2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record23–11 (12–6 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWells Fargo Arena
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington153 .833279  .750
Arizona State126 .6672311  .676
Utah117 .6111714  .548
Oregon State108 .5561813  .581
Colorado108 .5562313  .639
Oregon108 .5562513  .658
UCLA99 .5001716  .515
USC810 .4441617  .485
Arizona810 .4441715  .531
Stanford810 .4441516  .484
Washington State414 .2221121  .344
California315 .167823  .258
Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. They 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.

Previous season

The Sun Devils 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.[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Shannon Evans PG 6'1" 172 RS Senior Suffolk, Virginia Completed athletic eligibility
Kodi Justice SG 6'5" 190 Senior Mesa, Arizona Graduated
Tra Holder PG 6'1" 180 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated
Austin Witherill PG 6'1" 170 Senior Gilbert, Arizona Graduated

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elias Valtonen
SG
Eura, Finland HBA-Märsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Taeshon Cherry
SF
El Cajon, California Foothills Christian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 16, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Uroš Plavšić
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Luguentz Dort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrAthlete Institute Montreal, Quebec
G 1 Remy Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSierra Canyon School Chatsworth, California
G 2 Rob Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrCleveland State Detroit, Michigan
F 3 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrOhio State Orlando, Florida
G 5 Kyle Feit (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrIMG Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 10 Vitaliy Shibel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoLee Academy Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
G 11 Elias Valtonen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrHBA-Märsky Eura, Finland
F 14 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoNew Hampton School Providence, Rhode Island
G 21 Jack Roggin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoCalabasas HS Calabasas, California
F 23 Romello White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoJoseph Wheeler HS Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Jordan Salzman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLocust Valley HS Locust Valley, New York
G 25 Grant Fogerty (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoDesert Mountain HS Scottsdale, Arizona
G 31 Trevor Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMoon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
F 32 De'Quon Lake 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrIowa Western C.C. Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
C 34 Uroš Plavšić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrHamilton Heights Christian Ivanjica, Serbia
F 35 Taeshon Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrFoothills Christian HS El Cajon, California
F 45 Zylan Cheatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrSan Diego State Phoenix, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 17, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
6:00 pm
Arizona Christian W 104–76 
 17  Cherry  11  Tied  6  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Fullerton W 102–94 2OT 1–0
 28  Dort  9  Tied  3  Tied  Wells Fargo Arena (9,145)
Tempe, AZ
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
McNeese State
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
W 80–52  2–0
 25  Dort  12  Cheatham  6  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (8,515)
Tempe, AZ
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Long Beach State
MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game
W 90–58  3–0
 15  Martin  12  Dort  5  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (8,818)
Tempe, AZ
November 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at San Francisco Cancelled War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
November 19, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 15 Mississippi State
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals
W 72–67  4–0
 22  Lawrence  9  Tied  7  Martin  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 21, 2018*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Utah State
MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight championship
W 87–82  5–0
 33  Dort  7  Dort  6  Cheatham  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Omaha W 89–71  6–0
 19  Tied  12  Cheatham  9  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (6,951)
Tempe, AZ
December 1, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
Texas Southern W 83–71  7–0
 19  White  14  White  10  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (10,085)
Tempe, AZ
December 7, 2018*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 6 Nevada
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 66–72  7–1
 24  Dort  10  Cheatham  4  Tied  Staples Center (7,235)
Los Angeles, CA
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 20 at Georgia W 76–74  8–1
 21  Martin  10  Cheatham  5  Martin  Stegeman Coliseum (9,028)
Athens, GA
December 17, 2018*
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 18 at Vanderbilt L 65–81  8–2
 14  Edwards  14  Cheatham  3  Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,271)
Nashville, TN
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 No. 1 Kansas W 80–76  9–2
 15  Edwards  11  Cheatham  5  Dort  Wells Fargo Arena (14,592)
Tempe, AZ
December 29, 2018*
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Princeton L 66–67  9–3
 19  Martin  11  Whitehead  4  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (10,030)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
January 3, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 86–96  9–4
(0–1)
 22  Martin  7  White  6  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (9,128)
Tempe, AZ
January 5, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 83–61  10–4
(1–1)
 19  White  8  White  8  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (10,003)
Tempe, AZ
January 9, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at California W 80–66  11–4
(2–1)
 24  Martin  6  Tied  8  Martin  Haas Pavilion (5,827)
Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 71–85  11–5
(2–2)
 16  Dort  12  Cheatham  4  Cheatham  Maples Pavilion (3,969)
Stanford, CA
January 17, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 70–67  12–5
(3–2)
 13  Edwards  13  Cheatham  6  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (9,705)
Tempe, AZ
January 19, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
Oregon W 78–64  13–5
(4–2)
 17  Cheatham  9  Cheatham  8  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (12,751)
Tempe, AZ
January 24, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1
at UCLA W 84–73  14–5
(5–2)
 16  Dort  20  Cheatham  11  Martin  Pauley Pavilion (7,555)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at USC L 67–69  14–6
(5–3)
 11  White  14  Cheatham  7  Martin  Galen Center (5,111)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Arizona
Rivalry
W 95–88 OT 15–6
(6–3)
 31  Martin  22  Cheatham  8  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (14,731)
Tempe, AZ
February 7, 2019
6:30 pm, P12N
Washington State L 70–91  15–7
(6–4)
 22  Dort  16  Cheatham  8  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (9,517)
Tempe, AZ
February 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
Washington W 75–63  16–7
(7–4)
 17  White  9  Cheatham  7  Cheatham  Wells Fargo Arena (12,686)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1
at Colorado L 73–77  16–8
(7–5)
 21  Dort  10  Cheatham  6  Martin  Coors Events Center (6,273)
Boulder, CO
February 16, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1
at Utah W 98–87  17–8
(8–5)
 28  Edwards  10  Cheatham  5  Martin  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,585)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford W 80–62  18–8
(9–5)
 16  Tied  5  4 tied  6  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (10,327)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
California W 69–59  19–8
(10–5)
 22  Dort  12  Cheatham  5  Martin  Wells Fargo Arena (11,618)
Tempe, AZ
February 28, 2019
9:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 51–79  19–9
(10–6)
 13  Martin  7  Lake  6  Martin  Matthew Knight Arena (7,682)
Eugene, OR
March 3, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon State W 74–71  20–9
(11–6)
 20  Dort  10  Cheatham  4  Martin  Gill Coliseum (6,023)
Corvallis, OR
March 9, 2019
2:00 pm, CBS
at Arizona
Rivalry
W 72–64  21–9
(12–6)
 27  Martin  8  Martin  7  Martin  McKale Center (14,291)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 14, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
(2) vs. (7) UCLA
Quarterfinals
W 83–72  22–9
 19  White  13  Cheatham  6  Martin  T-Mobile Arena (13,012)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2019
8:30 pm, ESPN
(2) vs. (6) Oregon
Semifinals
L 75–79 OT 22–10
 17  Dort  9  Cheatham  3  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (13,955)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2019*
6:10 pm, truTV
(11 W) vs. (11 W) St. John's
First Four
W 74–65  23–10
 21  Dort  10  Cheatham  3  Martin  UD Arena (11,827)
Dayton, OH
March 22, 2019*
4:00 pm, TNT
(11 W) vs. (6 W) No. 15 Buffalo
First Round
L 74–91  23–11
 22  Cheatham  7  Cheatham  3  Tied  BOK Center (12,352)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Region.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRV20201817RVRVRVNot released
Coaches—^RV20201918RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. "@SunDevilHoops Notes And Final Numbers From 2017-18". Sun Devil Athletics. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
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