Arizona State Men's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Arizona State Sun Devils
Pac-12 (17-15, 9-9)

 

Big Wins: 1/22 at California (79-44), 2/7 Arizona (81-78), 3/5 Stanford (67-62)
Bad Losses: 12/20 Lehigh (81-84), 2/13 at Washington State (71-74), 3/11 vs USC (64-67)
Coach: Herb Sendek

Probable Starters:
Gerry Blakes, Junior, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Tra Holder, Freshman, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 3.6 apg
Shaquielle McKissic, Senior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Savon Goodman, Sophomore, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Eric Jacobsen, Junior, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Bo Barnes, Senior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Jonathan Gilling, Senior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Willie Atwood, Junior, Forward, 3.1 ppg
Chance Murray, Sophomore, Guard, 2.6 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.6 (116th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (162, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (98, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.8 (268, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (115, 5)   
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (129, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.0 (250, 10)
Rebound Margin:  3.3 (75, 6)
Assists Per Game:  13.0 (149, 7)
Turnovers Per Game:  14.0 (289, 12)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NCAA    Second Round loss to Texas
2013    NIT    First Round win over Detroit
2013    NIT    Second Round loss to Baylor
2010    NIT    First Round loss to Jacksonville
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Temple
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Syracuse
2008    NIT    First Round win over Alabama State
2008    NIT    Second Round win over Southern Illinois
2008    NIT    Quarterfinal loss to Florida
2005    NIT    First Round loss to UNLV
2003    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Memphis
2003    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Kansas   
2002    NIT    First Round loss to UNLV

*all team stats through 3/8

 

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