Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
	2022–23 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
University	Arizona State University
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (8th season)
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Arena	Desert Financial Arena ; (Capacity: 14,100)
Nickname	Sun Devils
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1961, 1963, 1975
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1961, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1995
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1975, 1995, 2003, 2009
NCAA tournament appearances
	1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019; *vacated by the NCAA
Conference regular season champions
	BIAA: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962; WAC: 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975

The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pac-12 Conference.

The Arizona State Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA tournament 16 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won eight conference championships (four WAC, and four Border Conference) and finished in the final AP rankings seven times. The highest national ranking the Sun Devils have achieved is AP No. 3 under Bobby Hurley during the 2017–18 season and No. 3 under Ned Wulk during the 1980–81 season when the starting lineup included future NBA stars Byron Scott, Fat Lever, and Alton Lister.

38 ASU Sun Devils have been selected in the NBA draft, including ten-time NBA All-Star James Harden, Byron Scott, Isaac Austin, Lafayette Lever, Alton Lister, Lionel Hollins, Sam Williams, Jeff Pendergraph, Mario Bennett, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, Eddie House, Freddie Lewis, and Joe Caldwell.^[2]

History

Bobby Hurley era

Arizona State is currently led by head coach Bobby Hurley (five seasons), who replaced Herb Sendek. Sendek was credited for bringing a "basketball atmosphere" and level of excitement to Arizona State that had been absent for years. In his first four seasons at Arizona State, Sendek led the Sun Devils to three consecutive 20 win seasons, the 2009 Pac-10 conference tournament finals, and the second round of the 2009 NCAA tournament and 2014 NCAA tournament. Hurley, in turn, has taken the Sun Devils to the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournaments.

The Sun Devils earned a 3-seed and first-round bye in the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament and were scheduled to play Washington State when the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was also canceled due to the pandemic. While the NCAA did not release seedings for the canceled tournament, the Sun Devils were projected by ESPN's Joe Lunardi in his end-of-season "Bracketology" to be a 9-seed.^[4] This would have been the first time since 1964 that the Sun Devils had made the tournament in three straight years.

Head coaches

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1911-1913	C.W. Adams	2	11-5	.688
1913–1914	G. W. Henry	1	6-5	.545
1914-1917	George Schaeffer	2	2-3	.400
1917-1922	George E. Cooper	5	43-15	.741
1922–1923	Ernest C. Wills	1	8-4	.667
1923–1930	Aaron McCreary	7	48-54	.471
1930–1933	Ted Shipkey	3	32-30	.516
1933–1935 1939-1948	Rudy Lavik	10	90-114	.441
1935-1939	Earl Pomeroy	4	44-51	.463
1948-1957	Bill Kajikawa	9	88-137	.391
1957-1982	Ned Wulk	25	406-272	.599
1982-1985	Bob Weinhauer	3	44-45	.494
1985-1989	Steve Patterson	4	48-56	.462
1989	Bob Schermerhorn	1	2-7	.222
1989-1997	Bill Frieder	8	130-107	.549
1997-1998	Don Newman	1	18-14	.563
1998-2006	Rob Evans	8	119-120	.498
2006-2015	Herb Sendek	9	159-137	.537
2015–Present	Bobby Hurley	7	118-100	.541

Record vs. Pac-12 opponents

Arizona State has the following all-time series records vs. Pac-12 opponents. The Sun Devils lead three series with conference opponents. (Note: the listed all-time series records include any non-conference matchups).

Opponent	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Streak
Arizona	85	157	.351	ARIZ 4
Cal	48	41	.540	CAL 1
Colorado	10	14	.416	ASU 1
Oregon	46	47	.494	ASU 2
Oregon St.	51	44	.536	ASU 2
Stanford	41	53	.436	STAN 1
UCLA	24	72	.250	UCLA 1
USC	42	61	.407	USC 5
Utah	24	36	.400	ASU 1
Washington	43	46	.483	WASH 1
Wash. St.	45	41	.523	ASU 1

