Bobby Hurley talked about this year's version of the Sun Devils at Pac-12 Media Day at the conference headquarters in downtown San Francisco.
Hurley acknowledged that roster management is tougher nowadays because of the transfer portal and the way it has facilitated movement of players for one team to another. It can hep a team reload in a hurry but makes keeping players in the fold more difficult.
Hurley singled out the 2017-18 season in which he had some players waiting in the wings. It was the team that started 12-0, led by Tra Holder, Shannon Evans, Kodi Justice and Remy Martin was a freshman. Zylan Cheatham and Rob Edwards were sitting out a year upon transferring from other programs. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd admitted the success his team had last season was a surprise. The Wildcats went 33-4 and marched all the way to the Sweet 16 before losing to Houston 72-60.