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2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

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The 2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by third-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Syracuse.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–12 (8–10 Pac–12)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
Quick facts Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball, Las Vegas Invitational champions ...
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–12 (8–10 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Arizona †14–4 .77827–8  .771
USC12–6 .66724–12  .667
UCLA11–7 .61121–12  .636
Utah11–7 .61123–12  .657
Stanford11–7 .61119–16  .543
Oregon10–8 .55623–13  .639
Washington10–8 .55621–13  .618
Colorado8–10 .44417–15  .531
Arizona State8–10 .44420–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38916–16  .500
Washington State4–14 .22212–19  .387
California2–16 .1118–24  .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in 8th place. They received the #8 seed in the 2017 Pac-12 tournament. In the tournament, the Sun Devils' defeated #9 Stanford in the first round before losing to #1 seed Oregon in the quarterfinals.

Off-season

Departures

More information Name, Pos. ...
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Torian Graham SG 6'5" 195 Senior Durham, NC Graduated
Maurice O'Field G/F 6'5" 205 Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated
Obinna Oleka PF 6'8" 225 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Andre Adams PF 6'9" 225 RS Freshman Avondale, AZ Transferred to Southern Utah.[1]
Jethro Tshisumpa F/C 6'10" 260 Freshman DR Congo Elected to transfer.[2]
Sam Cunliffe SF 6'6" 200 Freshman Seattle, WA Left team 10 games into the season.[3] Later elected to transfer to Kansas.
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Pos. ...
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Zylan Cheatham PF 6'9" 220 RS Jr. Phoenix, AZ Transfer from San Diego State. Will redshirt for the 2017–18 season per NCAA transfer rules and have one year remaining eligibility beginning the 2018–19 season.[4]
Carlton Bragg Jr. PF 6'10" 240 Jr. Cleveland, OH Transfer from Kansas. Will redshirt for the 2017–18 season per NCAA transfer rules and have two years remaining eligibility beginning the 2018–19 season.
Rob Edwards SG 6'4" 200 Jr. Detroit, MI Transfer from Cleveland State. Will redshirt for the 2017–18 season per NCAA transfer rules and have two years of remaining eligibility beginning the 2018–19 season.[5]
De'Quon Lake F/C 6'10" - Jr. Newport News, VA Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College.[6]
Mickey Mitchell SF 6'7" - RS So. Plano, TX Mid-year transfer from Ohio State. Will be eligible to play in December of the 2017–18 season.[7]
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2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Remy Martin
PG		 Chatsworth, CA Sierra Canyon School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 9, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (80)
Kimani Lawrence
SF		 Providence, RI New Hampton School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Nov 10, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   (86)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

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2018 Recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2018), Name ...
College recruiting (2018)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Elias Valtonen
SG		 Eura, Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 13, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
Luguentz Dort
SG		 Montreal, Quebec Athlete Institute 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 18, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Taeshon Cherry
SF		 San Diego, California Foothills Christian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 16, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Uroš Plavšić
C		 Ivanjica, Serbia Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Apr 26, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tra Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrBrentwood School Los Angeles, California
G 1 Remy Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSierra Canyon School Chatsworth, California
G 2 Rob Edwards Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCleveland State Detroit, Michigan
F 3 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoOhio State Plano, Texas
F 10 Vitaliy Shibel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrLee Academy Ukraine
G 11 Shannon Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) RS SrBuffalo Suffolk, Virginia
F 14 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrNew Hampton School Ashburnham, Massachusetts
G 22 Austin Witherill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrHighland HS Gilbert, Arizona
F 23 Romello White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrJoseph Wheeler HS Suwanee, Georgia
G 24 Jordan Salzman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrLocust Valley HS Long Island, New York
G 25 Grant Fogerty (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrDesert Mountain HS Scottsdale, Arizona
F 31 Zylan Cheatham Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrSan Diego State Phoenix, Arizona
G 34 Trevor Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrMoon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
F 35 De'Quon Lake 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrIowa Western C.C. Newport News, Virginia
G 41 Imran Takhar (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrVilla Park HS Orange, California
G 44 Kodi Justice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrDobson HS Mesa, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2018

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  • Sophomore forward Ramon Vila decided to transfer.[8]
  • Transfer forward Carlton Bragg decided to transfer.[9]

Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Romello White De'Quon Lake
PF Mickey Mitchell Vitaliy Shibel
SF Kodi Justice Kimani Lawrence
SG Tra Holder
PG Shannon Evans II Remy Martin
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 26, 2017*
6:00 pm		 Northern State W 98–90 2OT –
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Nov 1, 2017*
7:00 pm		 at San Diego
Hurricane Maria relief charity game		 W 85–77  –
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (757)
San Diego, CA
Nov 3, 2017*
6:00 pm		 Arizona Christian W 115–69  –
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N		 Idaho State W 94–74  1–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,697)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N		 San Diego State W 90–68  2–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (6,640)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 17, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N		 Northern Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game		 W 97–62  3–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (6,189)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 19, 2017*
12:00 pm, P12N		 UC Irvine
Las Vegas Invitational campus-site game		 W 99–78  4–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (5,394)
Tempe, AZ
Nov 23, 2017*
5:30 pm, FS1		 vs. Kansas State
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals		 W 92–90  5–0
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
3:30 pm, FOX		 vs. No. 15 Xavier
Las Vegas Invitational championship		 W 102–86  6–0
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 20 San Francisco W 75–57  7–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (8,682)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 8, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 16 vs. St. John's
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic		 W 82–70  8–0
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 10, 2017*
12:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 16 at No. 2 Kansas W 95–85  9–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
Dec 17, 2017*
12:00 pm, P12N		 No. 5 Vanderbilt W 76–64  10–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (10,797)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 3 Longwood W 95–61  11–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (9,308)
Tempe, AZ
Dec 22, 2017*
1:00 pm, P12N		 No. 3 Pacific W 104–65  12–0
 Wells Fargo Arena (10,646)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 3 at No. 17 Arizona
Rivalry		 L 78–84  12–1
(0–1)		 McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Jan 4, 2018
6:30 pm, P12N		 No. 4 at Colorado L 81–90 OT 12–2
(0–2)		 Coors Events Center (7,740)
Boulder, CO
Jan 7, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 4 at Utah W 80–77  13–2
(1–2)		 Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,123)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 11, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1		 No. 11 Oregon L 72–76  13–3
(1–3)		 Wells Fargo Arena (13,693)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm, P12N		 No. 11 Oregon State W 77–75  14–3
(2–3)		 Wells Fargo Arena (13,459)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 17, 2018
9:00 pm, P12N		 No. 16 at Stanford L 77–86  14–4
(2–4)		 Maples Pavilion (4,014)
Stanford, CA
Jan 20, 2018
8:30 pm, P12N		 No. 16 at California W 81–73  15–4
(3–4)		 Haas Pavilion (8,107)
Berkeley, CA
Jan 25, 2018
7:30 pm, P12N		 No. 21 Utah L 77–80 OT 15–5
(3–5)		 Wells Fargo Arena (11,536)
Tempe, AZ
Jan 27, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 21 Colorado W 80–66  16–5
(4–5)		 Wells Fargo Arena (13,943)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 1, 2018
9:00 pm, P12N		 No. 25 at Washington L 64–68  16–6
(4–6)		 Alaska Airlines Arena (6,904)
Seattle, WA
Feb 4, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 25 at Washington State W 88–78  17–6
(5–6)		 Beasley Coliseum (2,803)
Pullman, WA
Feb 8, 2018
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 USC W 80–78  18–6
(6–6)		 Wells Fargo Arena (12,377)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N		 UCLA W 88–79  19–6
(7–6)		 Wells Fargo Arena (14,025)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 25 No. 17 Arizona
Rivalry		 L 70–77  19–7
(7–7)		 Wells Fargo Arena (14,233)
Tempe, AZ
Feb 22, 2018
9:30 pm, FS1		 at Oregon L 68–75  19–8
(7–8)		 Matthew Knight Arena (9,940)
Eugene, OR
Feb 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Oregon State L 75–79  19–9
(7–9)		 Gill Coliseum (6,147)
Corvallis, OR
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 California W 84–53  20–9
(8–9)		 Wells Fargo Arena (11,737)
Tempe, AZ
Mar 3, 2018
12:30 pm, P12N		 Stanford L 83–84  20–10
(8–10)		 Wells Fargo Arena (11,895)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
Mar 7, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N		 (9) vs. (8) Colorado
First Round		 L 85–97  20–11
 T-Mobile Arena (8,619)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 2018*
6:10 pm, truTV		 (11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Syracuse
First Four		 L 56–60  20–12
 UD Arena (12,732)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain Time.
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Ranking movement

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP———20165 (5)3 (5)3 (6)411162125RV25RV—Not released
Coaches——^—211764T4611141923RV2225RV
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^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. Number in parentheses indicates number of first place votes.

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