2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference Pacific-12 Conference
2014–15 record 18–16 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach Herb Sendek (9th year)
Assistant coach Larry Greer
Assistant coach Stan Johnson
Assistant coach Barret Peery
Home arena Wells Fargo Arena
2014–15 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889     34 – 4   .895
Oregon 13 – 5   .722     26 – 10   .722
#19 Utah 13 – 5   .722     26 – 9   .743
UCLA 11 – 7   .611     22 – 14   .611
Stanford 9 – 9   .500     24 – 13   .649
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500     18 – 16   .529
Oregon State 8 – 10   .444     17 – 14   .548
California 7 – 11   .389     18 – 15   .545
Colorado 7 – 11   .389     16 – 18   .471
Washington State 7 – 11   .389     13 – 18   .419
Washington 5 – 13   .278     16 – 15   .516
USC 3 – 15   .167     12 – 20   .375
† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by ninth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They were members of the Pacific-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to USC. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Connecticut in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.

Following their exit from the NIT, head coach Herb Sendek was fired.[1] He compiled a record of 159–137 in nine seasons. On April 9, 2015, Bobby Hurley was hired as the next coach of the Sun Devils.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Arizona State Sun Devils finished the season with an overall record of 21–12, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team was defeated by Stanford, 58–79 in the quarterfinals. The Sun Devils received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to Texas 85–87 in the Round of 64.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Bachynski 13 C 7’2” 248 Senior Calgary, Alberta Graduated.
Richie Edwards 5 F 6’7” 220 Senior Lakeland, Florida Graduated.
Jermaine Marshall 34 SG 6’4” 215 Senior Goldsboro, Pennsylvania Graduated.
Dave Whitmore 33 SF 6’6” 215 Senior Tempe, Arizona Graduated.
Jarrett Upchurch 22 PG 6’1” 192 Senior Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated.
Brandan Kearney 32 SG 6'5" 190 RS Junior Detroit, Michigan Elected to transfer.
Jahii Carson 1 PG 5’10” 180 RS Sophomore Mesa, Arizona Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.
Calaen Robinson 11 SG 6'2" 190 RS Freshman Tempe, Arizona Elected to transfer.
Egor Koulechev 15 SF 6'5" 205 Freshman Weston, Florida Elected to transfer to Rice.[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gerry Blakes PG 6’4” 175 Junior Inglewood, California Junior College transfer from San Bernardino Valley College.
Roosevelt Scott SG 6’4” 190 Junior Saint Paul, Minnesota Junior College transfer from Indian Hills Community College
Savon Goodman SF 6'6" 210 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Played for UNLV during the 2012–13 season, but left due to off–court issues. Attended Indian Hills Community College during the 2013–14 season, but did not play. Will have three years of eligibility left.
Willie Atwood SF 6'7" 190 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Junior college transfer from Connors State College.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kodi Justice
SG		 Mesa, AZ Dobson High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 24, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Connor MacDougall
C		 Scottsdale, AZ Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 20, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Tra Holder
PG		 Los Angeles, CA Brentwood School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 10, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Notes

– On April 18, it was announced that senior forward Shaquielle McKissic was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.[3]

Roster

2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Holder, TraTra Holder style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brentwood School Los Angeles, California
G 1 Scott, RooseveltRoosevelt Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Johnson HS/Indian Hills C.C. Saint Paul, Minnesota
F 2 Atwood, WillieWillie Atwood style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Melrose HS/Connors State College Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Murray, ChanceChance Murray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Price HS Los Angeles, California
G 4 Blakes, GerryGerry Blakes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Morningside HS/San Bernardino Valley College Inglewood, California
F 11 Goodman, SavonSavon Goodman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Academy of the New Church/Indian Hills C.C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F/C 21 Jacobsen, EricEric Jacobsen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Hamilton HS Chandler, Arizona
G 22 Witherill, AustinAustin Witherill (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Highland HS Gilbert, Arizona
F 24 Tummala, SaiSai Tummala style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Brophy College Prep/Salt Lake C.C. Phoenix, Arizona
F 31 Gilling, JonathanJonathan Gilling style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hørsholm 76ers Rungsted Kyst, Denmark
F 32 Gilbert, CameronCameron Gilbert (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Prescott, Arizona
G 33 Barnes, BoBo Barnes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westwind Prep/Hawaii Scottsdale, Arizona
G 34 Murphy, CorbanCorban Murphy (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Crystal Lake Central HS Crystal Lake, Illinois
F 40 McKissic, ShaquielleShaquielle McKissic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kentridge HS/Edmonds C.C. Seattle, Washington
G 44 Justice, KodiKodi Justice  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dobson HS Mesa, Arizona
F/C 55 MacDougall, ConnorConnor MacDougall  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Corona del Sol HS Scottsdale, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 10/23/2014

