Arizona State misses out on Koa Peat

Despite his fourth losing season in the past five years, Arizona State men's basketball coach Bobby Hurley kept his job.

One of the selling points of keeping Hurley around to fulfill the final year of his contract was his ability to retain — and attract — top players.

So far that is not going well.

Hurley lost five-star freshman shooting guard Joson Sanon to the transfer portal earlier this week, and on Wednesday he lost out on five-star class of 2025 recruit Koa Peat.

To add insult to injury, Peat committed to ASU's rival, the Arizona Wildcats. He made the announcement on the Pat McAfee Show.

Peat, a 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward, just finished his senior season at Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona — just 20 miles from ASU's campus in Tempe. Peat's brother, Keona, is a freshman offensive lineman on the Sun Devils' football team.

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