Dec. 8, 2012
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YES, IT WAS THE FIRST TRIPLE DOUBLE IN ASU HISTORY
Junior Jordan Bachynski's13 points, 12 boards and 12 blocks marks the first triple-double in Sun Devil history. He set the school record today with 12, topping his own school mark of nine set in the season opener on Nov. 10 vs. Central Arkansas.
It marked the first triple-double by a Pac-12 player since Daniel Hackett had with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists vs. South Carolina on Nov. 17, 2007.
The 12 blocks by Jordan Bachynski is tied for the second-most by a Pac-10/12 player along with Stanford's Brook Lopez, who had a dozen vs. USC on Jan. 25, 2007. The record is 14 by Arizona's Loren Woods set vs. Oregon on Feb. 3, 2000.
TRIPLE-DOUBLES BY PAC-10/12 PLAYERS VIA BLOCKS
Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State, 13 points/12 rebounds/12 blocks vs. CS Northridge (Dec. 8, 2012)
Brook Lopez, Stanford, 10 points/11 rebounds/12 blocks vs. USC (Jan. 25, 2007)
Loren Woods, Arizona, 13 points/10 rebounds/10 blocks vs. Washington (Jan. 12, 2001)
Loren Woods, Arizona, 16 points/10 rebounds/14 blocks vs. Oregon (Feb. 3, 2000)
Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 15 points/10 rebounds/11 blocks vs. Maryland (Dec. 9, 1995)
MOST BLOCKS IN SUN DEVIL HISTORY
12, Jordan Bachynski vs. Cal State Northridge, Dec. 8, 2012
9, Jordan Bachynski vs. Central Arkansas, Nov. 10, 2012
8, Jeff Pendergraph vs. Southern Illinois, Mar. 20, 2008
8, Rodger Farrington vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 22, 1996
8, Rodger Farrington vs. Houston Baptist, Dec. 10, 1996
8, Rodger Farrington vs. Oklahoma State, Dec. 7, 1996
8, Mario Bennett vs. Old Dominion, Jan. 7, 1995
8, Alton Lister vs. Harvard, Dec. 28, 1978
WHEN WAS LAST TIME ASU HAD 13 BLOCKS IN A GAME?
ASU's 13 blocks were the most since it had 13 vs. Washington on Jan. 9, 2003.
ASU is 8-1 for just the fourth time in 38 seasons. Here are ASU's 8-1 starts since it started 15-1 in 1974-75: 2008-09 (12-1) 2004-05 (11-1) 1990-91 (9-1) |
WHEN WAS LAST TIME ASU WAS 8-1?
ASU is 8-1 for just the fourth time in 38 seasons. Only the 2008-09 (12-1), 2004-05 (11-1) and 1990-91 (9-1) teams went at least 8-1 since ASU started 15-1 in 1974-75, when current Memphis Grizzlies head coach Lionel Hollins was on his way to averaging 16.7 points per game and ASU was trending towards a 25-4 record.
THREE-DOT DEVIL DATA
ASU again used the same starting lineup of Jahii Carson, Evan Gordon, Carrick Felix, Jonathan Gilling and Jordan Bachynski. It has not changed a starting lineup yet this year through nine games. Last year it used 12 starting lineups, the most since the 200-04 squad also used a dozen...the win was Coach Sendek's 77th in the state of Arizona. He has 152 wins in North Carolina...ASU is now 52-8 (.867) under Herb Sendekwhen it shoots 50 percent from the field...a year after going 7-10 at home, ASU is 7-0 at home.
ANOTHER 20-POINT GAME FOR JAHII
Freshman Jahii Carsonposted another 20-point game, his fifth on the season. He is now averaging 18.6 points per game and has 49 assists and is 56-of-77 (.727) from the free throw line on the year.
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN 20-POINT GAMES (1972-73 to present)
James Harden, 2007-08, 16
Ike Diogu, 2002-03, 12
Jamal Faulkner, 1990-91, 7
Jahii Carson, 2012-13, 5
Steve Beck, 1983-84, 5
CARRICK UPDATE
Senior Carrick Felixis averaging 18.5 points and 7.3 rebounds and is shooting 42-of-63 (.667) from the field and 11-of-23 (.478) from the three-point stripe in the past six games. A reporter asked Carrick after the game if he had remembered ever having no turnovers in a game, so we looked it up. Below are the six games Carrick has played turnover free and been on the court for at least 15 minutes.
CARRICK'S TURNOVER FREE (MINIMUM 15 MINUTES PLAYED)
17 points, six rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Cal State Northridge (Dec. 8, 2012)
13 points in 26 minutes vs. Florida A&M (Nov. 18, 2012)
15 points in 38 minutes vs. North Dakota State (Dec. 10, 2011)
10 points in 38 minutes at Tulsa (Dec. 3, 2011)
20 points in 39 minutes vs. New Mexico (Nov. 18, 2011)
11 points in 26 minutes at Arizona (Jan. 15, 2011)
FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
ASU placed five players in double digits for the third time this season, as it also did it in back-to-back games vs. Central Arkansas on Nov. 10 and Florida A&M on Nov. 18. Below are those games:
--Dec. 8, 2012 (ASU 87, Cal State Northridge 76): Jahii Carson 21, Evan Gordon 20, Carrick Felix 17, Jordan Bachynski 13, Jonathan Gilling 12
--Nov. 18, 2012 (ASU 97, Florida A&M 70): Jahii Carson 20, Chris Colvin 15, Jordan Bachynski 14, Jonathan Gilling 13, Carrick Felix 13
--Nov. 10, 2012 (ASU 79, Central Arkansas 64): Jordan Bachynski 17, Jahii Carson 15, Evan Gordon 14, Jonathan Gilling 11, Chris Colvin 11
CAREER BLOCKS
Junior Jordan Bachynski has 111 career blocks and is now seventh on the Sun Devil career list. He needs 80 to match the Sun Devil career record of 191 set by Mario Bennett from 1991-95. Next up on the list is Jeff Pendergraph, who had 131 from 2005-09.
SUN DEVIL CAREER BLOCKS
1. 191 - Mario Bennett, '91-95
2. 167 - Tommy Smith, '99-2003
3. 160 - Rodger Farrington, '95-97
4. 153 - Ike Diogu, '02-05
5. 148 - Alton Lister, '78-82
6. 131 - Jeff Pendergraph, '05-09
7. 111 - Jordan Bachynski, '10-present
EVAN SHOOTING IT
Evan Gordon started the year 7-of-34 from the three-point stripe, but he is 12-of-24 in his past three games from long distance.