TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Arizona State was one of college basketball's biggest surprises during the 2017-18 season, rising to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 and making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in four years.

The Sun Devils' run came a year ahead of their coach's schedule.

"I looked at it like this was going to be the year," Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said Wednesday. "Maybe before last season, I had a pretty good suspicion we would exceed expectations of what people thought, but really deep down this was the year with having the size in the front court and having a high-level recruiting class."