# 2014–15 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

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 | 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kodi Justice SG | Mesa, AZ | Dobson High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 24, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Connor MacDougall C | Scottsdale, AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 20, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tra Holder PG | Los Angeles, CA | Brentwood School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | May 10, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
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| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||