Projecting Big 12 Record for Arizona State Basketball

Arizona State is now facing immense pressure to improve in year two as a member of the Big 12 conference after winning only four games in league play in 2024-25.

Bobby Hurley built up an incredibly talented roster heading into the season just to win 13 games over the course of the year - the lowest total in his time as head coach.

While the roster could be more compatible and deeper this season, the conference as a whole will almost surely be as strong if not even stronger than a year ago.

Without further ado, ASU on SI predicts how many conference victories that Hurley will secure in the final year of his contract.

Two-Play Matchups

Colorado Buffaloes: 2-0

Utah Utes: 1-1

Arizona Wildcats: 0-2

Colorado projects to be among the worst in the Big 12 again - don't be shocked if the Sun Devils secure a clean sweep. Utah could provide a pair of relatively evenly-matched battles, while Arizona has as high of a ceiling as anyone in the conference.

Home Matchups

Cincinnati Bearcats: 1-0

Kansas Jayhawks: 0-1

Kansas State Wildcats: 1-0

Oklahoma State Cowboys: 1-0

Texas Tech Red Raiders: 0-1

West Virginia Mountaineers: 0-1

The Sun Devils could be in store for another upset victory at home - Kansas and Texas Tech could be too talented for that to be a strong possibility, but Cincinnati appears to be one that is more attainable victory wise.

Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and West Virginia could all go either way - giving ASU the home court boost in two of them is reasonable.

Away Matchups

Baylor Bears: 0-1

Brigham Young Cougars: 0-1

UCF Knights: 1-0

Houston Cougars: 0-1

Iowa State Cyclones: 0-1

Texas Christian Horned Frogs: 1-0

The road schedule is absolutely brutal - BYU, Iowa State, Baylor, and Houston are all hostile environments, while all four programs are set to be likely NCAA Tournament squads come March.

TCU and UCF end up being a pair of victories that will suffice in this callous schedule.

Total Conference Record: 8-10

Whether this output is good enough to make a run for the 68-team tournament field or not is up for debate, but it would be incredibly encouraging to see a win increase from four to eight in year two in the Big 12.

Read more about how ASU athletics as a whole are excelling here.

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