Season tickets, which start as low as $69, are currently on sale for the upcoming 2023-24 season, a campaign in which the Sun Devils will play 17 home games: eight non-conference and nine Pac-12 contests. The Sun Devils, who will open the season on Mon., Nov. 6 at home vs. UTSA, will commence Pac-12 play – at home vs. Arizona on Dec. 17 – while still in the midst of playing their non-conference schedule. ASU’s non-conference slate will conclude on Dec. 30 at home vs. Santa Clara.
Below is an opponent-by-opponent breakdown of ASU’s 2023 non-conference slate.
MON., NOV. 6
VS. UTSA (13-19, 9-11/6TH IN C-USA IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
ASU has won its five prior contests vs. UTSA, most recently 68-44 in round one of the Sun Devil Classic in 2021 in Tempe. The last four meetings have been in Tempe after ASU took the first game 70-35 at UTSA on December 19, 1999.
FRI., NOV. 10
VS. MONTANA STATE (20-11, 13-5/TIED FOR 1ST IN BIG SKY IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
ASU’s 79-64 win at Montana State last November represented ASU’s fifth success vs. Montana State in as many games. Tyi Skinner (game-high 24 points), Treasure Hunt (19 points) and Jaddan Simmons (15 points) combined for 58 points in the win. ASU raced out to a 20-0 lead in the first meeting between the two schools since 1993.
MON., NOV. 13
VS. SAN FRANCISCO (19-13, 9-9/TIED FOR 4TH IN WCC/WNIT FIRST ROUND IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
ASU will take on San Francisco for the first time since December of 1985. The Sun Devils have come out in top in the two previous meetings, both on a neutral floor: 68-56 in the Northern Lights Tournament (Anchorage, Alaska) in 1982 and 80-66 at the 7-up Desert Classic (Las Vegas) in 1985.
THURS., NOV. 16
AT GRAMBLING STATE (10-20, 9-9/8TH IN SWAC IN 2022-23) • GRAMBLING, LA.
ASU will travel to Grambling, La., for its first road game of 2023-24 at Grambling State. The game is part of the Pac-12-SWAC Legacy Series. Announced in Sept. 2021, the allyship between the Pac-12 and SWAC was the first series of its kind as it pertained to scheduling between Autonomy 5 and HBCU leagues. Each of last year’s games featured programming with emphasis on raising awareness for anti-racism and social justice initiatives. A critical component of the Legacy Series is ongoing educational opportunities for student-athletes featuring community leaders and expert Conference alumni. Last season, ASU defeated Grambling State 62-49 in Tempe. Prior to last season, ASU won the only prior meeting 89-51 in 2003 in Tempe.
SUN., NOV. 19
VS. IDAHO STATE (11-19, 6-12/8TH IN BIG SKY IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
ASU has won all four of its previous meetings vs. Idaho State. All four games have taken place in Tempe with the most recent meeting taking place in December of 2019 when the Sun Devils had to go to overtime to beat Idaho State, 74-69.
PARADISE JAM • NOV. 23-25 • ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
THURS., NOV. 23
VS. TEXAS (26-10, 14-4/TIED FOR 1ST IN BIG 12/NCAA SECOND ROUND IN 2022-23)
Texas won a share of the Big 12 regular season championship and lost in the final of the Big 12 Tournament before going on to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. ASU will be looking for its first win vs. Texas in what will be the sixth all-time meeting. The most recent contest came in the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The host Longhorns came out on top 85-65.
FRI., NOV. 24
VS. SOUTH FLORIDA (27-7, 15-1/1ST IN AAC/NCAA SECOND ROUND IN 2022-23)
USF will return three starters from last season’s squad that won the AAC regular-season championship for the second time in program history and the second time in the past three years and advanced to the second round of NCAAs. ASU won the only prior meeting, 74-39 in 2000 in Tempe.
SAT., NOV. 25
VS. HIGH POINT (17-15, 13-5/2ND IN BIG SOUTH/WNIT FIRST ROUND IN 2022-23)
The Panthers earned an automatic WNIT bid last season after finishing as the runner-up in Big South regular season play with a 13-5 record and an appearance in the conference tournament championship. This will be the first meeting between ASU and High Point.
BRIANN JANUARY CLASSIC • DEC. 1-2 • TEMPE
FRI., DEC. 1
VS. PACIFIC (15-17, 8-10/6TH IN WCC IN 2022-23)
Despite the relative proximity of the two schools, this will only be the third all-time meeting between ASU and Pacific. The Tigers ended ASU’s 2011-12 season after a 77-62 win at home in the first round of the 2012 postseason WNIT.
SAT., DEC. 2
VS. XAVIER (7-20, 0-20/11TH IN BIG EAST IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
This will be the third all-time meeting between ASU and Xavier. ASU won 75-57 in 2008 in Tempe and Xavier returned the favor with a 59-46 win in 2010 in Cincinnati.
FRI., DEC. 8
VS. GRAND CANYON (21-10, 12-6/4TH IN WAC IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
ASU improved to 3-0 first its in-state foe following last year’s 80-72 win at GCU. ASU set a school record for most points in a quarter (35). Tyi Skinner scored a game-high 29 points while Jaddan Simmons had 14 in helping the Sun Devils come back from an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit.
JERRY COLANGELO’S 2023 HALL OF FAME SERIES • PHOENIX, ARIZ. (FOOTPRINT CENTER)
WED., DEC. 20
VS. FRESNO STATE (10-22, 3-15/TIED FOR 9TH IN MWC IN 2022-23)
ASU has won all four of the prior meetings by double-digit margins with the most recent of those contests coming in 2018 when the Sun Devils came out on top 68-52 in Tempe. This will be the first time the two schools will meet in a neutral floor as each team hosted two of the prior four games. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THIS GAME.
SAT., DEC. 30
VS. SANTA CLARA (15-17, 6-12/TIED FOR 7TH IN WCC IN 2022-23) • TEMPE
This will be the first all-time meeting between ASU and Santa Clara.
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