# 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils were led by second-year head coach Bobby Hurley, and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 15–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. In the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Stanford in the first round before losing to Oregon in the quarterfinals

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the 2015–16 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.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Eric Jacobsen | 21 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Chandler, AZ | Graduated |
| Willie Atwood | 2 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Graduated |
| Gerry Blakes | 4 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Inglewood, CA | Graduated |
| Savon Goodman | 11 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to La Salle |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sam Cunliffe SF | Seattle, WA | Rainier Beach High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jethro Tshisumpa C | Grundy, VA | Mountain Mission School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Vitaliy Shibel PF | Lee, ME | Lee Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Romello White PF | Marietta, GA | Joseph Wheeler High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 19, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #21 Rivals: #31 247Sports: #14 ESPN: #23 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Remy Martin PG | Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 9, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Kimani Lawrence SF | Providence, RI | New Hampton School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Kenny Wooten PF | Manteca, CA | Trinity International | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Dec 20, 2016 |
| 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: |||||||

## Roster

* Freshman Sam Cunliffe left team 10 games into the season and elected to transfer.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 3, 2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Cruz | W 98–53 | – | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Portland State | W 88–70 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,398) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov. 13, 2016* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Cal Poly | W 96–74 | 2–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,155) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov. 17, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northern Iowa Tire Pros Invitational quarterfinal | L 63–82 | 2–1 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 18, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Tulane Tire Pros Invitational 2nd round consolation | W 80–71 | 3–1 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 20, 2016* 12:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Tire Pros Invitational 5th place game | L 60–68 | 3–2 | HP Field House Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 23, 2016* 2:00 pm, P12N | | The Citadel | W 127–110 | 4–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,702) Tempe, AZ |
| Nov. 28, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 Kentucky Atlantis Showcase | L 69–115 | 4–3 | Imperial Arena (1,200) Nassau, BS |
| Dec. 3, 2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | UNLV | W 97–73 | 5–3 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,707) Tempe, AZ |
| Dec. 6, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 18 Purdue Jimmy V Classic | L 64–97 | 5–4 | Madison Square Garden (15,294) New York, NY |
| Dec. 10, 2016* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | W 74–63 | 6–4 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| Dec. 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | New Mexico State | L 70–81 | 6–5 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,426) Tempe, AZ |
| Dec. 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 9 Creighton | L 85–96 | 6–6 | Wells Fargo Arena (6,793) Tempe, AZ |
| Dec. 22, 2016* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Central Arkansas | W 98–62 | 7–6 | Wells Fargo Arena (4,479) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Dec. 30, 2016 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | W 98–93 | 8–6 (1–0) | Maples Pavilion (3,595) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 1, 2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 65–81 | 8–7 (1–1) | Haas Pavilion (8,776) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 5, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 78–77 | 9–7 (2–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,147) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan. 7, 2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 82–88 | 9–8 (2–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,501) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan. 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Arizona Rivalry | L 75–91 | 9–9 (2–3) | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Jan. 19, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 3 UCLA | L 80–102 | 9–10 (2–4) | Pauley Pavilion (12,689) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 22, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | at USC | L 79–82 | 9–11 (2–5) | Galen Center (2,931) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 25, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Washington | W 86–75 | 10–11 (3–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,129) Tempe, AZ |
| Jan. 29, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 83–91 | 10–12 (3–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,554) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 2, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 13 Oregon | L 70–71 | 10–13 (3–7) | Matthew Knight Arena (11,901) Eugene, OR |
| Feb. 4, 2017 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 81–63 | 11–13 (4–7) | Gill Coliseum (4,927) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb. 8, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | California | L 43–68 | 11–14 (4–8) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,107) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 11, 2016 6:00 pm, P12N | | Stanford | W 75–69 | 12–14 (5–8) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,206) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 16, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Washington | W 83–81 | 13–14 (6–8) | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,910) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 18, 2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 71–86 | 13–15 (6–9) | Beasley Coliseum (3,344) Pullman, WA |
| Feb. 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 UCLA | L 75–87 | 13–16 (6–10) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,176) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 26, 2017 4:30 pm, P12N | | USC | W 83–82 | 14–16 (7–10) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,037) Tempe, AZ |
| Mar. 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS | | No. 7 Arizona Rivalry | L 60–73 | 14–17 (7–11) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,494) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2017 1:00 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (9) Stanford First round | W 98–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | T-Mobile Arena (7,846) Paradise, NV |
| Mar 9, 2017 1:00 pm, P12N | (8) | vs. (1) No. 5 Oregon Quarterfinals | L 57–80 | 15–18 | T-Mobile Arena (12,782) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||