ASU 2001-2002 SCHEDULE 2001-2002 ARIZONA STATE MEN’S December 27, 2001 Date Opp...... Score/Time ********************************************************************************************************************** 11/17 Stephen F. Austin... W, 92-61 ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (5-4) HOST ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT 11/20 Portland St...... L, 69-79 (OT) ASU’s all-time record in azcentral.com Hoops Classic is 56-12 (.824) 11/24 @BYU (KUSK) ...... L, 70-82 11/27 UC-Riverside ...... W, 73-64 Fri., Dec. 28--azcentral.com Hoops Classic First Round 12/1 Prairie View A & M..W, 100-62 La.-Lafayette (5-4) vs. Northwestern (7-2) 6 p.m. Tempe No TV 12/4 Utah at America West Arena Canisius (1-5) vs. Arizona State (5-4) 8:30 p.m. Tempe Fox Sports Arizona (FSN)...... W, 71-62 12/13 Montana St. at AWA W, 72-69 Sat., Dec. 29--azcentral.com Hoops Classic Consolation/Finals 12/20 @Oregon...... L, 90-103 Consolation Game 5:30 p.m. Tempe No TV 12/22 @Oregon St. (FSN) .L, 57-62 Championships 8 p.m. Tempe No TV 12/28 Canisius (FSAZ) All ASU games on radio in Phoenix on KFYI 550 AM. ASU Holiday Trn...... 8:30 ********************************************************************************************************************** 12/29 Northwestern/La.-Lafayette ASU HOSTS HOLIDAY TOURNEY: The Arizona State men’s basketball team (5-4; 0-2 in Pac-10), under ASU Holiday Trn. ....5:30 or 8 fourth-year head coach Rob Evans, plays host to its annual holiday tournament, the azcentral.com Hoops 1/4 Oregon St...... 6:30 Classic, this Friday (Dec. 28) and Saturday (Dec. 29) at Wells Fargo Arena. Louisiana-Lafayette (5-4) 1/6 Oregon ...... 6:30 takes on Northwestern (7-2) in the opening round at 6 p.m., while ASU takes on Canisius (1-5) in the 1/10 @Washington ...... 7 PT second game at 8:30 p.m. in a game televised by Fox Sports Net Arizona. Tom Dillon (play-by-play), Tim 1/12 @WSU (KUSK) ...... 3 PT Kempton (color) and former ASU player Sam Williams (sideline) have the call on the screen, while Tim 1/17 UCLA (FSAZ)...... 6:30 Healey has the radio call on the Sun Devil Radio Network with ASU Hall of Famer Lionel Hollins doing 1/19 USC (ABC) ...... 4 color commentary. The azcentral.com Hoops Classic is in its 35th year in 2001 and is a joint effort of the Fiesta 1/23 Arizona (FSN)...... 8:30 Bowl, azcentral.com (the online edition of the Arizona Republic) and . Last year, 1/31 @Stanford ...... 7:30 PT Pepperdine, and Conference USA Tournament champion Charlotte visited ASU as 2001 NBA first-round 2/2 @California (FSAZ) ...... 7 PT draft picks Brandon Armstrong of Pepperdine and of Charlotte competed in the event. Pepperdine 2/7 Washington State ...... 6:30 won the title. 2/9 Washington (FSN) ...... 4 Arizona State has won 25 of the 34 events (including nine of the past 12) including championship victories 2/14 @USC (KUSK) ...... 7:30 PT against Georgia, Texas, Northwestern, Detroit Mercy, Villanova, Vanderbilt, Eastern Michigan and Penn State. 2/16 @UCLA (ABC)...... Noon PT ASU has advanced to the championship 26 of the past 27 years, and 31 of 34 overall (the only exceptions in 2/20 @Arizona (FSAZ) ...... 7:30 1966, 1969 and 2000). ASU’s all-time record in the Tournament is 56-12 (.824). Next year, the 2002 Hoops 2/28 California (FSAZ) ...... 6:30 Classic will feature Big 12 member Nebraska, University of California-Santa Barbara and Bucknell. 