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Arizona Basketball: Top 10 ASU players Wildcat fans hate the most

By Eric Townsend

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Guard James Harden #13 of the Arizona State Sun Devils holds the ball after a play against the Washington Huskies in the Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Staples Center on March 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 13: Guard James Harden #13 of the Arizona State Sun Devils holds the ball after a play against the Washington Huskies in the Pacific Life Pac-10 Men's Basketball Tournament at the Staples Center on March 13, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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16 Jan 1997: Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Bill Frieder confers with a player during a game against the UCLA Bruins at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won the game, 79-62.
16 Jan 1997: Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Bill Frieder confers with a player during a game against the UCLA Bruins at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. UCLA won the game, 79-62. /

No. 7 – Stevin ‘Hedake’ Smith

Position: Guard

Years played at ASU: 1990-94

Career stats: 14.5 points | 3.6 assists | 2.6 rebounds | 2.1 steals

Aptly nicknamed ‘Hedake’, Stevin Smith fittingly can use that nickname not only for the Headache he caused Arizona fans when he played against the Wildcats, but more so for the headache he caused for Arizona State for his time in Tempe.

For those that may be too young to remember, Smith is the infamous basketball player that got busted as part of the huge NCAA Point Shaving incident in the early-to-mid 90s, and it’s the reason why he comes in at No. 7 on our list.

The year was 1993-94, with Smith being a then senior and a potential first round pick. The Sun Devils were poised to possibly make one of their rare NCAA Tournament runs, however, Smith had some unpaid debts that changed the course of their season. Instead of paying those debts off, Smith made an arrangement to personally alter the games in order to pay off that debt.

Years later, the talented college guard lives in infamy, and not in a good way. And because of what happened, he left a black mark on college basketball and more importantly is one of the most disliked ASU players.

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