Hurley Homecoming: Men's Basketball Set for Exhibition with Duke

Bobby Hurley will make his return to Cameron Indoor when Arizona State takes on Duke Oct. 27 at 4 PM MST.

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DURHAM - N.C. - Sun Devil Men's Basketball will experience one of college basketball's most iconic atmospheres when ASU travels to Durham to take on Duke in an exhibition game on Oct. 27 at 4 PM MST.

Arizona State Head Coach Bobby Hurley will make his return to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 27, as the Sun Devils will take on the Blue Devils in the 'Brotherhood Run' charity exhibition game. The game is scheduled to tip-off at 4 PM MST and will represent a reunion of Duke Men's Basketball national champions with Bobby Hurley and Jon Scheyer leading their respective squads. All proceeds from the event will benefit Duke Children's Hospital.

"We are excited about the Brotherhood Run, playing Arizona State for a charity exhibition game. This is the first time we've done something like this," Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer told GoDuke.com. "Duke Children's Hospital has been a great partner to our program for a long time, starting with Coach K, and to keep that relationship going means a lot to me and to our program. We couldn't be more excited to partner with them to raise funds and awareness for all the incredible work they are doing."

"I'm grateful to Jon Scheyer and Duke Basketball for working with Arizona State Basketball to make this exhibition game a reality," Hurley remarked. "It will be special for me to return to Cameron Indoor. Our team is excited for the opportunity to compete against a storied basketball program prior to embarking on our regular season schedule. The collaboration between Duke and Arizona State to put together this charity exhibition game supporting Duke Children's Hospital is very meaningful to both programs."

Duke Legend
Bobby Hurley was inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011 and is part of a select group to have their jersey retired in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The #11 jersey was hung in the rafters by Duke on Feb. 28, 1993. While a Blue Devil, he broke the NCAA men's basketball record for career assists with 1,076 and sparked the Blue Devils to a four-year record of 119-26 (.821) with three Final Four appearances and back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992. In addition to his record-breaking assists, he was named the 1992 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in addition to being a two-time All-America selection (1992, 1993). He finished his illustrious Duke career with 1,731 points, 306 rebounds and 202 steals from 1989-93.

"I've always had a ton of respect and admiration for Bobby Hurley," Scheyer added. "He's one of the all-time great players to ever play college basketball, let alone Duke. His 1991 team was the team that won our first national championship, and his 1992 team was the team where I fell in love with Duke and fell in love with college basketball. The records, the national championships and wins speak for themselves, but to me it's the tenacity that he played with, the incredible competitiveness and toughness, and coming through in the big-time moments. It's an honor to play this game and celebrate Bobby at Duke. It's also a great opportunity for both teams to compete at a high level before the season starts."

The matchup
Arizona State and Duke have met on one previous occasion, a 64-53 Blue Devils' victory at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 25, 2009 in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Guards Derek Glasser and Trent Lockett led the way with 13 points each for the Sun Devils, with forward Rihards Kuksiks adding 12 of his own.

How to follow
The broadcast of Sun Devil Men's Basketball's game on Sunday will air on ACC Network when they take on Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium, scheduled for a 4 PM MST tip-off with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Cory Alexander (analyst) on the call. Make sure to listen to Tim Healey and Kyle Dodd on ESPN 620 AM (KTAR). The action can also be tracked via live stats available here.

Ace up our sleeve
Since gaining eligibility midway through last season due to his status as a two-time transfer, redshirt senior guard Adam Miller emerged for the Sun Devils. He scored at least 12 points in nine of his last ten games, averaging 13.9 points during that span. He shot an efficient 49-for-103 (47.6%) from the field and 24-for-30 (80%) from the free throw line. Miller is the leading returning scorer for Arizona State.

Phenomenal freshman
Head Coach Bobby Hurley put together a Top-10 recruiting class, the highest in program history. It was ranked No. 9 by 247 Sports and No. 8 by Rivals and features a five-star recruit alongside two high four-star prospects.

F Jayden Quaintance

The highest-rated recruit to ever sign with Arizona State.
Ranked as the No. 9 overall prospect in the entire class of 2024 and the No. 2 center prospect by 247 Sports
Rivals tabbed him as the No. 8 overall prospect and No. 1 center in the 2024 class
Consensus five-star recruit and No. 1 prospect out of the state of North Carolina among all the major recruiting services
2024 McDonald's All-American

G Joson Sanon

Third-highest ranked recruit to ever sign with Arizona State according to 247 Sports, trailing only Jayden Quaintance and Josh Christopher
Ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect in the entire class of 2024 and the No. 5 shooting guard prospect by 247 Sports
Identified as the No. 26 overall player and No. 8 shooting guard in the nation by Rivals
ESPN lists him as the No. 23 overall prospect in their Top-100 and the No. 6 shooting guard in the class of 2024

