2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on Washington State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–11 (11–7 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rashon Burno (2nd season)
  • Eric Brown (1st season)
  • Rasheen Davis (1st season)
Home arenaDesert Financial Arena
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Oregon13–5 .72224–7  .774
UCLA12–6 .66719–12  .613
USC11–7 .61122–9  .710
Arizona State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Arizona10–8 .55621–11  .656
Colorado10–8 .55621–11  .656
Stanford9–9 .50020–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38918–13  .581
Utah7–11 .38916–15  .516
California7–11 .38914–18  .438
Washington State6–12 .33316–16  .500
Washington5–13 .27815–17  .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Sun Devils 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.

Off-season

Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Zylan Cheatham F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Phoenix, Arizona Completed athletic eligibility
De'Quon Lake F 6'10" 225 Senior Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands Graduated
Vitaliy Shibel F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine Graduate transferred to UNLV[1]
Jack Roggin G 6'0" 165 Sophomore Calabasas, California Walk-on; not on team roster
Jordan Salzman G 5'10" 175 Sophomore Locust Valley, New York Walk-on; not on team roster
Trevor Thompson G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Phoenix, Arizona Walk-on; transferred to Notre Dame de Namur
Uroš Plavšić C 7'0" 240 Freshman Ivanjica, Serbia Transferred to Tennessee[2]
Luguentz Dort G 6'4" 215 Freshman Montreal, Quebec Declared for 2019 NBA draft[3]

Incoming transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Previous School Notes
Alonzo Verge Jr. G 6'3" 170 Jr. Moberly Area Community College As a junior college transfer, Verge is eligible to play immediately and have two years of eligibility left.
Khalid Thomas F 6'9" 202 Jr. College of Southern Idaho No. 2 Junior College player in the country. As a junior college transfer, Thomas is eligible to play immediately.[4]

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaelen House
PG		 Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Dec 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jalen Graham
PF		 Phoenix, AZ Mountain Pointe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Caleb Christopher
G		 Carson, CA Mayfair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 2, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster
2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Mickey Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrOhio State Orlando, Florida
G 1 Remy Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSierra Canyon School Chatsworth, California
G 2 Rob Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrCleveland State Detroit, Michigan
G 3 Caleb Christopher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrMayfair HS Carson, California
F 4 Kimani Lawrence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrNew Hampton School Providence, Rhode Island
G 5 Elias Valtonen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHBA-Märsky Eura, Finland
G 10 Jaelen House 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrShadow Mountain HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 11 Alonzo Verge Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)167 lb (76 kg) JrMoberly Area CC Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Micah Burno (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrChaparral HS Scottsdale, Arizona
F 15 John Olmsted (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMorenci HS Morenci, Arizona
F 20 Khalid Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCollege of Southern Idaho Portland, Oregon
F 22 Andre Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrArizona Western College Los Angeles, California
F 23 Romello White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrJoseph Wheeler HS Atlanta, Georgia
F 24 Jalen Graham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMountain Pointe HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 25 Grant Fogerty (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrDesert Mountain HS Scottsdale, Arizona
G 30 Kyle Feit (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoIMG Academy West Palm Beach, Florida
F 35 Taeshon Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFoothills Christian HS El Cajon, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2019

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Romello White Khalid Thomas John Olmstead
PF Mickey Mitchell Jalen Graham Taeshon Cherry Andre Allen
SF Kimani Lawrence Elias Valtonen Kyle Feit
SG Rob Edwards Alonzo Verge Jr. Caleb Christopher Micah Burno
PG Remy Martin Jaelen House Grant Fogerty

