The Pac-12 Conference announced its 2019-20 men's basketball television package that will feature more than 220 contests telecast to national and regional audiences.
Bobby Hurley's Sun Devils -- the Pac-12's top scoring team the past two seasons (80.04 points per game) -- will make 10 appearances on an ESPN channel in Pac-12 play along with a FS1 appearance in Tempe on Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. USC. It will start the season in China in a non-conference game against Colorado.
v ASU finished 23-11 and 12-6 in the Pac-12 in 2018-19, good enough for second in the league after being picked sixth in the preseason media poll.
v It defeated No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 22, the first win over No. 1 at home in program history and the second all-time (also won at Oregon State in March of 1981)
v Notched its first NCAA Tournament win since 2009 with a 74-65 victory over St. John's on March 20 in Dayton and posted 23 wins for just the eighth time in school history.
v Prior to its past two NCAA appearances under Bobby Hurley, ASU had made the NCAA Tournament three times in the previous 22 seasons (1996-2017) and had been to four NCAA Tournaments (1995, 2003, 2009 and 2014) in 26 seasons (1992-2017).
v Three Sun Devils – Remy Martin, Romello White, and Kimani Lawrence – played in the NCAA Tournament in each of the past two seasons. ASU had not made March Madness in back-to-back years since 1980-81, but four years after hiring Bobby Hurley, ASU is the only Pac-12 school to make the NCAAs the last two seasons.
Pac-12 Conference controlled broadcasts include 43 games on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU, 23 on FS1 (including three Pac-12 Tournament games), three on CBS and two on FOX, and 150 on Pac-12 Networks (including four preseason events and eight Pac-12 Tournament games). Additional appearances will be made through other conference television agreements and various in-season tournaments to bring the comprehensive broadcast total to more than 260 events.The complete 2019-20 #Pac12Hoops TV schedule is now available, featuring more than 260 games in total including 220+ broadcasts across partners @ESPN, @CBBonFOX and @Pac12Network! https://t.co/NnNiiKOCD7 pic.twitter.com/vR5NCOq5JB
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) September 12, 2019
More notes follow the schedule... @SUNDEVILHOOPS 2019-20 SCHEDULE
Fri., Nov. 8/Sat., Nov. 9: vs. Colorado in non-conference game in Shanghai, China (8:30 p.m. MT/ESPN2)
***Note this game will be played on Friday, Nov. 8 in the United States at 8:30 p.m. MT (Arizona), but it actually tips on Saturday (Nov. 9) at 11:30 a.m. in China. Roxy Bernstein and Sean Farnham will be the talent.
AIR FORCE RESERVE TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT IN TEMPE
Thur., Nov. 14: Central Connecticut State (8 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sun., Nov. 17: Rider (4 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
AIR FORCE RESERVE TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT IN UNCASVILLE, CONN. (MOHEGAN SUN ARENA)
Sat., Nov. 23: vs. St. John's (2:30 p.m. ET/ESPN3)
Sun., Nov. 24: vs. Virginia/UMASS
Tues., Nov. 26: at Princeton (7 p.m. ET)
Tues., Dec. 3: at San Francisco (TBD)
Sat., Dec. 7: Louisiana (7:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wed., Dec. 11: Prairie View A&M (8 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Dec. 14: Georgia (6 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME SHOWCASE IN PHOENIX, ARIZ. (TALKING STICK ARENA)
Wed., Dec. 18: vs. St. Mary's at Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Dec. 21: Creighton (6:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Dec. 28: Texas Southern (1 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
2020 SUN DEVIL PAC-12 SCHEDULE
Sat., Jan. 4: at Arizona (7:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Thur., Jan. 9: at Oregon State (8 p.m. PT/ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Sat., Jan. 11: at Oregon (7:30 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)
Thur., Jan. 16: Colorado (7 p.m./ESPN or ESPN2)
Sat., Jan. 18: Utah (7 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Jan. 25: Arizona (7:30 p.m./Pac-12 Network)
Wed., Jan 29: at Washington State (8 p.m. PT/ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 1: at Washington (7:30 p.m. PT/Pac-12)
Thur., Feb. 6: UCLA (9 p.m./ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Sat., Feb. 8: USC (8 p.m./FS1)
Thur., Feb. 13: at Stanford (8 p.m. PT/ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Sun, Feb. 16: at California (3 p.m. PT/ESPNU)
Thur., Feb. 20: Oregon (7 p.m./ESPN or ESPN2)
Sat., Feb. 22: Oregon State (6 p.m./ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Thur., Feb. 27: at UCLA (8 p.m. PT/Pac-12 Network)
Sat., Feb. 29: at USC (5 p.m. PT/ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Thur., Mar. 5: Washington (7 p.m./ESPN2 or ESPNU)
Sat., Mar. 7: Washington State (4:30 p.m./Pac-12)
Wed., Mar. 11-Sat., March 14: Pac-12 Tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
NOTES ON THE SCHEDULE...
