LOS ANGELES -- The 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Classic triple-header tips off with a cross-country matchup between No. 16 Arizona State and St. John's on Friday at Staples Center.
For Sun Devils coach Bobby Hurley -- a product of New Jersey now building a program in the West -- Friday's game offers a flavor of the past.
"In the '80s, it was such a great time to watch Big East basketball: Pearl Washington at Syracuse, Patrick Ewing at Georgetown, Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson at St. John's," Hurley said. "St. John's was always a program that I followed.