Zane Hopen, Author at Cronkite Sports

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils look to take advantage of rematch

by Zane Hopen - February 3, 2016

(Photo: Blake Benard/WCSN) Arizona State tips off their second go-around against the Washington Huskies tonight, who have dropped in the standings since their last meeting. The Sun Devils are coming off of a split series with the Oregon schools, dominating Oregon State 86-68, and losing to Oregon 91-74. Last time ASU and

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils snag a blowout win over a strong Oregon State team

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) “Great to be home.” Those were senior forward Willie Atwood’s first words following Arizona State's 86-68 victory over the Oregon State Beavers. Home was great to the Sun Devils, who had lost six of their first seven conference games and were looking to avoid losing their fourth straight game. The

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils blow out Oregon State

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Uncharacteristically, Arizona State shot out of the gates and buried the Oregon State Beavers early, getting the win 86-68. Senior forward Willie Atwood had 13 points and six rebounds for the Sun Devils, and freshman forward Tres Tinkle had 12 for the Beavers. ASU got off to a

ASU Men’s Basketball: Oregon State preview

by Zane Hopen - January 28, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) Trying to crawl back into Pac-12 contention, Arizona State looks to avoid its fourth straight loss, taking on the Oregon State Beavers in its eighth game of Pac-12 play. The Sun Devils are coming off a road trip in which they lost both games to the Bay Area schools

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils comeback falls short in Berkeley

by Zane Hopen - January 21, 2016January 21, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In another big comeback that came up short, the Arizona State Sun Devils fall to the California Golden Bears 75-70. Freshman forward Jaylen Brown finished with 17 points for Cal, and junior forward Savon Goodman had 13 for the Sun Devils. The teams combined to make four of their

ASU Men’s Basketball: California preview

by Zane Hopen - January 21, 2016

After only winning one of its first five conference games, Arizona State looks to dig themselves out of the hole in the first game of its Bay Area road trip against the California Golden Bears. The Sun Devils are coming off a close loss to the Washington Huskies, who found a way to

ASU Men’s Basketball: Simple things are keeping the Sun Devils from Pac-12 success

by Zane Hopen - January 20, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) What distinguishes good teams from great teams isn’t necessarily the talent or the coaching because early on, the Arizona State Sun Devils have shown that they have enough of both to be able to compete with nearly any team in the country. The crucial difference is how they

ASU Men’s Basketball: Sun Devils fall in close one against Huskies

by Zane Hopen - January 16, 2016

(Photo: WCSN/Scotty Bara) In a game where the Sun Devils couldn’t make a large enough run to take any sort of lead, Arizona State fell to the Washington Huskies 89-85 to split the home series with the Washington schools. Sophomore guard Kodi Justice had 17 points for ASU, and senior guard

ASU Men’s Basketball: Washington preview

by Zane Hopen - January 16, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) The Arizona State Sun Devils look to follow up their first Pac-12 victory of the season with their second straight as they take on the young Washington Huskies, who have won four of their last six games. Projected to finish 11th in the conference by the media in the

ASU Men’s Basketball: Justice explodes and Holder scores 20 points again in ASU’s first Pac-12 win over Washington State

by Zane Hopen - January 14, 2016January 14, 2016

(Photo: Scotty Bara/WCSN) In their fourth crack at getting their first Pac-12 victory, Bobby Hurley and the Arizona State Sun Devils got it done thanks to a flood of three-pointers in a 84-73 victory over Washington State. Sophomore guard Tra Holder finished with 20 points for ASU, and junior forward Josh