3/2 Stanford (FSN)...... 4 ASU 1-0 against Canisius, winning 67-63 in 1962-63. The Sun Devils are 2-1 against Northwestern as ASU beat the Wildcats 81-62 in the 1991 Holiday Tournament. ASU is 1-1 against Louisiana-Lafayette, with the Pac-10 Tournament at Los Angeles teams last meeting in 1978-79. 3/7-9 Staples (FSN/CBS)...... TBA MORE TOURNAMENT NOTES: Through the years, the Classic has operated under six names, including the FSN: Fox Sports Net Sun Devil Classic (1963-’69 and 1974-’76), the Fiesta Classic (1977-’83), the Kactus Klassic (1984-’88), The FSAZ: Fox Sports Arizona Tribune Classic (1989-1997) and the Fiesta Bowl Classic (1998-2000). ASU’s annual tourney began in 1963 Rankings are AP week of game. and has run continuously since 1974. Times local to site and p.m. Over the last 34 Classics, a number of outstanding players from around the nation have competed in the Tempe tradition. Top names include 2001 NBA first-round draft picks Brandon Armstrong of Pepperdine and All games broadcast on Sun Devil Net- Rodney White of Charlotte, Kerry Kittles of Villanova, Earl Boykins of Eastern Michigan, Erick Dampier of work, which is KFYI 550 AM and XTRA Mississippi State, Rick Mount of Purdue, Greg Ballard of Oregon, current Houston Rocket head coach Rudy 910 AM in Phoenix. Games can also Tomjanovich of Michigan, Greg Anderson of Houston, Byron Larkin of Xavier, and Alec Kessler and Litterial be heard on the athletic department Green of Georgia. Sun Devils like Eddie House, Mario Bennett, Jumpin’ Joe Caldwell, , Lionel Hollins, website at www.thesundevils.com. Ron Riley and have all been chosen tournament MVPs. Current Sun Devils who have earned all- tournament honors include Shawn Redhage (2000) and Awvee Storey (1999). ASU MEDIA RELATIONS: ASU men's basketball SID Doug Tammaro can be reached directly at 480-965- 5799 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The ASU website is: www.TheSunDevils.com and includes all men's basketball information. Page 2, ASU 2001-2002 Hoops...ASU is 21-3 (.875) under Evans when it shoots at least 50 percent (11-1 the past two seasons).

ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS 2001-2002 ROSTER Pos # Name Yr. Ht./Wt. PPG RPG Notes G 1 Jason Braxton Fr. 6-2/180 4.0 1.6* Top 50 recruit byThe Hoop Scoop/19.8 minutes and 16 steals F 2 Donnell Knight Jr. 6-7/200 4.9 3.0 12 points, 5-8 FGs, and 19 minutes off the bench vs. Utah on Dec. 4 G 3 Kyle Dodd Jr. 6-0/175 3.3 2.8* Has played in 70 games in three-year career/25.9 minutes per game last year F 4 Tommy Smith Jr. 6-10/215 12.2 5.1 Career-high 14 boards vs. PSU/12.9 ppg. in final 10 games last year F 11 Awvee Storey Sr. 6-6/225 9.0 5.1 Pac-10 top boarder last year at 9.1 pg/11 double-doubles in 2000-01 G 12 Kenny Crandall So. 6-3/195 6.8 2.0 Returns from Mormon Mission after averaging 28.4 minutes in 98-99 G 14 Curtis Millage Jr. 6-2/175 12.3 3.0 7 double-figure scoring games this year/18 points vs. Utah G 15 Tanner Shell So. 6-6/216 4.0 3.3 Out indefinitely for a leave of absence on Nov. 27/9.1 ppg. in Pac-10 in 99-00 G 20 Brad Nahra Sr. 6-4/217 1.4 0.9 7.8 ppg. and 20.0 minutes per game in final five contests last year C 22 Tyson Johnston Jr. 7-0/264 1.0 1.7 15 minutes vs. Utah on Dec. 4 G 23 Jonathan Howard So. 6-4/200 2.7 1.8 Local product from Phoenix Preparatory/18 games