Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

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.

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
UniversityArizona State University
Head coachBobby Hurley (5th season)
ConferencePac-12
LocationTempe, Arizona
ArenaDesert Financial Arena
(Capacity: 14,100)
NicknameSun Devils
ColorsMaroon and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
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 have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 16 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won 8 conference championships (four WAC, and 4 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.

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.[2] The 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was also subsequently 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 "Braketology" to be a 9-seed.[3] This would have been the first time since 1964 that the Sun Devils had made the tournament in three-straight years.

Thirty-six ASU Sun Devils have been selected in the NBA Draft, including six-time NBA All-Star James Harden, Byron Scott, Isaac Austin, Lafayette Lever, Alton Lister, Lionel Hollins, Sam Williams, Jeff Pendergraph, Stevin "Hedake" Smith, Mario Bennett, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, Eddie House, Freddie Lewis, and Joe Caldwell.[4]

Yearly records
James Harden
NBA superstar James Harden played two seasons for the Sun Devils before entering the league.
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1911–12 C.W. Adams 8–27–1
1912–13 C.W. Adams 3–32–2
1913–14 G.W. Henry 6–55–3
1914–15 George Schaeffer 2–21–1
1916–17 George Schaeffer 0–10–1
1917–18 George E. Cooper 14–412–4
1918–19 George E. Cooper 3–43–3
1919–20 George E. Cooper 5–34–2
1920–21 George E. Cooper 11–38–2
1921–22 George E. Cooper 10–19–1
1922–23 Ernest C. Wills 8–44–01st
1923–24 Aaron McCreary 3–91–44th
1924–25 Aaron McCreary 11–69–51st
1925–26 Aaron McCreary 9–34–11st
1926–27 Aaron McCreary 4–8
1927–28 Aaron McCreary 10–57–11st
1928–29 Aaron McCreary 5–12
1929–30 Aaron McCreary 6–113–105th
1930–31 Ted Shipkey 12–68–41st
1931–32 Ted Shipkey 7–124–85th
1932–33 Ted Shipkey 13–127–95th
1933–34 Rudy Lavik 9–118–104th
1934–35 Rudy Lavik 8–113–96th
1935–36 Earl Pomeroy 12–1411–72nd
1936–37 Earl Pomeroy 8–127–116th
1937–38 Earl Pomeroy 11–129–93rd
1938–39 Earl Pomeroy 13–1311–113rd
1939–40 Rudy Lavik 8–137–115th
1940–41 Rudy Lavik 8–116–95th
1941–42 Rudy Lavik 10–1010–63rd
1942–43 Rudy Lavik 10–96–65th
1944–45 Rudy Lavik 5–93–54th
1945–46 Rudy Lavik 12–166–85th
1946–47 Rudy Lavik 7–136–117th
1947–48 Rudy Lavik 13–119–73rdNAIA Second Round
1948–49 Bill Kajikawa 12–174–129th
1949–50 Bill Kajikawa 12–1410–64th
1950–51 Bill Kajikawa 9–166–107th
1951–52 Bill Kajikawa 8–166–8T–4th
1952–53 Bill Kajikawa 13–1210–4T–2ndNAIA Second Round
1953–54 Bill Kajikawa 5–183–9T–6th
1954–55 Bill Kajikawa 10–148–4T–3rd
1955–56 Bill Kajikawa 10–165–76th
1956–57 Bill Kajikawa 10–154–64th
1957–58 Ned Wulk 13–138–21stNCAA First Round
1958–59 Ned Wulk 17–97–3T–1st
1959–60 Ned Wulk 16–77–3T–2nd
1960–61 Ned Wulk 23–69–1T–1stNCAA Elite Eight
1961–62 Ned Wulk 23–410–01stNCAA First Round
