Jan. 26, 2013
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REBOUNDING AND DEFENSE NOTES
ASU outrebounded UCLA 53-33 on the day, and the +20 margin is the biggest rebounding margin in a conference game for ASU under Coach Sendek (115 Pac-10/12 games). UCLA, the Pac-12 leader in field goal percentage at 47.7 percent coming in to the game, shot a season-low 34.7 percent.
CAREER NUMBERS FOR JORDAN
Junior center Jordan Bachynski posted career highs in points (22), rebounds (15) and field goals made (10) and attempted (12) vs. UCLA Saturday and added six blocks. It marked the second 20-point game of his career (also had 20 at Stanford on Feb. 2, 2012). He did all that in 30 minutes. It marked the fifth career double-double for Jordan and the fourth this year. His 86 blocks in now sixth on the Pac-12 single-season blocks list.
PAC-12 SINGLE SEASON BLOCKED SHOTS LEADERS
1. 115 - Mario Bennett, Arizona State, 1994-95
2. 113 - Rodger Farrington, Arizona State, 1996-97
3. 102 - Jelani McCoy, UCLA, 1995-96
3. 102 - Loren Woods, Arizona, 1999-2000
5. 100 - Taj Gibson, USC, 2008-09
6. 86 - Jordan Bachynski, Arizona State, 2012-13
JORDAN'S CAREER 10-REBOUND GAMES
15 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
13 vs. Arkansas @Las Vegas (11/23/12)
13 vs. Washington (1/26/12)
12 vs. Central Arkansas (11/10/12)
12 vs. Utah (2/9/12)
JORDAN'S CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES (5)
22/15 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
13/12/12 vs. Cal State Northridge (12/8/12)
14/13 vs. Arkansas @Las Vegas (11/23/12)
17/12/9 vs. Central Arkansas (11/10/12)
11/12 vs. Utah (2/9/12)
GREAT BLOCK NOTE
In the first six seasons (197 games) of Coach Sendek's ASU tenure, ASU had nine blocks in a game four times. It has had at least nine blocks 10 times this season.
SUN DEVIL SEASON BLOCKS
1. 172 - 1996-97
2. 165 - 1994-95
2. 165 - 1978-79
4. 157 - 1979-80
5. 148 - 2012-13
(NOTE: UCLA holds the Pac-12 record for blocks by a team with 199 in 2010-11.)
CARRICK UPDATE
Carrick Felix (B.S., Communications 2012) is averaging 15.9 points and 8.6 rebounds in past 17 games and has scored in double digits 18 out of 20 games on the year..10 20-point games in career and five this year (24 vs. Arkansas, 23 vs. UCLA, 21 vs. Sacramento St. and vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and 20 vs. Colorado)...after not having a double-double in the first 65 career games he posted them in back-to-back games with 11 points and 11 boards vs. Hartford (Dec. 5) and 21 points/12 boards vs. Sacramento St. (Dec. 1) and now has seven in past 14 games including the 23 points and 11 boards vs. UCLA.
CARRICK'S CAREER 20-POINT GAMES (10)
24 vs. Arkansas @Las Vegas (11/23/12)
23 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
23 vs. Arizona (3/4/12)
22 at USC (1/5/12)
21 vs. Sacramento State (Dec. 1, 2012)
21 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/28/12)
21 vs. Tulsa (1/12/11)
20 vs. Colorado (1/6/13)
20 vs. Washington State (1/28/12)
20 vs. New Mexico (11/18/11)
CARRICK'S CAREER 10-REBOUND GAMES (8)
14 at Oregon State (1/10/13)
14 vs. Dartmouth (12/15/12)
13 vs. Utah (1/2/13)
12 vs. Sacramento State (12/1/12)
11 vs. Hartford (12/5/12)
11 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
11 vs. Central Arkansas (11/10/12)
10 vs. USC (1/24/13)
CARRICK'S CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES (7)
23/11 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
16/10 vs. USC (1/24/13)
18/14 at Oregon State (1/10/13)
17/13 vs. Utah (1/2/13)
13/14 vs. Dartmouth (12/15/12)
11/11 vs. Hartford (12/5/12)
21/12 vs. Sacramento State (12/1/12)
JAHII NOTES
Freshman Jahii Carson is averaging 19 points and 5.6 assists in the past five games and is averaging 10.3 points in the second half of all games including 68-of-88 (.773) from the free throw line. He needs just six assists to set the school freshman mark for assists of 114 held by Bobby Thompson in 1983-84.
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN TOP POINTS PER GAME
1. 19.0 - Ike Diogu, 2002-03
2. 17.8 - James Harden, 2007-08
3. 17.3 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN TOP ASSISTS
114 - Bobby Thompson, 1984
110 - James Harden, 2008
109 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13
SUN DEVIL FRESHMEN TOP MINUTES PER GAME
1. 36.5 - Jahii Carson, 2012-13 (leads Pac-12 in minutes per game)
2. 34.1 - James Harden, 2007-08
3. 32.7 - Ty Abbott, 2007-08
4. 32.3 - Byron Scott, 1979-80
5. 32.2 - Ike Diogu, 2002-03
GILLING AND ABLE
Sophomore Jonathan Gillinghas 146 rebounds (7.3 per game) after posting 54 all of last season. He has made 21 three-pointers in the past nine games. He had had 18 points at Texas Tech on Dec. 22 and 14 at Oregon State on Jan. 10 and vs. Coppin State on Dec. 29. He also has three double-doubles on the year with 13/11 vs. USC on Jan. 24, 12/10 against Colorado on Jan. 6 and 13/15 vs. Florida A&M on Nov. 18. His eight assists vs. UCLA is a season-high, as he now has 60 assists on the season. His 12 rebounds vs. UCLA is his best in a league game, and he also had 11 vs. USC on Jan. 24.
JON GILLING'S CAREER 10-REBOUND GAMES
15 vs. Florida A&M (11/18/12)
13 vs. Arkansas @Las Vegas (11/23/12)
12 vs. UCLA (1/26/13)
11 vs. USC (1/24/13)
10 vs. Colorado (1/6/13)
JON GILLING'S CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES (3)
13/11 vs. USC (1/24/13)
12/10 vs. Colorado (1/6/13)
13/15 vs. Florida A&M (11/18/12)
SUN DEVIL DATA
--ASU has outshot the opponent in nine of the past 10 games. ASU is 101-22 (.821) under Coach Sendek when it outshoots the opponent.
--After starting the year 7-of-34 (.206) from the three-point stripe in first six games Evan Gordon has made 32-of-81 (.395) in past 13.
--With five wins in its first seven Pac-12 games, ASU will have a winning record at the halfway mark of the Pac-12 season for just the fourth time in the past 18 seasons (5-4 in 2002-03, 2008-09 and 2009-10).
--Today's win over UCLA was just the 11th in 36 tries against UCLA in Tempe since ASU joined the Pac-10 in 1978-79
GREAT WEEKEND
ASU now has two home Pac-12 "sweeps" as it swept Utah and Colorado on Jan. 2-6 and now swept the Los Angeles schools for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Coach Sendek now has nine home sweeps in his seven seasons as Sun Devil head coach.
HOME PAC-12 SWEEPS UNDER COACH SENDEK
2012-13: CU/Utah, LA
2011-12: None
2010-11: Oregons
2009-10: Oregons, Washingtons, LA
2008-09: Oregons, LA
2007-08: Oregons
2006-07: None