played last year F 24 Justin Allen So. 6-7/225 1.1 0.4 Redshirted last year as he battled Hodgkin's Disease/5 games played in '01-02 G 32 Brandon Goldman Jr. 5-9/165 0.5 0.0 Two-year walkon who has played in two games this year F-C 33 Chris Osborne Jr. 6-9/240 2.5 0.8 Wrist injury kept him on the sideline until Dec. 1 Prairie View A & M game F 42 Shawn Redhage Jr. 6-7/225 4.7 1.6 151-181 (.834) from the FT line in his career, best mark in ASU history F-C 52 Chad Prewitt Sr. 6-9/241 14.1 5.1 3 20- games on year/hyperextended knee vs. PSU after 8 minutes * — denotes assists. Coach: Rob Evans Assistants: Russ Pennell, Tony Benford, Dan O'Dowd, Jeff Platt

QUICK NOTES THROUGH MID-DECEMBER: Junior college transer ROB EVANS: Rob Evans (137-130/.513) is in his fourth season at Curtis Millage is averaging 14.3 points in the past four games, has 16 Arizona State in 2001-2002 (tenth overall) after being hired on April 7, steals on the year and leads the team in minutes per game at 1998. The 1997 SEC Coach of the Year spent six seasons at Ole 27.6...Awvee Storey earned his Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Miss, compiling an 86-81 (.515) record. He led the Rebels to a 42-16 with concentrations in communications and sociology at ASU's De- record in his final two seasons, winning two SEC West titles, and led cember commencement on Dec. 15...Shawn Redhage has made all Ole Miss to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1937- 12 of his free throws on the year...Chad Prewitt has three 20-point 38. The 55-year old Evans is a 1968 graduate of New Mexico State, games on the year...Jason Braxton has 16 steals through nine where he captained two NCAA Tournament teams, is a 1989 inductee games...Kyle Dodd has 25 assists and just six turnovers in 189 of the NMSU Athletic Hall of Fame and was named to the school's All- minutes...sophomore Kenny Crandall is 15-of-29 (.517) from the three- Time Basketball team. He is 51-49 (.510) at ASU. Evans' Ole Miss point stripe on the year and had 19 points vs. Prairie View A & M in the squads were known as a tough man-to-man teams which ranked 13th first half. He ended with a career-high 22 points...ASU has 78 steals in the nation and second in the SEC in 1997-98 in rebounding at +6.6, on the year, an average of 8.67 per game...ASU is 21-3 (.875) under despite no player was in the top 30 in rebounding nationally. Ole Miss Evans when it shoots at least 50 percent, including an 11-1 mark in held opponents to just 30 percent from the three-point stripe, best in the past two seasons. the SEC, and to just 40.6 percent from the field. He is 93-65 (.589) in the past six seasons. BACK FROM OREGON MISSION: Kenny Crandall, who was a fresh- man in 1998-99 and started 23 games, went on a two-year Mormon AT THE LINE: Shawn Redhage has established himself as the best Mission to Eugene and returned to the Sun Devils this year. Crandall, shooter in ASU history. Redhage shot 80-of-98 (.816) last a native of Mesa, Ariz., and a 6-3 swingman who prepped at Mountain year, fourth-best in the Pac-10, and has made all 10 free throws this View High School, averaged 5.9 points and 28.4 minutes per game in year. A look at Redhage on ASU career FT list: his initial season and has three years of eligibility. Crandall is averag- ASU CAREER FREE THROWS ing 15.8 minutes per game and is 15-of-29 (.532) from the three-point Rk. Name (Year) FT-A Pct. stripe on the year. 1. Shawn Redhage (1999-pres.) 151-181 .834 2. Alex Austin (1986-90) 255-313 .815 3. Rick Taylor (1974-78) 253-311 .814 4. Dennis Hamilton (1963-66) 261-321 .813 5. Isaac Burton (1993-95) 208-257 .809 Curtis Millage is averaging 14.3 points in the past four games...Page 3, ASU 2001-2002 Hoops

