2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–11 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rashon Burno (2nd season)
  • Eric Brown (1st season)
  • Rasheen Davis (1st season)
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
UCLA 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
USC 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
Utah 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Washington 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish for second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils defeated UCLA in the quarterfinals and lost to Oregon in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated St. John's in the First Four, and eventually lost in the first round to Buffalo.

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Zylan Cheatham F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Phoenix, Arizona Completed athletic eligibility
De'Quon Lake F 6'10" 225 Senior Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands Graduated
Vitaliy Shibel F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Graduate transferred to UNLV[1]
Jack Roggin G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Calabasas, California Walk-on; not on team roster
Jordan Salzman G 5'10" 175 Sophomore Locust Valley, New York Walk-on; not on team roster
Trevor Thompson G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Phoenix, Arizona Walk-on; transferred to Notre Dame de Namur
Uroš Plavšić C 7'0" 240 Freshman Ivanjica, Serbia Transferred to Tennessee[2]
Luguentz Dort G 6'4" 215 Freshman Montreal, Quebec Declared for 2019 NBA draft[3]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Previous School Notes
Alonzo Verge Jr. G 6'3" 170 Jr. Moberly Area Community College As a junior college transfer, Verge is eligible to play immediately and have two years of eligibility left.
Khalid Thomas F 6'9" 202 Jr. College of Southern Idaho No. 2 Junior College player in the country. As a junior college transfer, Thomas is eligible to play immediately.[4]

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaelen House
PG 		Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jalen Graham
PF 		Phoenix, AZ Mountain Pointe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 21, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Caleb Christopher
G 		Carson, CA Mayfair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 2, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Ohio State Orlando, Florida
G 1 Remy Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth, California
G 2 Rob Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Cleveland State Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Caleb Christopher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mayfair HS Carson, California
F 4 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr New Hampton School Providence, Rhode Island
G 5 Elias Valtonen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So HBA-Märsky Eura, Finland
G 10 Jaelen House 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Shadow Mountain HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Alonzo Verge Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Moberly Area CC Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Micah Burno (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chaparral HS Scottsdale, Arizona
F 15 John Olmsted (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Morenci HS Morenci, Arizona
F 20 Khalid Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr College of Southern Idaho Portland, Oregon
F 22 Andre Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Arizona Western College Los Angeles, California
F 23 Romello White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Joseph Wheeler HS Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Jalen Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mountain Pointe HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 25 Grant Fogerty (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Desert Mountain HS Scottsdale, Arizona
G 30 Kyle Feit (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 35 Taeshon Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Foothills Christian HS El Cajon, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2019

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Romello White Khalid Thomas John Olmstead
PF Mickey Mitchell Jalen Graham Taeshon Cherry Andre Allen
SF Kimani Lawrence Elias Valtonen Kyle Feit
SG Rob Edwards Alonzo Verge Jr. Caleb Christopher Micah Burno
PG Remy Martin Jaelen House Grant Fogerty

