# 2022–23 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represent Arizona State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils are led by eighth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and play their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference. In the 2022–2023 season, the Sun Devils went 23-12 overall and 11–9 in Pac-12 play to qualify for the NCAA Tournament where they were an 11 seed. They defeated the University of Nevada to get to the Round of 64 versus TCU. During the regular season, ASU had big wins over #20 Michigan and #7 Arizona, the latter being beaten on a 60-foot buzzer beater by Desmond Cambridge Jr. They finished tied for 5th place in the Pac-12.

## Previous season

The 2021–22 Sun Devils finished the season 14–17 overall, and 10–10 in conference play for eighth place. They lost to 9-seed Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Marreon Jackson | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduate Student | Cleveland, Ohio | Completed college eligibility. |
| Kimani Lawrence | F | 6'6" | 205 | Graduate Student | Providence, Rhode Island | Completed college eligibility. |
| Jalen Graham | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Phoenix, Arizona | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Will Felton | F | 6'8" | 240 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina | Transferred to North Carolina A&T |
| Demari Williams | G/F | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Fulshear, Texas | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
| Justin Rochelin | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Encino, California | Transferred to Oregon State |
| Jay Heath | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred to Georgetown |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Previous School |
| Frankie Collins | G | 6'1" | 185 | So. | Michigan |
| Devan Cambridge | F | 6'6" | 215 | Sr. | Auburn |
| Desmond Cambridge Jr. | G | 6'4" | 180 | GS | Nevada |
| Warren Washington | C | 7'0" | 215 | Sr. | Nevada |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Duke Brennan C | Gilbert, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Austin Nunez G | San Antonio, TX | Wagner HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 5, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | Tarleton State | W 62–59 | 1–0 | 21 – F. Collins | 10 – Dev. Cambridge | 4 – F. Collins | Desert Financial Arena (6,304) Tempe, AZ |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Northern Arizona | W 82–65 | 2-0 | 25 – D. Horne | 6 – Tied | 8 – F. Collins | Desert Financial Arena (6,925) Tempe, AZ |
| November 13, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+/P12N | | at Texas Southern Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | 23 – F. Collins | 14 – W. Washington | 3 – Tied | H&PE Arena (3,184) Houston, TX |
| November 16, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. VCU Legends Classic semifinals | W 63–59 | 3–1 | 15 – F. Collins | 7 – Tied | 4 – F. Collins | Barclays Center (5,778) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 20 Michigan Legends Classic championship | W 87–62 | 4–1 | 20 – Des. Cambridge Jr. | 8 – W. Washington | 5 – F. Collins | Barclays Center (5,677) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Grambling State | W 80–49 | 5–1 | 16 – Dev. Cambridge | 7 – W. Washington | 7 – F. Collins | Desert Financial Arena (6,263) Tempe, AZ |
| November 27, 2022* 3:00 p.m., P12N | | Alcorn State | W 76–54 | 6–1 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (5,263) Tempe, AZ |
| December 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Colorado | W 60–59 | 7–1 (1–0) | 18 – Dev. Cambridge | 6 – W. Washington | 6 – D. Horne | CU Events Center (6,917) Boulder, CO |
| December 4, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Stanford | W 68–64 | 8–1 (2–0) | 19 – Des. Cambridge | 10 – W. Washington | 5 – F. Collins | Desert Financial Arena (7,243) Tempe, AZ |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at SMU | W 75–57 | 9–1 | 22 – D. Horne | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,556) University Park, TX |
| December 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | vs. Creighton Jack Jones Hoopfest | W 73–71 | 10–1 | 19 – Des. Cambridge | 11 – W. Washington | 6 – F. Collins | Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | San Diego | W 91–67 | 11–1 | 23 – Des. Cambridge | 11 – Dev. Cambridge | 11 – F. Collins | Desert Financial Arena (6,336) Tempe, AZ |
