PHOENIX — ASU men’s basketball came out on top of GCU, 87-76, in a hard-fought win in front of a packed Footprint Center on Thursday. All of ASU’s games to this point have been dogfights, and this was no different with 41 fouls called in the game and no double-digit lead to be had for either side until the Sun Devils took control late. ASU (3-1) used a 17-8 run in the middle of … [Read more...] about ASU men’s basketball outlasts GCU in dogfight at Footprint Center
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ASU’s Joson Sanon a big part of keeping GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster at bay
PHOENIX — ASU men’s basketball made things tough on GCU star wing Tyon Grant-Foster in his first game back, and head coach Bobby Hurley said freshman guard Joson Sanon was a catalyst behind it. “We did, the guards did, Jo was a part of that. We had multiple guys on him at different times,” Hurley said after the Sun Devils beat the ‘Lopes, 87-76, on Thursday. “He’s very good … [Read more...] about ASU’s Joson Sanon a big part of keeping GCU’s Tyon Grant-Foster at bay
Arizona nudges up in top-10 of AP college basketball rankings
The Arizona Wildcats moved up one spot to No. 9 in the updated men’s college basketball rankings that The Associated Press revealed on Monday. Tommy Lloyd’s team improved to 2-0 with a 29-point win against Canisius last Monday before a 58-point rout of Old Dominion, 102-44, on Saturday. Arizona wasn’t the only men’s hoops team in the Grand Canyon State to get some poll … [Read more...] about Arizona nudges up in top-10 of AP college basketball rankings
Seniors Collin Moore, Ray Harrison rally Grand Canyon past Western Kentucky
PHOENIX (AP) — Collin Moore scored 23 points and Ray Harrison hit the game-winning shot with six seconds left to lead Grand Canyon to a 74-72 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday night. BIG TIME RAY. BIG TIME PLAY. 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄. pic.twitter.com/SXK0HCGZqC — Grand Canyon Men’s Basketball (@GCU_MBB) November 10, 2024 Moore also had 10 rebounds for the Antelopes (2-0). JaKobe … [Read more...] about Seniors Collin Moore, Ray Harrison rally Grand Canyon past Western Kentucky
Bigger opportunities led GCU to pivot from WCC to Mountain West
PHOENIX — In positioning itself for the next era of athletic success, a move to the Mountain West was too good for GCU to pass up compared to an initial transition to the West Coast Conference, university decision-makers said Monday. “Things were happening rapidly with the the Pac-12 making their changes and seeing all the potential changes happening in other conferences, we … [Read more...] about Bigger opportunities led GCU to pivot from WCC to Mountain West