The 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by first year head coach Bobby Hurley and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona. They were members of Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon State.
Previous season The Sun Devils finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–16, and 9–9 in the Pac-12 play. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils lost to USC in the first round. They received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated UConn in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jonathan Gilling 31 F 6'8" 220 Senior Rungsted Kyst, Denmark Graduated Bo Barnes 33 G 6'4" 190 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated Shaquielle McKissic 40 F/G 6'5" 200 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated Roosevelt Scott 1 G 6'3" 180 Junior Saint Paul, MN Transferred to University of Central Missouri Sai Tummala 24 F 6'6" 218 Junior Phoenix, AZ Transferred to University of Hawaii at Manoa Chance Murray 3 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Carson–Newman University Connor MacDougall 55 C/F 6'8" 220 Freshman Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to South Mountain Community College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Maurice O'Field 1 SG Junior Cleveland, OH Junior college transfer from Midland College.Shannon Evans 3 PG 6'1" 170 Junior Suffolk, VA Elected to transfer from Buffalo. Will sit out the 2015–16 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will have two years of eligibility.Obinna Oleka 5 F 6'8" 225 Junior Washington, D.C. Junior college transfer from Cecil College. Andre Spight 24 SG 6'3" 175 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college transfer from South Plains College.
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Sept. 9, 2015 – Freshman forward, Andre Adams to miss entire season due to a torn ACL in his left knee. Feb. 23, 2016 – Junior Andre Spight left team with four games left in the season and intends to transfer.
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 Regular Season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Pac-12 tournament
See also 2015–16 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
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