The Arizona State Sun Devils Basketball appeared in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Tournament two years (1948 and 1953). Both years losing in the second round, leaving the NAIA with a tournament record of 2-2.
SInce leaving the NAIA, ASU has joined the NCAA. The Sun Devils have made the NCAA Tournament twelve times. (1958, 1961, 1962. 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1995 and 2003) and made it to the Elite Eight in 1975.
Head coach Rob Evans led ASU to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2003.
Herb Sendek is the current head coach of the Sun Devils. Sendek stepped down as head coach of the North Carolina State Wolfpack and accepted the head coaching job at Arizona State in 2006. In 2004, Sendek won ACC coach of the year.[2] After only one season as head coach, Sendek has managed to bring in a high level of talent, including three McDonald's All-American Team selections that are expected to see considerable playing time beginning in the 2007–08 season. Sendek has also brought a "basketball atmosphere" and level of excitement to the campus that has been absent for decades.
There have been a total of 34 Sun Devils selected in the NBA Draft, notably Byron Scott, Lafayette Lever, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, and Eddie House. Freddie Lewis, and Joe Caldwell were all-stars in the ABA.
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