2017-18_Arizona_State_Sun_Devils_men's_basketball_team
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
2017–18 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Invitational champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Four | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 20–12 (8–10 Pac–12) |
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Home arena | Wells Fargo Arena |
Seasons |
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No. 12 Arizona † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
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.
Departures
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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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. |
Incoming transfers
Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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 | 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 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] |
2017 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Remy Martin PG |
Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 9, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Kimani Lawrence SF |
Providence, RI | New Hampton School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Nov 10, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2018 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Luguentz Dort SG |
Montreal, Quebec | Athlete Institute | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 18, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Taeshon Cherry SF |
San Diego, California | Foothills Christian High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 16, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Uros Plavsic C |
Ivanjica, Serbia | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
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- Sophomore forward Ramon Vila decided to transfer.[8]
- Transfer forward Carlton Bragg decided to transfer.[9]
Depth chart
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 5 (5) | 3 (5) | 3 (6) | 4 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 25 | RV | 25 | RV | — | Not released | ||
Coaches | — | —^ | — | 21 | 17 | 6 | 4T | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 23 | RV | 22 | 25 | RV |
^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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- Metcalfe, Jeff. "Jethro Tshisumpa transferring from ASU basketball". AZCentral.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- Haller, Doug. "Freshman Sam Cunliffe to transfer from Arizona State". AZCentral.com. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- Zeigler, Mark. "Cheatham transfers from SDSU to ASU". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- Decker, Ryan. "Report: Cleveland State guard Rob Edwards to transfer to ASU". ArizonaSports.com. Bonneville International. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- Metcalfe, Jeff. "De'Quon Lake signs with ASU basketball, Kenny Wooten decommits". AZCentral.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- Haller, Doug. "Former Ohio State forward Mickey Mitchell transfers to Arizona State". AZCentral.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- Layman, Matt. "Sun Devil basketball's Ramon Vila reportedly transfers from ASU". ArizonaSports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- Haller, Doug. "Forward Carlton Bragg leaves Arizona State basketball". AZCentral.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.