Sun Devil Basketball

2010-08-06T21:38:00.001-07:00

Predictions for the conclusion of the season

2010-01-11T03:47:00.003-07:00

	Opponent / Event	Location	Result















CURRENTLY	ASU is 12-5 Overall
	and 2-2 in PAC-10

01/14/10	at Oregon	Eugene, Ore.	WIN
01/16/10	at Oregon State	Corvallis, Ore.	WIN
01/23/10	vs. Arizona	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
01/28/10	vs. California	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
01/30/10	vs. Stanford	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
02/04/10	at Washington State	Pullman, Wash.	WIN
02/06/10	at Washington	Seattle, Wash.	LOSS
02/11/10	vs. Oregon State	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
02/13/10	vs. Oregon	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
02/21/10	at Arizona	Tucson, Ariz.	LOSS
02/25/10	at Stanford	Palo Alto, Calif.	WIN
02/27/10	at California	Berkeley, Calif.	LOSS
03/04/10	vs. USC	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
03/06/10	vs. UCLA	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN

ARIZONA STATE finishes with a 23-8 overall and 13-5 PAC-10 record, good enough
for a second place finish in the pac-10

PAC 10 TOURNAMENT (2)ASU vs (7)Arizona WIN
PAC 10 TOURNAMENT (2)ASU vs (3)Washington WIN
PAC 10 TOURNAMENT (2)ASU vs (1)California WIN

ASU will WIN the pac 10 tournament championship

NCAA TOURNAMENT 1st round (4)ASU vs (13)Minnesota WIN
NCAA TOURNAMENT 2nd round (4)ASU vs (5)Butler WIN
NCAA TOURNAMENT sweet 16 (4)ASU vs (1)Kansas LOSS

ASU wins big over the Washington schools

2010-01-11T01:37:00.003-07:00

ASU completed the sweep of the Washington schools on Sunday, just in time for everyone to go home and watch the Cardinals beat the Packers 51-45 in OT in the NFC Wildcard match-up.
ASU is currently 2-2 in the PAC-10, and 12-5 overall. I believe that ASU will need to finish with a 12-6 PAC-10 record 22-11 overall, if they are to lace up their dancing shoes in March. A 10-4 finish to the season is very possible. IF not, then a few wins in the conference tournament will be necessary. 22 wins is the magic number, otherwise Not-In-Tournament is where we will be heading.

Freshman Updates:
- Ruslan Pateev is showing a lot of promise as he has been playing really well, recently.
- Victor Rudd hasn't seen much action lately, but has recently been quoted as saying "when i say jump, you say how high"
- Trent Locket continues his great play, and had a nasty dunk over some helpless fool on Wash. St.
- D. Walker has shown flashes of he great ability in previous games, but saw little action vs. Washington or Wash. St.
- B. Thompson has seen little action all season, but is said to have the greatest shot on the team (Even better than Kuksiks?...Hard to believe that it is possible, but YES). This kid could be really good in the future.

2009-2010 ASU season prediction

2009-09-15T14:59:00.003-07:00

Here is the ASU basketball schedule for this upcoming season. Under the "Time/Result" I have my win or loss prediction....Overall record (24-11)...Pac 10 record (10-8). And that's what it's gonna be..... I hope

	Opponent / Event	Location	Time / Result

11/13/09	vs. Western Illinois	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
11/16/09	Preseason NIT (TCU, CS Northridge, Texas State)	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
11/17/09	Preseason NIT (TCU, CS Northridge, Texas State)	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
11/20/09	vs. San Francisco	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
11/25/09	Preseason NIT Semifinals (my guess = Duke)	New York City, N.Y.	LOSS
11/27/09	Preseason NIT 3rd Place (guess= W. Kentucky)	New York City, N.Y.	WIN
11/30/09	vs. Arkansas - Pine Bluff	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/03/09	vs. Baylor (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/08/09	at BYU	Provo, Utah	WIN
12/12/09	vs. Delaware State	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/19/09	vs. San Diego State	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/21/09	vs. UC Santa Barbara	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/23/09	vs. USC Upstate	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
12/31/09	at UCLA	Los Angeles, Calif.	LOSS
01/02/10	at USC	Los Angeles, Calif.	WIN
01/08/10	vs. Washington	Tempe, Ariz.	LOSS
01/10/10	vs. Washington State	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
01/14/10	at Oregon	Eugene, Ore.	WIN
01/16/10	at Oregon State	Corvallis, Ore.	LOSS
01/23/10	vs. Arizona	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
01/28/10	vs. California	Tempe, Ariz.	LOSS
01/30/10	vs. Stanford	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
02/04/10	at Washington State	Pullman, Wash.	WIN
02/06/10	at Washington	Seattle, Wash.	LOSS
02/11/10	vs. Oregon State	Tempe, Ariz.	LOSS
02/13/10	vs. Oregon	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
02/21/10	at Arizona	Tucson, Ariz.	LOSS
02/25/10	at Stanford	Palo Alto, Calif.	WIN
02/27/10	at California	Berkeley, Calif.	LOSS
03/04/10	vs. USC	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN
03/06/10	vs. UCLA	Tempe, Ariz.	WIN

