Arizona State overwhelmed by Duke in basketball exhibition

It wasn’t just a homecoming for Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley. It was one for his big man Jayden Quaintance, sort of.

The Sun Devils took to famed Cameron Indoor Stadium Sunday night for an exhibition showdown against No. 7 Duke, the school for which Hurley played three decades or so ago.

Quaintance has a tie to the area, too. Although he hails from Ohio, he played his senior year of high school basketball at Word of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina.

It wasn’t a happy homecoming for the visitors as Duke cruised from start to finish, 103-47.

Hurley’s return was one storyline, but Quaintance was part of the other. He is the highest-ranked recruit ASU has landed in the modern recruiting era and shared the floor with Duke’s Cooper Flagg, the No. 1-ranked prospect nationally by 247Sports and ESPN.

Both were upstaged by five-star freshman Kon Knueppel, ranked the No. 16 prospect by 247Sports, who led Duke with 19 points in 21 minutes.

Flagg had nine points, four rebounds and three assists

Quaintance finished with 11 points, shooting 5-for-13 from the field, with six rebounds and three assists.

Basheer Jihad talled 11, 10 of those in the first half.

ASU opens the regular season at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 against Idaho State at Desert Financial Arena.

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Publish date : 2024-10-28 01:21:00

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