Pac-12 power rankings: UA controls men's basketball landscape
Three weekends have already passed in Pac-12 men’s basketball, and it looks like 2014 could be another deep season for the conference.
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Three weekends have already passed in Pac-12 men’s basketball, and it looks like 2014 could be another deep season for the conference.
TUCSON — Even before the opening tip, it seemed certain the ASU men’s basketball team was in for a long Thursday night at No. 1 UA.
The 2013 ASU football season didn’t end up with a Rose Bowl berth, but it will still probably go down as one of the Sun Devils’ best seasons in program history.
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Shaquielle McKissic knew he had been slipping in the first several games of the season. The ASU senior forward wasn’t initially comfortable with his new role of coming off the bench but he knew he had to work even harder in practice in order to be a factor on the court again. That meant staying in the gym before and after practice to put in extra work. “I know hard work conquers all,” McKissic said. “(The coaches) told me what I did wrong and I basically went in there and got after it. I did a lot more listening than acting." After scoring 14 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in ASU’s last game against DePaul on Dec. 6, McKissic responded with another big game scoring 19 points as the Sun Devils (9-2) blasted Grambling 97-55 on Saturday. McKissic shot 6-of-8 from the field and went perfect on all three of his 3-point attempts. After going through a shooting slump the past several weeks, it was only a matter of time before McKissic rediscovered his touch. “The only time I could hit a three was on the gun,” McKissic said. “I would come into practice and they would be either long or short and I was just like, ‘Man, this is madness.’” McKissic’s breakout was just a shining example of what ASU coach Herb Sendek was proud of in his team after the win. “We have a very unselfish team,” Sendek said. “A team that is really easy to cheer for and enjoyable to coach because we never really have anybody who is conditionally in because of playing time. Guys just show up and keep working hard and root for their teammates.” ASU senior center Jordan Bachynski sees his teammates buying in. “I see improvement from everybody on our team,” Bachynski said. “There’s not one guy that hasn’t improved. That just shows how dedicated these guys are and hard work conquers all. If you’re not playing, don’t pout and go to work like what Shaq did.” The Tigers (0-4) challenged the Sun Devils throughout the first 15 minutes of the first half, tying the game four times and forcing 10 lead changes. But ASU knew it was much more talented than Grambling. After all, the Tigers haven’t won a game since March 3, 2012. The Sun Devils picked it up and thanks to a hot offense and lockdown defense, they ended the first half on an 18-0 run to go into halftime with a 52-28 lead. “Coach really got on us and told us that we really need to pick it up on the defensive end,” Bachynski said. “Once we started to pick it up on D, when started to guard the ball and play our defense, that’s when we were able to go on the run.” Bachynski, the nation’s leader in double-doubles, had 14 points and 14 rebounds. He has recorded a double-double in eight of the Sun Devils’ 10 games. ASU senior guard Jermaine Marshall added 16 points, shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 3-for-5 from beyond the perimeter. Redshirt sophomore guard Jahii Carson had 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and dished out six assists. Eleven of 14 Sun Devils who checked in scored a basket, including senior walk-on guard Jarett Upchurch, who scored his first two buckets of his career in the waning minutes of the game. ASU shot 63.5 percent from the field and held Grambling to 30.6 percent shooting. The Tigers’ backcourt of junior A’Torrie Shine, freshman Redmond Brown and junior Antwan Scott combined for 41 of Grambling’s 55 points. ASU’s next game is on Dec. 21 when it hosts Texas Tech. Sendek expects junior transfer forward Brandon Kearney to make his season debut then but hasn’t determined his place in the rotation yet. Reach the reporter at jnacion@asu.edu or follow him on Twitter @Josh_Nacion
For the first and only time in 2013, the No. 11 ASU football team didn’t leave Sun Devil Stadium with any feelings of elation on Saturday.
It’s amazing how much can change in one year. Three hundred fifty-nine days after the ASU men’s basketball team suffered an embarrassing 78-61 loss to DePaul at home, the Sun Devils (8-2) stormed into Chicago on Friday and turned the tables against the Blue Demons (4-4). ASU redshirt sophomore point guard Jahii Carson returned from his ankle injury and had 23 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Sun Devils blew out DePaul 78-56. The Sun Devils had a surprising performance from senior forward Shaquielle McKissic. After not playing in Sunday’s 60-57 loss to Miami (FL) at the Wooden Legacy, McKissic scored 14 points in 30 minutes and also grabbed 12 rebounds. ASU also had an improved effort from senior guard Jermaine Marshall, who dropped 20 points on 7-of-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds. ASU junior forward Jonathan Gilling added 12 points on four 3-pointers and dished out a game-high six assists. Senior center Jordan Bachynski had another quiet game on offense with just three points but still dominated in the paint by getting five rebounds and eight blocks. Carson came out with seven points in the first eight minutes of the game, which helped the Sun Devils jump out to a 14-5 lead to start the game. DePaul immediately answered with a 9-0 run to completely erase the deficit. The rest of the first half was close, but ASU went into halftime with a 28-25 lead. The first five minutes of the second half continued to be tightly contested, but the Sun Devils broke out with a 19-5 run to pull away. ASU outscored DePaul 50-31 in the close half. ASU shot 51 percent from the field and 44 percent from the 3-point line. Despite the blowout, DePaul still outrebounded ASU 42-41 and forced the Sun Devils to turn the ball over 13 times. The Blue Demons couldn’t get their shot going all night. The Sun Devils held DePaul to just under 30 percent from the field and the Blue Demons shot a horrid 2-for-17 from the perimeter. Just five of DePaul’s 19 field goals were assisted. While Carson played, the Blue Demons were without their leading scorer in senior guard Brandon Young because of an ankle injury. Freshman guard Billy Garrett, Jr., freshman center Tommy Hamilton IV and sophomore guard Durrell McDonald combined for 37 of DePaul’s 56 points. Because of finals week, the Sun Devils don’t play again until they host Grambling on Dec. 14. Reach the reporter at jnacion@asu.edu or follow him on Twitter @Josh_Nacion
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