# 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Hurley, played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe, Arizona as members of Pac–12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish for second place. In the Pac-12 tournament, the Sun Devils defeated UCLA in the quarterfinals and lost to Oregon in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated St. John's in the First Four, and eventually lost in the First round to Buffalo.

## Previous season

The Sun Devils finished the season 20–12, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Syracuse.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Shannon Evans | PG | 6'1" | 172 | RS Senior | Suffolk, Virginia | Completed athletic eligibility |
| Kodi Justice | SG | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Mesa, Arizona | Graduated |
| Tra Holder | PG | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
| Austin Witherill | PG | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Elias Valtonen SG | Eura, Finland | HBA-Märsky | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Luguentz Dort SG | Montreal, Quebec | Athlete Institute | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Taeshon Cherry SF | El Cajon, California | Foothills Christian High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Uroš Plavšić C | Ivanjica, Serbia | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 30, 2018* 6:00 pm | | Arizona Christian | W 104–76 | | 17 – Cherry | 11 – Tied | 6 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Fullerton | W 102–94 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | 28 – Dort | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Wells Fargo Arena (9,145) Tempe, AZ |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | McNeese State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | W 80–52 | 2–0 | 25 – Dort | 12 – Cheatham | 6 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (8,515) Tempe, AZ |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | W 90–58 | 3–0 | 15 – Martin | 12 – Dort | 5 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (8,818) Tempe, AZ |
| November 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at San Francisco | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| November 19, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 15 Mississippi State MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals | W 72–67 | 4–0 | 22 – Lawrence | 9 – Tied | 7 – Martin | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 21, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Utah State MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight championship | W 87–82 | 5–0 | 33 – Dort | 7 – Dort | 6 – Cheatham | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Omaha | W 89–71 | 6–0 | 19 – Tied | 12 – Cheatham | 9 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (6,951) Tempe, AZ |
| December 1, 2018* 7:30 pm, P12N | | Texas Southern | W 83–71 | 7–0 | 19 – White | 14 – White | 10 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (10,085) Tempe, AZ |
| December 7, 2018* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. No. 6 Nevada Basketball Hall of Fame Classic | L 66–72 | 7–1 | 24 – Dort | 10 – Cheatham | 4 – Tied | Staples Center (7,235) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 20 | at Georgia | W 76–74 | 8–1 | 21 – Martin | 10 – Cheatham | 5 – Martin | Stegeman Coliseum (9,028) Athens, GA |
| December 17, 2018* 5:00 pm, SECN | No. 18 | at Vanderbilt | L 65–81 | 8–2 | 14 – Edwards | 14 – Cheatham | 3 – Tied | Memorial Gymnasium (9,271) Nashville, TN |
| December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | No. 1 Kansas | W 80–76 | 9–2 | 15 – Edwards | 11 – Cheatham | 5 – Dort | Wells Fargo Arena (14,592) Tempe, AZ |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | Princeton | L 66–67 | 9–3 | 19 – Martin | 11 – Whitehead | 4 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (10,030) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 86–96 | 9–4 (0–1) | 22 – Martin | 7 – White | 6 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (9,128) Tempe, AZ |
| January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 83–61 | 10–4 (1–1) | 19 – White | 8 – White | 8 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (10,003) Tempe, AZ |
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 80–66 | 11–4 (2–1) | 24 – Martin | 6 – Tied | 8 – Martin | Haas Pavilion (5,827) Berkeley, CA |
| January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 71–85 | 11–5 (2–2) | 16 – Dort | 12 – Cheatham | 4 – Cheatham | Maples Pavilion (3,969) Stanford, CA |
| January 17, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | Oregon State | W 70–67 | 12–5 (3–2) | 13 – Edwards | 13 – Cheatham | 6 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (9,705) Tempe, AZ |
| January 19, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon | W 78–64 | 13–5 (4–2) | 17 – Cheatham | 9 – Cheatham | 8 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (12,751) Tempe, AZ |
| January 24, 2019 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at UCLA | W 84–73 | 14–5 (5–2) | 16 – Dort | 20 – Cheatham | 11 – Martin | Pauley Pavilion (7,555) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 26, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at USC | L 67–69 | 14–6 (5–3) | 11 – White | 14 – Cheatham | 7 – Martin | Galen Center (5,111) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 31, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Arizona Rivalry | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–6 (6–3) | 31 – Martin | 22 – Cheatham | 8 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (14,731) Tempe, AZ |
| February 7, 2019 6:30 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 70–91 | 15–7 (6–4) | 22 – Dort | 16 – Cheatham | 8 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (9,517) Tempe, AZ |
| February 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN | | Washington | W 75–63 | 16–7 (7–4) | 17 – White | 9 – Cheatham | 7 – Cheatham | Wells Fargo Arena (12,686) Tempe, AZ |
| February 13, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Colorado | L 73–77 | 16–8 (7–5) | 21 – Dort | 10 – Cheatham | 6 – Martin | Coors Events Center (6,273) Boulder, CO |
| February 16, 2019 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Utah | W 98–87 | 17–8 (8–5) | 28 – Edwards | 10 – Cheatham | 5 – Martin | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,585) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Stanford | W 80–62 | 18–8 (9–5) | 16 – Tied | 5 – 4 tied | 6 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (10,327) Tempe, AZ |
| February 24, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 69–59 | 19–8 (10–5) | 22 – Dort | 12 – Cheatham | 5 – Martin | Wells Fargo Arena (11,618) Tempe, AZ |
| February 28, 2019 9:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 51–79 | 19–9 (10–6) | 13 – Martin | 7 – Lake | 6 – Martin | Matthew Knight Arena (7,682) Eugene, OR |
| March 3, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oregon State | W 74–71 | 20–9 (11–6) | 20 – Dort | 10 – Cheatham | 4 – Martin | Gill Coliseum (6,023) Corvallis, OR |
| March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, CBS | | at Arizona Rivalry | W 72–64 | 21–9 (12–6) | 27 – Martin | 8 – Martin | 7 – Martin | McKale Center (14,291) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | (2) | vs. (7) UCLA Quarterfinals | W 83–72 | 22–9 | 19 – White | 13 – Cheatham | 6 – Martin | T-Mobile Arena (13,012) Paradise, NV |
| March 15, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (6) Oregon Semifinals | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 22–10 | 17 – Dort | 9 – Cheatham | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena (13,955) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 20, 2019* 6:10 pm, truTV | (11 W) | vs. (11 W) St. John's First Four | W 74–65 | 23–10 | 21 – Dort | 10 – Cheatham | 3 – Martin | UD Arena (11,827) Dayton, OH |
| March 22, 2019* 4:00 pm, TNT | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 15 Buffalo First Round | L 74–91 | 23–11 | 22 – Cheatham | 7 – Cheatham | 3 – Tied | BOK Center (12,352) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Mountain Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | — | —^ | — | RV | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.