The 2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by ninth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the regular season 17–14, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Sun Devils lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to USC. ASU was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they won at UConn in the first round, before losing in the second round at Richmond.
Following their exit from the NIT, head coach Herb Sendek was fired.
Previous season The Sun Devils finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 21–12, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils were defeated by Stanford in the quarterfinals. The Sun Devils received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #10 seed in the Midwest Region where they lost to Texas in the Round of 64.
Off season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Bachynski 13 C 7’2” 248 Senior Calgary, Alberta Graduated. Richie Edwards 5 F 6’7” 220 Senior Lakeland, Florida Graduated. Jermaine Marshall 34 SG 6’4” 215 Senior Goldsboro, Pennsylvania Graduated. Dave Whitmore 33 SF 6’6” 215 Senior Tempe, Arizona Graduated. Jarrett Upchurch 22 PG 6’1” 192 Senior Scottsdale, Arizona Graduated. Brandan Kearney 32 SG 6'5" 190 RS Junior Detroit, Michigan Elected to transfer. Jahii Carson 1 PG 5’10” 180 RS Sophomore Mesa, Arizona Declared for 2014 NBA draft. Calaen Robinson 11 SG 6'2" 190 RS Freshman Tempe, Arizona Elected to transfer. Egor Koulechov 15 SF 6'5" 205 Freshman Weston, Florida Elected to transfer to Rice.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Gerry Blakes PG 6’4” 175 Junior Inglewood, California Junior College transfer from San Bernardino Valley College. Roosevelt Scott SG 6’4” 190 Junior Saint Paul, Minnesota Junior College transfer from Indian Hills Community College Savon Goodman SF 6'6" 210 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Played for UNLV during the 2012–13 season, but left due to off–court issues. Attended Indian Hills Community College during the 2013–14 season, but did not play. Will have three years of eligibility left. Willie Atwood SF 6'7" 190 Junior Memphis, Tennessee Junior college transfer from Connors State College.
2014 Recruiting Class
Notes – On April 18, it was announced that senior forward Shaquielle McKissic was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#990033; color:#FFB310;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#990033;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#990033;"| Pac-12 tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#990033;"| NIT
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