Best birthday gift ever!
Dream come true being able to call a series alongside my career idol and mentor Mike Parker (
@MEPOSU
). So thankful to the Bend Elks and Corvallis Knights for making this possible. A weekend I will never forget. 🎙️⚾️
Thomas Gilman in tears as he shakes his former coach Tom Brands' hand. Fellow former Hawkeye Spencer Lee leaps into his parents’ arms after pinning Gilman to win the Olympic Trials. What a match.
Kenny Dillingham on Oregon's offense:
"They're probably the best Oregon offense since the Chip Kelly era. Since the Mariota era. This is the best Oregon's been on offense in a long time and that's including me there last year."
Willie Bloomquist congratulated his former ASU coach Pat Murphy on his first game as Brewers full-time manager:
"If I were a free agent in the big leagues, I'd be fighting anybody I could to go play for him. He just means the world to me, and what a tremendous human and leader."
In honor of tonight being the final Pac-12 football game, here are Arizona State's best moments against every Pac-12 school.
Farewell to the Conference of Champions.
Bobby Hurley said earlier this week that he is rolling out "the red carpet treatment here at Arizona State for my brother." Dan Hurley discussed the benefits and potential Bobby has at ASU:
"You can see why he loves it here. You can see why he values his job here. I think when…
New ASU head swim and dive coach Herbie Behm made a statement regarding his hiring on Instagram.
As an ASU swimmer in 2010, he said during winter break him and his teammates had to sell raffle tickets in order to prevent the program from being cut. Now he is leading a national…
Hines Ward on why he took the wide receivers coach position at ASU:
“I was sitting at home on the couch debating if I wanted to continue coaching and stuff. My wife, of course, wanted me to stay at home and watch the Kardashians all day. Out of the blue, I get a call from coach…
Arizona State put together one of its best defensive performances in program history. The Sun Devils forced four turnovers and didn't allow Washington to score a single offensive touchdown.
At home.
Yet it still wasn't enough.
Kenny Dillingham knows ASU is on the cusp.
Nate Oats said he's done "a lot of reminiscing over the last week" about coaching in the Final Four and his journey here from his start as an assistant on Bobby Hurley's Buffalo staff.
"Bobby is the one that got me in this business. If it wasn't for Danny and Bobby, I wouldn't…
Willie Bloomquist on ASU's NIL needs:
"Kenny's done a great job trying to rally the valley and get people involved. It's going to be awfully hard for programs to be successful without it, and right now, we need help."
"We need some funds to be able to go get the players we need…
Postgame chat with the Reese's NABC All-Star Game MVP Jaelen House on his 16-point performance, the surrealness of returning to the place where his college career started, and the impact of his time at New Mexico.
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I just arrived back at the Phoenix airport and a taxi pulled up with an “Activate The Valley” sign on top.
The Kenny Dillingham effect is spreading.
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Kenny Dillingham called upon people to “stop with the negative” surrounding ASU just days after the NCAA announced mitigated Level 1 recruiting infractions for violations committed by the previous staff:
“Let’s stop with the negative, stop with the things in our past and what…
Kenny Dillingham on the evolvement of ASU’s in-state recruiting since his arrival in Tempe:
“It’s trending…This is a place that I take a lot of pride in. A fallback plan is not one of those prides. This is not a fallback plan for me. This was the plan, and we’re going to sign…
Former ASU guard DJ Horne on Bobby Hurley's influence on his basketball career:
"Coach Hurley was a big stepping stone in my journey. He definitely helped me open opportunities that I don't think I would've got if I didn't go to Arizona State."
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Kenny Dillingham on continuing to increase fan involvement:
“Hopefully, the more we win, the more people come out here and support…If we want to make Sun Devils for life, how do you get to an Ohio State fan? His son? His daughter? If they fall in love with coming to games,…
“Welcome to the rivalry big boy.”
Willie Bloomquist, with his arms stretched wide open, embraced true freshman Thomas Burns as he walked off the field after throwing 108 pitches over seven innings and giving up just one run in his gutsy pitching performance.
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Bobby Hurley provides a message to Sun Devil fans:
"Although we're not having a fantastic season, there are teams that are freaking brutal. They stink, and they've given up, and they don't compete. That's not what your team is doing."
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Bobby Hurley stormed into the press room and loudly repeated the words “I wish I could say how I really feel.”