PLAYER NOTES/SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS BLOCKS: A look at where Tommy Smith stands on the ASU blocked shot career list: #1 JASON BRAXTON: A top 50 recruit from last year...has at least one in seven CAREER BLOCKS games...has played at least 20 minutes in seven of the first nine games...had seven points and 1. Mario Bennett (1991-95)...... 191 four steals at Oregon on Dec. 20 in Pac-10 opener...posted eight points in 27 minutes vs. UC 2. Rodger Farrington (1995-97)...... 160 Riverside on Nov. 27. 3. (1978-82) ...... 148 4. Kurt Nimphius (1976-80) ...... 93 CAREER HIGHS FOR JASON BRAXTON T5. Sam Williams (1978-81) ...... 83 POINTS: 8 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/00); REBOUNDS: 8 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/00); AS- T5. Mike Batiste (1996-99) ...... 83 SISTS: 5 vs. Prairie View A & M (12/1/01); MINUTES: 27 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/00); FG 7. Jim Deines (1982-85) ...... 76 MADE: 3 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/00); FG ATT.: 9 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/00); FT MADE: 3 at 8. Tommy Smith (1999-present) ...... 74 Oregon (12/20/01); FT ATT.: 11 at Oregon (12/22/01). THREE-POINTERS: A look at where Kenny #2 DONNELL KNIGHT: Posted 12 points in 19 minutes vs. Utah on Dec. 4...posted double Crandall stands on the ASU three-pointer ca- digits 18 times last year...10 points and six boards at Cal on Mar. 8...averaged 11 points and reer list in just his sophomore season: four assists on Oregon road trip last year (Feb. 1-4, 2001)...12 points at #12 Arizona on Jan. CAREER THREE-POINTERS 24...17 points and six boards vs. #24 USC on Jan. 20...15 points and 13 boards at Washington 7. Matt Anderson (1988-91)...... 94 on Jan. 11 for a double-double...15 points vs. Charlotte on Dec. 30...18 points vs. Kent State 8. Isaac Burton (1993-95)...... 89 on Nov. 25. 9. Alton Mason (1998-2001) ...... 71 10. Kenny Crandall (1998-present)..... 54 CAREER HIGHS FOR DONNELL KNIGHT POINTS: 21 vs. Southern Utah (11/17/00); REBOUNDS: 13 at Washington (1/11/01); BLOCKS: PAC-10 MEDIA POLL: ASU was picked to fin- 2, twice, at Oregon (2/4/01); ASSISTS: 7 vs. Belmont (12/22/00); MINUTES: 42 at Washington ish seventh by the Pac-10 Media in a pre- (1/11/01); FG MADE: 10 vs. Southern Utah (11/17/00); FG ATT.: 17 at San Diego St. (12/16/ season poll, announced on Wednesday, Oct. 00); FT MADE: 6, five times, vs. Kent St. (11/25/00); FT ATT.: 8 at Washington (1/11/01). 31. The results, with first-place votes in pa- rentheses: 1. UCLA (24); 2. Stanford (1); 3. #3 KYLE DODD: Had seven points vs. Utah on Dec. 4...has made 9-of-10 (.900) free throws USC; 4. Arizona (2); 5. California; 6. Oregon; in his past four games...in his 70-game career, he has 160 assists and just 69 turnovers, a 7. Arizona State; 8. Oregon State; 9. Wash- 2.32-to-1 ratio...averaging just one turnover every 22.8 minutes in his career (1575 minutes ington State; 10. Washington. and 69 turnovers)...averaged 