G/F Amier Ali

11th-highest ranked recruit to ever sign with Arizona State according to 247 Sports
ESPN lists him at No. 54 in their Top-100 prospect rankings
- No. 15 small forward prospect in the nation
- No. 3 prospect in the state of Arizona
No. 98 overall prospect in the nation according to 247 Sports
- No. 21 small forward prospect in the country
- No. 5 prospect in the state of Arizona
Tabbed by Rivals as the No. 104 overall prospect and No. 27 small forward in the class of 2024

Impact transfers
A five-man transfer class immediately bolstered the Sun Devil Men's Basketball roster. It is one of the premier transfer classes in program history. BJ Freeman, Alston Mason, and Basheer Jihad join the fold after leading their teams in scoring a season ago. Brandon Gardner and Austin Nunez return to Arizona State after making strong connections with the connections in their previous recruitment process.

F Brandon Gardner, USC
G/F BJ Freeman, UW Milwaukee
G Alston Mason, Missouri State
F Basheer Jihad, Ball State
G Austin Nunez, Ole Miss

Youth movement
Arizona State freshman forward Jayden Quaintance enters the 2024-25 season as the youngest player in college basketball. He is over six months younger than the second-youngest on the list, which is Duke's Cooper Flagg. Sunday's matchup features three of the five youngest players in college basketball.

Name	School	Birthdate
Jayden Quaintance	Arizona State	7/11/2007
Cooper Flagg	Duke	12/21/2006
Colt Langdon	Butler	11/XX/2006
Bryce Heard	NC State	10/8/2006
Khaman Maluach	Duke	9/14/2006

Family ties
The Sun Devil Men's Basketball roster features several connections through bloodline. Head Coach Bobby Hurley's son, Bobby Hurley, is a senior guard on the team. Senior guard Alston Mason's father, Alton Mason, played at Arizona State from 1998-2001. Senior guard Jordan Williams cousin is legendary Sun Devil guard James Harden.

Career notes
- Adam Miller enters the season with 913 points, only 87 points shy of 1,000 in his career
- Alston Mason enters the season with 198 assists, only 2 assists shy of 200 in his career
- Basheer Jihad has played in 91 games in his career, the most of any Sun Devil. He is nine games played away from reaching 100 in his career

Career games played (total | @ ASU)
Sun Devils have a combined 613 games of experience at the Division I Level (Includes previous school). ASU has eight players with over 40 games of experience at the Division I level.

Don't count us out
Arizona State has come back to win a game when trailing at halftime 44 times during the Bobby Hurley era and five times last season, three of which came on the road. Since 2015-16, the Sun Devils are Top-25 in the nation with their 44 halftime comeback victories.

The Hurley Era
Bobby Hurley has won 155 games at ASU and is only the third coach in program history to reach the mark.

Career wins at ASU
406, Ned Wulk (1957-82)
159, Herb Sendek (2006-15)
155, Bobby Hurley (2015-present)

About those Sun Devil wins
Coach Hurley has notched 155 wins at Arizona State and has done it while scheduling aggressively and not being afraid to play on the road. He has won 98 games in Arizona, but also has won at least five games in California (14), Nevada (12), Oregon (six) and Washington (five). Four wins have taken place in Utah, three in New York, and two in Colorado, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Single wins have taken place in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey and Texas.

Milestone watch
Hurley has 197 wins in his career between Arizona State and Buffalo and sits just three wins shy of 200 as he gets ready to coach his 12th season at the Division I level.

Roster snapshot (numerical)
#0 Brandon Gardner (Redshirt Freshman/Forward/USC/Waynesboro, GA)
#1 Alston Mason (Senior/Guard/Missouri State/Phoenix, AZ)
#2 Austin Nunez (Junior/Guard/Ole Miss/Garden Ridge, TX)
#3 Joson Sanon (Freshman/Guard/Saxton Rivers, VT)
#5 Amier Ali (Freshman/Guard/Forward/Little Elm, TX)
#6 Connor Braun (Graduate/Forward/Northeastern/Tempe, AZ)
#8 Basheer Jihad (Senior/Forward/Ball State/Detroit, MI)
#9 Shawn Phillips Jr. (Junior/Center/Dayton, OH)
#10 BJ Freeman (Senior/Guard & Forward/UW Milwaukee/Selma, NC)
#11 Bobby Hurley (Senior/Guard/Scottsdale, AZ)
#14 Chianti Clay (Senior/Guard/University of Fort Lauderdale/Milwaukee, WI)
#21 Jayden Quaintance (Freshman/Forward/Raleigh, NC)
#22 Quentin McCoy (Freshman/Guard/Chicago, IL)
#25 Jordan Williams (Senior/Guard/Los Angeles, CA)
#33 Brycen Long (Graduate/Guard/Gilbert, AZ)
#44 Adam Miller (Redshirt Senior/Guard/Peoria, IL)
5 returners; 7 transfers; 4 incoming freshman

Constant competition
Head Coach Bobby Hurley and his staff have once again constructed an extremely challenging slate that sees Arizona State hosting winning programs and taking on strong competition away from home. The 11-game schedule features seven contests away from home and four at Desert Financial Arena in addition to a highly-anticipated Exhibition matchup with Duke prior to the season on Oct. 27. ASU will take on 2024 NCAA Tournament participants Gonzaga, Grand Canyon, New Mexico, and Florida with a showdown against St. Mary's possible as well.

