Arizona State Sun Devils

Leach to Arizona State?

steve — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:52:34 +0000

The latest rumor flying around is that Mike Leach could land at Arizona State as their next head coach.

Dennis Erickson is on the hot seat out in Arizona as he has been unable to duplicate his Miami success.

Erickson admitted he is on the hot seat, saying it isn’t the first time his job has been on the line.

Leach has a lot of support in the area and would be a perfect fit as the team transitions to a more wide-open offense.

He has also been linked as the possible successor to Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State.

Can Arizona State bounce back?

steve — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:07:10 +0000

The Arizona State Sun Devils were pretty terrible last year, but can they bounce back in 2010?

The Sun Devils finished just 2-7 in the Pac-10, which was barely enough to keep them out of the cellar.

They managed to finish ahead of only the Washington State Cougars in the Pac-10 standings.

The Cougars finished 0-9 in the conference and won just one game all season, so it’s not something to brag about.

Head coach Dennis Erickson has been successful in virtually all of his college stops, so you have to figure he will get it turned around sooner rather than later.

Sun Devils share first place in Pac-10 after defeating Cougars

Raj Sethi — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:19:57 +0000

A 6-4 record in the Pac-10 usually signifies a middle-of-the-road team.

In this season’s watered-down version of the conference, however, that record now means a spot in first place.

That’s exactly where the Arizona State Sun Devils find themselves, after defeating the homestanding Washington State Cougars, 81-70. The Sun Devils are now in four-way tie for the top spot, sharing it with California, Arizona, and UCLA.

Ty Abbott led the way for Arizona State, recording team-highs of 18 points and nine rebounds and generally having his way inside. Derek Glasser also had his shot going, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts en route to a 15-point performance.

As a team, Arizona State shot 56 percent from the floor, compared to just 42 percent for Washington State.

As impressively as their 81-point mark on the road was the job the Sun Devils’ defense did on Cougars star Klay Thompson. The sharpshooter scored 20 points, but was a dismal 6 of 20 from the floor, and just 2 of 10 from distance.

Arizona State faces another difficult road test on Saturday, when it travels to Spokane to take on Washington.