2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by ninth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the regular season 17–14, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Sun Devils lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to USC. ASU was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they won at UConn in the first round, before losing in the second round at Richmond.

2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
NIT, Second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	18–16 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Greer Stan Johnson Barret Peery
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arizona †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	4		.895
No. 25 Oregon	13	–	5		.722			26	–	10		.722
No. 19 Utah	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			22	–	14		.611
Stanford	9	–	9		.500			24	–	13		.649
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
California	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
Colorado	7	–	11		.389			16	–	18		.471
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Washington	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Following their exit from the NIT, head coach Herb Sendek was fired.^[1]

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils were defeated by Stanford in the quarterfinals. The Sun Devils received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to Texas in the Round of 64.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordan Bachynski	13	C	7’2”	248	Senior	Calgary, Alberta	Graduated.
Richie Edwards	5	F	6’7”	220	Senior	Lakeland, Florida	Graduated.
Jermaine Marshall	34	SG	6’4”	215	Senior	Goldsboro, Pennsylvania	Graduated.
Dave Whitmore	33	SF	6’6”	215	Senior	Tempe, Arizona	Graduated.
Jarrett Upchurch	22	PG	6’1”	192	Senior	Scottsdale, Arizona	Graduated.
Brandan Kearney	32	SG	6'5"	190	RS Junior	Detroit, Michigan	Elected to transfer.
Jahii Carson	1	PG	5’10”	180	RS Sophomore	Mesa, Arizona	Declared for 2014 NBA draft.
Calaen Robinson	11	SG	6'2"	190	RS Freshman	Tempe, Arizona	Elected to transfer.
Egor Koulechov	15	SF	6'5"	205	Freshman	Weston, Florida	Elected to transfer to Rice.^[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gerry Blakes		PG	6’4”	175	Junior	Inglewood, California	Junior College transfer from San Bernardino Valley College.
Roosevelt Scott		SG	6’4”	190	Junior	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Junior College transfer from Indian Hills Community College
Savon Goodman		SF	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Played for UNLV during the 2012–13 season, but left due to off–court issues. Attended Indian Hills Community College during the 2013–14 season, but did not play. Will have three years of eligibility left.
Willie Atwood		SF	6'7"	190	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee	Junior college transfer from Connors State College.

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kodi Justice SG	Mesa, AZ	Dobson High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 24, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Connor MacDougall C	Scottsdale, AZ	Corona Del Sol High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 20, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Tra Holder PG	Los Angeles, CA	Brentwood School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 10, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Notes

– On April 18, it was announced that senior forward Shaquielle McKissic was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.^[3]

Roster

2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tra Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brentwood School Los Angeles, California G 1 Roosevelt Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Johnson HS/Indian Hills C.C. Saint Paul, Minnesota F 2 Willie Atwood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Melrose HS/Connors State College Memphis, Tennessee G 3 Chance Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Price HS Los Angeles, California G 4 Gerry Blakes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Morningside HS/San Bernardino Valley College Inglewood, California F 11 Savon Goodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Academy of the New Church/Indian Hills C.C. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania F/C 21 Eric Jacobsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Hamilton HS Chandler, Arizona G 22 Austin Witherill (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Highland HS Gilbert, Arizona F 24 Sai Tummala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Brophy College Prep/Salt Lake C.C. Phoenix, Arizona F 31 Jonathan Gilling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hørsholm 76ers Rungsted Kyst, Denmark F 32 Cameron Gilbert (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Prescott, Arizona G 33 Bo Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westwind Prep/Hawaii Scottsdale, Arizona G 34 Corban Murphy (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Crystal Lake Central HS Crystal Lake, Illinois F 40 Shaquielle McKissic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kentridge HS/Edmonds C.C. Seattle, Washington G 44 Kodi Justice   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dobson HS Mesa, Arizona F/C 55 Connor MacDougall   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Corona del Sol HS Scottsdale, Arizona	Head coach Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant coach(es) Larry Greer (Northeastern) Stan Johnson (Southern Utah) Barret Peery (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 10/23/2014