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* Chicago State
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 86–50  1–0 Wells Fargo Arena (5,295)
11/17/2014* Bethune-Cookman
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 W 49–39  2–0 Wells Fargo Arena (3,842)
11/20/2014* Loyola Marymount W 68–44  3–0 Wells Fargo Arena (3,923)
11/24/2014* vs. Maryland
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic)		 L 73–78  3–1 Sprint Center (N/A)
11/25/2014* vs. Alabama
(CBE Hall of Fame Classic Consolation)		 L 71–76  3–2 Sprint Center (N/A)
11/29/2014* Colgate W 78–71  4–2 Wells Fargo Arena (4,143)
12/03/2014* UNLV W 77–55  5–2 Wells Fargo Arena (5,822)
12/06/2014* at Texas A&M L 71–72  5–3 Reed Arena (6,299)
12/13/2014* Pepperdine W 81–74  6–3 Wells Fargo Arena (4,575)
12/16/2014* at Marquette L 71–78  6–4 BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736)
12/20/2014* Lehigh L 81–84 3OT 6–5 Wells Fargo Arena (4,615)
12/23/2014* Detroit W 93–54  7–5 Wells Fargo Arena (4,727)
12/28/2014* Harvard W 56–46  8–5 Wells Fargo Arena (6,503)
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2015 at #8 Arizona
(State Farm Territorial Cup Series)		 L 49–73  8–6 (0–1) McKale Center (14,655)
01/08/2015 at Oregon State L 47–55  8–7 (0–2) Gill Coliseum (4,603)
01/10/2015 at Oregon L 56–59  8–8 (0–3) Matthew Knight Arena (5,637)
01/15/2015 #8 Utah L 59–76  8–9 (0–4) Wells Fargo Arena (9,831)
01/17/2015 Colorado W 78–72  9–9 (1–4) Wells Fargo Arena (7,651)
01/22/2015 at California W 79–44  10–9 (2–4) Haas Pavilion (7,469)
01/24/2015 at Stanford L 70–89  10–10 (2–5) Maples Pavilion (4,009)
01/28/2015 Oregon State W 73–55  11–10 (3–5) Wells Fargo Arena (5,436)
01/30/2015 Oregon L 67–68 OT 11–11 (3–6) Wells Fargo Arena (6,127)
02/07/2015 #6 Arizona
(State Farm Territorial Cup Series)		 W 81–78  12–11 (4–6) Wells Fargo Arena (10,876)
02/13/2015 at Washington State L 71–74  12–12 (4–7) Beasley Coliseum (3,129)
02/15/2015 at Washington W 78–68  13–12 (5–7) Alaska Airlines Arena (6,745)
02/18/2015 UCLA W 68–66  14–12 (6–7) Wells Fargo Arena (7,873)
02/22/2015 USC W 64–59  15–12 (7–7) Wells Fargo Arena (5,527)
02/26/2015 at #13 Utah L 41–83  15–13 (7–8) Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,185)
03/01/2015 at Colorado L 81–87  15–14 (7–9) Coors Events Center (9,087)
03/05/2015 Stanford W 67–62  16–14 (8–9) Wells Fargo Arena (5,345)
03/07/2015 California W 74–70  17–14 (9–9) Wells Fargo Arena (5,619)
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. USC
(First Round)		 L 64–67  17–15 MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
NIT
03/18/2015* #(5) at (4) Connecticut
(First round)		 W 68–61  18–15 Gampel Pavilion (6,045)
03/22/2015* #(5) at (1) Richmond
(Second round)		 L 70–76 OT 18–16 Robins Center (4,507)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ↑ http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12551144/herb-sendek-fired-arizona-state-sun-devils-men-basketball-coach
  2. ↑ "Report: Arizona State transfer Egor Koulechov to transfer to Rice". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NCAA grants Arizona State’s Shaquielle McKissic extra season of eligibility". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2014.