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ASU kicks leading scorer BJ Freeman out of the program

Originally posted on Burn City Sports
By Tanner Tortorella | Last updated Feb 24, 2025 11:19 AM ET

Arizona State men’s basketball announced yesterday that senior guard BJ Freeman has been dismissed from the team because of multiple broken codes of conduct. Freeman had already been suspended for one game in February in a game against Oklahoma State, and now another incident has led to him leaving the program.

Head coach Bobby Hurley spoke postgame after the win over Kansas State about the decision to dismiss Freeman from the team.

Bobby Hurley’s explanation for why BJ Freeman is no longer with the program:

"It was just unfortunate that it came to this. He’s our leading scorer and a very productive player for us. It’s just we’ve had too many instances of either player or coach conduct with B.J., and he was… pic.twitter.com/L1p2PomXe8

— Blake Niemann (@Blakes_Take2) February 24, 2025

Freeman’s departure comes nine days after a rallying cry to Sun Devils fans where he said:

“We still here. Don’t give up on us yet. We’ve still got six games, then we’ve got a tournament. You guys gonna get a different change of basketball starting Tuesday.”

The quote becomes a parting message from Freeman, as he becomes the third ASU player to be dismissed from the year in the past three years, including Jose Perez and Marcus Bagley.

ASU, in its first game without Freeman, broke its six-game losing streak and had its best defensive performance of the season. Regardless, the Sun Devils will struggle to find consistent offense without their leading scorer, Freeman. Hurley will rely on senior guards Alston Mason and Adam Miller to pick up the production with their guard play for ASU to finish the season strong.

This article first appeared on Burn City Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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