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Colorado
Pac-12 China Game 		L 71–81  0–1
  23 – Martin   9 – Martin   8 – Martin  Baoshan Sports Centre (4,328)
Shanghai, China
November 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Central Connecticut
Air Force Reserve Tip Off 		W 90–49  1–1
  23 – Edwards   11 – White   5 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (7,496)
Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Rider
Air Force Reserve Tip Off 		W 92–55  2–1
  20 – Tied   7 – White   4 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (7,472)
Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2019*
12:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. St. John's
Air Force Reserve Tip Off semifinal 		W 80–67  3–1
  19 – Martin   9 – White   3 – House  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN 		vs. No. 7 Virginia
Air Force Reserve Tip Off championship 		L 45–48  3–2
  21 – Martin   6 – Edwards   3 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Princeton W 67–65  4–2
  33 – Martin   9 – White   3 – White  Jadwin Gymnasium (2,727)
Princeton, NJ
December 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Francisco W 71–67  5–2
  14 – Tied   11 – White   5 – Martin  The Sobrato Center (2,892)
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N 		Louisiana W 77–65  6–2
  19 – White   19 – White   4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (7,685)
Tempe, AZ
December 11, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Prairie View A&M W 88–79  7–2
  21 – Martin   16 – White   3 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (6,889)
Tempe, AZ
December 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Georgia W 79–59  8–2
  23 – Martin   17 – White   6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,067)
Tempe, AZ
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Saint Mary's
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase 		L 56–96  8–3
  43 – Verge Jr.   12 – White   2 – Verge Jr.  Talking Stick Resort Arena (6,892)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2019*
6:30 pm, P12N 		Creighton L 60–67  8–4
  19 – Verge Jr.   12 – White   7 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,395)
Tempe, AZ
December 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, P12N 		Texas Southern W 98–81  9–4
  23 – Tied   6 – Verge Jr.   7 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (8,795)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
January 4, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		at No. 25 Arizona
Rivalry 		L 47–75  9–5
(0–1) 		 20 – Martin   1 – Tied   5 – Tied  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oregon State W 82–76  10–5
(1–1) 		 24 – Martin   9 – White   5 – Verge Jr.  Gill Coliseum (4,828)
Corvallis, OR
January 11, 2020
8:30 pm, P12N 		at No. 9 Oregon L 69–78  10–6
(1–2) 		 29 – Martin   9 – White   6 – Martin  Matthew Knight Arena (9,213)
Eugene, OR
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 20 Colorado L 61–68  10–7
(1–3) 		 25 – Martin   10 – White   6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,479)
Tempe, AZ
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		Utah W 83–64  11–7
(2–3) 		 24 – Edwards   5 – Cherry   6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,608)
Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		No. 22 Arizona
Rivalry 		W 66–65  12–7
(3–3) 		 24 – Martin   7 – Tied   4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (13,500)
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Washington State L 65–67  12–8
(3–4) 		 15 – White   11 – White   4 – White  Beasley Coliseum (2,811)
Pullman, WA
February 1, 2020
8:30 pm, P12N 		at Washington W 87–83  13–8
(4–4) 		 19 – Martin   7 – Tied   2 – Edwards  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,066)
Seattle, WA
February 6, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		UCLA W 84–66  14–8
(5–4) 		 26 – Verge Jr.   16 – White   7 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (7,708)
Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		USC W 66–64  15–8
(6–4) 		 22 – Martin   10 – White   3 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (9,628)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Stanford W 74–69  16–8
(7–4) 		 24 – Martin   7 – Verge Jr.   4 – Verge Jr.  Maples Pavilion (3,312)
Stanford, CA
February 16, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at California W 80–75  17–8
(8–4) 		 22 – Tied   10 – White   5 – Martin  Haas Pavilion (6,046)
Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 14 Oregon W 77–72  18–8
(9–4) 		 26 – Verge Jr.   11 – White   5 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (12,951)
Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Oregon State W 74–73  19-8
(10-4) 		 17 – Tied   7 – White   4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,688)
Tempe, AZ
February 27, 2020
9:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 72–75  19–9
(10–5) 		 30 – Martin   6 – White   3 – Martin  Pauley Pavilion (9,626)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at USC L 61–71  19–10
(10–6) 		 22 – Martin   9 – White   4 – Martin  Galen Center (4,786)
Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		Washington L 83–90  19–11
(10–7) 		 23 – Edwards   7 – Cherry   6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,829)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2020
4:30 pm, P12N 		Washington State W 83–74  20–11
(11–7) 		 20 – Verge Jr.   7 – Verge Jr.   6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (8,829)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1 		(3) vs. (11) Washington State
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

  1. ^ Anderson, Mark (May 16, 2019). "UNLV adds Arizona State grad transfer Vitaliy Shibel". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Vols sign 7-foot Arizona State transfer Uros Plavsic". USA Today. Associated Press. May 21, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "ASU basketball's Luguentz Dort declares for 2019 NBA draft". AZCentral.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. ^ Gardner, Michelle. "ASU basketball lands JUCO transfer Khalid Thomas over Oregon". AZCentral.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".
  6. ^ "2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".