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ASU Men’s Basketball: ASU uses a barrage of threes to breeze by Portland State

Men's Basketball

by Ethan Gaines - November 12, 2016

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) ASU’s men’s basketball team started their season on a positive note, with an 88-70 blowout win at home over Portland State. If any ASU fans didn’t know who senior guard Torian Graham was before the game, they were surely familiar by the end. Graham (23 points and 6 rebounds)

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils flex their muscle in season opener

by Troy Tauscher - November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devil offense came out in full force for their season opener against Portland State University on Friday, and it proved to be more than enough as the Sun Devils defeated the Vikings 88-70. Both teams got off to a rough start, as four of the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Previewing the season opener against Portland State

Men's Basketball

by Ethan Gaines - November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After breezing through an easy preseason schedule, Arizona State’s men’s basketball team is ready to get their regular season started Friday. The Sun Devils will take on the Portland State Vikings at Wells Fargo Arena, in their first official game of the year. This gives ASU fans their first

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils shake off the rust with an exhibition victory

by Troy Tauscher - November 3, 2016November 4, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) As one might expect from a matchup against a D-III school, Arizona State comfortably handled its business in the final game before the start of the regular season with a 98-53 win against the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs on Thursday night in Tempe. It took ASU a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite 2-7 Pac-12 record, Sun Devils still confident moving forward

by Zac Pacleb - February 1, 2016February 1, 2016

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) What a difference a month can make. A month ago, a case could be held that Arizona State was exceeding expectations. The Sun Devils sat at 10-4 and boasted road wins over UNLV and Creighton and held serve against then-No. 18 Texas A&M. It seemed as if ASU

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blow out Oregon State

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Uncharacteristically, Arizona State shot out of the gates and buried the Oregon State Beavers early, getting the win 86-68. Senior forward Willie Atwood had 13 points and six rebounds for the Sun Devils, and freshman forward Tres Tinkle had 12 for the Beavers. ASU got off to a

ASU Basketball: Poor shooting performance costs the Sun Devils against Washington

by James Wilkins - January 16, 2016January 17, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) A bad shooting night was the downfall of the Arizona State Sun Devils as they went down to the Washington Huskies 89-85 on Saturday night. The Huskies got a big game from starting point guard Andrew Andrews as he torched the Sun Devils to the tune of 30

ASU Men’s Basketball: Despite turnovers, ASU pulls out win

by James Wilkins - December 22, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In what turned out to be an exciting game down the stretch in Tempe, the Arizona State Sun Devils squeezed out an 80-73 win over the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Sophomore guard Tra Holder led the way for ASU, scoring 18 points to go along with eight

Catchin’ Zs: ASU’s big win over Creighton and what it means going forward

by Zac Pacleb - December 4, 2015

Zac Pacleb and Zane Hopen discuss ASU's big-time road win over Creighton, UCLA's win over Kentucky and ASU's upcoming matchups against Texas A&M and Kentucky. Catchin' Zs (12/4/15) -- ASU's win over Creighton, upcoming games and Kristaps Porzingis by Catchin' Zs on Mixcloud Follow us on Twitter @ZacPacleb and @zdubhops

ASU Men’s Basketball: In the Sun Devils’ last stretch of games, Tra Holder has stood out

by Zane Hopen - February 5, 2015February 5, 2015

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Transitioning to the next level of anything can make or break a career. In sports, especially, players that excel at the high school level may not be exceptional college players. Athletes at the professional level were all outperforming their competition day-by-day in college, but not all of those