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2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

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2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–17 (10–10 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joel Justus
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
  • George Aramide
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 18 2   .900 33 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 6   .700 26 8   .765
Colorado 12 8   .600 21 12   .636
Oregon 11 9   .550 20 15   .571
Washington 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Washington State 11 9   .550 22 15   .595
Arizona State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Stanford 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
California 5 15   .250 12 20   .375
Utah 4 16   .200 11 20   .355
Oregon State 1 19   .050 3 28   .097
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by seventh-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference.

Previous season

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The Sun Devils finished the season 11–14, 7–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Holland Woods 0 G 6'1" 180 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon
Remy Martin 1 G 6'0" 175 Senior Chatsworth, CA Graduate transferred to Kansas
Caleb Christopher 3 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Tennessee Tech
Jaelen House 10 G 6'1" 160 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Transferred to New Mexico
Alonzo Verge Jr. 11 G 6'2" 170 Senior Chicago, IL Graduate transferred to Nebraska
Josh Christopher 13 G 6'5" 215 Freshman Carson, CA Declared for 2021 NBA draft
Chris Osten 21 F 6'9" 210 Junior Crowley, LA Transferred to Northern Illinois
Kyle Feit 30 G 6'4" 215 RS Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Walk-on; transferred
Taeshon Cherry 35 F 6'8" 220 Junior El Cajon, CA Transferred to Grand Canyon
Imran Takhar 41 G 6'3" 195 Senior Orange, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Pavlo Dziuba 51 F 6'8" 225 Freshman Kirichkova, Ukraine Transferred to Maryland

Incoming transfers

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Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Previous School Notes
DJ Horne 0 G 6'1" 175 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred from Illinois State.
Marreon Jackson 3 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Cleveland, OH Transferred from Toledo. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Toledo.
Jay Heath 5 G 6'3" 195 Junior Washington, D.C. Transferred from Boston College.
Alonzo Gaffney 32 F/C 6'9" 200 Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Chase Courtney 40 F 6'10 230 Sophomore Scottsdale, AZ Transferred from San Jose State

2021 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Demari Williams
SG
Fulshear, TX Dream City Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Will Felton
PF
Raleigh, NC Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 20, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Justin Rochelin
SG
Northridge, CA Heritage Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 17, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jamiya Neal
SF
Phoenix, AZ Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 16, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Enoch Boakye*
C
Mississauga, ON George Harris Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 25, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

