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

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	† Pac-12 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record	15–18 (7–11 Pac–12)
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Rashon Bruno; Levi Watkins; Anthony Coleman;
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena

The 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, they defeated Stanford in the first round before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Oregon State.

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:

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Remy Martin PG	Chatsworth, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 9, 2016
Remy Martin PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Kimani Lawrence SF	Providence, RI	New Hampton School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Nov 10, 2016
Kimani Lawrence SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Kenny Wooten PF	Manteca, CA	Trinity International	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Dec 20, 2016
Kenny Wooten PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
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
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	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)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: Dec 13, 2016

Freshman Sam Cunliffe left team 10 games into the season and elected to transfer.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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 (7,707) Tempe, AZ
Dec. 6, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN		vs. No. 18 Purdue Jimmy V Classic	L 64–97	5–4	Madison Square Garden (15,294) New York, NY
Dec. 10, 2016* 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	W 74–63	6–4	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Dec. 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		New Mexico State	L 70–81	6–5	Wells Fargo Arena (5,426) Tempe, AZ
Dec. 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 9 Creighton	L 85–96	6–6	Wells Fargo Arena (6,793) Tempe, AZ
Dec. 22, 2016* 1:00 pm, P12N		Central Arkansas	W 98–62	7–6	Wells Fargo Arena (4,479) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 30, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	W 98–93	8–6 (1–0)	Maples Pavilion (3,595) Stanford, CA
Jan. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 65–81	8–7 (1–1)	Haas Pavilion (8,776) Berkeley, CA
Jan. 5, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 78–77	9–7 (2–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,147) Tempe, AZ
Jan. 7, 2017 3:00 pm, P12N		Utah	L 82–88	9–8 (2–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,501) Tempe, AZ
Jan. 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Arizona Rivalry	L 75–91	9–9 (2–3)	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 19, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		at No. 3 UCLA	L 80–102	9–10 (2–4)	Pauley Pavilion (12,689) Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 22, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU		at USC	L 79–82	9–11 (2–5)	Galen Center (2,931) Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 25, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Washington	W 86–75	10–11 (3–5)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,129) Tempe, AZ
Jan. 29, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	L 83–91	10–12 (3–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,554) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 2, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		at No. 13 Oregon	L 70–71	10–13 (3–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (11,901) Eugene, OR
Feb. 4, 2017 4:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	W 81–63	11–13 (4–7)	Gill Coliseum (4,927) Corvallis, OR
Feb. 8, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		California	L 43–68	11–14 (4–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,107) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 11, 2016 6:00 pm, P12N		Stanford	W 75–69	12–14 (5–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (8,206) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 16, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		at Washington	W 83–81	13–14 (6–8)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,910) Seattle, WA
Feb. 18, 2017 3:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 71–86	13–15 (6–9)	Beasley Coliseum (3,344) Pullman, WA
Feb. 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 5 UCLA	L 75–87	13–16 (6–10)	Wells Fargo Arena (10,176) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 26, 2017 4:30 pm, P12N		USC	W 83–82	14–16 (7–10)	Wells Fargo Arena (8,037) Tempe, AZ
Mar. 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS		No. 7 Arizona Rivalry	L 60–73	14–17 (7–11)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,494) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 8, 2017 1:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (9) Stanford First round	W 98–88 ^OT	15–17	T-Mobile Arena (7,846) Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2017 1:00 pm, P12N	(8)	vs. (1) No. 5 Oregon Quarterfinals	L 57–80	15–18	T-Mobile Arena (12,782) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

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Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
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