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Senior center Eric Boateng was a soccer player in England when he was spotted by a basketball coach that noticed he was 6-foot-3 at the age of 14. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Boateng finishing strong after long, unique journey

Attitude, team-centeredness and effort are the three words ASU coach Herb Sendek used to describe senior center Eric Boateng.

By Andrew Gruman | March 4, 2010

Senior Jerren Shipp has held every role in the ASU men’s basketball program. (Photo by Kyle Thompson)

Shipp comfortable juggling roles during Sun Devil career

Jerren Shipp has held every role in the ASU men's basketball program. From starter and go-to scorer to sporadically used reserve, the senior swingman has done it all without wasting one moment complaining.

By Andrew Gruman | March 4, 2010

5A Division I basketball semifinals at Wells Fargo Arena: North beats St. Mary's

ASU's Wells Fargo Arena hosts the 2010 Arizona 5A-I high school state championships, including the semi-final game between St. Mary's High School and North High School.

By Andy Suekoff | March 4, 2010

Sun Devils meet USC with better offensive output in mind

The ASU men’s basketball team never wants to go through the offensive struggle that it went through the last time it met the USC Trojans.

By Andrew Gruman | March 4, 2010

Commentary: Expand the NCAA Tournament

Why shouldn’t the NCAA tournament expand to include 96 teams?

By Nick Ruland | March 2, 2010

PICK AND ROLL: ASU junior guard Ty Abbott comes off of a screen set by senior center Eric Boateng during the Sun Devils’ 62-46 loss to California at Haas Pavilion on Saturday. (Photo by Anne Marie Schuler)

ASU Tourney hopes hanging by a thread

ASU still has a shot at gaining a share of the Pac-10 regular season title should it win both games and Cal loses to Stanford, but the Sun Devils aren’t counting on it.

By Kyle Glaser | March 2, 2010

OUT OF REACH: Junior center Markhuri Sanders-Frison leaps for a loose ball during California’s 62-46 win over ASU on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Ann Marie Schuler | The Daily Californian)

Un-Bear-Able: Second-half shooting woes sink Sun Devils at Cal, bury Pac-10 Championship hopes

The public address announcer at Haas Pavilion pretty much summed things up as the time ticked off the clock in Saturday afternoon’s first-place showdown.

By Andrew Gruman | February 28, 2010

Devil Dish

Every season it seems, usually before the “rodeo trip,” the Spurs make you want to write them off.

By Nick Ruland | February 28, 2010

Bring on the Bears: ASU men’s basketball rallies to beat Stanford

The ASU men’s basketball team’s back was up against the wall.

By Andrew Gruman | February 26, 2010

ASU focused on conference championship

The atmosphere around the ASU men’s basketball team is contagious.

By Andrew Gruman | February 24, 2010

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