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#SunDevilMoments Series Seed No. 15: ASU basketball beats Connecticut in NIT

After barely getting an invitation to the NIT, Arizona State surprised the defending national champions on the road in the opening round.

Next week House of Sparky will begin our "#SunDevilMoments" tournament, with the 16 best moments from the athletic season. This week we will randomly introduce all 16 moments, then reveal our seedings and match-ups next week, where you, the reader, will vote on what was the ASU athletics Moment of the Year.

After an upset loss against USC to open the Pac-12 Tournament, Arizona State's basketball team had a long wait until Selection Sunday to find out if it would get an invitation to the NIT.