26.3 minutes per game in Pac-10 play last year, tied for third on the team...has four dunks in career (one this year)...notched 15 points vs. Charlotte on Dec. PRESEASON PREDICTIONS: A look at vari- 30, 2000...eight points and six boards in 31 minutes vs. Kent State on Nov. 25, 2000...showed ous preseason Pac-10 predictions for ASU: poise in his rookie year (1999-2000), nailing the winning three-pointer in overtime as ASU won 6th--Street & Smith's, Basketball News, at Washington St. 81-79 and began its first four-game Pac-10 win streak since 1995. Basketball America, The Sporting News, Lindy's CAREER HIGH KYLE DODD SEASON HIGH 15 vs. Charlotte (12/30/00)...... POINTS...... 7 vs. Utah (12/4/01) 7th--Pac-10 Media Poll, Athlon's, Basketball 6 vs. Kent State (11/25/00)...... REBOUNDS ...... 3 vs. Utah (12/4/01) Times, Oakland Tribune (Jeff Faraudo) 5 vs. Charlotte (12/30/00)...... FIELD GOALS MADE.. 2, twice, vs. PV A & M (12/1/01) 12 at USC (2/19/01) ...... FIELD GOALS ATT...... 8 vs. Utah (12/4/01) 8th--ESPN.com, Los Angeles Daily News 42 at Washington State (2/10/00) ...... MINUTES ...... 31 vs. Utah (12/4/01) (Billy Witz), Portland Oregonian (Ken Goe), 4 vs. UCLA (2/17/00) ...... STEALS Seattle Times (Bob Sherwin) 10 vs. UCLA (2/17/00) ...... ASSISTS...... 5 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) CENTURY MARK: The last ASU opponent to #4 TOMMY SMITH: Had 16 points at Oregon on Dec. 20...posted 19 points and nine boards at score 100 points in Tempe was third-ranked BYU on Nov. 27...had 14 points and career-high 14 boards vs. Portland State on Nov. 20...voted Arizona on Feb. 27, 1988 (101-73). The cur- Most Improved Player at the team's banquet last year...matched a Pac-10 record for FG% by rent streak of an ASU opponent not scoring making all 11 shots against Washington on Feb. 10, 2001, and played well from mid-January 100 points in Tempe stands at 225 games. through the end of last season...averaged 12.5 points in the final 15 games...scored in double- digits in 12 of the final 15 games after posting double digits in just five games in his freshman season (1999-2000)...52-of-78 (.670) from the field and averaged 12.9 points in his final 10 games...shot 58.5 percent from the field (79-of-135) In Pac-10 games last year. Page 4, ASU 2001-2002 Hoops...ASU was third in the Pac-10 in rebounding last year.

2001-2002 ASU RECORD TENDENCIES CAREER HIGHS FOR TOMMY SMITH Outrebounded opp...... 4-2 POINTS: 24 vs. Washington (2/10/01); REBOUNDS: 14 vs. Portland State (11/20/01); BLOCKS: Outscored opp.'s bench ...... 3-3 6 vs. Oregon State (2/3/00); ASSISTS: 5 vs. Washington (2/10/01); MINUTES: 36 at California Led at halftime ...... 5-1 (3/8/01); FGS MADE: 11 vs. Washington (2/10/01); FGS ATT.: 12, twice, at BYU (11/24/01); Trailed/tied at halftime ...... 0-3 STEALS: 3, six times, at BYU (11/24/01); FTS MADE: 9 vs. Portland State (11/20/01); FTS Shot more FTs than the opp...... 2-1 ATT.: 11 vs. Portland State (11/20/01). Shot better from field than opp...... 5-1 Shot worse from field than opp...... 0-3 #11 AWVEE STOREY: Has 16 double-doubles in ASU 69-game career...had 16 points and 10 Shot 50 pct. or better from field...... 3-1 boards vs. UC Riverside on Nov. 27...Pac-10 top rebounder last year at 9.1 per game...averaged Shot less than 50 pct. from the field...... 