The Arizona State men's basketball team will host UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m., in an exhibition game that will be free.
The NCAA allows men's basketball teams to play two preseason games, and it can be a combination of closed scrimmages against NCAA Division I teams and/or exhibitions against non D-I teams.
UC Santa Cruz is coached by Sun Devil almuni Ronnie DuBois, a former walkon who earned a scholarship, was Sun Devil team captain his senior year and earned all-academic Pac-10 honors
The Sun Devils, 58-14 (.806) at home the past four seasons, will have their first five home games broadcast by Pac-12 Networks before it hosts an ESPN2 broadcast at 7 p.m. against Creighton. The 2016-17 Sun Devil men's basketball regular season will begin on Veteran's Day (Friday, Nov. 11) with a 7 p.m. MT tip against Portland State and conclude with a visit from CBS on Saturday, March 4, for a 2 p.m. Territorial Cup Series matchup. The best home win in its history came on February 14, 2014, when the Devils upset No. 2 Arizona in the Territorial Cup in overtime, 69-66, as ASU has won three of the past five at home against Arizona. ASU also upset eventual SEC champion Texas A&M and No. 23 USC at home in 2015-16.
@SUNDEVILHOOPS WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS PAST THREE SEASONS
ASU 74, #23 USC 67 (Feb. 12, 2016)
ASU 67, #18 Texas A&M 54 (Dec. 5, 2015)
ASU 81, #6 Arizona 78 (Feb. 7, 2015)
ASU 69, #2 Arizona 66 (Feb. 14, 2014)
ASU 79, #25 Marquette 77 (Nov. 25, 2013)
2016-17 @SUNDEVILHOOPS HOME SCHEDULE
Thursday, Nov. 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (EXH/7 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 11 vs. Portland State (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sunday, Nov. 13 vs. Cal Poly (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Citadel (2 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. UNLV (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. New Mexico State (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Tuesday, Dec. 20 vs. Creighton (7 p.m./ESPN2)
Thursday, Dec. 22 vs. Central Arkansas (1 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, Jan. 5 vs. Colorado (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Jan. 7 vs. Utah (3 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Jan. 25 vs. Washington (9 p.m./ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 29 vs. Washington State (Noon/Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Feb. 8 vs. California (9 p.m./ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 11 vs. Stanford (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, Feb. 23 vs. UCLA (7 p.m./ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 26 vs. USC (4:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. Arizona (2 p.m./CBS)
The NCAA allows men's basketball teams to play two preseason games, and it can be a combination of closed scrimmages against NCAA Division I teams and/or exhibitions against non D-I teams.
UC Santa Cruz is coached by Sun Devil almuni Ronnie DuBois, a former walkon who earned a scholarship, was Sun Devil team captain his senior year and earned all-academic Pac-10 honors
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The Sun Devils, 58-14 (.806) at home the past four seasons, will have their first five home games broadcast by Pac-12 Networks before it hosts an ESPN2 broadcast at 7 p.m. against Creighton. The 2016-17 Sun Devil men's basketball regular season will begin on Veteran's Day (Friday, Nov. 11) with a 7 p.m. MT tip against Portland State and conclude with a visit from CBS on Saturday, March 4, for a 2 p.m. Territorial Cup Series matchup. The best home win in its history came on February 14, 2014, when the Devils upset No. 2 Arizona in the Territorial Cup in overtime, 69-66, as ASU has won three of the past five at home against Arizona. ASU also upset eventual SEC champion Texas A&M and No. 23 USC at home in 2015-16.
@SUNDEVILHOOPS WINS OVER RANKED TEAMS PAST THREE SEASONS
ASU 74, #23 USC 67 (Feb. 12, 2016)
ASU 67, #18 Texas A&M 54 (Dec. 5, 2015)
ASU 81, #6 Arizona 78 (Feb. 7, 2015)
ASU 69, #2 Arizona 66 (Feb. 14, 2014)
ASU 79, #25 Marquette 77 (Nov. 25, 2013)
2016-17 @SUNDEVILHOOPS HOME SCHEDULE
Thursday, Nov. 3 vs. UC Santa Cruz (EXH/7 p.m.)
Friday, Nov. 11 vs. Portland State (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sunday, Nov. 13 vs. Cal Poly (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Citadel (2 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Dec. 3 vs. UNLV (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Dec. 17 vs. New Mexico State (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Tuesday, Dec. 20 vs. Creighton (7 p.m./ESPN2)
Thursday, Dec. 22 vs. Central Arkansas (1 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, Jan. 5 vs. Colorado (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Jan. 7 vs. Utah (3 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Jan. 25 vs. Washington (9 p.m./ESPNU)
Sunday, Jan. 29 vs. Washington State (Noon/Pac-12 Network)
Wednesday, Feb. 8 vs. California (9 p.m./ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 11 vs. Stanford (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Thursday, Feb. 23 vs. UCLA (7 p.m./ESPN2)
Sunday, Feb. 26 vs. USC (4:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Saturday, Mar. 4 vs. Arizona (2 p.m./CBS)