2023–24 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by ninth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. This was their last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference after 45 years, joining the Big 12 Conference in the 2024–25 season.[1]

2023–24 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–18 (8–12 Pac–12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJermaine Kimbrough (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nick Irvin (1st season)
  • Yusuf Ali (1st season)
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Arizona 15 5   .750 27 9   .750
No. 23 Washington State 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
Colorado 13 7   .650 26 11   .703
Oregon 12 8   .600 24 12   .667
UCLA 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Utah 9 11   .450 22 15   .595
California 9 11   .450 13 19   .406
Washington 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
USC 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Stanford 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Arizona State 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Oregon State 5 15   .250 13 19   .406
2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season edit

In the 2022–23 season, the Sun Devils went 23-12 overall and 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to 2-seed Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament, where they were an 11 seed selected to play in one of the four play-in games. They defeated Nevada, 73–98 in the First Four to get to the Round of 64 versus TCU, who they lost to 70–72.[2]

Off-season edit

Departures edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure Sources
Warren Washington C 7'0" 225 Sr. Los Angeles, California Transferred to Texas Tech [3]
Duke Brennan C 6'10" 235 Fr. Gilbert, Arizona Transferred to Grand Canyon [4]
Malcolm Flaggs G 6'6" 210 Fr. Gilbert, Arizona Transferred to Grand Canyon
Desmond Cambridge Jr. G 6'4" 180 GS Nashville, Tennessee Exhausted eligibility
Devan Cambridge G/F 6'6" 215 Sr. Nashville, Tennessee Transferred to Texas Tech
Marcus Bagley F 6'8" 215 RS So. Sacramento, California Declared for 2023 NBA draft [5]
Austin Nunez G 6'2" 170 Fr. Garden Ridge, Texas Transferred to Ole Miss [6]
Luther Muhammad G 6'3" 195 GS Newark, New Jersey Exhausted eligibility
Enoch Boakye C 6'10" 240 So. Brampton, Ontario Transferred to Fresno State [7]
DJ Horne G 6'1" 175 Sr. Raleigh, North Carolina Transferred to NC State [8]
John Olmsted F/C 6'10" 235 Sr. Morenci, Arizona Transferred to Montana State

Incoming transfers edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Previous School Notes
Adam Miller G 6'3" 190 RS Jr. LSU Spent first season at Illinois. Will need a waiver for immediate eligibility. Three seasons of eligibility remaining.[9]
Zane Meeks F/C 6'9" 220 GS San Francisco Spent first two seasons at Nevada. Immediately eligibility as a grad transfer.[10]
Shawn Phillips C 7'0" 250 So. LSU Three seasons of eligibility remaining.[11]
Bryant Selebangue F/C 6'8" 237 Sr. Tulsa Spent first two seasons at Hutchinson Community College and Florida SouthWestern State College. Two season of eligibility remaining.[12]
Brycen Long G 6'2" 175 Sr. Houston Christian Two seasons of eligibility remaining.[13]
Jose Perez G 6'5" 220 GS West Virginia Spent first two seasons at Gardner-Webb, one season at Marquette and one season at Manhattan. Immediately eligible as a grad transfer.
Kamari Lands G/F 6'8" 220 So. Louisville Three seasons of eligibility remaining.[14]
Malachi Davis G 6'4" 175 Sr. Tallahassee Community College Spent first two seasons at Lake Land College. Two seasons of eligibility remaining.[15]

2023 recruiting class edit

Source:[16][17]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Akil Watson
G/F
Middletown, N.Y. Roselle Catholic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Braelon Green
G
Ypsilanti, MI Southern California Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
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:

Roster edit

2023–24 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Kamari Lands 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Louisville Indianapolis, Indiana
G 1 Frankie Collins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Michigan Sacramento, California
G 2 Braelon Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Southfield, Michigan
G 3 Brycen Long 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Houston Christian Gilbert, Arizona
G/F 5 Jamiya Neal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Phoenix Hillcrest Prep Toledo, Ohio
G 7 Malachi Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Tallahassee Community College Toronto, Ontario
F 8 Alonzo Gaffney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Northwest Florida State College Cleveland, Ohio
C 9 Shawn Phillips 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So LSU Dayton, Ohio
G 11 Bobby Hurley (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Scottsdale, Arizona
G 12 Jose Perez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS West Virginia Bronx, New York
G 14 Andrew Mayock (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon School New Canaan, CT
F 15 Zane Meeks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS San Francisco Prairie Village, Kansas
G 20 Zack Markus (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Wilson Central High School Mt. Juliet, Tennessee
F 23 Akil Watson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic High School Middletown, New York
F 24 Bryant Selebangue 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Tulsa Montreal, Quebec
G 25 Jordan Williams (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr AZ Compass Prep Los Angeles, California
G 44 Adam Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr LSU Peoria, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jermaine Kimbrough (Virginia Tech)
  • Nick Irvin (Shaw)
  • Yusuf Ali (Laurentian University)

