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

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Conference men's basketball Pac–12 15–17 5–13 Bobby Hurley 1st Levi Watkins Rashon Bruno Brian Merritt Wells Fargo Arena 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.Sun Devils Upsest In Pac-12 Tournament By Trojans http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=209954412 TheSunDevils.com Arizona State Athletics 24 March 2015 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.Men's Hoops Forces OT, But Falls 76-70 to Richmond http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=209977299 The SunDevils.com Arizona State Athletics 24 March 2015 Off-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jonathan Gilling 31 F 6'8" 220 Senior Rungsted Kyst, Denmark Graduated Bo Barnes 33 G 6'4" 190 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated Shaquielle McKissic 40 F/G 6'5" 200 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Roosevelt Scott 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Saint Paul, MN Transferred to University of Central Missouri Sai Tummala 24 F 6'6" 218 Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa Chance Murray 3 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Carson–Newman University Connor MacDougall 55 C/F 6'8" 220 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to South Mountain Community College Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maurice O'Field 1 SG Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transfer from Midland College.Shannon Evans 3 PG 6'1" 170 Junior Suffolk, VA Elected to transfer from Buffalo. Will sit out the 2015–16 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility.Obinna Oleka 5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transfer from Cecil College. Andre Spight 24 SG 6'3" 175 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college transfer from South Plains College. 2015 recruiting class no no 2015 2015 2015 Arizona St. Commitment List Arizona St. 2015 Basketball Commits arizonastate 9 April 3, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils y yes Tra Holder 0 G 6 1 180 So California Los Angeles, California Brentwood School y Maurice O'Field 1 G/F 6 5 210 Jr Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Midland College S Willie Atwood y 2 F 6 7 215 Sr Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Connors State College Shannon Evans 3 G 6 1 160 Jr Virginia Suffolk, Virginia Buffalo yes y Gerry Blakes 4 G 6 4 195 Sr California Inglewood, California San Bernardino Valley College y Obinna Oleka 5 F 6 7 225 Jr Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Cecil C.C. y Torian Graham y 10 G 6 4 180 Jr North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Chipola College yes S Savon Goodman 11 F 6 6 220 Jr Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Indian Hills C.C. Andre Adams 12 F 6 9 216 Fr Arizona Avondale, Arizona IMG Academy y yes Eric Jacobsen 21 F 6 10 240 Sr Arizona Chandler, Arizona Hamilton HS Austin Witherill 22 G 6 0 160 So Arizona Gilbert, Arizona Highland HS W Tyler Harris 34 G 6 5 200 Fr California Westlake Village, California Oaks Christian School Kodi Justice y 44 G 6 5 190 So Arizona Mesa, Arizona Dobson HS Bobby Hurley (Duke) Levi Watkins (NC State) Rashon Bruno (DePaul) Brian Merritt (Towson) http://www.thesundevils.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30300&SPID=126728&SPSID=749696 October 7, 2015 Sept. 9, 2015 – Freshman forward, Andre Adams to miss entire season due to a torn ACL in his left knee.Haller Doug ASU freshman forward Andre Adams tears ACL again http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaab/asu/2015/09/15/asu-freshman-forward-andre-adams-tears-acl-again/72291682/ AZCentral.com 28 February 2016 Feb. 23, 2016 – Junior Andre Spight left team with four games left in the season and intends to transfer.Haller Doug Andre Spight leaves Arizona State's basketball program http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaab/asu/2016/02/23/andre-spight-leaves-arizona-states-basketball-program/80825208/ AZCentral.com 28 February 2016 Schedule yes no no 2015–16 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona State Sun Devils 1; color:#Arizona State Sun Devils 2;"| Exhibition Nov. 7 1:00 PM yes no Western New Mexico Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 102–34 – |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona State Sun Devils 1; color:#Arizona State Sun Devils 2;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 13 5:30 PM yes no Sacramento State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 63–66 5,275 0–1 Nov. 16 8:00 PM yes no Belmont Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Legends Classic Regional Round P12N 83–74 4,549 1–1 Nov. 18 6:30 PM yes no Kennesaw State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Legends Classic Regional Round P12N 91–53 4,197 2–1 Nov. 23 7:30 PM yes yes no NC State Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic Semifinals ESPN3 79–76 5,775 3–1 Nov. 24 6:00 PM yes yes no Marquette Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic Championship ESPN2 73–78 OT 4,777 3–2 Nov. 29 3:00 PM yes no UC Santa Barbara Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 70–68 4,026 4–2 Dec. 2 7:00 PM yes yes no Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE CBSSN 79–77 16,282 5–2 Dec. 5 8:30 PM yes no Texas A&M 18 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPN2 67–54 7,608 6–2 Dec. 12 1:15 PM yes yes no Kentucky 5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY ESPN 58–72 23,665 6–3 Dec. 16 8:00 PM yes yes no UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV CBSSN 66–56 13,014 7–3 Dec. 19 12:30 PM yes no Houston Baptist Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 98–79 4,573 8–3 Dec. 22 1:00 PM yes no Stephen F. Austin Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 80–73 4,373 9–3 Dec. 28 7:00 PM yes no Cal State Bakersfield Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 75–59 6,625 10–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona State Sun Devils 1;"| Pac-12 Regular Season Jan. 3 12:00 PM no Arizona 8 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ Territorial Cup Series FS1 82–94 8,044 10–4 0–1 Jan. 7 8:30 PM yes no USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA P12N 65–75 2,754 10–5 0–2 Jan. 9 3:30 PM yes no UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA P12N 74–81 9,973 10–6 0–3 Jan. 14 6:00 PM no Washington State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 84–73 5,047 11–6 1–3 Jan. 16 5:00 PM no Washington Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 85–89 5,652 11–7 1–4 Jan. 21 7:00 PM yes no California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA FS1 70–75 9,096 11–8 1–5 Jan. 23 9:00 PM yes no Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA P12N 73–75 4,776 11–9 1–6 Jan. 28 6:30 PM no Oregon State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 86–68 6,074 12–9 2–6 Jan. 31 6:30 PM no Oregon 23 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPNU 74–91 6,760 12–10 2–7 Feb. 3 9:00 PM yes no Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA ESPNU 83–95 OT 6,533 12–11 2–8 Feb. 6 4:30 PM yes no Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA P12N 67–55 3,448 13–11 3–8 Feb. 12 6:00 PM no USC 23 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ P12N 74–67 7,772 14–11 4–8 Feb. 14 6:30 PM no UCLA Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPNU 65–78 6,710 14–12 4–9 Feb. 17 7:00 PM no yes Arizona 12 McKale Center Tucson, AZ Territorial Cup Series ESPN2 61–99 14,644 14–13 4–10 Feb. 25 7:00 PM no yes Utah 22 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT P12N 46–81 12,523 14–14 4–11 Feb. 28 2:30 PM no yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO P12N 69–79 10,325 14–15 4–12 Mar. 3 9:00 PM no Stanford Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FS1 74–64 5,157 15–15 5–12 Mar. 5 6:00 PM no California 25 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ ESPN2 65–68 6,276 15–16 5–13 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#Arizona State Sun Devils 1;"| Pac-12 tournament Mar 9 9:30 PM no yes Oregon State MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV First round P12N 66–75 12,916 15–17 Mountain Time AP Poll See also 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team References Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball seasons Arizona State Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball