ASU basketball reaches NCAA Tournament, to face Nevada in First Four

The Arizona State Solar Devils are NCAA Match sure for a 3rd time below head coach Bobby Hurley.

The Solar Devils will play within the First 4 in opposition to Nevada for the No. 11 seed within the West Area after going 22-12 total this season.

The sport is ready for Wednesday evening at 6:10 p.m. in Dayton, the place the Solar Devils performed in First 4 matchups in 2018 and 2019.

TCU is the No. 6 seed and can face the winner of ASU vs. Nevada.

No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 14 Grand Canyon spherical out the block, and Kansas is the highest seed within the area.

Hurley and ASU completed the common season and Pac-12 Match with three wins in six video games, two of these over NCAA event groups in Arizona and USC (each Quad 1 victories).

ASU picked up wins over Michigan, VCU, Arizona, USC and Creighton, rating the Solar Devils at No. 66 in NET ranking, a lot to Hurley’s dismay.

“I don’t suppose for no matter cause we’re (given our due), and that’s past our management,” Hurley informed Arizona Sports activities’ Bickley & Marotta in February after ASU’s win over Arizona.

“We went to Brooklyn, across-country to play a top-20 workforce in Michigan and greater than dealt with our enterprise,” the pinnacle coach added. “Then you definitely determine you’re scheduling Creighton, a top-10 workforce, so you’re feeling such as you’re doing all of your half by way of constructing a schedule. I suppose we should always have had a Massive 12 (workforce) on our schedule. That’s my unhealthy.”

Hurley informed the media after studying the information that he felt ASU was greater than worthy of the choice.

He felt that ASU was enjoying for its season ever since its Northern California street journey after falling to Oregon on Feb. 4. Arizona State gained 4 of its subsequent 5 video games after the defeat.

The Solar Devils completed the season 133rd in KenPom’s adjusted offense and No. 197 in scoring at 70.5 factors per recreation. ASU was twenty eighth in KenPom’s adjusted protection.

ASU anxiously awaited on Sunday as ESPN’s Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology confirmed the squad because the final workforce within the Massive Dance getting into Choice Sunday. Hurley mentioned there was chaos at his home when the area was introduced.

“Actually excited for the youngsters, they needed it badly,” Hurley mentioned. “I feel we put collectively the kind of season that was greater than deserving for this chance. Simply numerous pleasure and happiness in my home as we speak.”

Nevada went 22-10 this season however dropped its closing three video games getting into the Massive Dance, together with an extra time defeat to San Jose State within the Mountain West quarterfinals.

Its lead scorer this season has been guard Jarod Lucas, who gained the convention’s greatest newcomer award, at 17.3 factors per recreation. He has expertise in opposition to ASU having performed three years with Oregon State.

ASU starters Desmond Cambridge Jr. and Warren Washington performed two seasons every at Nevada earlier than transferring to the Valley.

Arizona State fell to Syracuse within the First 4 in 2018 earlier than getting previous Dayton the next 12 months in opposition to St. Johns.

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