THE 2020-21 LID LIFTER IS HERE: The No. 18 Arizona State Sun Devil men's hoops team opens its season Wednesday (Nov. 25) in the Empire Classic at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT against Rhode Island at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. ASU (20-11 last year), the highest scoring squad in the Pac-12 over the past three seasons (78.1 ppg.) has posted three straight 20-win seasons under sixth-year head coach Bobby Hurley and has shown toughness (Pac-12 best 16-5 after a loss the past two seasons and 26 halftime comeback wins under Coach Hurley is best mark in the Pac-12 in his tenure).