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

2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record 15–17 (5–13 Pac–12)
Head coach Bobby Hurley (1st season)
Assistant coach Levi Watkins
Assistant coach Rashon Bruno
Assistant coach Brian Merritt
Home arena Wells Fargo Arena
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778     31 – 7   .816
#13 Utah 13 – 5   .722     27 – 9   .750
#17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667     25 – 9   .735
#23 California 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
Colorado 10 – 8   .556     22 – 12   .647
USC 9 – 9   .500     21 – 13   .618
Oregon State 9 – 9   .500     19 – 13   .594
Washington 9 – 9   .500     19 – 15   .559
Stanford 8 – 10   .444     15 – 15   .500
UCLA 6 – 12   .333     15 – 17   .469
Arizona State 5 – 13   .278     15 – 17   .469
Washington State 1 – 17   .056     9 – 22   .290
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–16, and 9–9 in the Pac-12 play. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Sun Devils lost to USC in the first round.[1] They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated UConn in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jonathan Gilling 31 F 6'8" 220 Senior Rungsted Kyst, Denmark Graduated
Bo Barnes 33 G 6'4" 190 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated
Shaquielle McKissic 40 F/G 6'5" 200 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Roosevelt Scott 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Saint Paul, MN Transferred to University of Central Missouri
Sai Tummala 24 F 6'6" 218 Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa
Chance Murray 3 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Carson–Newman University
Connor MacDougall 55 C/F 6'8" 220 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to South Mountain Community College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice O'Field 1 SG Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transfer from Midland College.
Shannon Evans 3 PG 6'1" 170 Junior Suffolk, VA Elected to transfer from Buffalo. Will sit out the 2015–16 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility.
Obinna Oleka 5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transfer from Cecil College.
Andre Spight 24 SG 6'3" 175 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college transfer from South Plains College.

2015 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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'		 N/A N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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

2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Holder, TraTra Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Brentwood School California Los Angeles, California
G/F 1 O'Field, MauriceMaurice O'Field (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Midland College Ohio Cleveland, Ohio
F 2 Atwood, WillieWillie Atwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Connors State College Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Evans II, ShannonShannon Evans II  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Buffalo Virginia Suffolk, Virginia
G 4 Blakes, GerryGerry Blakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College California Inglewood, California
F 5 Oleka, ObinnaObinna Oleka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cecil C.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
G 10 Graham, TorianTorian Graham (S)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chipola College North Carolina Durham, North Carolina
F 11 Goodman, SavonSavon Goodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Indian Hills C.C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 12 Adams, AndreAndre Adams   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Arizona Avondale, Arizona
F 21 Jacobsen, EricEric Jacobsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hamilton HS Arizona Chandler, Arizona
G 22 Witherill, AustinAustin Witherill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Highland HS Arizona Gilbert, Arizona
G 34 Harris, TylerTyler Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Oaks Christian School California Westlake Village, California
G 44 Justice, KodiKodi Justice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dobson HS Arizona Mesa, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 7, 2015

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

Nov. 7*
1:00 PM		 Western New Mexico W 102–34  –
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Non-conference regular season

Nov. 13*
5:30 PM, P12N		 Sacramento State L 63–66  0–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,275)
Tempe, AZ

Nov. 16*
8:00 PM, P12N		 Belmont
Legends Classic Regional Round		 W 83–74  1–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,549)
Tempe, AZ

Nov. 18*
6:30 PM, P12N		 Kennesaw State
Legends Classic Regional Round		 W 91–53  2–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,197)
Tempe, AZ

Nov. 23*
7:30 PM, ESPN3		 vs. NC State
Legends Classic Semifinals		 W 79–76  3–1
 Barclays Center (5,775)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov. 24*
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 vs. Marquette
Legends Classic Championship		 L 73–78 OT 3–2
 Barclays Center (4,777)
Brooklyn, NY

Nov. 29*
3:00 PM, P12N		 UC Santa Barbara W 70–68  4–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,026)
Tempe, AZ

Dec. 2*
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Creighton W 79–77  5–2
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,282)
Omaha, NE

