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Are Wildcats snakebit? Kevin Parrom done for the season
For a basketball team that plays in the desert, the term “snakebit” seems to be a perfect way to describe the Arizona Wildcats right now. The term refers to someone, or a particular situation, that is unlucky… “prone to misfortune.” And, after Kevin Parrom broke his foot in Saturday’s game with Washington, it’s beginning to [...] -
Lots of good hoopin’ at MLK Classic, but little suspense
Arizona State’s Wells Fargo Arena was supposed to be center stage for the top high school basketball talent participating in this year’s MLK Classic. But, if you were looking for exciting finishes off buzzer-beating shots, the Tempe gym probably wasn’t the best place to be. The average margin of victory for the six boys’ and [...] -
Keala King dismissal is latest hit to ASU basketball hopes
Right now, the Arizona State basketball team is like a rowboat struggling to get to the other side of the lake while springing one leak after another. But Herb Sendek‘s ‘boat’ isn’t taking in water. Just the opposite. It’s being drained of something… scoring. The dismissal of Keala King, the sophomore guard who had taken [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
UA women’s basketball program building on 2010 success
It’s still too early in the basketball season to be able to judge whether the University of Arizona women’s basketball team is ready for the next big step in the rebuilding process. But there isn’t any question the Cats can put the points on the board. A squad that is laden with young talent has [...]
