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UA basketball will be favored against ASU…but not so fast
With the first half of the Territorial Cup basketball rivalry between Arizona and Arizona State coming up tomorrow afternoon in Tucson, it’s going to be hard to predict a winner. That’s because it will all come down to which teams show up. A quick glance at the records would indicate that Arizona at 9-4 would [...] -
VisitMesa.com hoops event draws top prep teams from AZ
The gyms are starting to fill up out in Mesa, as 11 high school basketball teams from around Arizona begin testing their mettle against teams they wouldn’t meet anywhere else. It’s time again for the VisitMesa.com Basketball Challenge, which has grown over the past four years into one of the best holiday prep events in [...] -
Running up the score in HS hoops – here’s how to avoid it
We can’t seem to get through a high school basketball season without at least a few teams throwing sportsmanship to one side by running up the score on some hapless opponent who can’t defend itself. It happens all across the country, and Arizona basketball is no exception. How about a score of 100-12? That would [...] -
ASU out to avenge basketball loss to NAU five years ago
For Arizona State’s Herb Sendek, this afternoon’s basketball game with Northern Arizona must seem like deja vu. But not the good kind. The Lumberjacks were the first opponent for the ASU head coach when he took over the Sun Devil program for the 2006-07 season. NAU won that game, 75-71. (*Update: As we suspected, this [...] -
Mike Adras departs NAU hoops; Brown starts with big win
Mike Adras should have hung around a little longer. His Northern Arizona basketball team just pocketed their first Division I win of the season by beating Cal State Bakersfield Saturday night. And they did it by scoring 80 points. Which is double what they scored in the last game he coached before suddenly resigning as [...] -
Sendek gets new hoops contract…but loses Jahii Carson
Poor Herb Sendek. Even when the ASU basketball coach catches a break off the court, it gets offset with a loss on the court. Sendek, whose team is struggling to overcome a 4-5 start to the season, just got a contract extension despite the team’s slow start. But on the heels of the two-year extension [...] -
High school hoops rankings bouncing wildly in Division I
The high school basketball season is just getting underway, but already the rankings in Division I appear to be somewhat suspect after looking at last night’s results. Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, which just moved into the top 10, narrowly escaped with a three-point win against Tempe’s Marcos de Niza High School – which [...] -
Rough road ahead for NAU basketball; UA Cats up next
The Northern Arizona men’s basketball team has embarked on its tour of Arizona. It got off to a bumpy start in Prescott on Wednesday when it got bounced by Brigham Young University at Tim’s Toyota Center. And tomorrow’s stop in Tucson won’t be any smoother. “We are playing everywhere in the state this year, with [...] -
UA hoops sliding…time to bring in the young’uns?
Sean Miller is still trying to break in some new colts from a corral full of studs he picked up in the 2011 recruiting class. And tonight he may have a chance to see if the schooling has begun to take effect. The University of Arizona head basketball coach began the season with a top-10 [...] -
ASU basketball struggling without solid play at the point
How long can the Arizona State basketball team wait for Jahii Carson? Unfortunately, the Sun Devils have to cool their heels until the NCAA at some point rules on the eligibility of the four-star recruit from Mesa High School. So perhaps the more relevant question should be: “How deep in the hole will ASU be [...]
