In a year where the Arizona State Sun Devils lose reliable bigs like Savon Goodman, Willie Atwood, and Eric Jacobsen, a heavy reliance on the team’s backcourt will define Bobby Hurley’s team in the 2016-17 season.
Thankfully for Hurley and company, there is a lot of potential there.
Point guard Tra Holder is now an upperclassmen after leading last year’s team with 14.2 points per game as a sophomore. He is joined in the backcourt by a pair of Buffalo transfers - Shannon Evans II and Torian Graham - that will help ease the load on the junior, as well as a couple of younger guards who have the ability to shock opposing defenses.