Arizona–Arizona State men's basketball rivalry

Arizona–Arizona State men's basketball rivalry
  
Men's Basketball Regular Season History
First meeting December 13, 1913
First result Arizona, 41–17
Latest meeting February 17, 2016
Latest result Arizona, 99–61
Next meeting January 12, 2017 (@ Tucson)
Largest victory Arizona, 99–59 (Jan 28, 1988)
Current streak Arizona, 2
All-time series Arizona, 148–83
Men's basketball postseason history
Last meeting March 11, 2009
Last result ASU, 68–56
All-time postseason series 1–1
Men's Basketball National Success
NCAA Final Fours
  • Arizona – 4
  • Arizona State – 0

NCAA Tournament Championships

  • Arizona – 1 (1997)
  • Arizona State – 0

NCAA Tournament Appearances

  • Arizona – 32* (30)
  • Arizona State – 14* (13)

The Arizona–Arizona State men's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the University of Arizona Wildcats and the Arizona State University Sun Devils.

History

Arizona Arizona State
Location Tucson, Arizona Tempe, Arizona
Students 40,621 50,246
School Colors Cardinal & Blue Maroon & Gold
Mascot Wildcats Sun Devils

Regular Season Championships

  • Arizona - 27 (1932, 1933, 1936, 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1976, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2015) [1]
  • Arizona State - 8 (1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975)[2]

Conference Tournament Championships

  • Arizona - 5 (1988, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2015) [3]
  • Arizona State - 0 [4]

The rivalry dates to 1913, when the University of Arizona in Tucson played the Normal School of Arizona in Tempe – which later evolved into Arizona State University. Since becoming a University in December 5, 1958 ASU trails Arizona 54–68. Since both schools joined the Pac-10 conference in the 1978–79 season Arizona leads ASU 54–26. Since Lute Olson took over as head coach for the 1983-84 season Arizona leads ASU 53–15. In 2010 Arizona State beat Arizona at home for the third straight time in the McKale Center, the first time this feat had been achieved by the Sun Devils since the 1981-82 season; Arizona has a 36–10 record at Mckale Center. On February 7, 2015 Arizona State upset the #6 Ranked Wildcats for the second straight year in Tempe, Arizona Leads ASU 24-20 at Wells Fargo Arena.

Series history

Arizona leads the series 148–82, which includes an 80–29 start for Arizona from 1913 to 1958.

Game results

Arizona victoriesArizona State victoriesTie games

Football

Main article: Territorial Cup

The football rivalry is not as traditional as the basketball rivalry, as the modern series started in 1994. Arizona and Arizona State first played each other in football in 1899.

See also

References

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