Dec. 5*
8:30 PM, ESPN2		 No. 18 Texas A&M W 67–54  6–2
 Wells Fargo Arena (7,608)
Tempe, AZ

Dec. 12*
1:15 PM, ESPN		 at No. 5 Kentucky L 58–72  6–3
 Rupp Arena (23,665)
Lexington, KY

Dec. 16*
8:00 PM, CBSSN		 at UNLV W 66–56  7–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (13,014)
Pardise, NV

Dec. 19*
12:30 PM, P12N		 Houston Baptist W 98–79  8–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,573)
Tempe, AZ

Dec. 22*
1:00 PM, P12N		 Stephen F. Austin W 80–73  9–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (4,373)
Tempe, AZ

Dec. 28*
7:00 PM, P12N		 Cal State Bakersfield W 75–59  10–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (6,625)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Regular Season

Jan. 3
12:00 PM, FS1		 No. 8 Arizona
Territorial Cup Series		 L 82–94  10–4
(0–1)		 Wells Fargo Arena (8,044)
Tempe, AZ

Jan. 7
8:30 PM, P12N		 at USC L 65–75  10–5
(0–2)		 Galen Center (2,754)
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 9
3:30 PM, P12N		 at UCLA L 74–81  10–6
(0–3)		 Pauley Pavilion (9,973)
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 14
6:00 PM, P12N		 Washington State W 84–73  11–6
(1–3)		 Wells Fargo Arena (5,047)
Tempe, AZ

Jan. 16
5:00 PM, P12N		 Washington L 85–89  11–7
(1–4)		 Wells Fargo Arena (5,652)
Tempe, AZ

Jan. 21
7:00 PM, FS1		 at California L 70–75  11–8
(1–5)		 Haas Pavilion (9,096)
Berkeley, CA

Jan. 23
9:00 PM, P12N		 at Stanford L 73–75  11–9
(1–6)		 Maples Pavilion (4,776)
Stanford, CA

Jan. 28
6:30 PM, P12N		 Oregon State W 86–68  12–9
(2–6)		 Wells Fargo Arena (6,074)
Tempe, AZ

Jan. 31
6:30 PM, ESPNU		 No. 23 Oregon L 74–91  12–10
(2–7)		 Wells Fargo Arena (6,760)
Tempe, AZ

Feb. 3
9:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Washington L 83–95 OT 12–11
(2–8)		 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,533)
Seattle, WA

Feb. 6
4:30 PM, P12N		 at Washington State W 67–55  13–11
(3–8)		 Beasley Coliseum (3,448)
Pullman, WA

Feb. 12
6:00 PM, P12N		 No. 23 USC W 74–67  14–11
(4–8)		 Wells Fargo Arena (7,772)
Tempe, AZ

Feb. 14
6:30 PM, ESPNU		 UCLA L 65–78  14–12
(4–9)		 Wells Fargo Arena (6,710)
Tempe, AZ

Feb. 17
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 at No. 12 Arizona
Territorial Cup Series		 L 61–99  14–13
(4–10)		 McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ

Feb. 25
7:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 22 Utah L 46–81  14–14
(4–11)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,523)
Salt Lake City, UT

Feb. 28
2:30 PM, P12N		 at Colorado L 69–79  14–15
(4–12)		 Coors Events Center (10,325)
Boulder, CO

Mar. 3
9:00 PM, FS1		 Stanford W 74–64  15–15
(5–12)		 Wells Fargo Arena (5,157)
Tempe, AZ

Mar. 5
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 25 California L 65–68  15–16
(5–13)		 Wells Fargo Arena (6,276)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament

Mar 9
9:30 PM, P12N		 vs. Oregon State
First round		 L 66–75  15–17
 MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

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

References

  1. ↑ "Sun Devils Upsest In Pac-12 Tournament By Trojans". TheSunDevils.com. Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Men's Hoops Forces OT, But Falls 76-70 to Richmond". The SunDevils.com. Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Haller, Doug. "ASU freshman forward Andre Adams tears ACL again". AZCentral.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Haller, Doug. "Andre Spight leaves Arizona State's basketball program". AZCentral.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
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