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm, P12N		Chicago State CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 86–50	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (5,295) Tempe, AZ
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Bethune-Cookman CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 49–39	2–0	Wells Fargo Arena (3,842) Tempe, AZ
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Loyola Marymount	W 68–44	3–0	Wells Fargo Arena (3,923) Tempe, AZ
11/24/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Maryland CBE Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	L 73–78	3–1	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
11/25/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Alabama CBE Hall of Fame Classic Consolation	L 71–76	3–2	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
11/29/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Colgate	W 78–71	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena (4,143) Tempe, AZ
12/03/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N		UNLV	W 77–55	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena (5,822) Tempe, AZ
12/06/2014* 10:00 am, SECN		at Texas A&M	L 71–72	5–3	Reed Arena (6,299) College Station, TX
12/13/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N		Pepperdine	W 81–74	6–3	Wells Fargo Arena (4,575) Tempe, AZ
12/16/2014* 7:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette	L 71–78	6–4	BMO Harris Bradley Center (12,736) Milwaukee, WI
12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		Lehigh	L 81–84 ^3OT	6–5	Wells Fargo Arena (4,615) Tempe, AZ
12/23/2014* 1:00 pm, P12N		Detroit	W 93–54	7–5	Wells Fargo Arena (4,727) Tempe, AZ
12/28/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N		Harvard	W 56–46	8–5	Wells Fargo Arena (6,503) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
01/04/2015 5:00 pm, FS1		at No. 8 Arizona State Farm Territorial Cup Series	L 49–73	8–6 (0–1)	McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ
01/08/2015 7:00 pm, FS1		at Oregon State	L 47–55	8–7 (0–2)	Gill Coliseum (4,603) Corvallis, OR
01/10/2015 3:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 56–59	8–8 (0–3)	Matthew Knight Arena (5,637) Eugene, OR
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, FS1		No. 8 Utah	L 59–76	8–9 (0–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,831) Tempe, AZ
01/17/2015 2:30 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 78–72	9–9 (1–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,651) Tempe, AZ
01/22/2015 9:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 79–44	10–9 (2–4)	Haas Pavilion (7,469) Berkeley, CA
01/24/2015 10:00 pm, ESPNU		at Stanford	L 70–89	10–10 (2–5)	Maples Pavilion (4,009) Stanford, CA
01/28/2015 6:00 pm, P12N		Oregon State	W 73–55	11–10 (3–5)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,436) Tempe, AZ
01/30/2015 6:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 67–68 ^OT	11–11 (3–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,127) Tempe, AZ
02/07/2015 2:30 pm, FOX		No. 6 Arizona State Farm Territorial Cup Series	W 81–78	12–11 (4–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (10,876) Tempe, AZ
02/13/2015 9:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 71–74	12–12 (4–7)	Beasley Coliseum (3,129) Pullman, WA
02/15/2015 3:30 pm, P12N		at Washington	W 78–68	13–12 (5–7)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,745) Seattle, WA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2		UCLA	W 68–66	14–12 (6–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,873) Tempe, AZ
02/22/2015 6:30 pm, P12N		USC	W 64–59	15–12 (7–7)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,527) Tempe, AZ
02/26/2015 8:30 pm, FS1		at No. 13 Utah	L 41–83	15–13 (7–8)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,185) Salt Lake City, UT
03/01/2015 6:30 pm, ESPNU		at Colorado	L 81–87	15–14 (7–9)	Coors Events Center (9,087) Boulder, CO
03/05/2015 9:00 pm, FS1		Stanford	W 67–62	16–14 (8–9)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,345) Tempe, AZ
03/07/2015 12:30 pm, P12N		California	W 74–70	17–14 (9–9)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,619) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
03/11/2015 2:30 pm, P12N		vs. USC First round	L 64–67	17–15	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024) Paradise, NV
NIT
03/18/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	(5)	at (4) UConn First round	W 68–61	18–15	Gampel Pavilion (6,045) Storrs, CT
03/22/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPNU	(5)	at (1) Richmond Second round	L 70–76 ^OT	18–16	Robins Center (4,507) Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

1. "Herb Sendek fired as Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball coach".
2. "Report: Arizona State transfer Egor Koulechov to transfer to Rice". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
3. "NCAA grants Arizona State's Shaquielle McKissic extra season of eligibility". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 18, 2014.