2-3 12.4 points and 9.7 rebounds in Pac-10 play last year...his 9.7 rebounds per game in Pac-10 Opp. shot 50 pct or better from field ...... 2-3 games was a conference best...honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection...five straight double- Opp. shot less than 50 pct. from field ....3-1 figure rebounding games from Jan. 6-20, 2001. Committed less/same turnovers than their opp...... 4-3 CAREER HIGH AWVEE STOREY SEASON HIGH Committed more turnovers than opp. ....1-1 26, twice, at #24 UCLA (2/17/01) ...... POINTS...... 16 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) Played at home...... 3-1 16, three, at #1 Stanford (3/14/01)...... REBOUNDS ...... 10 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) Played away ...... 0-3 8, three, at Oregon (3/2/00)...... OFF. REBS...... 5 vs. Portland State (11/20/01) Played on neutral court ...... 2-0 10, four, at Oregon (2/4/01)...... DEF. REBS...... 6 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) Pac-10 games...... 0-2 5 vs. Belmont (12/22/00) ...... ASSISTS.... 2, twice, vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) Non-Conference games ...... 5-2 40 at California (1/8/00)...... MINUTES ...... 29 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) Overtime games ...... 0-1 12 at #24 UCLA (2/17/01)...... FIELD GOALS MADE...... 6 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) 21 vs. Ohio (12/29/00)...... FIELD GOALS ATT...... 12 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) 2001 Arizona State Fall Signees 3, six times, vs. Montana St. (12/13/01) ...STEALS *Serge Angounou 6-7/205 7 at #25 UCLA (1/22/00)...... FTS MADE ...... 4, three, vs. PV A & M (12/1/01) Rio Grande High School/Albuquerque, N.M. 9 vs. Colgate (11/21/00) ...... FTS ATT...... 7 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01)

*Ike Diogu 6-9/240 #12 KENNY CRANDALL: Is 15-of-29 (.517) from the three-point stripe on the year...had 10 Garland High School/Garland, Texas points and seven boards in first start of season on Dec. 22 at Oregon State...had 22 points vs. Prairie View A & M on Dec. 1, including 19 in the first half...played in 1998-99, Rob Evans' first *Allen Morill 6-6/220 year, and then went on a two-year Mormon Mission to Eugene, Ore. Sam Houston High School/Arlington, Texas CAREER HIGHS FOR KENNY CRANDALL SCHOLARSHIP HONORS EVANS: New POINTS: 22 vs. Prairie View A & M (12/1/01); REBOUNDS: 7, twice, at Oregon State (12/22/ Mexico State’s African American Alumni Asso- 01); ASSISTS: 6, twice, vs. Marist (12/22/98); MINUTES: 38 at Oregon (1/23/99); FG MADE: ciation presents a scholarship in the name of 7 vs. Prairie View A & M (12/1/01); FG ATT.: 11 vs. Prairie View A & M (12/1/01). Hall of Famer Rob Evans. The Rob Evans Scholarship Fund is given to the university to #14 CURTIS MILLAGE: Averaging 14.3 points in past four games...has 16 steals on the with the recruitment and retention of Af- year...had 13 points and eight boards at Oregon State on Dec. 22...had 15 points at Oregon on rican American students. Evans, a native of Dec. 20 in Pac-10 opener...led ASU with 18 points, including 10-of-13 from the free throw line, Hobbs, N.M., is a 1968 graduate of NMSU with against Utah on Dec. 4...had 12 points at BYU on Nov. 24...11 points in 34 minutes at Portland a bachelors degree in Education. State on Nov. 20...16 points in season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 17.

