Final Status Of Arizona State Starter Revealed

TEMPE -- The Arizona State Sun Devils are closing successful connected playing 1 of nan astir anticipated games of nan 2025-26 play against nan top-ranked Arizona Wildats.

The Sun Devils aren't only looking to move to 2-2 successful Big 12 play, but are besides seeking a signature triumph aft seeing nan play flatline pinch a four-game losing streak that seeped into Big 12 play.

It appears arsenic if Arizona State will return a cardinal rotation subordinate for this crippled - pinch inferior defender Bryce Ford seemingly poised to travel backmost aft a two-game absence.

This is according to the subordinate readiness study that was posted soon anterior to nan commencement of nan crippled - arsenic mandated by nan Big 12.

Ford's Impact is Clear

The Toledo transportation came live early connected successful nan play pinch a 20-point capacity against Hawaii connected November 20, while besides pitching successful 18 points against Washington State connected November 25.

Ford's 38.8% three-point shooting people makes him 1 of nan astir reliable level spacers from wrong nan lineup, while besides adding much-needed extent to Hurley's rotation.

Head coach Bobby Hurley praised Ford for his activity ethic pursuing Saturday's triumph complete Kansas State - truthful there's nary concealed that nan Sun Devils will invited him backmost pinch unfastened arms.

"Bryce is specified a warrior, and conscionable feels truthful severely for him personally, because he wants to beryllium retired present truthful bad, for illustration he, he's, he's astir apt our hardest worker. Like nan full summer, ne'er missed a workout. And nan extremity of that Northern Arizona crippled really was, was, was a reliable business to onshore for illustration that, and truthful he's benignant of time to day, and we're conscionable gonna support getting him treatment, support hopefully he'll support progressing, and past we'll see."

Arizona State's Starting Lineup Remains Same

Hurley will return nan aforesaid starting portion that fans saw connected Saturday tonight, pinch Moe Odum, Anthony "Pig" Johnson, Santiago Trouet, Allen Mukeba, and Massamba Diop group to statesman nan crippled against Arizona's balanced unit.

Expect Johnson to beryllium a focal constituent successful nan violative onslaught tonight, arsenic nan elder is simply a relentless attacker and has nan expertise to get to nan statement connected a reliable basis. Also expect Diop to beryllium nan main driving unit connected nan protect broadside of nan ball, arsenic he will beryllium tested by nan Wildcats successful galore ways.

Arizona-Arizona State is group to extremity successful astir 5 minutes and is group to beryllium broadcast nationally connected FS1.

Read much connected why nan Arizona State men's hoops squad will transcend expectations successful nan 2025-26 season here, and connected why nan agleam early of nan shot programme isn’t dimmed by nan nonaccomplishment to Arizona here.

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