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

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:30 p.m., Barstool.TV
vs. Mississippi State
Barstool Sports Invitational
L 56–71  0–1
 13  Lands   5  Phillips   4  Neal  Wintrust Arena (5,361)
Chicago, IL
November 11, 2023*
1:30 p.m., P12N
Texas Southern W 63–52  1–1
 13  Collins   8  Collins   6  Collins  Desert Financial Arena (7,263)
Tempe, AZ
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
UMass Lowell W 71–69  2–1
 20  Perez   7  Gaffney   4  Perez  Desert Financial Arena (6,857)
Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2023*
10:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. BYU
Vegas Showdown semifinals
L 49–77  2–2
 13  Neal   7  Collins   2  Perez  Michelob Ultra Arena (2,223)
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Vanderbilt
Vegas Showdown 3rd place game
W 82–67  3–2
 19  Gaffney   7  Neal   4  Perez  Michelob Ultra Arena (–)
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
Sam Houston W 78–61  4–2
 24  Perez   8  Tied   7  Collins  Desert Financial Arena (6,090)
Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., P12N
San Francisco W 72–61  5–2
 21  Collins   11  Neal   4  Neal  Desert Financial Arena (6,563)
Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., FS1
SMU W 76–74  6–2
 20  Perez   8  Neal   3  Perez  Desert Financial Arena (6,812)
Tempe, AZ
December 9, 2023*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
at San Diego L 84–89  6–3
 20  Neal   9  Collins   7  Perez  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,102)
San Diego, CA
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. TCU
USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge
L 59–79  6–4
 20  Miller   6  Tied   3  Tied  Dickies Arena (4,890)
Fort Worth, TX
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Northwestern
Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series
L 46–65  6–5
 10  Collins   7  Selebangue   4  Collins  Footprint Center (–)
Phoenix, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Stanford W 76–73  7–5
(1–0)
 13  Tied   6  Neal   4  Miller  Maples Pavilion (2,801)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N
at California W 71–69  8–5
(2–0)
 25  Collins   6  Neal   2  Neal  Haas Pavilion (2,429)
Berkeley, CA
January 4, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
Utah W 82–70  9–5
(3–0)
 26  Perez   7  Tied   6  Collins  Desert Financial Arena (6,259)
Tempe, AZ
January 6, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 76–73  10–5
(4–0)
 19  Neal   7  Neal   4  Tied  Desert Financial Arena (8,128)
Tempe, AZ
January 11, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at Washington L 67–82  10–6
(4–1)
 14  Neal   7  Collins   5  Collins  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,641)
Seattle, WA
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
UCLA L 66–68  10–7
(4–2)
 16  Tied   6  Miller   3  Neal  Desert Financial Arena (10,096)
Tempe, AZ
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX
USC W 82–67  11–7
(5–2)
 20  Perez   13  Selebangue   7  Collins  Desert Financial Arena (13,743)
Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 61–80  11–8
(5–3)
 20  Perez   9  Neal   4  Perez  Matthew Knight Arena (6,170)
Eugene, OR
January 27, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State L 71–84  11–9
(5–4)
 19  Perez   5  Tied   3  Tied  Gill Coliseum (3,842)
Corvallis, OR
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Stanford L 62–71  11–10
(5–5)
 14  Perez   7  Gaffney   6  Perez  Desert Financial Arena (7,234)
Tempe, AZ
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N
California L 66–81  11–11
(5–6)
 14  Tied   7  Phillips   3  Neal  Desert Financial Arena (7,901)
Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Colorado L 70–82  11–12
(5–7)
 18  Collins   6  Gaffney   4  Neal  CU Events Center (7,109)
Boulder, CO
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Utah W 85–77  12–12
(6–7)
 21  Perez   8  Neal   5  Collins  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon State W 79–61  13–12
(7–7)
 21  Neal   5  Gaffney   5  Miller  Desert Financial Arena (6,689)
Tempe, AZ
February 17, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 5 Arizona
Rivalry
L 60–105  13–13
(7–8)
 16  Miller   6  Neal   2  Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Washington L 82–84 OT 13–14
(7–9)
 21  Collins   8  Tied   5  Neal  Desert Financial Arena (7,401)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 21 Washington State W 73–61  14–14
(8–9)
 16  Perez   7  Selebangue   4  Perez  Desert Financial Arena (9,586)
Tempe, AZ
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 Arizona
Rivalry/Senior Night
L 67–85  14–15
(8–10)
 16  Miller   5  Tied   3  Collins  Desert Financial Arena (14,229)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at USC L 73–81  14–16
(8–11)
 24  Perez   4  Miller   6  Collins  Galen Center (6,834)
Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
at UCLA L 47–59  14–17
(8–12)
 13  Miller   8  Neal   3  Gaffney  Pauley Pavilion (7,424)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2024
8:30 p.m., P12N
(11) vs. (6) Utah
First round
L 57–90  14–18
 20  Collins   8  Selebangue   2  Neal  T-Mobile Arena (10,133)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:[18]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Coles hits late floater, TCU edges Ariz St in March Madness".
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  8. ^ "Transfer DJ Horne Joins the Pack".
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  10. ^ "ASU lands USF transfer Zane Meeks".
  11. ^ "LSU freshman Shawn Phillips transferring to Arizona State".
  12. ^ "ASU Basketball: Bryant Selebangue commits to ASU".
  13. ^ "ASU to add shooting specialist Brycen Long via Houston Christian transfer".
  14. ^ "Former Louisville Forward Kamari Lands Commits to Arizona State".
  15. ^ "Arizona State picks up JUCO guard Malachi Davis in transfer portal".
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  17. ^ "Braelon Green".
  18. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State Sun Devils Athletics.