2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac–12)
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (1st year)
Assistant coach	Stan Johnson
Assistant coach	Levi Watkins
Assistant coach	TBA
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils will be led by first year head coach Bobby Hurley, and play their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They are members of Pacific–12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devil's finished the season with an overall record of 18–16, and 9–9 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament the Sun Devils lost to USC in the First round.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the 2nd Round to Richmond.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bo Barnes	33	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Scottsdale, Arizona	Graduated
Jonathan Gilling	31	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Rungsted Kyst, Denmark	Graduated
Shaquielle McKissic	40	F/G	6'5"	200	Senior	Seattle, Washington	Graduated
Sai Tummala	24	F	6'6"	218	Junior	Phoenix, Arizona	Elected to transfer.^[3]
Chance Murray	3	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California	Elected to transfer.^[4]
Connor MacDougall	55	C/F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Scottsdale, Arizona	Elected to transfer.^[5]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andre Spight	SG	6'3"	175	Junior	Pasadena, California	Junior college transfer from South Plains College.
Shannon Evans	PG	6'1"	170	Junior	Suffolk, VA	Elected to transfer from Buffalo to ASU. Evans will sit out the 2015-16 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility.
Obinna Oleka	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Junior college transfer from Cecil College in North East, Md. and State College of Florida.

Roster

2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	--	Evans, ShannonShannon Evans	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Buffalo	Suffolk, VA
3.5 !F	--	Oleka, ObinnaObinna Oleka	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cecil C.C.	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	--	Spight, AndreAndre Spight	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Plains College	Pasadena, California
1.5 !G	0	Holder, TraTra Holder	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	1	Scott, RooseveltRoosevelt Scott	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Indian Hills C.C.	Saint Paul, Minnesota
3.5 !F	2	Atwood, WillieWillie Atwood	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Connors State College	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	4	Blakes, GerryGerry Blakes	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Bernardino Valley College	Inglewood, California
3.5 !F	11	Goodman, SavonSavon Goodman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indian Hills C.C.	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4.5 !F/C	21	Jacobsen, EricEric Jacobsen	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hamilton HS	Chandler, Arizona
1.5 !G	22	Witherill, AustinAustin Witherill (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Highland HS	Gilbert, Arizona
3.5 !F	32	Gilbert, CameronCameron Gilbert (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Pinnacle HS	Prescott, Arizona
1.5 !G	34	Murphy, CorbanCorban Murphy (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Crystal Lake Central HS	Crystal Lake, Illinois
1.5 !G	44	Justice, KodiKodi Justice	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Dobson HS	Mesa, Arizona

Head coach

Bobby Hurley (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Stan Johnson
Levi Watkins
TBA

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

TBD

References

↑ "Sun Devils Upsest In Pac-12 Tournament By Trojans". TheSunDevils.com. Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
↑ "Men's Hoops Forces OT, But Falls 76-70 to Richmond". The SunDevils.com. Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
↑ "Report: Arizona State forward Sai Tummala will transfer". AZCentral.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
↑ Haller, Doug. "ASU guard Chance Murray explains his transfer decision". AZCentral.com. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
↑ d'Oliveira, Sean. "Report: Arizona State center Connor MacDougall will transfer". CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. Retrieved 27 March 2015.

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Wells Fargo Arena (1974–present)

Rivalries	Arizona

Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Pitchfork

People	Head coaches

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