Arizona State has really challenged themselves in Bobby Hurley’s first season in Tempe, as they have one of the tougher non-conference schedules that we’ve seen this season.
The headline games are strong. They are in the Legends Classic with three potential top 25 teams — LSU, N.C. State and Marquette -and have a four-game stretch in December where they play at Creighton, Texas A&M at home, at Kentucky and at UNLV.
But it gets better, as the mid-major programs that Hurley has scheduled are solid as well. They begin the year with games against a pair of mid-majors that won 20 games last season — Sacramento State and Belmont — and also host Stephen F.