2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team explained

Sport:basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:Arizona State Sun Devils
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac–12
Record:20–11
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Bobby Hurley
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Rashon Burno
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Eric Brown
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Rasheen Davis
Ac3 Year:1st
Arena:Desert Financial Arena

The 2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They 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.

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish for second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils defeated UCLA in the quarterfinals and lost to Oregon in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated St. John's in the First Four, and eventually lost in the first round to Buffalo.

Off-season

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYear HometownReason for Departure
F220Phoenix, ArizonaCompleted athletic eligibility
F225Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin IslandsGraduated
F210Ivano-Frankivsk, UkraineGraduate transferred to UNLV[1]
G165Calabasas, CaliforniaWalk-on; not on team roster
G175Locust Valley, New YorkWalk-on; not on team roster
G175Phoenix, ArizonaWalk-on; transferred to Notre Dame de Namur
C240Ivanjica, SerbiaTransferred to Tennessee[2]
G215Montreal, QuebecDeclared for 2019 NBA draft[3]

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYear Previous SchoolNotes
G170Moberly Area Community CollegeAs a junior college transfer, Verge is eligible to play immediately and have two years of eligibility left.
F202College of Southern IdahoNo. 2 Junior College player in the country. As a junior college transfer, Thomas is eligible to play immediately.[4]

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Pac-12 tournament|- style="background:#bbbbbb"| style="text-align:center"|March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1| style="text-align:center"| (3)| vs. (11) Washington State
Quarterfinals| colspan=5 rowspan=1 style="text-align:center"|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] | style="text-align:center"|T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV|-

Notes and References

  1. News: UNLV adds Arizona State grad transfer Vitaliy Shibel . Mark . Anderson . . May 16, 2019 . October 1, 2019.
  2. News: Vols sign 7-foot Arizona State transfer Uros Plavsic . Associated Press . . May 21, 2019 . October 1, 2019.
  3. Web site: ASU basketball's Luguentz Dort declares for 2019 NBA draft . AZCentral.com . April 10, 2019.
  4. Web site: Gardner . Michelle . ASU basketball lands JUCO transfer Khalid Thomas over Oregon . AZCentral.com . May 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics.
  6. Web site: 2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns.