(Photo: Maya Diaz/WCSN) TEMPE — Entering Wednesday night’s matchup against Cal Poly, Arizona State basketball has gotten off to a better start than anybody expected. The Sun Devils' only loss on the season came to a top-ten Gonzaga team in a game the ASU led for a long time and was
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Sun Devils stumble but come out on top against Idaho State
(Photo: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) TEMPE – Leading up to the start of the 2024-2025 season, there has been a lot of buzz and anticipation following the Arizona State basketball’s more than exciting offseason, as ASU put together the country's No. 9 ranked recruiting class, according to 247 Sports, including standouts center Jayden
Notebook: ASU hoops prepares for big matchup against Duke
(Photo: Alyssa Burato/WCSN) Basketball season has almost fully commenced, as the NBA tipped off this past week, and college basketball is just under two weeks away. Arizona State basketball will take the hardwood in Desert Financial Arena in what should be a different but exciting time for ASU fans. The team is
ASU returns home to face Washington after historically-bad Territorial Cup loss
(Photo: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball comes back home after one of the most humiliating losses in program history. The Sun Devils had some confidence after two consecutive wins — something they had not done since early January — against Utah and Oregon State, but reality slapped them in the face
Sun Devils suffer historic 45-point loss to Arizona, failing to repeat Cambridge magic
Neal scores career-high 21 as Sun Devils defeat Beavers
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) A defining theme of Arizona State men’s basketball's 2023-24 season has been head coach Bobby Hurley’s propensity to change the lineup. For the bulk of the year, Hurley was riding with a four-guard lineup that featured senior forward Alonzo Gaffney at the five spot. But recently, likely due
ASU gets back on track against Oregon State before Territorial Cup on Saturday
(Photo: Nick Karmia/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball has its most difficult matchup of the season against No. 5 Arizona on Saturday, but it needed to gain some momentum against Oregon State before the highly-anticipated Territorial Cup. The Sun Devils endured a five-game losing streak before a win at Utah four days ago,
Five takeaways: ASU snaps five-game losing streak against Utah
(Photo Credit: Spencer Barnes/WCSN) Entering Saturday night, it was difficult to spot many positives when looking around at the Arizona State men’s basketball team. Losers of seven of their last eight — including the last five — the Sun Devils have been desperate for a positive swing in momentum, and they
Sun Devils aim to snap five-game losing streak at Utah
Sun Devils fall apart late against Stanford in another second-half collapse
(Photo Credit: Evan Barcanic/WCSN) Arizona State men’s basketball got a taste of its own medicine against Stanford. In the last meeting, the Sun Devils (11-10, 5-5 Pac-12) trailed for 35 minutes against the Cardinal (11-9, 6-4 Pac-12) and still came out victorious in the Bay Area on Dec. 29. The tables turned