Slow ASU rolls Arkansas-Pine Bluff

 By Doug Haller

They looked tired, and perhaps that's understandable.

The Arizona State Sun Devils, just two days removed from a six-day stay in New York for the conclusion of the NIT Season Tip-Off, were a step slow Monday night at Wells Fargo Arena. They still rolled against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, post ...(more)

ASU leaving NYC feeling good

By D. Haller

I talked to Derek Glasser on the phone while he rode with his father on the way to dinner in New York. Obviously, Glasser was in good spirts. Despite Wednesday's 64-53 loss to Duke, Arizona State rebounded with a 71-52 win Friday over Louisiana State, good for thi ...(more)

Rudd flashes athletic ability

As far as debuts go, it wasn't the greatest. Victor Rudd played only five minutes in ASU's 104-65 rout of San Francisco on Friday.

But it was memorable.

Rudd, a 6-foot-7 forward from the Los Angeles area, got the OK from the NCAA Clearinghouse on Friday. The official word came down at 12:48 p.m. Rudd found out a ...(more)

ASU hoops: Spotlight and breakdown

This is Arizona State point guard Derek Glasser's year. His team.

"If we have a problem in practice, if we forgot a play or something, Derek will take us aside and put his arm around us and explain what we need to do," freshman guard Trent Lockett said. "If there's anything we need to do the next day, he'll s ...(more)

ASU falls behind, rallies to whip LSU

Arizona State takes 3rd place in NIT Season Tip-Off Classic

- AZ Republic News Group

NEW YORK - Arizona State was looking up at Louisiana State from seven points down at intermission. Even worse, the Sun Devils had allowed the Tigers to shoot 60 percent from the floor.

So ASU coach Herb Sen ...(more)

ASU freshman guard attracts attention

The Arizona Republic

Two weeks ago, Trent Lockett learned from a conversation with his mother that it was snowing back home in Minnesota. Ice was on the road. Lockett looked at himself. He was wearing shorts and sandals.

Lockett, a 6-foot-4 freshman guard, hasn't second-guessed his decision to play basketba ...(more)

Lockett praised, the Pac-10 bashed

Trent Lockett has a simple approach when it comes to rebounding.

"My mentality is every time a shot goes up, I'm going to go and try to get the board," the ASU freshman guard said. "I think it's worked so far."

Indeed it has.

Through four games, the 6-foot-4 Lockett average ...(more)

What Duke saw in Boateng and other notes

Duke clearly is not Eric Boateng's favorite subject.

The senior center spent his freshman season in Durham, transferring to ASU after playing mop-up duty in 20 games for the Blue Devils.

"Was it hard to leave there?" Boateng said in September, repeating the question, thinking about it ...(more)

Men's Hoops Takes On LSU Friday At 2:30 p.m. ET At MSG

SUN DEVILS VS. TIGERS
ASU will meet LSU for the second time in three years on a neutral court when the teams meet on Friday, Nov. 27, at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2. ASU had an eight-point lead early over seventh-ranked Duke and was behind by just four at the half (34-30) on Wednesday, but Duke held ASU to just 6-of-21 ...(more)

ASU men set for LSU in New York

 
- By    C J   Lockwood

   
ASU update: The Sun Devils might have gained confidence from Wednesday's 64-53 loss to Duke. The game was closer than the score indicated.

Trent Lockett and Derek Glasser each scored 13 points. Glasser added seven reboun ...(more)

Men's Hoops Falls To Duke 64-53

Derek Glasser finished with 13 points.

Authored By Lane Chaffin and Heavy Hank

Jon Scheyer had 16 points and six assists, and No. 7 Duke used a 19-3 second-half run to take control of a 64-53 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off.

ASU-Duke Observations Recap:

 ASU stayed with No. 7 Duke for most of the way before falling 64-53 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Sun Devils meet Louisiana State on Friday at 12:30.

NOTES & OBSERVATIONS

*With Dick Vitale singing his praises, freshman Trent Lockett has gone national. He scored 11 of ASU's first 15 poi ...(more)

 A look at ASU's roster

The Sun Devils are in the midst of small-drill workouts, which is pretty much designed to shake the rust off while focusing on skill development.

Under NCAA rules, players are allowed to work with the coaching staff for up to two hours a week in groups of four. As Herb Sendek gets reacquainted with his team, let's do the same. Pr ...(more)

Pac-10 hoops: Preseason picks

The Arizona  Republic's Doug Haller makes his choices for order of finish and All-Pac-10:

Top to bottom

1. Washington

2. California

3. UCLA

4. Oregon

5. Arizona

6. Oregon State

7. Arizona State

8. Washington State

9. Southern California

10. Stanfor ...(more)