He appeared very unhappy with the four technical fouls his players received in the second half of ASU's loss to UCLA.
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Richard Figueroa on what it took to win a national championship:
"A lot of sacrifice. I hate saying it, but I was gonna quit. Just like losing just wasn't for me...But if I was to quit, what am I going to tell kids later on? 'Oh, how did your wrestling career go?' 'Oh, I quit.'…
Kenny Dillingham said two of his former players at Oregon, Alex Forsyth and T.J. Bass, are offseason training in Tempe. This builds upon Dillingham's vision for ASU's attractiveness in college and beyond.
"I think that's something people overlook a little bit in the recruiting…
Former Oregon DB
@colemartin21
has transferred to ASU. Despite his father, Demetrice Martin, being a member of the Ducks staff, Cole decided to migrate south back to State 48, where he flourished into one of the most promising secondary prospects in his class at Basha HS.
ASU has multiple national finalists for the first time since 2011 when Sun Devils legends
@ARobles125
and
@BubbaJenkinsMMA
each took home the title to Tempe.
Kennedy Blades is an Olympian!🏅
The 20-year-old ASU student and Sunkist Kids wrestler has punched her ticket to Paris, fulfilling her childhood dream.
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Bobby Hurley announced on Instagram he will be returning to ASU for his fourth year. Hurley graduated from ASU in three years and was honored on Senior Day but has since had a change of heart.
“Ok I’m coming back I don’t want to find a job (I’m only 20).”
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Hines Ward on the impact he hopes to have on players at ASU:
“I wasn’t close with my father. So, I looked for my coaches to be role models and mentors in my life, and I want to be that blessing to these kids. It’s not just you do four years here. We have a relationship that…
Network TV debut 📺✅
Dream come true today getting to call Arizona State and Oregon State Wrestling on
@Pac12Network
with one of the best in the business
@lifeisgreatsut
! My forever thanks and gratitude to Daron, Chuck Krammer, and the entire Pac-12 crew.
Blessed beyond words!
Bobby Hurley concluded his presser by discussing how NIL fundraising is a higher priority than a new arena for the time being.
"Forget about DFA. I would love for it to be better for our fans...But number one on the list is fundraising and convincing people to donate to NIL."
"How many days in a row can we as a valley, as an ASU community, there's over 100,000 graduates...set a new record?"
The
@SunAngelNIL
signed up a record amount of members yesterday. Kenny Dillingham challenged people to keep the momentum of contributions going.
On a night when Andre Ethier threw out the first pitch, Willie Bloomquist called upon more ASU baseball alumni to show up and support the program:
"With how much we talk about the tradition and history of this place, it's great when those guys come around. I wish they would come…
Multiple fans fled Desert Financial Arena at halftime. Shortly into the second half, Bobby Hurley inserted his second unit, and the energy in the building immediately shifted.
“Our crowd is not that demanding. They ask for you to give maximum effort, and if they see you giving…
Kenny Dillingham on Mike Norvell and Flordia State's journey to national championship contention:
"When you get those rare opportunities in college football...to build it from scratch, the reward is so much greater because you know what you started with."
My one-on-one interview with Bobby Hurley on ASU hosting the Final Four, his impact on Nate Oats' coaching career, and supporting his brother Dan's quest to win back-to-back national titles.
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Kenny Dillingham said Cameron Skattebo has been one of his “top-3 MVPs of camp.” After the end of last season, Dillingham said he told
@camskattebo5
, “I don’t know if you're a Sunday guy.” Flash forward to a week and a half ago, Dillingham said, “I think you're a Sunday guy” due…
This longtime Bobby Hurley fan said she's been a fan since she was 11 years old. She recorded and watched all his games. On her 16th birthday, she got a Bobby Hurley jersey and today she got it signed.
"Today, my dream finally came true. I've been waiting 34 years for this day."
Willie Bloomquist said he is “confident” there would be an immediate change in ASU’s success if given the proper NIL resources:
“If we were able to land the guys that we've been after, that came right down between us and another school, and the only reason we lost them was that…
Kenny Dillingham on ASU’s team identity:
“Our kids are going to compete. I think that’s going to be the identity of our team. We’re not gonna quit. These guys we’ve signed love football...When you coach guys who love the game, it’s so fun to coach because you go out there, and…
Jake Smith ran an absolutely disgusting route against Keontez Bradley in 1-on-1s today.
