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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac–12
Record:15–17
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Levi Watkins
Asst Coach2:Rashon Bruno
Asst Coach3:Brian Merritt

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
sortnameJonathan Gilling 31 F 6'8" 220 Senior Graduated
sortnameBo Barnes 33 G 6'4" 190 Senior Graduated
sortname40 F/G 6'5" 200 Senior Graduated
sortnameRoosevelt Scott 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Transferred to University of Central Missouri
sortnameSai Tummala 24 F 6'6" 218 Junior Transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa
sortnameChance Murray 3 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Transferred to Carson–Newman University
sortnameConnor MacDougall 55 C/F 6'8" 220 Freshman Transferred to South Mountain Community College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
sortnameMaurice O'Field 1 SG Junior Junior college transfer from Midland College.
sortnameShannon Evans 3 PG 6'1" 170 Junior Elected to transfer from Buffalo. Will sit out the 2015–16 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility.
sortname5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Junior college transfer from Cecil College.
sortnameAndre Spight 24 SG 6'3" 175 Junior Junior college transfer from South Plains College.

2015 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 tournament

See also

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

Notes and References

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