TEMPE – Sun Devil Men’s Basketball prepares to hit the road for a pair of matchups with Colorado and Utah.
Arizona State (11-11, 5-6) will take on Colorado in Boulder on Thursday at 6 PM MST before heading to Salt Lake City to face Utah on Saturday at 6 PM MST. The Sun Devils will play in two tough environments, as the teams are a combined 24-0 at home. Head Coach Bobby Hurley‘s team sits just one-game behind both teams in the middle of a crowded Pac-12 Conference standings.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The broadcast of Sun Devil Men’s Basketball’s game on Thursday will be on FS1 when they take on Colorado, scheduled for a 6 PM MST tip-off with Drew Goodman (play-by-play) and Casey Jacobsen (analyst) on the call. Make sure to listen to Tim Healey and Kyle Dodd on ESPN 620 (KTAR). The action can also be tracked via live stats available here.
HOME SWEEP
In January, the Maroon & Gold earned their first home sweep over the Mountain schools since doing it in back-to-back years in 2012-13 & 2013-14. Arizona State defeated Utah 82-70 and followed it up with a 76-73 win over Colorado.
LAST ROCKY MOUNTAIN VISIT
During their last trip to the Rocky Mountain schools, Arizona State secured a pair of victories to earn the program’s first and only road sweep of Colorado and Utah. First, the Sun Devils dominated Colorado 82-65. Later in the trip, ASU pulled out a tight 63-61 victory over Utah.
ASU WINS IN BOULDER LAST YEAR
Desmond Cambridge Jr. drilled a three-pointer with 2.6 seconds to go as the Arizona State men’s basketball team completed their largest comeback victory since the 2008 season on the road against the Colorado Buffaloes, 60-59. The Sun Devils stopped the Buffaloes down the stretch, holding CU without a field goal over the final 6:40 in regulation. All 11 of Desmond Cambridge Jr.’s points – including the go-ahead basket – came in the second half.
MILESTONE ACHIEVED
Bobby Hurley secured his 150th victory as the head coach of Sun Devil Men’s Basketball over Utah on Jan. 4. The win makes him just the third coach in program history to win 150 games at ASU.
ASU MEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH CAREER WINS
406, Ned Wulk (1957-82)
159, Herb Sendek (2006-15)
152, Bobby Hurley (2015-present)
Hurley also collected his 75th win in Pac-12 Conference play earlier in the season, the most of any coach in program history…
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