Here's what's at stake when Arizona State football team shoots hoops

A basketball hoop made a guest appearance at Arizona State's football practice on Aug.

18.

The team was about 25 minutes into practice when the horn sounded for players to move to the next period.

But in this case, it was a "knockout" basketball tournament.

At stake the winning position group got to select the playlist for practice the rest of the week.The defensive backs were victorious, with sophomore Kyan McDonald getting the final knockout.

In one of the more pivotal moments, wide receiver Jordyn Tyson eliminated quarterback Sam Leavitt with a put-back dunk.The basketball hoop is in the team room, and players frequently play the same game there, although it's usually in the off-hours rather than the middle of practice.Head coach Kenny Dillingham's mantra has always been "have more fun working harder than anybody in the country." The event took 20 or so minutes, then players retreated to their position groups for some skill work.This is the same team that had a dodgeball tournament after one of the practices at Camp Tontozona."I think that's the best thing about culture and teams, and some people like it," Dillingham said.

"Some people think it's goofy.

Some people think it's not serious.

Some people think it's comfortable.

Some people think it's great.

It really doesn't matter.

What matters is we have our own unique way of doing things here, and we believe in it, and we're going to do it."In his post-practice media scrum, Dillingham was asked how many of his players he could beat in a one-on-one battle.

His guesstimate? 40.

He also singled out 6-foot-5, 330-pound offensive lineman Kyle Scott as a "tough out.""I think theres 40 guys that are just so bad at playing offense that I could survive and at least be in it," Dillingham said.This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: 'Knockout' basketball game provides break for Arizona State football.

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