While Arizona says it’s been having trouble luring high-major opponents into McKale Center these days, with New Mexico its highest-profile home nonconference opponent this season, ASU did just that this week.
The Sun Devils contracted a game at Kansas on Dec. 10 next season, and managed to get the Jayhawks to return the favor at Wells Fargo Arena in 2018-19.
"We have made it a priority to try and schedule the best programs in the nation,” ASU athletic director Ray Anderson said in a statement this week. “Having Kansas come to Tempe in December of 2018 will be an incredible experience for our fans.”
UA has an opening for the weekend of Dec. 9-10 next season, but UA basketball operations director Ryan Reynolds said both Arizona and Kansas needed a home game that weekend for financial reasons.
Reynolds says UA intends to fill the open date with either a one-time home game or to start a home-and-home series with a team willing to visit McKale first.