2002-2003 SCHEDULE: ASU's schedule next CAREER HIGHS FOR CURTIS MILLAGE year includes a trip to the Maui Invitational POINTS: 18 vs. Utah (12/4/01); REBOUNDS: 8 at Oregon State (12/22/01); ASSISTS: 4, (Nov. 25-27) as Kentucky, Utah, Virginia, twice, at Oregon (12/20/01); MINUTES: 34 vs. Portland State (11/20/01); FG MADE: 6 at BYU UMASS, , Gonzaga and Chaminade (11/24/01); FG ATT.: 14 at BYU (11/24/01); FT MADE: 10 vs. Utah (12/4/01); FT ATT.: 13 vs. are in the field, a home game with Brigham Utah (12/4/01). Young, a game at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City with Utah, a game against Purdue in the #20 BRAD NAHRA: Former walkon who has appeared in 53 games in three-year Las Vegas showdown and Nebraska, UC- career...averaged 7.8 points and 20.0 minutes in final five games of 2001...had team-high 12 Santa Barbara and Bucknell playing in ASU's points in 19 minutes vs. #8 Arizona on Feb. 21, 2001...had 11 points in career-high 26 minutes holiday tournament. in win over Oregon on March 3, 2001...made 9-of-10 free throws to end last year and aver- aged 11.4 minutes per game in Pac-10 play...made 13-of-17 FTs in Pac-10 play in 2001. ASU is 5-1 (.833) in its holiday tournament under Rob Evans...Page 5, ASU 2001-2002 Hoops

CAREER HIGHS FOR BRAD NAHRA BAD LUCK: Since 1990, 43 of 44 Pac-10 POINTS: 12 vs. #8 Arizona (2/21/01); REBOUNDS: 4, twice, at Oregon (2/4/01); ASSISTS: 4 teams who have won at least 11 conference vs. #8 Arizona (2/21/01); MINUTES: 26 vs. Oregon State (3/3/01); FG MADE: 4, twice, vs. games have been selected to the NCAA Tour- Oregon State (3/3/01); FG ATT.: 9 vs. #8 Arizona (2/21/01); 3-PT MADE: 26 vs. Oregon State ney. The exception? ASU in 1992-93, when it (3/3/01); 3-PT ATT.: 6 at California (3/8/01). was 11-7 and tied for third. Also, 47 of 49 teams since 1990 who have posted 18 overall wins #22 TYSON JOHNSTON: Played 15 minutes vs. Utah on Dec. 4...transferred from Utah after and 10 Pac-10 wins have qualified for the 1998-99...started both games of 2001 Washington trip due to ankle injury to Chad Prewitt...six NCAA. Again, the odd teams out were ASU in points, five boards and four blocks at UW on Jan. 11 in first career start...21 minutes and four 1992-93 and 1999-2000. points vs. #2 Stanford on Jan. 4...nine points and five boards at SDSU on Dec. 16. A VOTER: Rob Evans is one of the 31 coaches CAREER HIGHS FOR TYSON JOHNSTON on The USA TODAY/ESPN Board which votes POINTS: 9 at San Diego St. (12/16/00); REBOUNDS: 5, twice, at Washington (1/11/01); on the Coaches Top 25. The 31-member 2001- BLOCKS: 4 at Washington (1/11/01); MINUTES: 28 at Washington (1/11/01); FIELD GOALS 02 panel also includes Jim Boeheim (Syra- MADE: 3, twice, at Washington (1/11/01); FIELD GOALS ATT.: 6 at San Diego St. (12/16/00); cuse), Bob Huggins (), Gene Keady FT MADE: 3 at San Diego St. (12/16/00); FT ATT.: 7 at San Diego St. (12/16/00). (Purdue), Rick Majerus (Utah), Dave Odom (South Carolina), Oliver Purnell (Dayton) and #42 SHAWN REDHAGE: An excellent student-athlete who has a 3.3 GPA in construction Gary Williams (Maryland). science...2001 Pac-10 All-Academic selection...has made 151-of-181 (.834) free throws in his three-year career...16 points vs. UCLA on Jan. 18, 2001...14 points and seven boards vs. LAST YEAR: ASU tied for sixth in the Pac-10 Stanford on Jan. 4, 2001...19 points and 12 boards vs. Charlotte on Dec. 30, 2000...earned in 2001 after being picked eighth in the pre- ASU Holiday Classic All-Tournament honors in 2000. season media poll. After starting Pac-10 0-7, the Sun Devils went 5-6 after February 1, when CAREER HIGH SHAWN REDHAGE SEASON HIGH center Chad Prewitt was back at full strength. 