2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

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.

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
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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

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2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Luguentz Dort 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Athlete Institute Montreal, Quebec
G 1 Remy Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth, California
G 2 Rob Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Cleveland State Detroit, Michigan
F 3 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Ohio State Orlando, Florida
G 5 Kyle Feit (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr IMG Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 10 Vitaliy Shibel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Lee Academy Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
G 11 Elias Valtonen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr HBA-Märsky Eura, Finland
F 14 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So New Hampton School Providence, Rhode Island
G 21 Jack Roggin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Calabasas HS Calabasas, California
F 23 Romello White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Joseph Wheeler HS Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Jordan Salzman (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Locust Valley HS Locust Valley, New York
G 25 Grant Fogerty (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Desert Mountain HS Scottsdale, Arizona
G 31 Trevor Thompson (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Moon Valley HS Phoenix, Arizona
F 32 De'Quon Lake 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Iowa Western C.C. Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
C 34 Uroš Plavšić 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Ivanjica, Serbia
F 35 Taeshon Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Foothills Christian HS El Cajon, California
F 45 Zylan Cheatham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr San 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

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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

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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

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