Michelle Gardner
Arizona State Beat Writer at The Arizona Republic
Arizona State beat writer for the Arizona Republic. Florida transplant learned to love West Coast IG: mgardner_sports E-mail: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Michelle Gardner
There are no dates yet, but the Arizona State men's and women's basketball teams now know their Big 12 opponents for the coming season. The Big 12 announced the conference scheduling matrix for the 2025-26 men's and women's basketball seasons. Each school has a home-and-home series with three other conference foes, and faces the other 12 opponents once, with six games at home and six on the road, for an 18-game Big 12 schedule.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Michelle Gardner
Jeff Ayres (Pendergraph) stepped in front of the media at Weatherup Center for the first time in a while. He has been out of the Arizona State basketball program for 16 years and just wrapped a successful playing career overseas. Ayres had just gotten off the phone with ASU athletic director Graham Rossini, who informed him he was going to be part of the school's 2025 Hall of Fame class. The news was still sinking in.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Michelle Gardner
Arizona State's failure to land the top local football prospects has been documented. Head coach Kenny Dillingham and his staff have made progress, but they're still not where they want to be in that regard, despite coming off an 11-3 showing and a Big 12 championship. Dillingham said the staff is trying new strategies — not all of which he wanted to detail.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Michelle Gardner
Arizona State's 2026 recruiting class has 16 commitments, eight of which are from Texas. ASU's focus on Texas recruits is part of the Sun Devils' "Texas to Tempe" campaign. Even before Arizona State's move to the Big 12, coach Kenny Dillingham had started establishing a presence in Texas, one of the country's premier states when it comes to producing high school football talent.
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2 weeks ago |
azcentral.com | Michelle Gardner
Arizona State University transitioned to the Big 12 Conference for the 2024-25 season, fielding 24 sports. Football exceeded expectations, winning the Big 12 championship and reaching the College Football Playoff. Several programs fell short of expectations, including men's and women's basketball, which both finished near the bottom of the conference.
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