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

2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record15–17 (5–13 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Levi Watkins
  • Rashon Bruno
  • Brian Merritt
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 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
† 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

N/A N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Arizona St. Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  • "Arizona St. 2015 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 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) So Brentwood School California Los Angeles, California
G/F 1 Maurice O'Field (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Midland College Ohio Cleveland, Ohio
F 2 Willie Atwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Connors State College Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Shannon Evans Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Buffalo Virginia Suffolk, Virginia
G 4 Gerry Blakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College California Inglewood, California
F 5 Obinna Oleka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cecil C.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
G 10 Torian Graham (S) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chipola College North Carolina Durham, North Carolina
F 11 Savon Goodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Indian Hills C.C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 12 Andre Adams Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Arizona Avondale, Arizona
F 21 Eric Jacobsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hamilton HS Arizona Chandler, Arizona
G 22 Austin Witherill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Highland HS Arizona Gilbert, Arizona
G 34 Tyler Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Oaks Christian School California Westlake Village, California
G 44 Kodi 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

  • Sept. 9, 2015 – Freshman forward, Andre Adams to miss entire season due to a torn ACL in his left knee.[3]
  • Feb. 23, 2016 – Junior Andre Spight left team with four games left in the season and intends to transfer.[4]

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)
Paradise, 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 March 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Men's Hoops Forces OT, But Falls 76-70 to Richmond". The SunDevils.com. Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Haller, Doug. "ASU freshman forward Andre Adams tears ACL again". AZCentral.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Haller, Doug. "Andre Spight leaves Arizona State's basketball program". AZCentral.com. Retrieved February 28, 2016.