| December 21, 2022* 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 25 | at San Francisco | L 60–97 | 11–2 | 12 – Tied | 6 – Tied; | 3 – F. Collins | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,756) San Francisco, CA |
| December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 5 Arizona Rivalry | L 60–69 | 11–3 (2–1) | 12 – Collins | 7 – Washington | 6 – Collins | Desert Financial Arena (12,582) Tempe, AZ |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | W 77–71 | 12–3 (3–1) | 18 – Washington | 7 – Collins | 4 – Washington | Desert Financial Arena (5,860) Tempe, AZ |
| January 8, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | Washington | W 73–65 | 13–3 (4–1) | 18 – Dev. Cambridge | 12 – Tied | 7 – Des. Cambridge | Desert Financial Arena (7,020) Tempe, AZ |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Oregon | W 90–73 | 14–3 (5–1) | 21 – Des. Cambridge | 8 – Washington | 8 – Collins | Matthew Knight Arena (5,955) Eugene, OR |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | W 74–69 | 15–3 (6–1) | 21 – Des. Cambridge | 8 – Dev. Cambridge | 4 – Horne | Gill Coliseum (3,789) Corvallis, OR |
| January 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 5 UCLA | L 62–74 | 15–4 (6–2) | 14 – Horne | 7 – Washington | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (13,363) Tempe, AZ |
| January 21, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | USC | L 69–77 | 15–5 (6–3) | 21 – Washington | 8 – Washington | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (10,505) Tempe, AZ |
| January 26, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Washington | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (6–4) | 26 – Des. Cambridge | 7 – Dev. Cambridge | 6 – Collins | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,332) Seattle, WA |
| January 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Washington State | L 58–75 | 15–7 (6–5) | 15 – Collins | 6 – Tied | 3 – Neal | Beasley Coliseum (4,120) Pullman, WA |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon State | W 68–57 | 16–7 (7–5) | 18 – Des. Cambridge | 6 – Dev. Cambridge | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (8,032) Tempe, AZ |
| February 4, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Oregon | L 70–75 | 16–8 (7–6) | 18 – Horne | 7 – Washington | 4 – Collins | Desert Financial Arena (9,815) Tempe, AZ |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Stanford | W 69–65 | 17–8 (8–6) | 18 – Horne | 6 – Horne | 3 – Collins | Maples Pavilion (3,923) Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 70–62 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (9–6) | 24 – Cambridge Jr. | 13 – Gaffney | 5 – Collins | Haas Pavilion (2,088) Berkeley, CA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Colorado | L 59–67 | 18–9 (9–7) | 15 – Horne | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (7,501) Tempe, AZ |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | W 67–59 | 19–9 (10–7) | 18 – Washington | 6 – Cambridge | 5 – Collins | Desert Financial Arena (8,046) Tempe, AZ |
| February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 7 Arizona Rivalry | W 89–88 | 20–9 (11–7) | 19 – Des. Cambridge | 6 – Dev. Cambridge | 7 – Horne | McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 4 UCLA | L 61–79 | 20–10 (11–8) | 13 – Horne | 6 – Washington | 3 – Collins | Pauley Pavilion (10,132) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at USC | L 65–68 | 20–11 (11–9) | 20 – Horne | 11 – Washington | 3 – Horne | Galen Center (8,671) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 9:30 p.m., P12N | (6) | vs. (11) Oregon State First round | W 63–57 | 21–11 | 15 – Washington | 9 – Washington | 5 – Collins | T-Mobile Arena (8,810) Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (3) USC Quarterfinals | W 77–72 | 22–11 | 27 – Des. Cambridge | 8 – Washington | 4 – Horne | T-Mobile Arena (11,226) Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN | (6) | vs. (2) No. 8 Arizona Semifinals/Rivalry | L 59–78 | 22–12 | 11 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 5 – Collins | T-Mobile Arena (13,788) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2023 6:10 p.m., TruTV | (11 W) | vs. (11 W) Nevada First Four | W 98–73 | 23–12 | 20 – Horne | 5 – Washington | 6 – Des. Cambridge | UD Arena (12,431) Dayton, OH |
| March 17, 2023* 8:05 pm, TruTV | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 22 TCU First Round | L 70–72 | 23–13 | 17 – Horne | 8 – Washington | 2 – Tied | Ball Arena (19,152) Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
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