# 2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by seventh-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of the Pac–12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 11–14, 7–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Washington State in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Holland Woods | 0 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Remy Martin | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Chatsworth, CA | Graduate transferred to Kansas |
| Caleb Christopher | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Tennessee Tech |
| Jaelen House | 10 | G | 6'1" | 160 | Sophomore | Phoenix, AZ | Transferred to New Mexico |
| Alonzo Verge Jr. | 11 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduate transferred to Nebraska |
| Josh Christopher | 13 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Freshman | Carson, CA | Declared for 2021 NBA draft |
| Chris Osten | 21 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Crowley, LA | Transferred to Northern Illinois |
| Kyle Feit | 30 | G | 6'4" | 215 | RS Sophomore | West Palm Beach, FL | Walk-on; transferred |
| Taeshon Cherry | 35 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | El Cajon, CA | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Imran Takhar | 41 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Orange, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Pavlo Dziuba | 51 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Freshman | Kirichkova, Ukraine | Transferred to Maryland |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Previous School | Notes |
| DJ Horne | 0 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred from Illinois State. |
| Marreon Jackson | 3 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduate Student | Cleveland, OH | Transferred from Toledo. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jackson graduated from Toledo. |
| Jay Heath | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | Transferred from Boston College. |
| Alonzo Gaffney | 32 | F/C | 6'9" | 200 | Junior | Cleveland, OH | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College |
| Chase Courtney | 40 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Scottsdale, AZ | Transferred from San Jose State |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Demari Williams SG | Fulshear, TX | Dream City Christian | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 14, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Will Felton PF | Raleigh, NC | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 20, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Justin Rochelin SG | Northridge, CA | Heritage Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 17, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Jamiya Neal SF | Phoenix, AZ | Hillcrest Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Enoch Boakye* C | Mississauga, ON | George Harris Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Mar 25, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||
*Originally class of 2022, but reclassified to 2021.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2021 7:00 pm | | Saint Katherine | W 108–41 | – | 18 – Heath | 8 – Lawrence | 5 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (N/A) Tempe, AZ |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Portland | W 76–60 | 1–0 | 19 – Lawrence | 10 – Lawrence | 5 – Jackson | Desert Financial Arena (6,912) Tempe, AZ |
| November 11, 2021* 6:30 pm, P12N | | UC Riverside | L 65–66 | 1–1 | 19 – Lawrence | 12 – Lawrence | 3 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (7,594) Tempe, AZ |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | North Florida | W 72–63 | 2–1 | 16 – Horne | 9 – Gaffney | 5 – Gaffney | Desert Financial Arena (6,977) Tempe, AZ |
| November 18, 2021* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | L 63–65 | 2–2 | 16 – Jackson | 12 – Lawrence | 7 – Jackson | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2021* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 6 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 63–75 | 2–3 | 20 – Horne | 11 – Jackson | 10 – Jackson | Imperial Arena (848) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 25, 2021* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Syracuse Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round | L 84–92 | 2–4 | 17 – Jackson | 13 – Lawrence | 7 – Jackson | Imperial Arena (1,299) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPNews | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | L 59–77 | 2–5 | 16 – Heath | 5 – Lawrence | 2 – Jackson | Imperial Arena (739) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 29–51 | 2–6 (0–1) | 10 – Horne | 8 – Boakye | 3 – Neal | Desert Financial Arena (6,793) Tempe, AZ |
| December 5, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 (1–1) | 23 – Horne | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (6,130) Eugene, OR |
| December 9, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N | | Grand Canyon | W 67–62 | 4–6 | 14 – Tied | 14 – Lawrence | 2 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (11,391) Tempe, AZ |
| December 14, 2021* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | W 58–57 | 5–6 | 12 – Horne | 7 – Heath | 4 – Jackson | CHI Health Center Omaha (15,011) Omaha, NE |
| December 19, 2021* 4:00 pm, P12N | | San Francisco | L 65–66 | 5–7 | 18 – Tied | 12 – Heath | 6 – Lawrence | Desert Financial Arena (6,403) Tempe, AZ |
| December 21, 2021* 3:00 pm, P12N | | Florida A&M | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. | Canceled due to a power outage at Desert Financial Arena. | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| January 2, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 50–74 | 5–8 (1–2) | 17 – Horne | 9 – Boakye | 2 – Jackson | Haas Pavilion (2,976) Berkeley, CA |
| January 15, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | L 57–75 | 5–9 (1–3) | 16 – Graham | 5 – Graham | 2 – Horne | Desert Financial Arena (7,548) Tempe, AZ |
| January 17, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 64–62 | 6–9 (2–3) | 18 – Lawrence | 6 – Boakye | 4 – Jackson | Desert Financial Arena (6,482) Tempe, AZ |
| January 22, 2022 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | L 76–79 | 6–10 (2–4) | 18 – Horne | 6 – Graham | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA |
| January 24, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 15 USC | L 56–78 | 6–11 (2–5) | 21 – Jackson | 7 – Graham | 2 – Tied | Galen Center (2,438) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2022 12:30 pm, CBS | | at No. 3 Arizona Rivalry | L 56–67 | 6–12 (2–6) | 17 – Horne | 8 – Graham | 4 – Jackson | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| February 3, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 19 USC | L 53–58 | 6–13 (2–7) | 19 – Graham | 8 – Lawrence | 5 – Jackson | Desert Financial Arena (7,246) Tempe, AZ |
| February 5, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 3 UCLA | W 87–84 $^{3OT}$ | 7–13 (3–7) | 24 – Jackson | 10 – Graham | 6 – Graham | Desert Financial Arena (9,135) Tempe, AZ |
| February 7, 2022 7:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 4 Arizona Rivalry | L 79–91 | 7–14 (3–8) | 16 – Tied | 4 – Tied | 8 – Jackson | Desert Financial Arena (13,233) Tempe, AZ |
| February 10, 2022 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Washington | L 64–87 | 7–15 (3–9) | 15 – Lawrence | 8 – Graham | 6 – Jackson | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,154) Seattle, WA |
| February 12, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Washington State | W 58–55 | 8–15 (4–9) | 14 – Tied | 8 – Muhammad | 4 – Jackson | Beasley Coliseum (3,394) Pullman, WA |
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Oregon | W 81–57 | 9–15 (5–9) | 18 – Graham | 9 – Graham | 6 – Heath | Desert Financial Arena (8,296) Tempe, AZ |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oregon State | W 73–53 | 10–15 (6–9) | 15 – Jackson | 7 – Lawrence | 6 – Horne | Desert Financial Arena (7,234) Tempe, AZ |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 12 UCLA | L 52–66 | 10–16 (6–10) | 9 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 4 – Horne | Pauley Pavilion (8,037) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | W 82–65 | 11–16 (7–10) | 18 – Heath | 5 – Tied | 4 – Jackson | CU Events Center (7,211) Boulder, CO |
| February 26, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | W 63–61 | 12–16 (8–10) | 20 – Heath | 6 – Tied | 6 – Jackson | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,940) Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 3, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 71–44 | 13–16 (9–10) | 13 – Horne | 9 – Lawrence | 4 – Tied | Desert Financial Arena (7,061) Tempe, AZ |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | Stanford | W 65–56 | 14–16 (10–10) | 18 – Jackson | 6 – Jackson | 6 – Jackson | Desert Financial Arena (6,860) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (9) Stanford First Round | L 70–71 | 14–17 | 21 – Horne | 6 – Graham | 4 – Jackson | T-Mobile Arena (7,565) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.