Check out the full sights and sounds from ASU's Tuesday practice at the link below.
ASU’s Kaleb Larkin at just 20 years old, was on the brink of beating four-time national champion, Hodge Trophy winner and world silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis.
This kid is going to be one special Sun Devil.
@sportscronkite
ASU beach volleyball just got its biggest win in program history over No. 8 Cal in a two-and-a-half hour five-match thriller to stay alive in the Pac-12 tournament.
Kien Vu. What's new? 🤷♂️
His seventh home run in his last 11 games is done in grand 480-foot fashion. This kid is ridiculous ‼️
18-1, all Devils.
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Located 50 miles south of Phoenix Muni, ASU assistant coach Anthony Gilich prepared many former and active Sun Devils to succeed on the Division 1 stage and beyond.
More on the championship mindset Gilich brought from Central Arizona College to ASU:
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Tony-Louis Nkuba (
@Tonyn5x
) is the first official Sun Devil signee from the 2024 Class. Get to know the ball-hawking Texas three-star cornerback.
My first piece for
@SunDevilSource
Rylon Dillard-Allen (
@RyDillardAllen
), a coveted top-5 in-state 2025 prospect, became the Sun Devils highest-ranked in-state commit since 2017 when he announced this morning.
More on the Mountain Pointe phenom here:
ESPN’s Jay Williams said ASU’s curtain of distraction was one of the most unique fan encounters he’s ever had.
“Literally somebody behind the curtain was giving birth during the free throw, but a grown man came out.”
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Kenny Dillingham had a long shopping list this offseason, but there was one item critical to the Sun Devils' survival. Beef. Dillingham stocked up plenty of it over the winter with several 310-plus pound newcomers.
Story:
Kien Vu has taken the college baseball world by storm over the past month.
One reason for his dramatic rise can be traced back to a sports psychologist who altered his approach to the game in a mere 30-minute conversation.
My chat with the rising ASU star:
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Richard Figueroa becomes ASU's first national champion since Zahid Valencia in 2019. He joins Anthony Robles as the second Sun Devil national champion at 125 pounds.
Dan Hurley discussed the meaning of him and his brother Bobby now both having won back-to-back national championships and carrying on the legacy their Hall of Fame father, Bob Hurley Sr., began:
"My dad looks at me and looks at my brother and sees us coaching in college and…
THE DEVILS TAKE THE LEAD!
Down to its last out,
@_EthanMendoza
smacks a MASSIVE two-run base hit to put ASU on top for the first time tonight.
Bot 9 ASU 3 | UofA 2
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Hines Ward, a 14-year NFL veteran and Super Bowl MVP, chose to take on the challenge of coaching young college athletes at ASU. Not because it's easy but because it will be hard. It's a familiar story that has defined Ward's life.
More on Ward joining the Sun Devils staff here.
Jayden Quaintance's father in an interview with 247Sports:
"Arizona State, Arizona State it is. It was all coach Hurley. When I first talked to him we really clicked and then when Jayden got to talk to him they really clicked."
NEW THREADS 🔥
ASU Baseball kicks off its first of five games over the next six days tonight against Cal State Fullerton.
Don’t miss a beat
@DevilsDigest
Two-time ASU national champion Zahid Valencia is headed to the 86 KG finals, where he will face four-time national champion Aaron Brooks in a rematch of the 2023 U.S. Open final.
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Kenny Dillingham said Friday’s ASU spring game will look different than last year. In addition some to 11-on-11 action, there will be special teams and one-on-one competitions.
Dillingham thought the team got the majority of its work in and wants to showcase less-known players.
Bobby Hurley and his son
@treyhurley
will share the Desert Financial Arena floor for the final time tomorrow night as ASU takes on Arizona. The father-son Sun Devil duo reflected on their memorable shared experiences and time together.
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Adam Miller and Shawn Phillips Jr. each have overcome mounts of adversity beyond their control throughout their young lives. Yet, through the hard times, they’ve latched onto a tangible game that has helped them find light in the darkness.
More on their stories here.
Jordan Clark is an impeccable leader, a true class act who holds himself and those around him to the highest standard.
Through consistent adversity, Clark continued to buy in. He is a Sun Devil who will be remembered for much more than what he did on the field.
