2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
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 Pac-12 Conference. They finished the regular season 17–14, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Sun Devils lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to USC. ASU was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they won at UConn in the first round, before losing in the second round at Richmond.
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NIT, Second round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2014–15 record | 18–16 (9–9 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Wells Fargo Arena |
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No. 5 Arizona † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Following their exit from the NIT, head coach Herb Sendek was fired.[1]
Previous season
The Sun Devils finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the Pac-12 Tournament, the Sun Devils were defeated by Stanford in the quarterfinals. The Sun Devils received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to Texas in the Round of 64.
Off season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 Koulechov | 15 | SF | 6'5" | 205 | Freshman | Weston, Florida | Elected to transfer to Rice.[2] |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 | |
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Kodi Justice SG |
Mesa, AZ | Dobson High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 24, 2011 | |
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Connor MacDougall C |
Scottsdale, AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 20, 2012 | |
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Tra Holder PG |
Los Angeles, CA | Brentwood School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 10, 2013 | |
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Notes
– On April 18, it was announced that senior forward Shaquielle McKissic was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.[3]
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N |
Chicago State CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
W 86–50 | 1–0 |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,295) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Bethune-Cookman CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
W 49–39 | 2–0 |
Wells Fargo Arena (3,842) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Loyola Marymount | W 68–44 | 3–0 |
Wells Fargo Arena (3,923) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
11/24/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Maryland CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals |
L 73–78 | 3–1 |
Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
11/25/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic Consolation |
L 71–76 | 3–2 |
Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
11/29/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Colgate | W 78–71 | 4–2 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,143) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/03/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N |
UNLV | W 77–55 | 5–2 |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,822) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/06/2014* 10:00 am, SECN |
at Texas A&M | L 71–72 | 5–3 |
Reed Arena (6,299) College Station, TX | |||||||
12/13/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N |
Pepperdine | W 81–74 | 6–3 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,575) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Marquette | L 71–78 | 6–4 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Lehigh | L 81–84 3OT | 6–5 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,615) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/23/2014* 1:00 pm, P12N |
Detroit | W 93–54 | 7–5 |
Wells Fargo Arena (4,727) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
12/28/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N |
Harvard | W 56–46 | 8–5 |
Wells Fargo Arena (6,503) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
01/04/2015 5:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 8 Arizona State Farm Territorial Cup Series |
L 49–73 | 8–6 (0–1) |
McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
01/08/2015 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Oregon State | L 47–55 | 8–7 (0–2) |
Gill Coliseum (4,603) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon | L 56–59 | 8–8 (0–3) |
Matthew Knight Arena (5,637) Eugene, OR | |||||||
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 8 Utah | L 59–76 | 8–9 (0–4) |
Wells Fargo Arena (9,831) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, P12N |
Colorado | W 78–72 | 9–9 (1–4) |
Wells Fargo Arena (7,651) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/22/2015 9:00 pm, P12N |
at California | W 79–44 | 10–9 (2–4) |
Haas Pavilion (7,469) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
01/24/2015 10:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Stanford | L 70–89 | 10–10 (2–5) |
Maples Pavilion (4,009) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/28/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon State | W 73–55 | 11–10 (3–5) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,436) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
01/30/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon | L 67–68 OT | 11–11 (3–6) |
Wells Fargo Arena (6,127) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
02/07/2015 2:30 pm, FOX |
No. 6 Arizona State Farm Territorial Cup Series |
W 81–78 | 12–11 (4–6) |
Wells Fargo Arena (10,876) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
02/13/2015 9:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | L 71–74 | 12–12 (4–7) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,129) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/15/2015 3:30 pm, P12N |
at Washington | W 78–68 | 13–12 (5–7) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,745) Seattle, WA | |||||||
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
UCLA | W 68–66 | 14–12 (6–7) |
Wells Fargo Arena (7,873) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
02/22/2015 6:30 pm, P12N |
USC | W 64–59 | 15–12 (7–7) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,527) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
02/26/2015 8:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 13 Utah | L 41–83 | 15–13 (7–8) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,185) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
03/01/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Colorado | L 81–87 | 15–14 (7–9) |
Coors Events Center (9,087) Boulder, CO | |||||||
03/05/2015 9:00 pm, FS1 |
Stanford | W 67–62 | 16–14 (8–9) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,345) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
03/07/2015 12:30 pm, P12N |
California | W 74–70 | 17–14 (9–9) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,619) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2015 2:30 pm, P12N |
vs. USC First Round |
L 64–67 | 17–15 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024) Paradise, NV | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
03/18/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(5) | at (4) UConn First round |
W 68–61 | 18–15 |
Gampel Pavilion (6,045) Storrs, CT | ||||||
03/22/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPNU |
(5) | at (1) Richmond Second round |
L 70–76 OT | 18–16 |
Robins Center (4,507) Richmond, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
References
- http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12551144/herb-sendek-fired-arizona-state-sun-devils-men-basketball-coach
- "Report: Arizona State transfer Egor Koulechov to transfer to Rice". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- "NCAA grants Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic extra season of eligibility". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2014.