Former Arizona State women's basketball head coach Charli Turner Thorne spoke with Devils in Detail about the meaning of the annual Briann January Classic tournament.
On Friday and Saturday, the Sun Devils hosted the tournament, welcoming the McNeese Cowgirls, Nevada Wolf Pack, and San Francisco Dons.
Turner Thorne spent 25 seasons as head coach for the Sun Devils women's basketball program, leading the team to 14 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. One of the players she coached during her tenure, point guard Briann January, led Arizona State to two appearances in the Elite Eight in 2007 and 2009.