FOR PRINCETON AND SAN FRANCISCO: Prior to Bobby Hurley arriving at ASU in the spring of 2015, ASU was 8-22 (.267) in its previous 30 non-conference road games. It is 5-2 under Coach Hurley that includes wins at No. 2 Kansas, an 18-point comeback at Georgia and at fired up and big crowds at San Diego State, UNLV and Creighton.
ASU NON-CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON ROAD GAMES UNDER BOBBY HURLEY (5-2)
Vanderbilt 81, #18 ASU 65 (Dec. 17, 2019)
#20 ASU 76, Georgia 74 (Dec. 15, 2019)
#16 ASU 95, #2 Kansas 85 (Dec. 10, 2017)
ASU 74, San Diego State 63 (Dec. 10, 2016)
ASU 66, UNLV 56 (Dec. 16, 2015)
#5 Kentucky 72, ASU 58 (Dec. 5, 2015)
ASU 79, Creighton 77 (Dec. 2, 2015)
JAN. 4/OPENING WITH ARIZONA (AGAIN): The Sun Devils head to Tucson to open the regular season on Jan. 4 in a 7:30 p.m. tilt on Pac-12 Network. ASU and Arizona have opened a Pac-12 season 10 times since joining the Pac-10 in 1978-79. ASU will open Pac-12 season on the road for the the eighth time in the past dozen seasons, and will open with Arizona for the fifth time since the league expanded to 12 teams nine seasons ago. ASU swept Arizona last year for the first time since 2008-09 and won in Tucson for the first time since winter of 2010.
RECENT PAC-12 OPENERS (HOME GAMES BOLD)
ASU at Arizona (Jan. 4, 2020)
Utah 96, ASU 86 (Jan. 3, 2019)
@#17 Arizona 84, #3 ASU 78 (Dec. 30, 2017)
ASU 98, @Stanford 93 (Dec. 30, 2016)
#4 Arizona 94, ASU 82 (Jan. 3, 2016)
@#8 Arizona 73, ASU 49 (Jan. 4, 2015)
Washington 76, ASU 65 (Jan. 2, 2014)
ASU 55, Utah 54 OT (Jan. 2, 2013)
@Arizona 68, ASU 51 (Dec. 31, 2011)
@Oregon State 80, ASU 58 (Dec. 30, 2010)
@UCLA 72, ASU 70 (Dec. 31, 2009)
ASU 90, @Stanford 60 (Jan. 2, 2009)
JAN. 9-11/OFF TO OREGON: ASU will travel to Oregon the second weekend of the season, the fourth time in the nine seasons of Pac-12 play it opens with three straight on the road. Since the league expanded to 12 teams, ASU has opened with three straight road league games in 2011-12, 2014-15, 2016-18 and now 2019-20. Last year in Corvallis ASU outlasted Oregon State (17-11; 9-7) at Gill Coliseum, 74-71, to clinch the second seed, the first-round bye and the season sweep of the Beavers in the next to last game of the regular season. It matched the best Pac-12 road halftime comeback in the past 13 seasons and sixth time last season the Sun Devils erased a halftime deficit to win. ASU also improved to 8-1 following a loss on the season.
ROAD HALFTIME COMEBACK DEFICIT (DOWN 7 OR MORE) PAST 13 SEASONS
(-14) @Georgia 47, #20 ASU 33/Dec. 15, 2018/# 20 ASU 76, @Georgia 74
(-12) @UNLV 37, ASU 25/Dec. 16, 2015/ASU 66, @UNLV 56
(-8) @Creighton 41, ASU 33/Dec. 2, 2015/ASU 79, @Creighton 77
(-7) @Oregon State 37, ASU 30/Mar. 3, 2019/ASU 74, @Oregon State 71
(-7) @San Diego State 32, ASU 25/Dec. 10, 2016/ASU 74, @San Diego State 63
(-7) @Stanford 35, ASU 28/Feb. 25, 2010/ASU 68, @Stanford 60
PAC-12 ROAD WINS: ASU's 5-4 Pac-12 road mark in 2018-19 was its best since the 2009-10 and 2008-09 teams each went 5-4 as well and matched ASU's best Pac-12 road mark in past 39 seasons. Bobby Hurley's fourth season was only ASU's sixth winning road record since it joined the Pac-10 in 1978-79. Ned Wulk's 1980-81 (8-1) and 1979-80 (7-2) set the bar, while Bill Frieder's 1994-95 Sweet Sixteen team also went 5-4.
