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Guards propel No. 3 Arizona State to lofty ranking

TEMPE, Ariz. -- After Arizona State's comeback victory over Xavier in Las Vegas in late November, coach Bobby Hurley and his staff got into a discussion about guards.

Senior point guard Tra Holder's 40-point game likely was the trigger.

"We were excited about beating Xavier and winning that championship," Hurley said. "We were talking about guards, and I think I said, 'This is going to be Guard U.'"

Takes one to know one.

Hurley, who helped Duke to two NCAA titles as their point guard, and his voracious guard group will take a No.