*Originally class of 2022, but reclassified to 2021.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 DJ Horne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Illinois State Raleigh, North Carolina
G 1 Luther Muhammad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Ohio State Newark, New Jersey
F 2 Jalen Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Mountain Pointe HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 3 Marreon Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Toledo Cleveland, Ohio
F 4 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS New Hampton School Providence, Rhode Island
G 5 Jay Heath 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Boston College Washington, D.C.
G 10 Justin Rochelin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Heritage Christian School Encino, California
G 11 Bobby Hurley (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
G 12 Micah Burno (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chaparral HS Scottsdale, Arizona
C 14 Enoch Boakye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr George Harris Prep Brampton, Ontario
F 15 John Olmsted (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Morenci HS Morenci, Arizona
G 20 Cade Ronzone (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G/F 21 Demari Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dream City Christian School Fulshear, Texas
G 22 Austin Ronzone (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
F 23 Marcus Bagley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sheldon HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 24 Jeff Grace (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr York HS Elmhurst, Illinois
G 25 Jordan Williams (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Los Angeles, California
F/C 32 Alonzo Gaffney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State College Cleveland, Ohio
F 34 Will Felton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Millbrook HS Raleigh, North Carolina
F 40 Chase Courtney 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So San Jose State Scottsdale, Arizona
G/F 55 Jamiya Neal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Phoenix Hillcrest Prep Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021
7:00 pm
Saint Katherine W 108–41 
 18  Heath   8  Lawrence   5  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (N/A)
Tempe, AZ
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 pm, P12N
Portland W 76–60  1–0
 19  Lawrence   10  Lawrence   5  Jackson  Desert Financial Arena (6,912)
Tempe, AZ
November 11, 2021*
6:30 pm, P12N
UC Riverside L 65–66  1–1
 19  Lawrence   12  Lawrence   3  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (7,594)
Tempe, AZ
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, P12N
North Florida W 72–63  2–1
 16  Horne   9  Gaffney   5  Gaffney  Desert Financial Arena (6,977)
Tempe, AZ
November 18, 2021*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 63–65  2–2
 16  Jackson   12  Lawrence   7  Jackson  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2021*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 6 Baylor
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
L 63–75  2–3
 20  Horne   11  Jackson   10  Jackson  Imperial Arena (848)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2021*
5:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Syracuse
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round
L 84–92  2–4
 17  Jackson   13  Lawrence   7  Jackson  Imperial Arena (1,299)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPNews
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
L 59–77  2–5
 16  Heath   5  Lawrence   2  Jackson  Imperial Arena (739)
Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2021
5:30 pm, P12N
Washington State L 29–51  2–6
(0–1)
 10  Horne   8  Boakye   3  Neal  Desert Financial Arena (6,793)
Tempe, AZ
December 5, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon W 69–67 OT 3–6
(1–1)
 23  Horne   6  Tied   3  Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (6,130)
Eugene, OR
December 9, 2021*
7:30 pm, P12N
Grand Canyon W 67–62  4–6
 14  Tied   14  Lawrence   2  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (11,391)
Tempe, AZ
December 14, 2021*
6:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton W 58–57  5–6
 12  Horne   7  Heath   4  Jackson  CHI Health Center Omaha (15,011)
Omaha, NE
December 19, 2021*
4:00 pm, P12N
San Francisco L 65–66  5–7
 18  Tied   12  Heath   6  Lawrence  Desert Financial Arena (6,403)
Tempe, AZ
December 21, 2021*
3:00 pm, P12N
Florida A&M Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena.[a] Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
January 2, 2022[b]
5:00 pm, P12N
at California L 50–74  5–8
(1–2)
 17  Horne   9  Boakye   2  Jackson  Haas Pavilion (2,976)
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado L 57–75  5–9
(1–3)
 16  Graham   5  Graham   2  Horne  Desert Financial Arena (7,548)
Tempe, AZ
January 17, 2022[c]
2:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 64–62  6–9
(2–3)
 18  Lawrence   6  Boakye   4  Jackson  Desert Financial Arena (6,482)
Tempe, AZ
January 22, 2022
9:00 pm, FS1
at Stanford L 76–79  6–10
(2–4)
 18  Horne   6  Graham   3  Tied  Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
January 24, 2022[d]
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 15 USC L 56–78  6–11
(2–5)
 21  Jackson   7  Graham   2  Tied  Galen Center (2,438)
Los Angeles, CA
January 29, 2022
12:30 pm, CBS
at No. 3 Arizona
Rivalry
L 56–67  6–12
(2–6)
 17  Horne   8  Graham   4  Jackson  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
February 3, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 USC L 53–58  6–13
(2–7)
 19  Graham   8  Lawrence   5  Jackson  Desert Financial Arena (7,246)
Tempe, AZ
February 5, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 UCLA W 87–84 3OT 7–13
(3–7)
 24  Jackson   10  Graham   6  Graham  Desert Financial Arena (9,135)
Tempe, AZ
February 7, 2022[e]
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 4 Arizona
Rivalry
L 79–91  7–14
(3–8)
 16  Tied   4  Tied   8  Jackson  Desert Financial Arena (13,233)
Tempe, AZ
February 10, 2022
9:00 pm, FS1
at Washington L 64–87  7–15
(3–9)
 15  Lawrence   8  Graham   6  Jackson  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,154)
Seattle, WA
February 12, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington State W 58–55  8–15
(4–9)
 14  Tied   8  Muhammad   4  Jackson  Beasley Coliseum (3,394)
Pullman, WA
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN
Oregon W 81–57  9–15
(5–9)
 18  Graham   9  Graham   6  Heath  Desert Financial Arena (8,296)
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Oregon State W 73–53  10–15
(6–9)
 15  Jackson   7  Lawrence   6  Horne  Desert Financial Arena (7,234)
Tempe, AZ
February 21, 2022[f]
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 12 UCLA L 52–66  10–16
(6–10)
 9  Tied   5  Tied   4  Horne  Pauley Pavilion (8,037)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado W 82–65  11–16
(7–10)
 18  Heath   5  Tied   4  Jackson  CU Events Center (7,211)
Boulder, CO
February 26, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah W 63–61  12–16
(8–10)
 20  Heath   6  Tied   6  Jackson  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,940)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 3, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N
California W 71–44  13–16
(9–10)
 13  Horne   9  Lawrence   4  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (7,061)
Tempe, AZ
March 5, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
Stanford W 65–56  14–16
(10–10)
 18  Jackson   6  Jackson   6  Jackson  Desert Financial Arena (6,860)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N
(8) vs. (9) Stanford
First Round
L 70–71  14–17
 21  Horne   6  Graham   4  Jackson  T-Mobile Arena (7,565)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[7]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APNot released
Coaches

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Notes

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  1. ^ This game was canceled on December 21 due to a facilities issue that caused a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[2]
  2. ^ This game was moved up from January 19 due to COVID pauses affecting their original scheduled opponents.[3]
  3. ^ This game was originally scheduled for January 13 before being postponed and rescheduled for January 17 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.[4]
  4. ^ This game was originally scheduled for December 30 before being postponed and rescheduled for January 24 due to COVID-19 protocols within the USC program.[4]
  5. ^ This game was originally scheduled for January 8 before being postponed and rescheduled for February 7 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.[5]
  6. ^ This game was originally scheduled on January 1 but was postponed and rescheduled to January 5 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. It was then postponed and rescheduled to February 21 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Arizona State program.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Elite Center Enoch Boakye Commits to Arizona State, Reclassifies to 2021". si.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tuesday's Basketball Games". thesundevils.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ready to Pivot! Mens Hoops Headed to Cal for Jan. 2 Afternoon Tilt". thesundevils.com. December 29, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Men's Hoops Reschedules Utah For Monday; Also Will Play at USC Jan. 24". thesundevils.com. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Sun Devils on Pause Until After Jan. 8". thesundevils.com. January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball Schedule Update: ASU at UCLA Set for Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 7:30 p.m. PT". thesundevils.com. January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics.