Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley is breaking new ground in recruiting for the Sun Devils, paths that have college basketball writers praising ASU’s potential in the 2024-25 college basketball season.
One writer even wrote that Hurley’s team could be a “dark horse” to win the Big 12 championship.
Who would have dreamed of this after the Sun Devils had a 14-18 overall record last season and just 8-12 in Pac-12 play?
But ASU’s recruiting class, which is currently ranked #4 in the country by 247 Sports (yes, in the country, not in the Big 12), Arizona State received a lot of praise in the off-season.
Can Hurley maintain his recruiting momentum and build something special at ASU next season?
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Austen Bundy wrote, “The Sun Devils, of course, have their work cut out for them against Big 12 bluebloods Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State and Houston. However, ASU’s combination of high-level talent and Hurley’s experience as a coach against former Pac- 12 strong Oregon, UCLA and Arizona could be enough to get the team to March Madness.
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Cole Amundson wrote: “Entering his first year in the Big 12, Bobby Hurley has excelled on the recruiting trail, putting together the 4th-best composite recruiting class in the country, according to 24/7 Sports, thanks to some masterful turnovers. Afterwards Calipari left for Arkansas, former Kentucky commit and five-star McDonald’s All-American Jayden Quaintance flipped his commitment to the Sun Devils instead of Louisville and Memphis, giving Hurley one of the country’s best pure transfer point guard prospects. four-star Josh Sanon from Arizona to Arizona State (college basketball rivalries, gotta love ’em!), likely due to Caleb Love’s announcement of his return to the Wildcats class – and that doesn’t include players like the four-star forward. stars Amier Ali and three-star point guard Bo Aldridge. It’s a highly anticipated season for the Sun Devils, and their work with the 2024 recruiting class has a lot to do with it.
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This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic: Arizona State basketball ‘underdog’, Big 12 championship contender
