State of the Sun Devils: Bobby Hurley joins the show

Head coach Bobby Hurley of the Arizona State Solar Devils watches his workforce heat up earlier than their sport towards the Creighton Bluejays in the course of the Jack Jones Hoopfest basketball match at Michelob ULTRA Area on December 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)

(Picture by Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)

On the newest version of State of the Solar Devils, Jeremy Schnell, Jake Anderson and Jesse Morrison have been joined by Arizona State males’s basketball head coach Bobby Hurley.

Hurley mentioned the Solar Devils’ upcoming street matchup with No. 7 Arizona. He talked about how the workforce will put together in apply for the tough ambiance that’s the McKale Middle in Tucson. He additionally commented on what his workforce wants to repair from its Dec. 31 loss to the Wildcats at dwelling in Tempe.

Morrison then requested Hurley if he thinks the subsequent three video games (at Arizona on Saturday, at No. 4 UCLA on Mar. 2 and at USC on Mar. 4) are must-win video games. Hurley mentioned he doesn’t suppose the video games are must-wins however famous how essential it’s for the workforce to get a first-round bye within the upcoming Pac-12 match.

Hurley talked about how the Solar Devils are decrease within the NET rankings regardless of having extra quad one and two wins than a number of the groups forward of them.

Hurley, who was a part of Duke’s first two nationwide championships beneath legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski, additionally mentioned the primary season of Jon Scheyer’s tenure because the Blue Devils’ head coach following Krzyzewski’s retirement.

ASU (19-9, 10-7 Pac-12) at Arizona (24-4, 13-4 Pac-12) might be heard on the Arizona Sports activities app, 98.7 and ArizonaSports.com with pregame protection beginning 11:30 a.m. MST. State of the Solar Devils can even react to the sport following the conclusion.