The rivalry between Arizona State and Arizona are more personal for Sun Devils men's basketball senior Zylan Cheatham than most of his teammates.
The 6-foot-9 forward is a Phoenix native and attended many of the hotly contested games as a youngster. Last year he was with the Sun Devils but not yet eligible to play upon his transfer from San Diego State, so he is looking forward to playing in the storied rivalry for the first time.
"The environment was unbelievable," he said. "Growing up I used to come to games it was either 50-50 crowd or U of A would dominate.