Arizona State's basketball program dates to 1909, and the Sun Devils have been a Pac-10/Pac-12/Big 12 member for decades. The program reached its peak under Ned Wulk in the 1960s-80s, making multiple NCAA Tournament appearances. ASU has produced NBA talents like James Harden, Byron Scott, and Fat Lever.
The Sun Devils name was adopted in 1946, replacing 'Bulldogs,' inspired by the intense desert heat of Tempe, Arizona — students felt 'Sun Devils' better captured the fiery environment.
James Harden's dominant 2008-09 season, averaging 20.1 points per game and leading the Sun Devils to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore before going third overall in the NBA Draft.
Desert Financial Arena (formerly Wells Fargo Arena) in Tempe is nicknamed 'The Madhouse on McAllister' by fans, and the student section is called the 'Curtain of Distraction,' featuring bizarre antics to distract opposing free throw shooters.
The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in the Big 12 and hold an all-time record of 1461–1305 (.528 winning percentage) across 110 recorded seasons dating back to 1911-12.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17-16 | 7-11 (Big 12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2024-25 | 13-20 | 4-16 (Big 12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2023-24 | 14-18 | 8-12 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2022-23 | 23-13 | 11-9 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | AP #25 |
| 2021-22 | 14-17 | 10-10 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2020-21 | 11-14 | 7-10 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | AP #18 |
| 2019-20 | 20-11 | 11-7 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2018-19 | 23-11 | 12-6 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | AP #17 |
| 2017-18 | 20-12 | 8-10 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | AP #3 |
| 2016-17 | 15-18 | 7-11 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2015-16 | 15-17 | 5-13 (Pac-12) | Bobby Hurley | |
| 2014-15 | 18-16 | 9-9 (Pac-12) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2013-14 | 21-12 | 10-8 (Pac-12) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2012-13 | 22-13 | 9-9 (Pac-12) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2011-12 | 10-21 | 6-12 (Pac-12) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2010-11 | 12-19 | 4-14 (Pac-10) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2009-10 | 22-11 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2008-09 | 25-10 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Herb Sendek | AP #14 |
| 2007-08 | 21-13 | 9-9 (Pac-10) | Herb Sendek | AP #22 |
| 2006-07 | 8-22 | 2-16 (Pac-10) | Herb Sendek | |
| 2005-06 | 11-17 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 2004-05 | 18-14 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 2003-04 | 10-17 | 4-14 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 2002-03 | 20-12 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 2001-02 | 14-15 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 2000-01 | 13-16 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 1999-00 | 19-13 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 1998-99 | 14-16 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Rob Evans | |
| 1997-98 | 18-14 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Don Newman | |
| 1996-97 | 10-20 | 2-16 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1993-94 | 15-13 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1992-93 | 18-10 | 11-7 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1991-92 | 19-14 | 9-9 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | AP #24 |
| 1990-91 | 20-10 | 10-8 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1989-90 | 15-16 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Bill Frieder | |
| 1988-89 | 12-16 | 5-13 (Pac-10) | Bob Schermerhorn,Steve Patterson | |
| 1987-88 | 13-16 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Steve Patterson | |
| 1986-87 | 11-17 | 6-12 (Pac-10) | Steve Patterson | |
| 1985-86 | 14-14 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Steve Patterson | |
| 1984-85 | 12-16 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Bob Weinhauer | |
| 1983-84 | 13-15 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Bob Weinhauer | |
| 1982-83 | 19-14 | 12-6 (Pac-10) | Bob Weinhauer | |
| 1981-82 | 13-14 | 8-10 (Pac-10) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1980-81 | 24-4 | 16-2 (Pac-10) | Ned Wulk | AP #3 |
| 1979-80 | 22-7 | 15-3 (Pac-10) | Ned Wulk | AP #15 |
| 1978-79 | 16-14 | 7-11 (Pac-10) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1977-78 | 13-14 | 6-8 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1976-77 | 15-13 | 6-8 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1974-75 | 25-4 | 12-2 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #7 |
| 1973-74 | 18-9 | 9-5 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #20 |
| 1972-73 | 19-9 | 10-4 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #16 |
| 1971-72 | 18-8 | 9-5 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #17 |
| 1970-71 | 16-10 | 8-6 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1969-70 | 4-22 | 2-12 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1968-69 | 11-15 | 4-6 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1967-68 | 11-17 | 4-6 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1966-67 | 5-21 | 1-9 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1965-66 | 12-14 | 3-7 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1964-65 | 13-14 | 4-6 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1963-64 | 16-11 | 7-3 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #4 |
| 1962-63 | 26-3 | 9-1 (WAC) | Ned Wulk | AP #3 |
| 1961-62 | 23-4 | 8-0 (BIAA) | Ned Wulk | AP #10 |
| 1960-61 | 23-6 | 9-1 (BIAA) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1959-60 | 16-7 | 7-3 (BIAA) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1958-59 | 17-9 | 7-3 (BIAA) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1957-58 | 13-13 | 8-2 (BIAA) | Ned Wulk | |
| 1956-57 | 10-15 | 4-6 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1955-56 | 11-15 | 5-7 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1954-55 | 10-14 | 8-4 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1953-54 | 5-18 | 3-9 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1951-52 | 8-16 | 6-8 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1950-51 | 9-16 | 6-10 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1949-50 | 12-14 | BIAA | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1948-49 | 12-17 | 4-12 (BIAA) | Bill Kajikawa | |
| 1947-48 | 13-11 | 9-7 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1946-47 | 7-13 | 5-11 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1945-46 | 12-16 | 6-7 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1944-45 | 5-9 | 3-5 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1943-44 | 12-2 | BIAA | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1942-43 | 10-9 | 6-6 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1941-42 | 10-10 | 10-6 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1940-41 | 8-11 | Ind | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1939-40 | 8-13 | 7-11 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1938-39 | 13-13 | 11-11 (BIAA) | Earl Pomeroy | |
| 1937-38 | 11-12 | 9-9 (BIAA) | Earl Pomeroy | |
| 1936-37 | 8-12 | 7-11 (BIAA) | Earl Pomeroy | |
| 1935-36 | 12-14 | 11-7 (BIAA) | Earl Pomeroy | |
| 1934-35 | 8-11 | 3-9 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1933-34 | 9-11 | 8-10 (BIAA) | Rudy Lavik | |
| 1932-33 | 13-12 | 7-9 (BIAA) | Ted Shipkey | |
| 1931-32 | 7-12 | 4-8 (BIAA) | Ted Shipkey | |
| 1930-31 | 12-6 | Ind | Ted Shipkey | |
| 1929-30 | 6-11 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1928-29 | 5-12 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1927-28 | 10-5 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1926-27 | 4-8 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1925-26 | 9-3 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1924-25 | 11-6 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1923-24 | 3-9 | Ind | Aaron McCreary | |
| 1922-23 | 8-4 | Ind | Ernest Willis | |
| 1921-22 | 10-1 | Ind | George Cooper | |
| 1920-21 | 11-3 | Ind | George Cooper | |
| 1919-20 | 5-3 | Ind | George Cooper | |
| 1918-19 | 3-4 | Ind | George Cooper | |
| 1917-18 | 14-4 | Ind | George Cooper | |
| 1916-17 | 0-1 | Ind | George Schaeffer | |
| 1914-15 | 2-2 | Ind | George Schaeffer | |
| 1913-14 | 6-5 | Ind | G.W. Henry | |
| 1912-13 | 3-3 | Ind | C.W. Adams | |
| 1911-12 | 8-2 | Ind | C.W. Adams |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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