Tonight at 9:40 p.m. ET the Midwest region action rages on when the No. 7 Texas Longhorns tip off against the No. 10 Arizona State Sun Devils on CBS. Live stream the matchup for free here; Longhorns fans can listen to the matchup on WSPC-AM 1010 while Arizona State fans can hear it all on Sports 620 KTAR.
Sun Devils coach Herb Sendek has a renowned work ethic and refuses to be out-prepared by any opponent. Texas coach Rick Barnes knows this-he once employed Sendek as an assistant.
"He literally was in the office 16, 18 hours a day," Barnes recalled Wednesday. "He was very thorough, as you can imagine. Everyone loved him on campus." Barnes continued to rave about his former assistant, calling him the dream coach for any university.
"As much as I can rave about him as a coach and all that, he's a guy that in this business anybody would tell you his character, his ethics are above reproach. He's truly what every school should want to have represent their program."
The love affair is mutual, as Sendek returned the kind sentiments. "I've said it over and over. He's the kind of guy that if you have a son who plays basketball you want him to play for coach Barnes," Sendek said, "because he's that good of a person."
Aside from the coaches, on the court sophomore guard Jahii Carson is talented enough to put Texas on upset alert. He leads the Sun Devils 18.6 points per game and 4.5 assists, and he worries Barnes.
"I don't think one guy can stop him," Barnes said. "Just like, he's too good a player. It's going to take a group effort."
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