20 vs. Washington (1/13/00) ...... POINTS...... 11 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/17/01) ASU lost one player (senior Alton Mason) from 12 vs. Charlotte (12/30/00)...... REBOUNDS ...... 5 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) last year's team. The Sun Devils played 15 7 vs. Washington State (1/15/00)...... ASSISTS...... 3, twice, vs. PV A&M (12/1/01) games against NCAA Tournament teams and 37, twice, vs. Ohio (12/29/00) ...... MINUTES ...... 16 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) were 5-0 against non-conference NCAA 8 vs. Washington (1/13/00) ...... FIELD GOALS MADE...... 4 vs. UC Riverside (11/27/01) teams, beating Conference USA champion 13 vs. UCLA (1/18/01) ...... FIELD GOALS ATT...... 5 vs. PV A&M (12/1/01) Charlotte, Big South champion Winthrop, 3 at USC (2/15/01)...... STEALS Mountain West Conference champion BYU, 9, twice, vs. Mercer (12/20/00)...... FTS MADE ...... 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/17/01) Mid-American champion Kent State and Mid- 10 vs. Winthrop (11/11/00) ...... FTS ATT...... 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/17/01) Continent champion Southern Utah. 5, twice, vs. #2 Stanford (1/4/01) ...... BLOCKS SHELL AND ALLEN UPDATES: Tanner Shell, #52 CHAD PREWITT: Has five 20-point games in career, three of them this year...has six who averaged 9.1 points per game in Pac-10 career double-doubles and two this year...had 18 points and eight boards at Oregon State on games including a 24-point effort at USC, Dec. 22...20 points at BYU on on Nov. 24 (7-10 FGs)...played just eight minutes vs. Portland broke his left hand in practice in late Decem- State on Nov. 27 after hyperextending his left knee, as ASU was winning 19-4 when he went ber last year and missed the remainder of the out of the game...21 points in season opener vs. Stephen F. Austin on Nov. 17. 2000-2001 season and took a medical redshirt. In 1999-2000, he had six double-fig- CAREER HIGH CHAD PREWITT SEASON HIGH ure scoring games and averaged seven points 23 vs. Charlotte (12/30/00)...... POINTS.....21, twice, vs. Montana St. (12/13/01) per game. His 9.1 points per game in Pac-10 11, twice, vs. PV A & M (12/1/01)...... REBOUNDS play was third on the team. Shell took an in- 8, twice, vs. Charlotte (12/30/00) ...... FGS MADE...... 9 vs. Montana St. (12/13/01) definite leave of absence from the team on 19 at Oregon State (12/22/01) ...... FGS ATT. Nov. 27 this year for personal reasons. Also, 37 at Washington State (2/10/00) ...... MINUTES ...... 33 at Oregon State (12/22/01) Justin Allen redshirted last season as he re- 7 at #1 Stanford (1/6/00) ...... FTS MADE ...... 6 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/17/01) covered from Hodgkin's Disease and is back 9, twice, at Oregon (3/2/00)...... FTS ATT...... 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/17/01) on the court this season. 4, twice, vs. Mercer (12/20/00)...... STEALS ...... 2, twice, vs. Montana St. (12/13/01) 8 vs. Oregon (3/1/01) ...... ASSISTS...... 4 vs. PV A & M (12/1/01) 3, twice, vs. Colgate (11/21/00)...... BLOCKS ...... 2, twice, vs. Montana St. (12/13/01)