PAC 10 TOURNAMENT (5)ASU vs (4)Oregon State WIN
PAC 10 TOURNAMENT (5)ASU vs (1)Cal LOSS
NCAA TOURNAMENT (10)ASU vs (7)Portland WIN
NCAA TOURNAMENT (10)ASU vs (2)Kansas LOSS

2 quick videos of ASU recruits for next year

2009-03-04T01:03:00.005-07:00

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=49761123533&h=yUan9&u=ueoJP

http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=137583335432&h=5Ic-3&u=Fd4aZ

The first video is of Trent Locket. He is a 6'5, 4-star recruit out of Minnesota. Scouts say that he is gonna be really good. He has a similar game to James Harden, except right handed. He has great athleticism, a great 3 point shooter, and can make plays for others. He will likely start at Small Forward next year for the Sun Devils.
The second video is of Demetrius Walker. He is a 6'4, 3-star recruit who attends Saint Mary's High School in Phoenix, Arizona. Heading into his high school career, he was touted as the next Lebron James. He has a lot of skill and awesome athletisism, but his shot is only average. He will likely start at Shooting Gaurd next year for the Sun Devils.

ASU's basketball future looks bright. It is nice to know that even after the James Harden era, we will still have a good squad. Devils 4 life!!

sweet photos from the ASU vs. UofA game

2009-03-04T00:18:00.012-07:00

all pictures found at espn.com

HA!! take that UofA. GO DEVILS!! we are sooooo good. Kuksiks was cluth, and Harden is, by far, the greatest player that's ever played college basketball. If Harden isn't named NCAA player of the year it will be an outrage. After this win, it is clear that ASU is a final four contender. It's march madness baby!!!!!!

Rihards Kuksiks: best shooter in the nation?

2009-02-21T19:36:00.003-07:00

The answer to the question is, of course, HELL YES. Rihards Kuksiks is the VERY BEST shooter in the nation, hands down! Anyone who thinks otherwise is just plain ignorant.....and an asshole. Arizona State forward Rihards Kuksiks is currently averaging 47.4% from the 3 point line. Kuksiks makes 2.6 out of 5.5 three pointers per game. This average statistically qualifies him as the 3rd best three point shooter in the nation. He can hit his shot from anywhere on the floor. Whenever I see Kuksiks put the shot up, I expect him to sink it everytime, and I am suprised if it doesn't go in. He is a big reason I think ASU will go deep into the NCAA tournament. Don't fuck with Kuksiks, or he'll fuck your shit up. LATVIA!!!!!!!

2009-02-21T19:31:00.004-07:00

Bracketology

2009-02-21T13:40:00.003-07:00

1 seeds

North Carolina
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Connecticut

2 seeds

Memphis
Michigan St.
Duke
Missouri

3 seeds

Louisville
Wake Forest
Clemson
Marquette

4 seeds

Arizona State
Clemson
Villanova
Kansas

5 seeds

UCLA
Purdue
Xavier
Washington

6 seeds

Gonzaga
Illinois
Cal
Florida

7 seeds

Utah St.
Florida St.
LSU
Syracuse

8 seeds

Texas
West Virginia
Dayton
Arizona

9 seeds

South Carolina
BYU
Ohio St.
Kentucky

10 seeds

Wisconsin
Butler
Boston College
Utah

11 seeds

Minnesota
San Diego St.
USC
Penn St.

12 seeds

Kansas St.
Nebraska
UNLV
Creighton

13 seeds

UAB
Buffalo
VCU
Western Kentucky

14 seeds

Weber St.
Vermont
North Dakota St.
American

15 seeds

Cornell
Stephen F. Austin
UT Martin
Robert Morris

16 seeds

Morgan St.
Long Beach
Jacksonville
Play-in-game

2009-02-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

This is my first lowered-hoop dunk session since tearing my ACL. This is, also, the first video that I have ever made. As you can see, these are some dunks that I have done, recently (January 2009). Not my best stuff, but I didn't keep the camera rolling for very long, and I didn't have a lot of footage to choose from. I'm going to try and make some better videos. Bigger and Better dunks coming soon.

Jeff Pendergraph: going oldschool

2009-02-20T12:09:00.001-07:00

All images found at rivals.com

Here are some sweet pictures that I found of Jeff Pendergraph back when he was a youngster in high school. He looks super skinny, but I do LOVE the afro. Personally, I feel he needs to bring that look back. "(Pendergraph) played for one of the most successful high school programs in the nation, as his Etiwanda (Calif.) teams were 62-5 his final two seasons under coach David Kleckner. Fellow Division I signees on his prep team included Darren Collison (UCLA), Marcus Carter (Portland State) and David Carter (UC Davis)" (thesundevils.cstv.com).

Jeff Pendergraph: NBA material?

2009-02-20T01:18:00.000-07:00

I think that Jeff Pendergraph is a great college player for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and I feel that he can be a solid NBA player. Pendergraph can rebound the ball, he defends nicely, he can hit a jump shot with consistency, and shoots well from the free throw line. I believe that Pendergraph will be drafted in the middle-to-late second round. I am positive that he will make the roster with someone's squad and have a solid career as a backup. Jeff Pendergraph is a senior who currently averages 13.7 points, 8 rebounds, 67 FG%, and 77 FT% this season. Picture found at daylife.com by Paul Connors.