Here's the press release:
Sun Devil Athletics will host a men's basketball "Fan Conference" with new head coach Bobby Hurley on Thursday, June 18, from 6-7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena.
Coach Hurley will take questions from the fans "media style" ranging from summer preparation, his first two-plus months on the job and anything else any Sun Devil wants to ask (just remember he can't talk specifics on recruiting per NCAA policy).
Also on hand to take questions will be seniors Eric Jacobsen and Gerry Blakes.
Parking is available in both the Stadium Structure west of the arena and Packard Structure east of the arena.
Please enter through the west tunnel and make your way to the north side stands.
Sun Devil ticket representatives will be available, giving you the opportunity to ask questions and renew your season tickets during the event.
Please call 480-965-5333 with questions regarding your season tickets or the Fan Press Conference.
ERIC JACOBSEN NOTES: Jacobsen enters his senior season with 98 games played (50 starts). He doesn't take a lot of shots, but when he does, he makes them. The Chandler, Ariz., product shot .626 from the field (102-of-163) last season, the fourth-best season mark in Sun Devil history. Jacobsen averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds last year in 34 games after averaging 8.8 minutes, 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in his first two seasons. He will enter his senior season with 98 games played and a career .576 shooter (148-of-257).
SUN DEVIL SINGLE SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE1. 66.5, Eric Boateng, 2010 (117-176)
2. 66.0, Jeff Pendergraph, 2009 (198-300)
3. 63.0, Trent Edwards, 1989 (208-330)
4. 62.6, Eric Jacobsen, 2015 (102-163)
5. 60.9, Kurt Nimphius, 1980 (185-304)
GERRY BLAKES NOTES: Blakes, who played played in all 34 games and started in 33, put together a solid first season after transferring from San Bernardino Valley College. He averaged 11.1 points (third on team), 4.2 rebounds and had 60 assists (second on the team). He also shot .822 from the free throw line (.822).
Remember when @GeBlakes had 17 points in a 5:23 minutes span in Seattle?http://t.co/YCI9N1e1wp pic.twitter.com/fOI7U4kMil
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) June 12, 2015
Blakes was coached in junior college by Sun Devil Quincy Brewer (B.S., Social Work, 1997), who was a four-year lettermen who played in 82 games in his career from 1993-97. Brewer was the team’s second-leading rebounder (5.3 per game) in 1994-95 during ASU’s Sweet Sixteen run and 24-9 record. He started in 24 games and played in all 33 that year, averaging 6.7 points per game.
ABOUT THAT SUN DEVIL HOME RECORD: ASU has gone 47-8 (.854) at home the past three seasons, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12...ASU’s 21-6 (.778) Pac-12 home mark is tied with Oregon for third in the league in that time, behind only Arizona (25-2) and UCLA (23-4)...ASU posted one of the best home seasons in 40-year history of Wells Fargo Arena in 2013-14, as ASU finished 16-1 on Ned Wulk Court and won eight straight Pac-12 home games after dropping its league opener...ASU is 49-8 in past 57 home games, including three wins over Arizona in that time frame...ASU is 23-3 in past 26 homes games and 31-4 in past 35.
SPARKY BEATS LEAGUE CHAMPS: ASU is the only team to beat the Pac-12 champions in each of the past three seasons. ASU and Oregon State beat Arizona last season (16-2). In 2013-14 only California, Oregon and ASU beat the Wildcats (15-3). In 2012-13, UCLA won the league at 13-5, with losses at WSU, at Cal, at Oregon, at ASU and to USC in Pauley Pavilion. The Pac-12 champions are 44-10 in the past three seasons, and ASU is the only team to have three of the wins.
Sun Devil Athletics will host a men's basketball "Fan Conference" with new head coach Bobby Hurley on Thursday, June 18, from 6-7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena.
Coach Hurley will take questions from the fans "media style" ranging from summer preparation, his first two-plus months on the job and anything else any Sun Devil wants to ask (just remember he can't talk specifics on recruiting per NCAA policy).
Also on hand to take questions will be seniors Eric Jacobsen and Gerry Blakes.
Parking is available in both the Stadium Structure west of the arena and Packard Structure east of the arena.
Please enter through the west tunnel and make your way to the north side stands.
Sun Devil ticket representatives will be available, giving you the opportunity to ask questions and renew your season tickets during the event.
Please call 480-965-5333 with questions regarding your season tickets or the Fan Press Conference.
ERIC JACOBSEN NOTES: Jacobsen enters his senior season with 98 games played (50 starts). He doesn't take a lot of shots, but when he does, he makes them. The Chandler, Ariz., product shot .626 from the field (102-of-163) last season, the fourth-best season mark in Sun Devil history. Jacobsen averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds last year in 34 games after averaging 8.8 minutes, 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in his first two seasons. He will enter his senior season with 98 games played and a career .576 shooter (148-of-257).
SUN DEVIL SINGLE SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE1. 66.5, Eric Boateng, 2010 (117-176)
2. 66.0, Jeff Pendergraph, 2009 (198-300)
3. 63.0, Trent Edwards, 1989 (208-330)
4. 62.6, Eric Jacobsen, 2015 (102-163)
5. 60.9, Kurt Nimphius, 1980 (185-304)
GERRY BLAKES NOTES: Blakes, who played played in all 34 games and started in 33, put together a solid first season after transferring from San Bernardino Valley College. He averaged 11.1 points (third on team), 4.2 rebounds and had 60 assists (second on the team). He also shot .822 from the free throw line (.822).
Remember when @GeBlakes had 17 points in a 5:23 minutes span in Seattle?http://t.co/YCI9N1e1wp pic.twitter.com/fOI7U4kMil
— Sun Devil MBB (@SunDevilHoops) June 12, 2015
Blakes was coached in junior college by Sun Devil Quincy Brewer (B.S., Social Work, 1997), who was a four-year lettermen who played in 82 games in his career from 1993-97. Brewer was the team’s second-leading rebounder (5.3 per game) in 1994-95 during ASU’s Sweet Sixteen run and 24-9 record. He started in 24 games and played in all 33 that year, averaging 6.7 points per game.
ABOUT THAT SUN DEVIL HOME RECORD: ASU has gone 47-8 (.854) at home the past three seasons, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12...ASU’s 21-6 (.778) Pac-12 home mark is tied with Oregon for third in the league in that time, behind only Arizona (25-2) and UCLA (23-4)...ASU posted one of the best home seasons in 40-year history of Wells Fargo Arena in 2013-14, as ASU finished 16-1 on Ned Wulk Court and won eight straight Pac-12 home games after dropping its league opener...ASU is 49-8 in past 57 home games, including three wins over Arizona in that time frame...ASU is 23-3 in past 26 homes games and 31-4 in past 35.
SPARKY BEATS LEAGUE CHAMPS: ASU is the only team to beat the Pac-12 champions in each of the past three seasons. ASU and Oregon State beat Arizona last season (16-2). In 2013-14 only California, Oregon and ASU beat the Wildcats (15-3). In 2012-13, UCLA won the league at 13-5, with losses at WSU, at Cal, at Oregon, at ASU and to USC in Pauley Pavilion. The Pac-12 champions are 44-10 in the past three seasons, and ASU is the only team to have three of the wins.