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Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Colorado
Pac-12 China Game		 L 71–81  0–1
  23 – Martin  9 – Martin  8 – Martin  Baoshan Sports Centre (4,328)
Shanghai, China
November 14, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N		 Central Connecticut
Air Force Reserve Tip Off		 W 90–49  1–1
  23 – Edwards  11 – White  5 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (7,496)
Tempe, AZ
November 17, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N		 Rider
Air Force Reserve Tip Off		 W 92–55  2–1
  20 – Tied  7 – White  4 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (7,472)
Tempe, AZ
November 23, 2019*
12:30 pm, ESPN3		 vs. St. John's
Air Force Reserve Tip Off semifinal		 W 80–67  3–1
  19 – Martin  9 – White  3 – House  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN		 vs. No. 7 Virginia
Air Force Reserve Tip Off championship		 L 45–48  3–2
  21 – Martin  6 – Edwards  3 – Tied  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Princeton W 67–65  4–2
  33 – Martin  9 – White  3 – White  Jadwin Gymnasium (2,727)
Princeton, NJ
December 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at San Francisco W 71–67  5–2
  14 – Tied  11 – White  5 – Martin  The Sobrato Center (2,892)
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N		 Louisiana W 77–65  6–2
  19 – White  19 – White  4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (7,685)
Tempe, AZ
December 11, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N		 Prairie View A&M W 88–79  7–2
  21 – Martin  16 – White  3 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (6,889)
Tempe, AZ
December 14, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N		 Georgia W 79–59  8–2
  23 – Martin  17 – White  6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,067)
Tempe, AZ
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 vs. Saint Mary's
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase		 L 56–96  8–3
  43 – Verge Jr.  12 – White  2 – Verge Jr.  Talking Stick Resort Arena (6,892)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2019*
6:30 pm, P12N		 Creighton L 60–67  8–4
  19 – Verge Jr.  12 – White  7 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,395)
Tempe, AZ
December 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, P12N		 Texas Southern W 98–81  9–4
  23 – Tied  6 – Verge Jr.  7 – Verge Jr.  Desert Financial Arena (8,795)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
January 4, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N		 at No. 25 Arizona
Rivalry		 L 47–75  9–5
(0–1)		  20 – Martin  1 – Tied  5 – Tied  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
January 9, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Oregon State W 82–76  10–5
(1–1)		  24 – Martin  9 – White  5 – Verge Jr.  Gill Coliseum (4,828)
Corvallis, OR
January 11, 2020
8:30 pm, P12N		 at No. 9 Oregon L 69–78  10–6
(1–2)		  29 – Martin  9 – White  6 – Martin  Matthew Knight Arena (9,213)
Eugene, OR
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 20 Colorado L 61–68  10–7
(1–3)		  25 – Martin  10 – White  6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,479)
Tempe, AZ
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N		 Utah W 83–64  11–7
(2–3)		  24 – Edwards  5 – Cherry  6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,608)
Tempe, AZ
January 25, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N		 No. 22 Arizona
Rivalry		 W 66–65  12–7
(3–3)		  24 – Martin  7 – Tied  4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (13,500)
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Washington State L 65–67  12–8
(3–4)		  15 – White  11 – White  4 – White  Beasley Coliseum (2,811)
Pullman, WA
February 1, 2020
8:30 pm, P12N		 at Washington W 87–83  13–8
(4–4)		  19 – Martin  7 – Tied  2 – Edwards  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,066)
Seattle, WA
February 6, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 UCLA W 84–66  14–8
(5–4)		  26 – Verge Jr.  16 – White  7 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (7,708)
Tempe, AZ
February 8, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1		 USC W 66–64  15–8
(6–4)		  22 – Martin  10 – White  3 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (9,628)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Stanford W 74–69  16–8
(7–4)		  24 – Martin  7 – Verge Jr.  4 – Verge Jr.  Maples Pavilion (3,312)
Stanford, CA
February 16, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 at California W 80–75  17–8
(8–4)		  22 – Tied  10 – White  5 – Martin  Haas Pavilion (6,046)
Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 14 Oregon W 77–72  18–8
(9–4)		  26 – Verge Jr.  11 – White  5 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (12,951)
Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 Oregon State W 74–73  19-8
(10-4)		  17 – Tied  7 – White  4 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,688)
Tempe, AZ
February 27, 2020
9:00 pm, P12N		 at UCLA L 72–75  19–9
(10–5)		  30 – Martin  6 – White  3 – Martin  Pauley Pavilion (9,626)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 at USC L 61–71  19–10
(10–6)		  22 – Martin  9 – White  4 – Martin  Galen Center (4,786)
Los Angeles, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 Washington L 83–90  19–11
(10–7)		  23 – Edwards  7 – Cherry  6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (9,829)
Tempe, AZ
March 7, 2020
4:30 pm, P12N		 Washington State W 83–74  20–11
(11–7)		  20 – Verge Jr.  7 – Verge Jr.  6 – Martin  Desert Financial Arena (8,829)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 12, 2020
9:30 pm, FS1		 (3) vs. (11) Washington State
Quarterfinals		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[6] T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References
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  3. "ASU basketball's Luguentz Dort declares for 2019 NBA draft". AZCentral.com. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  4. Gardner, Michelle. "ASU basketball lands JUCO transfer Khalid Thomas over Oregon". AZCentral.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
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  6. "2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".
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