2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball
Acrisure Classic champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	8–1 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Bobby Hurley (10th season);
Associate head coach	Jerrance Howard (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Irvin (2nd season); Yusuf Ali (2nd season);
Home arena	Desert Financial Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
No. 22 Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 3 Iowa State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Colorado	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
No. 10 Kansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Texas Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
UCF	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
West Virginia	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
BYU	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Utah	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Baylor	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
No. 15 Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Kansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
TCU	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Arizona	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500

† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represents Arizona State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by tenth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, play their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona. It is their first season as members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

In the 2023–24 season, the Sun Devils went 14–18 overall and 8–12 in Pac-12 play to finish tied for 9th place. They lost to 6-seed Utah in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. They failed to qualify for any post season tournaments.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamiya Neal	G/F	6'6"	184	Jr.	Toledo, OH	Transferred to Creighton
Braelon Green	G	6'3"	185	Fr.	Southfield, MI	Transferred to Bowling Green
Akil Watson	F	6'9"	205	Fr.	Middletown, NY	Transferred to UMass
Frankie Collins	G	6'1"	185	Jr.	Sacramento, CA	Transferred to TCU
Zane Meeks	F	6'9"	220	GS	Prairie Village, KS	Transferred to Wichita State
Bryant Selebangue	F	6'8"	225	Sr.	Montreal, QC	Transferred to McNeese
Kamari Lands	G/F	6'8"	220	So.	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Middle Tennessee
Jose Perez	G	6'5"	220	GS	The Bronx, New York	Exhausted eligibility
Malachi Davis	G	6'4"	175	Sr.	Toronto, ON	Transferred to LIU
Alonzo Gaffney	F/C	6'9"	200	GS	Cleveland, Ohio	Exhausted eligibility

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
Basheer Jihad	F	6'9"	240	Sr.	Ball State
Austin Nunez	G	6'2"	170	Jr.	Ole Miss
BJ Freeman	G	6'6"	200	Sr.	Milwaukee
Alston Mason	G	6'2"	170	Sr.	Missouri State
Brandon Gardner	F	6'8"	215	RS Fr.	USC

2024 recruiting class

Source:^[1]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jayden Quaintance* F	Cleveland, OH	Word of God Christian Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Apr 29, 2024
Jayden Quaintance* F	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91
Amier Ali F	Columbus, OH	Canyon International Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 30, 2023
Amier Ali F	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Joson Sanon* G	Fall River, MA	Vermont Academy (VT)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 29, 2024
Joson Sanon* G	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
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:

*Originally class of 2025, but reclassified to 2024^[2]

Preseason

Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215 (9)
2.	Houston	211 (5)
3.	Iowa State	194 (1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179 (1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference:^[3] (#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[3]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[3]

Player of the Year: Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jeremy Roach, Baylor & Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year: V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Brandon Gardner	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	USC	Waynesboro, Georgia
G	1	Alston Mason	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Missouri State	Phoenix, Arizona
G	2	Austin Nunez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Ole Miss	Garden Ridge, Texas
G	3	Joson Sanon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Saxtons River, Vermont
G/F	5	Amier Ali	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Canyon International Academy	Little Elm, Texas
F	6	Connor Braun (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Wheaton College (Illinois)	Tempe, Arizona
F	8	Basheer Jihad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Ball State	Detroit, Michigan
C	9	Shawn Phillips	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	LSU	Dayton, Ohio
G/F	10	BJ Freeman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Milwaukee	Selma, North Carolina
G	11	Bobby Hurley Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame Preparatory High School	Scottsdale, Arizona
F	21	Jayden Quaintance	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Word of God Christian Academy	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	22	Quentin McCoy (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy	Chicago, Illinois
G	25	Jordan Williams (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	AZ Compass Prep	Los Angeles, California
G	33	Brycen Long	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Houston Christian	Gilbert, Arizona
G	44	Adam Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	LSU	Peoria, Illinois

Head coach

Bobby Hurley (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Jerrance Howard (Illinois)
Nick Irvin (Shaw)
Yusuf Ali (Laurentian)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ACCN	at No. 7 Duke 'Brotherhood Run' Charity Exhibition	L 47–103	–	11 – Tied	6 – Quaintance	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho State	W 55–48	1–0	14 – Mason	8 – Tied	4 – Freeman	Desert Financial Arena (6,966) Tempe, AZ
November 8, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Hoopfest	W 81–74	2–0	16 – Miller	12 – Quaintance	3 – Tied	Lee's Family Forum (N/A) Henderson, NV
November 10, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 6 Gonzaga	L 80–88	2–1	22 – Jihad	10 – Jihad	3 – Tied	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series	W 87–76	3–1	21 – Sanon	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Footprint Center (13,705) Phoenix, AZ
November 17, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Thomas (MN)	W 81–66	4–1	20 – Jihad	14 – Quaintance	6 – Miller	Desert Financial Arena (6,057) Tempe, AZ
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly Acrisure Classic campus site game	W 93–89	5–1	22 – Sanon	12 – Quaintance	5 – Tied	Desert Financial Arena (6,294) Tempe, AZ
November 28, 2024* 9:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. New Mexico Acrisure Classic semifinals	W 85–82	6–1	20 – Jihad	8 – Quaintance	5 – Mason	Acrisure Arena (732) Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Saint Mary's Acrisure Classic championship game	W 68–64	7–1	19 – Sanon	9 – Quaintance	5 – Quaintance	Acrisure Arena (2,310) Thousand Palms, CA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego	W 90–53	8–1	19 – Tied	9 – Quaintance	4 – Miller	Desert Financial Arena (6,633) Tempe, AZ
December 14, 2024* 1:30 p.m., SECN	vs. No. 9 Florida Holiday Hoopsgiving						State Farm Center Atlanta, GA
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. UMass Basketball Hall of Fame Classic						MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
Big 12 regular season
December 31, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at BYU						Marriott Center Provo, UT
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Colorado						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Kansas						Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 11, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Baylor						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 14, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	UCF						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at West Virginia						WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Iowa State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
February 1, 2025 11:00 a.m., CBS	Arizona Rivalry						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kansas State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma State						Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 12, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech						United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	TCU						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Houston						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas State						Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
February 26, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	BYU						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 4, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Arizona Rivalry						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
March 8, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Texas Tech						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
Big 12 tournament
March 11–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Source:^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV

References

^ "Player Profile". ESPN.
^ Pedersen, Brian J. (March 20, 2024). "5-star 2025 wing Joson Sanon commits to Arizona, intends to reclassify to 2024". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

[1] "Player Profile". ESPN.

[2] Pedersen, Brian J. (March 20, 2024). "5-star 2025 wing Joson Sanon commits to Arizona, intends to reclassify to 2024". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[Big_12_Preseason_Poll/Honors-3] "Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year". Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

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