Arizona State Sun Devils Men's Basketball Tickets

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Arizona State Sun Devils Men's Basketball History

Arizona State fielded their first men's basketball team in 1911. From 1949 to 1957, the team was coached by Bill Kajikawa, a longtime part of the school's community who also once coached Arizona State baseball, as well as the freshman football team. Ned Wulk took over in 1957 and had a taste of success on the court, winning four times in the Border Conference in five seasons before moving to the Western Athletic Conference in 1962. The Sun Devils would add four WAC titles before ASU and the University of Arizona joined what was then known as the Pac-8 Conference in 1978.

NBA superstar James Harden played for two seasons under Herb Sendek at Arizona State before declaring for the 2009 NBA Draft. Other notable Sun Devils basketball players include Lafayette "Fat" Lever, and former NBA head coaches Lionel Hollins and Byron Scott. ASU has reached the NCAA Elite Eight three times, in 1961, 1963 and 1975, and the Sweet 16 twice. Since the Pac-10 became the Pac-12 in 2011, Arizona State has continued its tradition of success, with NIT appearances in 2013 and 2015 and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014, 2018 and 2019.

Arizona State Sun Devils Team Info

Conference: Pac-12
Team Colors: Maroon and gold
Team Rivals: Arizona Wildcats, TCU Horned Frogs, Kansas State Wildcats, BYU

Arizona State Sun Devils at Desert Financial Arena

Desert Financial Arena opened in Tempe, Arizona as the ASU Activity Center in 1974. It was known as the Wells Fargo Arena from 1997 to 2019, and has a capacity of 14,198.