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ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils head west for a stiff test against UCLA

by Ethan Gaines - January 19, 2017January 21, 2017

(Photo: Eliav Gabay/WCSN) After a tough loss to rival Arizona, ASU faces an even tougher test as they square up against number 3 ranked UCLA on the road. With a few extremely talented freshmen, UCLA (18-1) has managed to reclaim its place amongst the elite college basketball programs in the country. The Bruins

ASU Men’s Basketball: Showdown in Tucson looms large for Sun Devils

by Troy Tauscher - January 12, 2017January 12, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) After last week's win over Colorado, Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley fired up his team by saying "If anyone wants to win in Arizona, they better go to f***ing Tucson." Now, it will be his team's turn to try and win down south, when the Devils travel

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to ride the momentum into matchup against Utah

Men's Basketball

by Troy Tauscher - January 7, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) With momentum on his team's side following a big win over Colorado, Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devil squad will have to defend their home court again on Saturday, this time against the Utah Utes. Utah comes into the game 10-4 overall, and 1-1 in Pac-12 play.

ASU Men’s Basketball: Tra Holder digs deep to win the game at the line for the Sun Devils

by Troy Tauscher - January 5, 2017January 6, 2017

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) A player who shoots 3-14 from the field wouldn’t be the expected choice for hero of the game, but Tra Holder boldly defied expectations, making the clutch play that helped the Arizona State Sun Devils earn a 78-77 win over the Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday. Holder’s heroics came on

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 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: 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