1962–63 Ned Wulk 26–39–11stNCAA Elite Eight
1963–64 Ned Wulk 16–117–3T–1stNCAA First Round
1964–65 Ned Wulk 13–144–65th
1965–66 Ned Wulk 12–143–76th
1966–67 Ned Wulk 5–211–96th
1967–68 Ned Wulk 11–174–6T–4th
1968–69 Ned Wulk 11–154–6T–5th
1969–70 Ned Wulk 4–222–128th
1970–71 Ned Wulk 16–108–64th
1971–72 Ned Wulk 18–89–5T–2nd
1972–73 Ned Wulk 19–910–41stNCAA Sweet Sixteen
1973–74 Ned Wulk 18–99–5T–2ndNCIT First Round
1974–75 Ned Wulk 25–412–2T–1stNCAA Elite Eight
1975–76 Ned Wulk 17–105–9T–6th
1976–77 Ned Wulk 15–136–85th
1977–78 Ned Wulk 13–146–8T–4th
1978–79 Ned Wulk 16–147–11T–6th
1979–80 Ned Wulk 22–715–32ndNCAA Second Round
1980–81 Ned Wulk 24–416–22ndNCAA First Round
1981–82 Ned Wulk 13–148–10T–6th
1982–83 Bob Weinhauer 19–1412–6T–3rdNIT Second Round
1983–84 Bob Weinhauer 13–158–10T–5th
1984–85 Bob Weinhauer 12–167–117th
1985–86 Steve Patterson 14–148–10T–5th
1986–87 Steve Patterson 11–176–128th
1987–88 Steve Patterson 13–166–127th
1988–89 Steve Patterson, Bob Schermerhorn 12–165–137th
1989–90 Bill Frieder 15–166–12T–7thNIT First Round
1990–91 Bill Frieder 20–1010–8T–3rdNCAA Second Round
1991–92 Bill Frieder 19–149–9T–5thNIT Second Round
1992–93 Bill Frieder 18–1011–7T–3rdNIT First Round
1993–94 Bill Frieder 15–1310–8T–4thNIT First Round
1994–95 Bill Frieder 24–912–63rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen*
1995–96 Bill Frieder 11–166–128th
1996–97 Bill Frieder 10–207–115th
1997–98 Don Newman 18–148–10T–5thNIT First Round
1998–99 Rob Evans 14–166–129th
1999–00 Rob Evans 19–1310–8T–4thNIT Second Round
2000–01 Rob Evans 13–165–13T–6th
2001–02 Rob Evans 12–147–117thNIT First Round
2002–03 Rob Evans 19–1111–74thNCAA Second Round
2003–04 Rob Evans 10–174–1410th
2004–05 Rob Evans 18–137–116thNIT First Round
2005–06 Rob Evans 11–175–139th
2006–07 Herb Sendek 8–222–1610th
2007–08 Herb Sendek 21–129–95thNIT Quarterfinals
2008–09 Herb Sendek 25–1011–73rdNCAA Second Round
2009–10 Herb Sendek 22–1112–62ndNIT First Round
2010–11 Herb Sendek 12–194–1410th
2011–12 Herb Sendek 10–216–1210th
2012–13 Herb Sendek 21–129–96thNIT Second Round
2013–14 Herb Sendek 21–1210–83rdNCAA First Round
2014–15 Herb Sendek 18–169–9T–5thNIT Second Round
2015–16 Bobby Hurley 15–175–1311th
2016–17 Bobby Hurley 15–187–118th
2017–18 Bobby Hurley 20–108–109thNCAA First Four
2018-19 Bobby Hurley 23-1112-62ndNCAA First Round
2019-20 Bobby Hurley 20-1111-73rdCanceled
Total:1405–1243 (.531)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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Head Coaches Records
Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1911-1913C.W. Adams211-5.688
1913–1914G. W. Henry16-5.545
1914-1917George Schaeffer22-3.400
1917-1922George E. Cooper543-15.741
1922–1923Ernest C. Wills18-4.667
1923–1930Aaron McCreary748-54.471
1930–1933Ted Shipkey332-30.516
1933–1935
1939-1948		Rudy Lavik1090-114.441
1935-1939Earl Pomeroy444-51.463
1948-1957Bill Kajikawa988-137.391
1957-1982Ned Wulk25406-272.599
1982-1985Bob Weinhauer344-45.494
1985-1989Steve Patterson448-56.462
1989Bob Schermerhorn12-7.222
1989-1997Bill Frieder8130-107.549
1997-1998Don Newman118-14.563
1998-2006Rob Evans8119-120.498
2006-2015Herb Sendek9159-137.537
2015–PresentBobby Hurley593-69.574