SUN DEVIL WINNING ROAD RECORDS IN PAC-12
2018-19: 5-4 (12-6/2nd)
2009-10: 5-4 (12-6/2nd)
2008-09: 5-4 (11-7/T-3rd)
1994-95: 5-4 (12-6/3rd)
1980-81: 8-1 (16-2/2nd)
1979-80: 7-2 (15-3/2nd)
JAN. 16-18/HOSTING COLORAD AND UTAH: ASU will host Colorado (Jan. 16) and Utah (Jan. 18) in its first Pac-12 home games of the year. ASU is 6-1 vs. Colorado in Tempe (including a current six-game win streak). In 2017 Tra Holder was big-time clutch in the Colorado win, hitting two free throws to win the game. In 2018 ASU turned a 32-32 halftime game into an 80-66 win in front of 13,943 fans, while last year ASU was in control the whole way in an 83-61 win. ASU and Utah have split the season series the past two seasons, with each team winning on the road.
ASU VS. CU IN TEMPE PAC-12 ERA (6-1)
ASU 83, CU 61/Jan. 5, 2019
ASU 80, CU 66/Jan. 27, 2018
ASU 78, CU 77/Jan. 5, 2017
ASU 78, CU 72/Jan. 17, 2015
ASU 72, CU 51/Jan. 25, 2014
ASU 65, CU 56/Jan. 6, 2013
CU 63, ASU 49/Feb. 11, 2012
JAN. 25/TERRITORIAL CUP IN TEMPE: The Territorial Cup in Tempe takes place on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m.. ASU has topped the Wildcats in four of the past eight in Tempe and has 11 wins vs. Arizona in the past 12 seasons. The 69-66 double-overtime Sun Devil win over No. 2 Arizona (23-1 entering game) on Feb. 14, 2014, was the highest-ranked team the Sun Devils had topped at home – until it beat No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 22, 2018. Last season on Jan. 31 in Tempe, Remy Martin had 31 points and eight assists to lead ASU to a 95-88 overtime win over hot-shooting Arizona. ASU had five players in double digits, as Rob Edwards had 19 and Romello White had 13. ASU made 16-of-22 (.727) from the field in the second half to counter Arizona's 14-of-28 three-point shooting for the game. ASU outscored UA 12-5 in overtime and held the Wildcats to 0-of-4 field goals in the extra stanza as ASU scored the first seven points.
FEB. 6-8/HOSTING USC AND UCLA: Last year UCLA and USC didn't make the Tempe trip, but ASU topped the Bruins in Pauley Pavilion. Crazy stats on this series: ASU has won three straight over UCLA for the first time since 2002-03 seasons and has won 10 of past 11 vs. USC in Tempe.
PAST 11 ASU VS. USC GAMES IN TEMPE (ASU LEADS 10-1)
ASU 80, USC 77/Feb. 8, 2018
ASU 83, USC 82/Feb. 26, 2017
ASU 74, #23 USC 67/Feb. 12, 2016
ASU 64, USC 59/Feb. 22, 2015
ASU 98, USC 93 (OT)/Jan. 24, 2013
ASU 56, USC 52/Feb. 25, 2012
USC 63, ASU 61/Jan. 27, 2011
ASU 59, USC 54/Mar. 4, 2010
ASU 65, USC 53/Feb. 15, 2009
ASU 80, USC 66/Mar. 1, 2008
ASU 68, #22 USC 58/Feb. 18, 2007
FEB. 20-22/HOSTING UO AND OSU: ASU hosts Oregon and Oregon State in late February. ASU has a 10-game win streak over Oregon State in Tempe and is 11-7 vs. Oregon in Tempe since 2001 and has won six of the past 10 in Tempe in the series. In 2018 ASU came back from a 13-point deficit with 11 minutes left to go for a 77-75 victory over Oregon State in Tempe.
ASU'S 10-GAME WIN STREAK IN TEMPE OVER OSU
ASU 70, Oregon State 67/Jan. 17, 2019
ASU 77, Oregon State 75/Jan. 13, 2018
ASU 86, Oregon State 68/Jan. 28, 2016
ASU 73, Oregon State 55/Jan. 28, 2015
ASU 86, Oregon State 82 (OT)/Feb. 6, 2014
ASU 76, Oregon State 66/Jan. 14, 2012
ASU 80, Oregon State 66/Mar. 5, 2011
ASU 56, Oregon State 46/Feb. 11, 2010
ASU 69, Oregon State 38/Jan. 8, 2009
ASU 72, Oregon State 53/Jan. 5, 2008