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Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA tournament 16* (15) times. Their combined record is 13–16 (11-15). ASU's 1995 NCAA tournament appearance (2 wins, 1 loss) was vacated by the NCAA.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1958		Round of 24 (Berkeley, CA)	Idaho State	L 68–72
1961		Round of 24 (Portland, OR) Sweet Sixteen (Portland, OR) Elite Eight (Portland, OR)	Seattle USC Utah	W 72–70 W 86–71 L 80–88
1962		Round of 25 (Corvallis, OR)	Utah State	L 73–78
1963		Round of 25 (Eugene, OR) Sweet Sixteen (Provo, UT) Elite Eight (Provo, UT)	Utah State UCLA Oregon State	W 79–75 ^OT W 93–79 L 65–83
1964		Round of 25 (Corvallis, OR)	Utah State	L 90–92
1973		Round of 25 (Logan, UT) Sweet Sixteen (Los Angeles, CA) Regional 3rd Place Game (Los Angeles, CA)	Oklahoma City UCLA Long Beach State	W 103–78 L 81–98 L 80–84
1975		Round of 32 (Tempe, AZ) Sweet Sixteen (Portland, OR) Elite Eight (Portland, OR)	Alabama UNLV UCLA	W 97–94 W 84–81 L 75–89
1980	5	Round of 48 (Tempe, AZ) Round of 32 (Tempe, AZ)	Loyola Marymount Ohio State	W 99–71 L 75–89
1981	2	Round of 32 (Wichita, KS)	Kansas	L 71–88
1991	8	Round of 64 (Atlanta, GA) Round of 32 (Atlanta, GA)	Rutgers Arkansas	W 79–76 L 90–97
1995*	5	Round of 64 (Memphis, TN) Round of 32 (Memphis, TN) Sweet Sixteen (Birmingham, AL)	Ball State Manhattan Kentucky	W 81–66* W 64–54* L 73–97*
2003	10	Round of 64 (Oklahoma City, OK) Round of 32 (Oklahoma City, OK)	Memphis Kansas	W 84–71 L 76–108
2009	6	Round of 64 (Miami, FL) Round of 32 (Miami, FL)	Temple Syracuse	W 66–57 L 67–78
2014	10	Round of 64 (Milwaukee, WI)	Texas	L 85–87
2018	11	First Four (Dayton, OH)	Syracuse	L 56–60
2019	11	First Four (Dayton, OH) First Round (Tulsa, OK)	St. John's Buffalo	W 74–65 L 74–91

NIT results

The Sun Devils have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 13 times. Their combined record is 7–13.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Tempe, AZ)	Cal State Fullerton TCU	W 87–83 L 76–78
1990	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Long Beach State	L 71–86
1992	First Round (Santa Barbara, CA) Second Round (Tempe, AZ)	UC Santa Barbara Utah	W 71–65 L 58–80
1993	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Georgetown	L 68–78
1994	First Round (Provo, UT)	BYU	L 67–74
1998	First Round (Honolulu, HI)	Hawaiʻi	L 73–90
2000	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Raleigh, NC)	New Mexico State NC State	W 83–77 L 57–60
2002	First Round (Las Vegas, NV)	UNLV	L 91–96
2005	First Round (Las Vegas, NV)	UNLV	L 78–89
2008	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Tempe, AZ) Quarterfinals (Tempe, AZ)	Alabama State Southern Illinois Florida	W 64–53 W 65–51 L 57–70
2010	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Jacksonville	L 66–67
2013	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Waco, TX)	Detroit Baylor	W 83–68 L 86–89
2015	First Round (Storrs, CT) Second Round (Richmond, VA)	Connecticut Richmond	W 68–61 L 70–76 ^OT

NAIA tournament results

Arizona State appeared in the NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament twice. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	First Round Second Round	Northeast Missouri State Mankato State	W 68–66 L 53–54
1953	First Round Second Round	East Tennessee State Nebraska Wesleyan	W 81–79 L 71–83

Commissioners' Invitational results

Arizona State appeared in the National Commissioners Invitational Tournament once. Their overall record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	First Round (St. Louis, MO)	Toledo	L 74–81

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Career	No. ret.	Ref.
Arizona State Sun Devils retired numbers
13	James Harden ^{[n 1]}	2007–2009	2015	^[8]

Notes

^ In 2020, Harden gave Josh Christopher permission to wear his retired #13 number.^[7]

Retired/honored jerseys

The Sun Devils have retired/honored six jerseys in program history, most recently Ike Diogu's 5 in 2022.^[9] Nevertheless, the numbers are active and available for use.^[10]

