TEMPE — Bobby Hurley called out a lack of focus and listening from his Arizona State squad on Wednesday after it suffered its seventh loss in an eight-game stretch to West Virginia.
The ASU coach highlighted a key moment at the end of the first half when Hurley wanted a foul on the final West Virginia possession since they had a foul to give.
The foul did not come, as Noah Meeusen instead deflected a pass with five seconds left and West Virginia guard Jasper Floyd hit a 3 off the ricochet to make it a two-point lead at the half instead of five.
“We talked about taking a foul,” Hurley said postgame. “This is why things that we might draw up on a board in a huddle don’t get executed sometimes because there isn’t a commitment to listening, and we lack discipline in terms of listening to what some of the things that I’m trying to get across to the team.
“My voice is not working with this group and that was a great example of it.”
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He pointed to another play where Pig Johnson was not in position to set a screen the team had talked about in the huddle, and the error was compounded by Moe Odum dribbling the ball off his foot.
“These are things that are happening that — especially in a game like this where every point matters, every possession matters — you can’t afford to do it, and we did it,” Hurley said. “That’s not the only thing though. It’s a lot of things like, we got punked down the stretch, couldn’t get key rebounds. … It’s been a consistent theme throughout.”
ASU forward Santiago Trouet said players’ receptivity was strong early but that it hasn’t been as easy of late.
“We’re still trying to be receptive, of course it’s gotten harder. Right now, it’s really hard to be receptive, but we just gotta keep listening to Bobby,” Trouet said.
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Hurley went on to say because of moments like those and a hard stretch the Sun Devils are coming out of with three games at top-10 teams in a four-game span are reasons why he’s never felt as demoralized during his ASU tenure.
The coach also lamented a “sterile environment” at Desert Financial Arena since COVID because of the Sun Devils’ tendency to play so poorly at home.
“We don’t win here,” Hurley said. “We don’t give our fans any reason to show up with enthusiasm to think that we’re going to win a basketball game. And we have been dreadful at home for years.”
He alluded to ASU’s 10-5 home record in 2022-23 (the last time it made the NCAA Tournament), which he noted was below what you might expect from a tournament team.
“The light (at the end of) the tunnel, it’s hard to see a lot of light,” Hurley said. “I love the group though. This group is far different than some other teams that I’ve had that at times might have made me sick to my stomach.
“This group of people are very willing to try and and give what they have, so I’m not overly disappointed in that regard. It’s just more of the hope.”
Hurley is in the 11th year of his tenure and the last year of his contract.
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