Report: ASU basketball’s Desmond Cambridge Jr. out Wednesday vs. San Francisco
Dec 21, 2022, 6:59 PM | Updated: 7:57 pm
Desmond Cambridge Jr. #4 of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates as he leaves the court after the team's 73-71 victory over the Creighton Bluejays during the Jack Jones Hoopfest basketball tournament at Michelob ULTRA Arena on December 12, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Arizona State basketball will not have one of its main contributors against San Francisco on Wednesday night, as Desmond Cambridge Jr. will not play due to a non-COVID illness, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Cambridge Jr. has scored at least 19 points in three of his last four games, all wins for the No. 25 Sun Devils.
He put up a season-high 23 points Sunday on 14 shots in a 91-67 victory over San Diego.
Domination continues. 💪
Desmond Cambridge Jr. scores a season-high 23 points as Arizona State routs San Diego for their ninth straight win.@PlayAtGila | @SunDevilHoops pic.twitter.com/feBVtz9gCb
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) December 19, 2022
He also hit the game-winning shot in a 60-59 win vs. Colorado on Dec. 1 in an 18-point performance.
Cambridge Jr. and his brother, Devan, make up two of ASU’s starting 5 along with Frankie Collins, Warren Washington and DJ Horne. Four ASU starters — minus Horne — transferred in last offseason, as Cambridge Jr. came over from Nevada.
He averages 11.5 points per game with 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists.
Jamiya Neal got the start in his place.
The Sun Devils look to extend their winning streak to 10 games Wednesday ahead of their first crack at No. 5 Arizona on Dec. 31 at home.
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