Arizona State athletic director on Bobby Hurley’s job status: ‘We want to support him’

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Bobby Hurley job speculation has intensified since Arizona State lost to Arizona last week, 81-72, in a game marred by the Sun Devils skipping the postgame handshake line, with many writers wondering if the ASU basketball coach was on the hot seat in Tempe and many fans calling for the coach to be fired.

But how does the person who will decide the coach’s fate currently feel about the coach?

That person, Arizona State athletic director Graham Rossini, offered some clues in an interview with Arizona Sports 98.7 FM on Thursday, addressing the end of the game against the Wildcats and the expectations for the program, as well as touching on Hurley’s potential status as coach.

Here are some highlights from the interview.

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“No, it’s not,” Rossini told the Burns & Gambo Show on if Hurley’s actions were acceptable. “We talked about it right after the game, and I know a lot’s transpired since then. I think coach had a chance to reach out to his counterpart at U of A the next morning. I talked to their AD right after the game.”

Rossini continued: “I understand tensions are riding high and emotions are very heated in a game like that, not the ending that we were hoping for. But we gotta maintain sportsmanship. That was a miss, he admitted it, we admitted it on his behalf as well and we’ve tried to do our best to move beyond it and get ready for this weekend.”

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Publish date : 2025-02-07 16:16:00

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