ASU 2020-2021 SCHEDULE Date Opp. (TV/Radio) ........FINAL/TIP 11/25 URI (ESPN) ....................W, 94-88 11/26 #3 Villanova (ESPN)....... L, 74-83 11/29 Houston Baptist (P12) . W, 100-72 ************************************************************************************************************************* 12/3 at Cal (P12) ....................W, 70-62 @SUNDEVILHOOPS (4-8; 1-5) PLAYS THREE AT HOME IN SIX DAYS 12/10 #24 San Diego St. (FS1) L, 68-80 Thur., Jan. 28-vs. California 9 p.m./FS1 ASU 6 straight wins over Cal 12/13 at GCU (FOX10Xtra) ....W, 71-70 Sat., Jan. 30-vs. Stanford 8 p.m./ESPN2 Only meeting this season 12/16 UTEP (P12) ..................... L, 63-76 Tue., Feb. 2-vs. Utah 2 p.m./Pac-12 Dec. 22 make up game 12/18 Incarnate Word ........CANCELED Thurs., Feb. 4-at Colorado 9 p.m./ESPN2 ASU 10-7 in past 18 road games 12/22 Utah (P12) ...................PPD to 2/2 Sun., Feb. 7- at Utah Noon/Pac-12 Network ASU has won past 2 in SLC 12/31 at Washington State (P12) .. PPD ************************************************************************************************************************* 1/2 at Washington (FS1) ............ PPD THREE AT HOME: The Sun Devil men's basketball team (4-8; 1-5) hosts the Bay Area schools with Cal up 1/7 UCLA (ESPN) ...........L, 75-81 OT first on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 9 p.m. on FS1 with Kevin Burkhardt and Casey Jacobsen on the call, before 1/9 USC (P12) ....................... L, 64-73 Dave Pasch and Bill Walton have the ESPN2 call Saturday at 8 p.m. vs. Stanford. ASU will play four games 1/14 at #22 Oregon (ESPN)......... PPD in eight days before playing at Utah on Sunday, Feb. 7. 1/16 at Oregon State (P12) .... L, 79-80 1/21 Arizona (ESPN) .............. L, 82-84 JOSH CHRISTOPHER THREE-DOT DATA: Josh Christopher -- the sixth-best freshman scorer in the nation 1/25 at Arizona (ESPN2) ........ L, 67-80 entering Wednesday --- is the only Sun Devil to start in all 12 games and is averaging 15.7 ppg...shooting .802 1/28 California (FS1) ............................9 (42-of-52) from the free throw line (11th in the Pac-12)...team's top scorer in three games and top rebounder 1/30 Stanford (ESPN2) ........................8 in four...had season highs of 28 points vs. No. 3 Villanova and 11 rebounds vs. UCLA...6-of-12 (.500) from 2/2 Utah (Pac-12) ...............................2 three the past four games...has three 20-point games and one double-double. 2/4 at Colorado (ESPN/2/U) .......TBD SUN DEVIL FRESHMAN PPG 2/7 at Utah (P12) ........................ Noon 19.0, Ike Diogu, 2002-03 2/11 Oregon (ESPN/2) ........................7 18.5, Jahii Carson, 2012-13 2/14 Oregon State (ESPN2) ...............5 17.8, James Harden, 2007-08 2/17 at USC (ESPN/2/U) ...............TBD 16.1, Luguentz Dort, 2018-19 2/20 at UCLA (ESPN/2/U) .............TBD 15.7, Josh Christopher, 2020-21 2/25 Washington (FS1) ..................TBD 2/27 Washington State (P12) ........TBD JALEN PROGRESSING: Jalen Graham went from Dec. 17 to Jan. 21 without playing a game (35 days) 3/1-6 TBD (make ups) ..............TBD due to opponent COVID protocols (Incarnate Word and Utah), ASU COVID protocols (at Washington and at 3/10 P12 Tounament ...............TBD Washington State) and then mononucleosis (UCLA and USC). His first two games back have been impres- sive, as he had 10 points in 24 minutes vs. Arizona on Jan. 21 and then had his first career double-double TURNED IT AROUND FAST with 14 points and 11 rebounds (both career highs) at Arizona on Jan. 25. In his final nine games last year Buffalo was 285-369 (.436) in he scored 25 points, he has scored 24 points in his past two games. He has 47 career blocks. 