2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Oregon	16	–	2	.889	33	–	6	.846
No. 4 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No. 8 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
Utah	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
California	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
USC	10	–	8	.556	26	–	10	.722
Colorado	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Washington	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
Oregon State	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils will be led by second year head coach Bobby Hurley, and play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They are members of Pac–12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devil's finished the season 5–13 in the conference, and a 15–17 overall record to finish in 11th place. The Sun Devils lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Eric Jacobsen	21	F	6'10"	240	Senior	Chandler, AZ	Graduated
Willie Atwood	2	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Memphis, TN	Graduated
Gerry Blakes	4	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Inglewood, CA	Graduated
Savon Goodman	11	F	6'6"	220	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to La Salle

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sam Cunliffe SF	Seattle, WA	Rainier Beach High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 10, 2015
Sam Cunliffe SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jethro Tshisumpa C	Grundy, VA	Mountain Mission School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
Jethro Tshisumpa C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Vitaliy Shibel PF	Lee, ME	Lee Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 19, 2016
Vitaliy Shibel PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Romello White PF	Marietta, GA	Joseph Wheeler High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 19, 2016
Romello White PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #21 Rivals: #31 247Sports: #14 ESPN: #23
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tra Holder	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, California
G/F	1	Maurice O'Field	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Midland College	Cleveland, Ohio
F	3	Sam Cunliffe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Rainier Beach HS	Seattle, Washington
G	4	Torian Graham	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Chipola College	Durham, North Carolina
F	5	Obinna Oleka	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Cecil C.C.	Washington, D.C.
G	11	Shannon Evans II	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Jr	Buffalo	Suffolk, Virginia
F	12	Andre Adams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Avondale, Arizona
F	13	Vitaliy Shibel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lee Academy	Lee, Maine
G	22	Austin Witherill (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Highland HS	Gilbert, Arizona
F	23	Romello White	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Joseph Wheeler HS	Suwanee, Georgia
F	33	Ramon Vila	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	FC Barcelona	Barcelona, Spain
F/C	42	Jethro Tshisumpa	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Mountain Mission School	DR Congo
G	44	Kodi Justice	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Dobson HS	Mesa, Arizona

Head coach

Bobby Hurley (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Rashon Bruno (DePaul)
Levi Watkins (NC State)
Anthony Coleman (Long Beach State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 09/25/2016

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3, 2016* 7:00 PM	UC Santa Cruz	W 98–53	–	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016* 7:00 PM, P12N	Portland State	W 88–70	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (7,398) Tempe, AZ
Nov. 13, 2016* 7:00 PM, P12N	Cal Poly	W 96–74	2–0	Wells Fargo Arena (4,155) Tempe, AZ
Nov. 17, 2016* 2:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Northern Iowa Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinal	L 63–82	2–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
Nov. 18, 2016* 3:00 PM, ESPNU	vs. Tulane Tire Pros Invitational 2nd round consolation	W 80–71	3–1	HP Field House Orlando, FL
Nov. 20, 2016* 12:30 PM, ESPNU	vs. Davidson Tire Pros Invitational 5th place game	L 60–68	3–2	HP Field House Orlando, FL
Nov. 23, 2016* 2:00 PM, P12N	The Citadel	W 127–110	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena (4,702) Tempe, AZ
Nov. 28, 2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 1 Kentucky Atlantis Showcase	L 69–115	4–3	Imperial Arena (1,200) Nassau, BS
Dec. 3, 2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	UNLV	W 97–73	5–3	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Dec. 6, 2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN	vs. Purdue Jimmy V Classic			Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Dec. 10, 2016* 5:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Dec. 17, 2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	New Mexico State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Dec. 20, 2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	Creighton			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Dec. 22, 2016* 1:00 PM, P12N	Central Arkansas			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 30, 2016 7:00 PM, P12N	at Stanford			Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Jan. 1, 2017 8:00 PM, P12N	at California			Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
Jan. 5, 2017 7:00 PM, P12N	Colorado			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Jan. 7, 2017 3:00 PM, P12N	Utah			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Jan. 12, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Arizona Rivalry			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Jan. 19, 2017 9:00 PM, FS1	at UCLA			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 22, 2017 6:30 PM, ESPNU	at USC			Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 25, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU	Washington			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Jan. 29, 2017 12:00 PM, P12N	Washington State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb. 2, 2017 9:00 PM, FS1	at Oregon			Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Feb. 4, 2017 4:00 PM, P12N	at Oregon State			Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb. 8, 2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU	California			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb. 11, 2016 6:00 PM, P12N	Stanford			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb. 16, 2017 9:00 PM, FS1	at Washington			Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Feb. 18, 2017 3:00 PM, P12N	at Washington State			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Feb. 23, 2017 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	UCLA			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb. 26, 2017 4:30 PM, P12N	USC			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Mar. 4, 2017 2:00 PM, CBS	Arizona Rivalry			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 8–11, 2017	vs.			T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Desert Financial Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
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