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Friday / November 22.
  • The Hurley Brothers are Rolling

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    Don’t look now, but the Hurley Brothers are rolling.

    Following Arizona State’s 95-85 win at No. 2 Kansas on Sunday, Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devils are 9-0. On Monday, they moved up to No. 5 in the AP Poll.

    Meantime, Dan Hurley and Rhode Island are 5-3, meaning the two Hurley Brothers are a combined 14-3 on the season.

    Among those 14 wins, the brothers are a perfect 4-0 against the Big East. Rhode Island has beaten Seton Hall and Providence, while Arizona State beat St. John’s on Friday and thrashed then-No. 15 Xavier last month by 16 points.

    Big East teams are 76-18 (.809) in the non-conference –with four of those 18 losses to the Hurley Brothers.

    The Sun Devils, picked sixth in the Pac-12, own wins at No. 2 Kansas and over No. 15 Xavier on a neutral court, which should do wonders for their NCAA Tournament resume.

    Meantime, Rhode Island was picked to win the A-10 and should get senior guard E.C. Matthews back soon from a wrist injury, just in time for the A-10 schedule.

    It would be something if both brothers make the NCAA Tournament come March. It would be a cruel irony if the Selection Committee matches them up.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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