No.	Player	Career
5	Eddie House	1996–2000
5	Ike Diogu	2002–2005
11	Byron Scott	1979–1983
12	Fat Lever	1978–1982
32	Joe Caldwell	1961–1964
33	Lionel Hollins	1973–1975
53	Alton Lister	1978–1981

Statistical leaders

References

^ "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ "Arizona State NBA Draft Picks".
^ "2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament | Pac-12".
^ "NCAA Bracketology -- Projecting the 2022 March Madness men's field".
^ Arizona State Records Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/asu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/2019_20_Sun_Devil_Men_s_Basketball_Record_Book.pdf
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils Head-to-Head Results".
^ Josh Christopher will wear James Harden’s retired No. 13 jersey for ASU at Arizona Sports, 7 May 2020
^ [James Harden's jersey number retired at Arizona State] on Sportingnews.com by Gabrielle McMillen - 19 Feb 2015
^ "Men's Hoops Hosts Colorado Saturday as Ike Diogu No. 5 Goes Into Rafters". Arizona State Sun Devils. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ Basketball roster at Arizona State

External links

Official website

[permiss-8] In 2020, Harden gave Josh Christopher permission to wear his retired #13 number.^[7]

[1] "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[Devils_drafted-2] "Arizona State NBA Draft Picks".

[3] "2022 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament | Pac-12".

[4] "NCAA Bracketology -- Projecting the 2022 March Madness men's field".

[5] Arizona State Records Book https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/asu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/21/2019_20_Sun_Devil_Men_s_Basketball_Record_Book.pdf

[6] "Arizona State Sun Devils Head-to-Head Results".

[7] Josh Christopher will wear James Harden’s retired No. 13 jersey for ASU at Arizona Sports, 7 May 2020

[9] [James Harden's jersey number retired at Arizona State] on Sportingnews.com by Gabrielle McMillen - 19 Feb 2015

[10] "Men's Hoops Hosts Colorado Saturday as Ike Diogu No. 5 Goes Into Rafters". Arizona State Sun Devils. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[11] Basketball roster at Arizona State

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Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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Academics	W. P. Carey School of Business Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering School for the Future of Innovation in Society Barrett, The Honors College Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law College of Integrative Sciences and Arts College of Liberal Arts and Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences College of Nursing and Health Innovation College of Health Solutions Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions Morrison Institute for Public Policy School of Sustainability Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Campuses	Main (Tempe) Downtown (Phoenix) Mesa (future) Polytechnic (Mesa) West (Phoenix) ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City (Lake Havasu City) Thunderbird School of Global Management (Phoenix) ASU Online
Athletics	Arizona State Sun Devils "Maroon & Gold" Baseball (Phoenix Municipal Stadium) Men's basketball (Desert Financial Arena) Women's basketball (Desert Financial Arena) Women's beach volleyball (PERA Club) Women's gymnastics (Mullett Arena) Football (Mountain America Stadium) Golf (Karsten Golf Course) Men's ice hockey (Mullett Arena) Women's ice hockey (Mullett Arena) Soccer (Sun Devil Soccer Stadium) Softball (Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium) Swimming (Mona Plummer Aquatic Center) Wrestling (Mullett Arena) State Farm Territorial Cup Series
Media	Bilingual Review Press Journal of Policy History The State Press KASC KAET KBAQ (50%)
Buildings	Arboretum at Arizona State University Arizona State University Art Museum Arizona State University Research Park The Biodesign Institute Center for Meteorite Studies Decision Theater Gammage Memorial Auditorium Louise Lincoln Kerr House and Studio Old Main Skysong
Other	2004 U.S. presidential debates Alumni "A" Mountain ASU Foundation Fraternities and sororities Colleges and schools History Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve Karsten Golf Course Frank Kush Field Palm Walk Sparky the Sun Devil Stomp the Bus Sun Devil Marching Band
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Teams	Arizona Wildcats (leaving in 2024) Arizona State Sun Devils (leaving in 2024) California Golden Bears Colorado Buffaloes (leaving in 2024) Oregon Ducks (leaving in 2024) Oregon State Beavers Stanford Cardinal UCLA Bruins (leaving in 2024) USC Trojans (leaving in 2024) Utah Utes (leaving in 2024) Washington Huskies (leaving in 2024) Washington State Cougars
Championships & awards	Pac-12 Tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Most Improved Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year All-Pac-12
Conference challenges	Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (2007–2010) Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–present)
Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24