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 85 153 .357 ASU 1
Cal 45 41 .523 ASU 5
Colorado 9 12 .429 Colorado 3
Oregon 44 45 .494 ASU 1
Oregon St. 49 43 .533 ASU 4
Stanford 39 51 .433 ASU 2
UCLA 23 69 .250 UCLA 1
USC 39 54 .419 USC 1
Utah 23 34 .404 ASU 2
Washington 39 46 .459 UW 1
Wash. St. 43 40 .518 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 SeedRoundOpponentResult/Score
1958 Round of 24 (Berkeley, CA)Idaho StateL 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 StateL 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 StateL 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 5Round of 48 (Tempe, AZ)
Round of 32 (Tempe, AZ)		Loyola Marymount
Ohio State		W 99–71
L 75–89
1981 2Round of 32 (Wichita, KS)KansasL 71–88
1991 8Round of 64 (Atlanta, GA)
Round of 32 (Atlanta, GA)		Rutgers
Arkansas		W 79–76
L 90–97
1995* 5Round 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 10Round of 64 (Oklahoma City, OK)
Round of 32 (Oklahoma City, OK)		Memphis
Kansas		W 84–71
L 76–108
2009 6Round of 64 (Miami, FL)
Round of 32 (Miami, FL)		Temple
Syracuse		W 66–57
L 67–78
2014 10Round of 64 (Milwaukee, WI)TexasL 85–87
2018 11First Four (Dayton, OH)SyracuseL 56–60
2019 11First Four (Dayton, OH)
First Round (Tulsa, OK)		St. Johns
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.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1983First Round (Tempe, AZ)
Second Round (Tempe, AZ)		Cal State Fullerton
TCU		W 87–83
L 76–78
1990First Round (Tempe, AZ)Long Beach StateL 71–86
1992First Round (Santa Barbara, CA)
Second Round (Tempe, AZ)		UC Santa Barbara
Utah		W 71–65
L 58–80
1993First Round (Tempe, AZ)GeorgetownL 68–78
1994First Round (Provo, UT)BYUL 67–74
1998First Round (Honolulu, HI)HawaiʻiL 73–90
2000First Round (Tempe, AZ)
Second Round (Raleigh, NC)		New Mexico State
North Carolina State		W 83–77
L 57–60
2002First Round (Las Vegas, NV)UNLVL 91–96
2005First Round (Las Vegas, NV)UNLVL 78–89
2008First Round (Tempe, AZ)
Second Round (Tempe, AZ)
Quarterfinals (Tempe, AZ)		Alabama State
Southern Illinois
Florida		W 64–53
W 65–51
L 57–70
2010First Round (Tempe, AZ)JacksonvilleL 66–67
2013First Round (Tempe, AZ)
Second Round (Waco, TX)		Detroit
Baylor		W 83–68
L 86–89
2015First 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament twice. Their combined record is 2–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1948First Round
Second Round		Northeast Missouri
Mankato State		W 68–66
L 53–54
1953First 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.

YearRoundOpponentResult/Score
1974First Round (St. Louis, MO)ToledoL 74–81

Retired numbers

The Sun Devils have retired seven jersey numbers in program history, most recently James Harden’s number 13 in 2015.[9]

Number Player Years
5Eddie House1996–2000
11Byron Scott1979–1983
12Fat Lever1978–1982
13James Harden2007–2009
32Joe Caldwell1961–1964
33Lionel Hollins1973–1975
53Alton Lister1978–1981

Statistical Leaders

The statistics are updated through the 2018-2019 season

Points

Assists

Rebounds

Blocks

Steals

Games

References
  1. "ASU Logos | Arizona State University official logo". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. https://pac-12.com/mens-basketball/mens-basketball-tournament
  3. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology
  4. "ASU players drafted into the NBA".
  5. 2012–13 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball records. Retrieved 2013–Nov–19.
  6. .Sports–Reference. Retrieved 2016–May–16.
  7. 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
  8. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona-state/head-to-head.html
  9. McMillen, Gabrielle (February 18, 2015). "James Harden's jersey number retired at Arizona State". Sporting News. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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