Devils tip off against Stanford in Pac-10 tourney
<p>The ASU Men's basketball team will take on Stanford March 11, as the team begins its quest for the 2010 Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament championship.<br /><br />The Sun Devils are coming off of an historic season with a second-place finish in the Pac-10 Conference – their highest finish since 1980-1981. ASU was picked to finish seventh in the Pac-10 preseason media poll and some had them tagged for last, after losing top players James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph to the NBA. <br /><br />The team also posted three straight 20-win seasons – the first time since 1961-1963 – under the leadership of head coach Herb Sendek, who was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year.<br /><br />Sendek becomes the second Sun Devil to earn Pac-10 Coach of the Year, joining Ned Wulk in 1979-1980.<br /><br />Senior Derek Glasser also made history, becoming the first Sun Devil to notch 1,000 points and 500 assists. His 542 assist total is a school record, as are his 129 games played, and he is on top of the ASU career free throw chart at 84.3 percent (290 of 344).<br /><br />The tournament game against No. 7 seed Stanford will tip off at 5:18 p.m.</p>