Arizona State’s Randy Bennett has yet to coach a game for the Sun Devils but already has a good idea of the Wildcat-sized task at hand.
On top of getting used to his new surroundings and the Big 12 after a 25-year career at Saint Mary’s, Bennett understands there’s a basketball giant down the road in Tucson.
“They’re at the top. I know. We scrimmaged them last year. I know what they’re about,” Bennett told CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein on Tuesday when talking about Arizona. “They’re good. Real good, big.
“I think it’ll be an awesome environment in both places. If we want to do anything, we’re going to have to beat them.”
Bennett is all too familiar with having to go toe-to-toe with a conference juggernaut. Much like Arizona is to the Big 12, Gonzaga is to the West Coast Conference.
It wasn’t easy starting out, with Saint Mary’s losing 11 straight meetings in Bennett’s first four years on the job. Home, away or at a neutral site, it didn’t matter.
Then came 2005, when the Gaels secured that first win under Bennett. He was able to notch 17 more victories throughout the rest of his Saint Mary’s tenure, making up nearly half of the Gaels’ all-time wins against the Bulldogs.
“It’s the same thing we had to do at Gonzaga. Took us four years to do it,” Bennett said. “Hopefully it doesn’t take that long here. Those are the ones you got to eventually beat if you want to try and win a championship.
“One step at a time. I know they’ll be good, but I think we’ll be good, too.”
ASU has lost seven straight games against Arizona going back to 2023. The last time the Sun Devils beat the Wildcats was Feb. 25, 2023. ASU got the win behind a halfcourt buzzer-beater from Desmond Cambridge Jr.
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