2024-25 Arizona State Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
Oct. 27 - at Duke (Brotherhood Run Exhibition; Cameron Indoor Stadium)*
Nov. 5 - vs. Idaho State (Home/Regular Season Opener; Desert Financial Arena)
Nov. 8 - Santa Clara (Lee's Family Forum; Las Vegas, NV)
Nov. 10 - at Gonzaga (McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, WA)
Nov. 14 - Grand Canyon (Hall of Fame Series; Footprint Center in Phoenix)
Nov. 17 - vs. St. Thomas (Desert Financial Arena)
Nov. 20 - vs. Cal Poly (Desert Financial Arena)
Nov. 28 - New Mexico (Acrisure Classic; Palm Springs, CA)
Nov. 29 - St. Mary's or USC (Acrisure Classic; Palm Springs, CA)
Dec. 3 - vs. San Diego (Desert Financial Arena)
Dec. 14 - Florida (Holiday Hoopsgiving; Atlanta, GA)
Dec. 21 - UMass (Basketball Hall of Fame Classic; Springfield, MA)
*Exhibition contest

Arizona State makes the transition to the Big 12 Conference and have six conference games scheduled against preseason Top-25 competition. Four of the preseason Top-10 teams (Iowa State, Houston, Baylor, Arizona) will all come to Desert Financial Arena. Of their 20 league games, 15 will come against opponents that made the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

2024-25 Sun Devil Men's Basketball Big 12 schedule
Dec. 31 (Tues.) - at BYU
Jan. 4 (Sat.) - vs. Colorado
Jan. 8 (Wed.) - at Kansas
Jan. 11 (Sat.) - vs. Baylor
Jan. 14 (Tues.) - vs. UCF
Jan. 18 (Sat.) - at Cincinnati
Jan. 21 (Tues.) - at West Virginia
Jan. 25 (Sat.) - vs. Iowa State
Jan. 28 (Tues.) - at Colorado
Feb. 1 (Sat.) - vs. Arizona
Feb. 4 (Tues.) - vs. Kansas State
Feb. 9 (Sun.) - at Oklahoma State
Feb. 12 (Wed.) - at Texas Tech
Feb. 15 (Sat.) - vs. TCU
Feb. 18 (Tues.) - vs. Houston
Feb. 23 (Sat.) - at Kansas State
Feb. 26 (Wed.) - vs. BYU
March 1 (Sat.) - at Utah
March 4 (Tues.) - at Arizona
March 8 (Sat.) - vs. Texas Tech

Big 12 teams in Preseason AP Top-25
1. Kansas (Jan. 8 road game)
4. Houston (Feb. 18 home game)
5. Iowa State (Jan. 25 home game)
8. Baylor (Jan. 11 home game)
10. Arizona (Feb. 2 home game; March 4 road game)
20. Cincinnati (Jan. 18 road game)

Big 12 teams in USA Today Top-25
1. Kansas (Jan. 8 road game)
4. Houston (Feb. 18 home game)
6. Iowa State (Jan. 25 home game)
8. Baylor (Jan. 11 home game)
9. Arizona (Feb. 2 home game; March 4 road game)
20. Cincinnati (Jan. 18 road game)

Big 12 matchups
Arizona (1 road; 1 home game)
Baylor (1 home game)
BYU (1 road; 1 home game)
Cincinnati (1 road game)
Colorado (1 road; 1 home game)
Houston (1 home game)
Iowa State (1 home game)
Kansas (1 road game)
Kansas State (1 road; 1 home game)
Oklahoma State (1 road game)
TCU (1 home game)
Texas Tech (1 road; 1 home game)
UCF (1 home game)
Utah (1 road game)
West Virginia (1 road game)

Season tickets
Season tickets are available starting at just $180. Season tickets include all regular season home games in Desert Financial Arena.
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Mini plans
6-game mini plans are available starting at just $150. Fans can choose any 6 home games to include in their plan.
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Single-game tickets
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Here to stay
The Arizona State Board of Regents announced in March of 2023 that Sun Devil Men's Basketball Head Coach Bobby Hurley has agreed to an extension that will keep him with the program through the 2026 season.

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