, the Sun Devils flip the script against Oklahoma State
Short-handed Sun Devils earn first road Big 12 win over struggling Utah
Like Whales In A Fish Tank, Sun Devils Loom Large Over NAU
(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) TEMPE — Picture an aquarium exhibit with a few small fish darting back and forth. Now, imagine dropping a couple of whales into that same tank. That’s the kind of scene Arizona State men’s basketball created Tuesday night against Northern Arizona. The size difference was
ASU falls short in Maui Invitational Championship final against USC
(Photo: Courtesy Sun Devil Athletics) In its third game in less than 48 hours, Arizona State men’s basketball faltered in the Maui Invitational Championship Game. ASU didn’t score in the last five minutes of an 88-75 loss to Southern California (7-0), ending a four-game run for the Sun Devils (6-2) in
Sun Devils Earn Comeback in Honolulu, but had their Flaws Exposed
(Photo: Courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics) Arizona State traveled to Honolulu for a hard-fought 83-76 victory over the University of Hawaii on Thursday. In their first away game of the season, the Sun Devils’ (4-1) talented guards and strong second half made up for their deficit in the paint. The Rainbow
Fouls and efficiency struggles the difference maker against No.19 Gonzaga
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/ WCSN) TEMPE – Bobby Hurley was livid. Arizona State men’s basketball’s head coach watched his freshman starting center, Massamba Diop, hit the ground hard after contact from Gonzaga graduate forward Graham Ike on a dunk attempt. No foul was called. Hurley threw his hands up in the air and let
