Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
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| University | Arizona State University | |||
| Conference | Pac–12 | |||
| Location | Tempe, AZ | |||
| Head coach | Bobby Hurley (2nd year) | |||
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Wells Fargo Arena (Capacity: 10,754) |
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| Nickname | Sun Devils | |||
| Colors | Maroon and Gold |
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
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| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1961, 1963, 1973, 1975, 1995* | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1975, 1995*, 2003, 2009 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995*, 2003, 2009, 2014 *vacated by the NCAA |
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| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| BIAA: 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962 WAC: 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975 |
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The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pac-12 Conference.
The Arizona State Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won 8 conference championships (4 WAC and 4 BOR) and finished in the final AP rankings 7 times. The highest national ranking the Sun Devils have achieved was #3 under Ned Wulk during the 1980–81 season when the starting lineup included Byron Scott, Fat Lever, and Alton Lister. Ned Wulk was the men's basketball coach from 1958 to 1982 and remains the most successful coach in the history of the program with a record of 406–272 (.599).
Arizona State appeared in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Tournament two years (1948 and 1953). Both years losing in the second round, leaving the NAIA with a tournament record of 2–2.
Arizona State is currently led by second-year head coach Bobby Hurley. Former coach Herb Sendek, who stepped down as head coach of the North Carolina State Wolfpack to accept the head coaching job in 2006, was fired at the end of the 2014–15 season. During a somewhat successful career in Raleigh, Sendek led the Wolfpack to five consecutive NCAA Tournaments and was named Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Coach of the Year in 2004. Sendek was credited for bringing a "basketball atmosphere" and level of excitement to Arizona State that had been absent for years. In his first four seasons at Arizona State, Sendek led the Sun Devils to three consecutive 20 win seasons, the 2009 Pac-10 conference tournament finals, and the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament.
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