The lowdown
2000-01 record: 13-16; 5-13 in Pac-10 (t6th)
Final Ranking: NR
Postseason: None.
Three Questions for 2001-02
1. Will Donnell Knight have a breakthrough season and become the go-to player? If not Knight, then who? Awvee Storey?
2. Will Tommy Smith emerge as the go-to player inside? Can he have an impact after an impressive summer run?
3. Is Jason Braxton the answer at the point? Will he be the impact player the Sun Devils need to go against Jason Gardner and the rest of the Pac-10's best guards?
Andy Katz's Scenarios
Best case: ASU rises above Arizona in the Pac-10, cracks the top five and earns an NCAA Tournament berth.
Worst case: The Sun Devils can't stay consistent and slip to sixth, a game or two out of NCAA contention and end up in the NIT.
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Key Players Returning
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Player
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Yr.
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Pos.
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Ht./Wt.
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Comment
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Awvee Storey
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Sr.
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F
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6-6/221
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PTS: 13.1 | REB: 9.1 | AST: 0.9
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Chad Prewitt
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Sr.
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F/C
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6-9/241
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PTS: 10.1 | REB: 4.9 | AST: 2.1
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Donnell Knight
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Jr.
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F
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6-7/221
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PTS: 9.8 | REB: 4.6 | AST: 2.1
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Tommy Smith
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Jr.
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F
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6-9/210
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PTS: 9.3 | REB: 4.5 | AST: 1.4
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Key Losses
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Player
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Pos.
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Ht./Wt.
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Comment
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Alton Mason
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G
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6-1/186
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PTS: 13.4 | REB: 3.5 | AST: 3.8
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Arizona State Signings
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Player
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Pos.
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Ht.
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High School/College
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Jason Braxton
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G
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6-2
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Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon Springs H.S.
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Chris Osborne
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F
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6-9
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Los Angeles/Compton College
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Curtis Millage
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G
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6-2
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Los Angeles/LA Southwest College
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