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

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.

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 coaches	Levi Watkins Rashon Bruno 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
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

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: 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: "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 Los Angeles, California G/F 1 Maurice O'Field (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Midland College Cleveland, Ohio F 2 Willie Atwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Connors State College Memphis, Tennessee G 3 Shannon Evans  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Buffalo Suffolk, Virginia G 4 Gerry Blakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College Inglewood, California F 5 Obinna Oleka 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Cecil C.C. Washington, D.C. G 10 Torian Graham (S)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chipola College Durham, North Carolina F 11 Savon Goodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Indian Hills C.C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F 12 Andre Adams   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr IMG Academy Avondale, Arizona F 21 Eric Jacobsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Hamilton HS Chandler, Arizona G 22 Austin Witherill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Highland HS Gilbert, Arizona G 34 Tyler Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Oaks Christian School Westlake Village, California G 44 Kodi Justice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Dobson HS Mesa, Arizona	Head coach Bobby Hurley (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Levi Watkins (North Carolina State) Rashon Bruno (DePaul) Brian Merritt (Towson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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) 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.