22 seasons after going Division I (1991-2013). The Bulls were LAST MEETING: #25 ASU 70, @CAL 62 (DEC. 3, 2020): With Alonzo Verge Jr. back in Tempe due to COVID 42-20 (.677) in Coach Hurley's protocols, Remy Martin (22 points) and Josh Christopher (14 points) led the scoring while Holland Woods hit two seasons. a trio of three-pointers off the bench to help the Sun Devils top Cal at Haas Pavilion in the earlier-than-usual Pac-12 opener. ASU shot 50 percent (26-of-52), 12-of-16 (.750) from the free throw line (making all six in BOBBY HURLEY the second half) and forced 20 turnovers. The Sun Devil bench had 22 points (Cal had six) and Martin's ef- YEAR-BY-YEAR ficiency (8-of-11 from field and 6-of-7 from free throw line) led the Sun Devils to notching a Pac-12 opening 8 YEARS: 139-97 (.589) win for just the 12th time in 43 seasons. Some other hidden numbers from the win: ASU opened Pac-12 play on the road for the tenth time in the past 14 seasons...Marcus Bagley had a team-high seven rebounds... ASU: 97-77 (.557) ASU held Matt Bradley to 1-of-9 from three...Taeshon Cherry had +9 in under 20 minutes despite scoring (6 SEASONS) just three points...Cal was just 1-of-11 from three in the second half. 2020-21: 4-8 2019-20: 20-11 SERIES INFO: ASU earned its 12th sweep over Cal in 2018-19 with wins of 80-66 in Berkeley and 69-59 2018-19: 23-11 in Tempe...ASU is 6-2 in Berkeley in its last seven trips including the win on Dec. 3... ASU has now won six 2017-18: 20-12 straight vs. Cal (four straight at Haas) and is 11-4 vs. the Bears since January of 2013. 2016-17: 15-18 2015-16: 15-17 BUFFALO (42-20/.677) ASU MEDIA RELATIONS: ASU men's basketball SID Doug Tammaro can be reached directly at 480-734- 2014-15: 23-10 7795 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The ASU website is: www.TheSunDevils.com. Page 2, @SUNDEVILHOOPS...ASU has 27 halftime deficit comebacks under CBH, including a dozen on the road. Pos # Name Yr. Ht./Wt. 2020-21 SUN DEVIL ROSTER NOTES G 0 Holland Woods Jr. 6-1/180 Transfer from Portland State/ 2017-18 Big Sky Freshman of Year, 2019-20 first-team pick G 1 Remy Martin Sr. 6-0/175 One of the most exciting players in the nation who takes and makes the 15-foot jumper G 2 Luther Muhammad Jr. 6-3/185 Ohio State transfer who will sit the 2020-21 season G 3 Caleb Christopher So. 6-1/180 Carson (Calif.) product from Mayfair High School G 4 Kimani Lawrence Sr. 6-8/220 Can guard 5 positions and play 4 of them/ASU is 9-1 in his career when he scores 13 G 10 Jaelen House So. 6-1/160 Combo guard is lightning fast from Shadow Mountain High School/dad is Eddie G 11 Alonzo Verge Jr. Sr. 6-3/170 Nation's best sixth man last year averaged more than 16 ppg G 12 Micah Burno So. 6-0/200 Chaparral High School product G 13 Josh Christopher Fr. 6-5/215 McDonald's All-American/Highest ranked recruit in school history during recruiting era G 14 Austin Ronzone Fr. 6-2/180 Walkon freshman from Oakland (twin is Cade) F 15 John Olmsted So. 6-10/215 Walkon with skills and height from Morenci, Ariz./second year in program G 20 Cade Ronzone Fr. 6-2/180 Walkon freshman from Oakland (twin is Austin) F 21 Chris Osten Jr. 6-9/210 Junior college transfer (say the last name like Austin, Texas) F 23 Marcus Bagley Fr. 6-8/215 Phoenix product is one of the most underrated freshman in the nation/brother of Marvin F 24 Jalen Graham So 6-9/220 Long sophomore from Phoenix's Mountain Pointe HS F 30 Kyle Feit So. 6-4/190 IMG Academy (Fla.) walkon F 35 Taeshon Cherry Jr. 6-9/220 Sun Devils are 9-1 when he scores in double digits F 41 Imran Takhar Sr. 6-3/195 Walkon from Southern California F 51 Pavlo Dziuba Fr. 6-8/225 Kirichkova (Ukraine)/solid build & great skills around hoop Head Coach: Bobby Hurley/42-20 at Buffalo (2013-15); 1992 Final Four MOP Coaching Staff: Rashon Burno (Associate HC), Anthony Coleman, Ben Wood, Eric Brown THROUGH 12: Remy Martin is shooting 50-of-57 (.877) from the free GAME 12 (JAN. 25, 2021) -- AT ARIZONA 80, ARIZONA STATE 67: throw line...Marcus Bagley leads the team in rebounding at 6.4 per game Arizona jumped out early and often and raced to a 40-18 halftime lead in his nine games...Jaelen House has made seven three-pointers after and led by as many as 26, but ASU cut it to nine late. Remy Martin led hitting 16 all last year...ASU is +5.3 in turnover margin this year after ASU with 24 points, while Jalen Graham had career bests in points (14) leading the league at +3.19 last season...Jalen Graham has 47 blocks and rebounds (11). ASU was 8-of-35 (.229) from the field in the first in 37 career games...junior Chris Osten averaged 7.7 ppg., five boards half, had seven shots blocked and was outrebounded 40-30. ASU's first and was 11-of-14 (.790) from the field in his three straight starts prior points were at the 13:16 mark as it fell behind 12-0 and 32-8 (4:41) as to the Arizona game Jan.