The Top 100 freshman from Rhode Island was good to play last week at Arizona, but Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley thought it best for Kimani Lawrence to wait just a few more days. Since suffering a stress fracture in his left foot the day before the season opener, Lawrence had participated full-go in just two practices.
But entering Thursday’s Pac-12 contest at Colorado – the first leg of the difficult Rocky Mountain trip – Hurley has no reservations. A 6-foot-7 forward, Lawrence will be a part of ASU’s rotation, giving the Sun Devils more length, depth and physicality.