Coach Bobby Hurley has announced the 2018-19 @SunDeviHoops non-conference schedule and it is shocking to no one it is tough, with plenty of away-from-home big-win opportunities along with the potential No. 1 team in the nation coming to town Dec. 22.
"I love it. It's always one of the highlights for me as I work with my staff on it," notes Coach Hurley, who will have taken his team to three SEC arenas in four years after next year. "The assistant coaches have input and feedback and Dave Cohen works with us, he certainly spends a lot of time on scheduling as well. It's very challenging to play three true road games -- versus two SEC opponents -- and to have a neutral site game against a projected top-10 team in Nevada. We have Kansas coming here. Mississippi State has a solid team coming back...a lot of exciting things for sure."
ASU was 8-22 in its previous 30 non-conference road games, but is now 4-1 under Coach Hurley with wins at San Diego State, UNLV, Creighton and No. 2 Kansas. It will visit San Francisco (Nov. 16), Georgia (Dec. 15) and Vanderbilt (Dec. 17) this season.
"We will continue to seek out the opportunity to compete against the best." Bobby Hurley
WHEN WAS LAST TIME ASU PLAYED THREE NON-CONFERENCE ROADIES? When you toss out neutral site tournaments and talk only true road games, the 2018-19 season will be just the third time since 1989-90 (also in 2010-11 and 2015-16 in Bobby Hurley's first year) that ASU will play three non-conference true road games.
SEASONS OF THREE NON-CONFERENCE ROAD GAMES (1978-79 TO PRESENT)
2018-19 (at San Francisco, at Georgia, at Vanderbilt)
2015-16 (at Creighton, Kentucky and UNLV)
2010-11 (at New Mexico, Baylor and Nevada)
1989-90 (at San Francisco, Northern Arizona and Kansas)
1982-83 (at DePaul, Ohio State and Kansas State)
1981-82 (at Kansas, Utah and Marquette)
1978-79 (at Purdue, Hawaii and San Diego State)
@SunDevilHoops 2018-19 OUT OF LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Cal State Fullerton
Friday, Nov. 9: McNeese State (MGM Grand Main Event Game at ASU)
Monday, Nov. 12: Long Beach State (MGM Grand Main Event Game at ASU)
Friday, Nov. 16: at San Francisco
Monday, Nov. 19: Mississippi State at T-Mobile Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 21: vs. St. Mary's/Utah State at T-Mobile Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 28: Nebraska-Omaha
Saturday, Dec. 1: Texas Southern
Friday, Dec. 7: vs. Nevada at STAPLES Center
Saturday, Dec. 15: at Georgia
Monday, Dec. 17: at Vanderbilt
Saturday, Dec. 22: Kansas
Saturday, Dec. 29: Princeton
"I love it. It's always one of the highlights for me as I work with my staff on it," notes Coach Hurley, who will have taken his team to three SEC arenas in four years after next year. "The assistant coaches have input and feedback and Dave Cohen works with us, he certainly spends a lot of time on scheduling as well. It's very challenging to play three true road games -- versus two SEC opponents -- and to have a neutral site game against a projected top-10 team in Nevada. We have Kansas coming here. Mississippi State has a solid team coming back...a lot of exciting things for sure."
ASU was 8-22 in its previous 30 non-conference road games, but is now 4-1 under Coach Hurley with wins at San Diego State, UNLV, Creighton and No. 2 Kansas. It will visit San Francisco (Nov. 16), Georgia (Dec. 15) and Vanderbilt (Dec. 17) this season.
"We will continue to seek out the opportunity to compete against the best." Bobby Hurley
WHEN WAS LAST TIME ASU PLAYED THREE NON-CONFERENCE ROADIES? When you toss out neutral site tournaments and talk only true road games, the 2018-19 season will be just the third time since 1989-90 (also in 2010-11 and 2015-16 in Bobby Hurley's first year) that ASU will play three non-conference true road games.
SEASONS OF THREE NON-CONFERENCE ROAD GAMES (1978-79 TO PRESENT)
2018-19 (at San Francisco, at Georgia, at Vanderbilt)
2015-16 (at Creighton, Kentucky and UNLV)
2010-11 (at New Mexico, Baylor and Nevada)
1989-90 (at San Francisco, Northern Arizona and Kansas)
1982-83 (at DePaul, Ohio State and Kansas State)
1981-82 (at Kansas, Utah and Marquette)
1978-79 (at Purdue, Hawaii and San Diego State)
@SunDevilHoops 2018-19 OUT OF LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Nov. 6: Cal State Fullerton
Friday, Nov. 9: McNeese State (MGM Grand Main Event Game at ASU)
Monday, Nov. 12: Long Beach State (MGM Grand Main Event Game at ASU)
Friday, Nov. 16: at San Francisco
Monday, Nov. 19: Mississippi State at T-Mobile Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 21: vs. St. Mary's/Utah State at T-Mobile Arena
Wednesday, Nov. 28: Nebraska-Omaha
Saturday, Dec. 1: Texas Southern
Friday, Dec. 7: vs. Nevada at STAPLES Center
Saturday, Dec. 15: at Georgia
Monday, Dec. 17: at Vanderbilt
Saturday, Dec. 22: Kansas
Saturday, Dec. 29: Princeton
