Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

Arizona State Sun Devils
men's basketball
Arizona State Sun Devils; men's basketball
	2025–26 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
University	Arizona State University
First season	1911–12; 115 years ago
Athletic director	Graham Rossini
Head coach	Randy Bennett (1st season)
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Arena	Desert Financial Arena ; (capacity: 14,100)
NCAA division	Division I
Conference	Big 12
Nickname	Sun Devils
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Student section	942 Crew
All-time record	1,498–1,347 (.527)
NCAA tournament record	15–18 (.455)
NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight
	1961, 1963, 1975
Sweet Sixteen	1961, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1995*
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Sweet Sixteen	1961, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1995*
Appearances	1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995*, 2003, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023
Conference regular-season champions
	Border: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962WAC: 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975
Uniforms
	* vacated by NCAA

UniversityArizona State University

First season1911–12; 115 years ago^[1]

Athletic directorGraham Rossini

Head coachRandy Bennett (1st season)

The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The school's team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

The Arizona State Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA tournament 17 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won eight conference championships (four WAC, and four Border Conference) and finished in the final AP rankings seven times. The highest national ranking the Sun Devils have achieved is AP No. 3 under Bobby Hurley during the 2017–18 season and No. 3 under Ned Wulk during the 1980–81 season when the starting lineup included future NBA stars Byron Scott, Fat Lever, and Alton Lister.

38 ASU Sun Devils have been selected in the NBA draft, including eleven-time NBA All-Star James Harden, Byron Scott, Isaac Austin, Lafayette Lever, Alton Lister, Lionel Hollins, Sam Williams, Jeff Pendergraph, Mario Bennett, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, Eddie House, Freddie Lewis, and Joe Caldwell.^[3]

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Opponent	Wins	Losses	Pct.	Streak
Arizona	86	165	(.343)	ARIZ 7
Cal	51	43	(.543)	CAL 2
Colorado	14	18	(.438)	COL 2
Oregon	47	49	(.490)	ORE 2
Oregon St.	55	46	(.545)	OSU 1
Stanford	44	54	(.449)	STAN 1
UCLA	24	77	(.238)	UCLA 6
USC	44	64	(.407)	USC 1
Utah	28	38	(.424)	UTAH 2
Washington	44	49	(.473)	WASH 3
Wash. St.	49	42	(.538)	ASU 3

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1958		First Round	Idaho State	L 68–72
1961		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Seattle USC Utah	W 72–70 W 86–71 L 80–88
1962		First Round	Utah State	L 73–78
1963		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Utah State UCLA Oregon State	W 79–75 ^OT W 93–79 L 65–83
1964		First Round	Utah State	L 90–92
1973		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Oklahoma City UCLA Long Beach State	W 103–78 L 81–98 L 80–84
1975		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Alabama UNLV UCLA	W 97–94 W 84–81 L 75–89
1980	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Loyola Marymount #4 Ohio State	W 99–71 L 75–89
1981	#2	Second Round	#7 Kansas	L 71–88
1991	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Rutgers #1 Arkansas	W 79–76 L 90–97
1995*	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Ball State #13 Manhattan #1 Kentucky	W 81–66* W 64–54* L 73–97*
2003	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Memphis #2 Kansas	W 84–71 L 76–108
2009	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Temple #3 Syracuse	W 66–57 L 67–78
2014	#10	Second Round	#7 Texas	L 85–87
2018	#11	First Four	#11 Syracuse	L 56–60
2019	#11	First Four First Round	#11 St. John's #6 Buffalo	W 74–65 L 74–91
2023	#11	First Four First Round	#11 Nevada #6 TCU	W 98–73 L 70–72

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Tempe, AZ)	Cal State Fullerton TCU	W 87–83 L 76–78
1990	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Long Beach State	L 71–86
1992	First Round (Santa Barbara, CA) Second Round (Tempe, AZ)	UC Santa Barbara Utah	W 71–65 L 58–80
1993	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Georgetown	L 68–78
1994	First Round (Provo, UT)	BYU	L 67–74
1998	First Round (Honolulu, HI)	Hawaiʻi	L 73–90
2000	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Raleigh, NC)	New Mexico State NC State	W 83–77 L 57–60
2002	First Round (Las Vegas, NV)	UNLV	L 91–96
2005	First Round (Las Vegas, NV)	UNLV	L 78–89
2008	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Tempe, AZ) Quarterfinals (Tempe, AZ)	Alabama State Southern Illinois Florida	W 64–53 W 65–51 L 57–70
2010	First Round (Tempe, AZ)	Jacksonville	L 66–67
2013	First Round (Tempe, AZ) Second Round (Waco, TX)	Detroit Baylor	W 83–68 L 86–89
2015	First Round (Storrs, CT) Second Round (Richmond, VA)	Connecticut Richmond	W 68–61 L 70–76 ^OT

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1948	First Round Second Round	Northeast Missouri State Mankato State	W 68–66 L 53–54
1953	First Round Second Round	East Tennessee State Nebraska Wesleyan	W 81–79 L 71–83

No.	Player	Career	Yr. ret.	Ref.
Arizona State Sun Devils retired numbers
13	James Harden ^{[n 1]}	2007–2009	2015	^[9]

Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball

Bobby Hurley era

Head coaches

Record vs. Pac-12 opponents

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

NIT results

NAIA tournament results

Commissioners' Invitational results

CBC results

Retired numbers

Honored jerseys

NBA & ABA Individual Achievements

Statistical leaders

References

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No.	Player	Career
5	Eddie House	1996–2000
5	Ike Diogu	2002–2005
11	Byron Scott	1979–1983
12	Fat Lever	1978–1982
13	James Harden	2007–2009
32	Joe Caldwell	1961–1964
33	Lionel Hollins	1973–1975
53	Alton Lister	1978–1981

Year	player	positions
1969, 1970	Joe Caldwell	Shooting guard/small forward
2013–2022; 2025	James Harden	Shooting guard
1978	Lionel Hollins	Point guard
1988, 1990	Fat Lever	Point guard

Year	player	position	Team
2014	Jeff Ayres	Power forward	San Antonio Spurs
2025	Luguentz Dort	Small forward	Oklahoma City Thunder
1978	Lionel Hollins	Point guard	Portland Trail Blazers
2008	Eddie House	Shooting guard	Boston Celtics
1980, 1982	Mark Landsberger	Power forward	Los Angeles Lakers
1985, 1987, 1988	Byron Scott	Shooting guard	Los Angeles Lakers

Year	player	position
1968, 1972	Art Becker	Power forward
1971, 1973	Joe Caldwell	Shooting guard/small forward
1968, 1972, 1975	Freddie Lewis	Point guard

v t e Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Venues	College Gym Mesa Civic Center Sun Devil Gym (1953–1974) Desert Financial Arena (1974–present)
Rivalries	Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Big 12 Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Colorado Buffaloes Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma State Cowboys TCU Horned Frogs Texas Tech Red Raiders UCF Knights Utah Utes West Virginia Mountaineers
Championships & awards	Big 12 tournament All-Big 12 Coach of the Year Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series (2007–2010) Big 12/SEC Challenge (2013–2023) Big East–Big 12 Battle (2019–2024) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–present)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26