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In retrospect, Herb Sendek made a wise move to Arizona State. Since he decamped for the Grand Canyon State in 2006, the former Wolfpack coach has finished thusly:
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- 8-22
- 21-12
- 25-10
- 12-19
- 10-21
- 21-12
- 21-12
He has made the NIT twice and the NCAA twice; in the NIT he got to the quarterfinals once; in the NCAA tournament he's never gotten past the second round.
In the ACC, this would be considered failure at most schools outside of Blacksburg.
At State, a similar record was cause for impatience and, well, not being backed by the Pack.
In Tempe, it's good enough for an extension and the Herbster will roll on in his daytight compartments, whatever the hell they are.
Note to State fans: Herb's scheduling philosophy does not appear to have changed. Last season, ASU played UMBC, Miami of Ohio, Idaho State, Bradley, Charleston, Miami, DePaul, Grambling State, Texas Tech and UC Irvine.
There was a stretch in November where the Sun Devils played UNLV and Marquette (with Bradley in between) and Creighton, which may have been mandated by a tournament. We're not really sure.
In 2012-13, Herb scheduled Central Arkansas, Florida A&M, Cornell, Arkansas, Creighton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (is there anyone else in Arkansas left to play?), Sacramento State, Hartford, Cal State-Northridge, DePaul, Dartmouth, Texas Tech and Coppin State.
And the hated, bitter in-state rival? In 2012-13, ASU lost to Arizona at home, 71-54. In Tucson, the Wildcats prevailed again, 73-58.
In 2013-14, ASU lost 91-68 and won at home 69-66 in double overtime.
Some things don't change much.