“Games come and go, but relationships last a lifetime.” 🦌🫶
Thank you so much to the entire
@BendBaseball
organization for this memorable summer of calling games for one of the most historic franchises in the WCL. I learned and grew in so many ways. Utterly blessed and…
A Woj bomb dropped for ASU this morning.
Five-star center Jayden Quaintance, the No. 8 prospect in the 2024 class, boosted the Sun Devils to their highest-ranked class ever.
More on ASU's highest-rated commit of all time.
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The father of Jayden Quaintance, ASU five-star 2024 center commit.
"We went out on the visit and it was right. Arizona State has a former teammate of Jayden's from Dream City Christian where he played as a freshman and Jayden is really familiar with the state of Arizona so it…
DJ Horne grinded for every opportunity he's earned in his college career. From mid-major Illinois State to getting ASU to the NCAA tournament to now a chance to lead his hometown N.C. State Wolfpack into the national championship game.
More on his remarkable journey here.
The significance of this victory for ASU:
- Snaps five game losing streak
- Quad 1 road win
- First road win of 2024
- Fifth straight win vs. Utah
- 44th halftime deficit comeback under Bobby Hurley
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Willie Bloomquist was asked about implementing Bobby Hurley’s strategy of capitalizing on his personal NIL:
“Bobby’s doing innovative things to create that and that’s what we’re going to have to do is put our heads together. It’s how we can solve this equation and be competitive…
Kenny Dillingham said he googled the swing and gate system former Utah offensive coordinator Jim Fassel used in 1976.
What started as a YouTube video transformed into the system that powered Arizona State to victory over UCLA.
Innovation at its finest.
ASU signs top-100 safety Kyan McDonald.
The three-star O'Dea High School product was sold on the Sun Devils after his O'Dea teammate and fellow ASU signee Jason Brown, among other players, praised the culture Kenny Dillingham and his staff are creating.
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ASU has been assessed eight technical fouls over its past three games. Yet, the Sun Devils still remain tied atop the Pac-12 standings.
The calming force amidst the anger: Frankie Collins
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Willie Bloomquist on his emotional state:
"I will refuse to ever give up on these guys. I believe in them, and maybe that's what makes this hurt a little bit for me or hurt a lot more maybe than normal.
"It's frustrating for me because I care. I want this program to do well,…
Former ASU guard Austin Nunez announced on his Instagram that he will be returning to Tempe after seeing limited action at Ole Miss this past season. During his true freshman campaign at ASU, Nunez averaged 16.3 minutes and 4.5 points per game.
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Nate Oats on the Hurley family legacy and the chance for Dan to win back-to-back national titles like his older brother Bobby did as a player:
"Obviously, Bobby's arguably the best point guard to ever play college basketball. An unbelievable leader, and he led his team to…
ASU 2024 tight-end signee Jayden Fortier responds to Baron Naone reopening his recruitment. Fortier is the No. 1 prospect in Oregon's 2024 class. Naone is the No. 1 recruit in the state's 2025 class.
They played against each other in HS and could potentially team up in Tempe.
Bryant Selebangue's energy is evident every time he touches the floor. From living in three countries to attending four colleges, Selebangue's passion is powered by the sacrifices of those who helped him pave his basketball path.
More on his journey here.
@SunDevilSource
Brown: "I just felt that it was a really good opportunity for a good education. I want to major in journalism and Arizona State has a really good journalism school. This is a good opportunity to be a part of a rebuild with a staff that believes in me."
I asked Frankie Collins, who celebrates his 22nd birthday today, how he feels he's mentally matured in his time at ASU.
His response: "I think I've matured a lot. Mentally, I'm at a level I've probably never been my whole life."
Arizona State signs explosive Texas three-star wideout Zechariah Sample (
@SampleZechariah
). Get to know the quick-footed Katy prospect.
You can find more profile videos like this one on every Sun Devil signee
@SunDevilSource
.
Willie Bloomquist appears emotionally distraught as ASU trails Utah 9-0, taking multiple deep breaths and exhaling several sighs while gazing frequently up to the sky and the stands.
Many members of ASU’s CWS title teams are in attendance.
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Utah finished 10 of its last 11 full baseball seasons with an overall record under .500. But in Gary Henderson's third season at the helm, the Utes are 21-10 and 7-5 in the Pac-12.
They lead 8-0 at ASU, which has tons of alumni in attendance on a night when the late Bobby…