2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils are led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2020–21 record | 6–8 (3–5 Pac–12) |
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Home arena | Desert Financial Arena |
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No. 20 USC | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 9 | – | 2 | .818 | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | .625 | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 8 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 14 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for both the 2021 Pac–12 Tournament and the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban. |
Previous season
The Sun Devils finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. However, the remainder of the tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Mickey Mitchell | 00 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Plano, TX | Graduated |
Rob Edwards | 2 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
Elias Valtonen | 5 | G | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Eura, Finland | Signed to play professional in Germany with Tigers Tübingen |
Khalid Thomas | 20 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Portland State |
Andre Allen | 22 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Southern |
Romello White | 23 | F | 6'8" | 235 | RS Junior | Suwanee, GA | Graduate transferred to Ole Miss |
Grant Fogerty | 25 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Previous School | Notes |
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Holland Woods | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred from Portland State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Woods graduated from Portland State. |
Luther Muhammad | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Jersey City, NJ | Transferred from Ohio State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Muhammad will have to sit out during the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Chris Osten | 21 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Crowley, LA | Junior college transferred from Lee College |
2020 Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Josh Christopher #2 SG |
Lakewood, CA | Mayfair High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Marcus Bagley #7 SF |
Sacramento, CA | Sheldon High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 19, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Pavlo Dziuba PF |
Ukraine | N/A | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jun 24, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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2021 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Demari Williams SG |
Fulshear, TX | Dream City Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 14, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Will Felton PF |
Raleigh, NC | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 20, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Justin Rochelin SG |
Northridge, CA | Heritage Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 17, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Jamiya Neal SF |
Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 16, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. Rhode Island 2K Empire Classic semifinal |
W 94–88 | 1–0 |
26 – Martin | 7 – Bagley | 5 – Martin | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | |||
November 26, 2020* 7:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 | vs. No. 3 Villanova 2K Empire Classic championship |
L 74–83 | 1–1 |
28 – Christopher | 7 – Verge Jr. | 3 – Verge Jr. | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | |||
November 29, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N |
No. 18 | Houston Bapist | W 100–77 | 2–1 |
21 – Bagley | 6 – Christopher | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | |||
December 3, 2020 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 25 | at California | W 70–62 | 3–1 (1–0) |
22 – Martin | 7 – Bagley | 5 – Martin | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA | |||
December 10, 2020* 8:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 23 | No. 24 San Diego State | L 68–80 | 3–2 |
25 – Verge Jr. | 7 – Osten | 4 – Verge Jr. | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | |||
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, KUTP |
No. 23 | at Grand Canyon | W 71–70 | 4–2 |
31 – Martin | 6 – Lawrence | 4 – Martin | GCU Arena (354) Phoenix, AZ | |||
December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
UTEP | L 63–76 | 4–3 |
24 – Christopher | 6 – Christopher | 3 – Verge Jr. | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
December 18, 2020* TBD, P12N |
Incarnate Word | Cancelled | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | ||||||||
December 22, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N |
Utah | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | ||||||||
December 31, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | Postponed | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | ||||||||
January 2, 2021 4:30 pm, FS1 |
at Washington | Postponed | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | ||||||||
January 7, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN |
UCLA | L 75–81 OT | 4–4 (1–1) |
25 – Verge Jr. | 11 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N |
USC | L 64–73 | 4–5 (1–2) |
18 – Woods | 13 – Bagley | 4 – Woods | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 14, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2 |
at No. 22 Oregon | Postponed | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | ||||||||
January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 79–80 | 4–6 (1–3) |
19 – Bagley | 7 – Tied | 8 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR | ||||
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN |
Arizona Rivalry |
L 82-84 | 4–7 (1–4) |
18 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 6 – Martin | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 25, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Arizona Rivalry |
L 67-80 | 4–8 (1–5) |
24 – Martin | 11 – Graham | 3 – Tied | McKale Center (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 28, 2021 9:00 pm, FS1 |
California | W 72-68 | 5–8 (2–5) |
19 – Martin | 8 – Lawrence | 4 – Bagley | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 30, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Stanford | W 79-75 | 6–8 (3–5) |
23 – Martin | 5 – Graham | 6 – Martin | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N |
Utah | Postponed | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | ||||||||
February 4, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Colorado | Postponed | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | ||||||||
February 7, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Utah | Postponed | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||||
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Oregon | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
February 14, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Oregon State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
February 17, 2021 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 20, 2021 TBD, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 25, 2021 TBD, FS1 |
Washington | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 TBD, P12N |
Washington State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10–13, 2021 TBD, P12N/ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 18 | 25 | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 17 | 17^ | 23 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References
- "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics.