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Bobby Hurley Head Coach

“He () will be terrific. Bobby was the most daring player I ever coached at Duke. He had and still does have great feel for the game. He comes from a great family, and he’s a player’s coach. He will allow his players to play. I think he has a chance of building something special there.” --

One of the most recognizable names in history is the 14th head men’s basketball coach in Sun Devil history, as Vice President of Athletics Ray Anderson named 1992 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player Bobby Hurley as the new Sun Devil head coach on April 9, 2015. Hurley, an NCAA champion with Duke in 1991 and 1992, led Buffalo to a school record-matching 23 wins in 2014-15, its first Mid-American Conference title and a trip to the 2015 NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Bulls fell to West Virginia in the second round, snapping an eight-game win streak that was Buffalo’s longest in a decade. After going to Division I status in 1991-92, Buffalo averaged 12.9 wins in its 22 seasons prior to Hurley, but was 42-20 in his two years, which included playing 29 games on the road. He coached the MAC Players of the Year in back-to-back seasons and led Buffalo to its first outright MAC East Division title in 2013-14. Buffalo went 10-7 on the road this past season, including games at Kentucky and Wisconsin BOBBY HURLEY BY THE NUMBERS... when it led at the half in both contests. In 2013-14 Hurley was named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, which is given to the nation’s top first-year head coach. Javon McCrea was named the MAC Player of the Year and became UB’s 1: That is what Buffalo led Wisconsin by at 11: He wore No. 11 at Duke, which was all-time leading scorer during his senior season as the Bulls won 19 games in Hurley’s first year at the half this past season (27-26 at Madison on retired in 1993. the helm. Dec. 28). Wisconsin went on to win 68-56. Hurley joined UB from the University of Rhode Island where he served as associate head coach under his brother Dan. 12.9: of wins per year in 22 A first-team All-American in 1993, Hurley is best remembered for being the one of the best 2: Coach Hurley won two national seasons prior to Coach Hurley taking over at guards in NCAA history. Hurley led the Blue Devils to three Final Four appearances and championships at Duke in 1991 and 1992. Buffalo. consecutive national championships in 1991 and 1992, and set the NCAA record for career He led them to 42 in his two seasons. assists with 1,076. He was selected seventh in 1993 by the and played five years in the 3: Number of Final Fours Bobby Hurley NBA with the Kings and Vancouver Grizzles. played in while at Duke. 50: He was named to the ACC 50th Hurley joined the as a scout in 2003 before venturing into private Anniversary Team. business. He was hired as an assistant coach at Wagner College in 2010 and spent two seasons with the Seahawks, playing a critical role in rebuilding the program. He 5: That is what Buffalo led Kentucky by at helped lead Wagner to a 25-6 record during the 2011-12 season – its best record the half this past season (38-33 at Lexington 288: His total in 1990 in 38 games, in school history – before joining Rhode Island, where he was associate head on Nov. 16). Kentucky went on to win 71-52. which is the NCAA record for a freshman. coach. His father, Bob, Sr., is a legendary coach in the high school ranks, leading perennial power St. Anthony’s to 26 state championships and more than 7: He was picked seventh in the 1993 NBA 1,076: His career assist total in 140 1,000 wins in 39 years of coaching. He was inducted into the Naismith Draft by the Sacramento Kings. games, the best mark in NCAA history. Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Hurley’s brother, Dan, is the head men’s basketball coach at Rhode Island, after a successful tenure at Wagner College and an outstanding prep school coaching career. 7.69: Average assists per game in 140 2011: He was inducted into the Duke Hurley and his wife, Leslie, have two daughters, Cameron and Sydney, collegiate games. Hall of Fame in 2011. and a son, Bobby.

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Sun Devil Men’s Basketball 2015 NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

• Bobby Hurley is one “I think our fan base wants a tough schedule, wants to see us playing in those types of games. State has strength in numbers, so you have alums across the country of just 10 current college that want to see your team, and the opportunity to play in places like Kentucky or in the head coaches who was Barclays in Brooklyn against quality competition gets our fans excited.” a NBA Top-10 Pick. Friday, Nov. 13 Wednesday, Dec. 2 Sacramento State (21-12) at Creighton (17,000 average attendance) Monday, Nov. 16 Saturday, Dec. 5 Belmont vs Texas A&M (No. 21 in ESPN Preseason Poll) Legends Classic in Tempe Saturday, Dec. 12 Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Kentucky (#1 RPI in 2014-15) Kennesaw State Legends Classic in Tempe Wednesday, Dec. 16 at UNLV (6 NCAAs past 9 seasons) Monday, Nov. 23 NC State (4 straight NCAA Tournaments) Saturday, Dec. 19 Legends Classic in Brooklyn Baptist Tuesday, Nov. 24 Tuesday, Dec. 22 Marquette/LSU Stephen F. Austin (29-5 in 2015-16) Legends Classic in Brooklyn Monday, Dec. 28 Sunday, Nov. 29 Cal State Bakersfield UCSB (19 wins in 2014-15)

• Bobby Hurley is one of just two current @sundevilhoops sun devil hoops Sun Devil Athletics college coaches who was a Final Four Most “I’m very hard on myself, and I expect a lot out of myself. I’m happy that people are excited and expect great things from the program, and I understand it’s a process, but Outstanding Player. I don’t have great patience either. I want things to get off to a great start. I want to gain some momentum this year.”

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Rashon Burno Assistant Coach

“Imagine Rashon Burno coming to your home and recruiting you — I’d give him my kids in a second.” -- Jay Sharman, TeamWorks Media CEO of TeamWorks Media and Emmy-award winning TV Producer.

Rashon Burno, assistant coach at the University of Florida from 2012-15, joined the men’s basketball coaching staff in July of 2015. Burno, who held collegiate coaching positions at Towson State, College and the University of Nebraska – the latter post he accepted in May after Florida head coach was named head coach of the NBA’s – joined Levi Watkins and Brian Merritt on Bobby Hurley’s staff. “I am thrilled we were able to complete our staff with Rashon who not only is a great coach and recruiter but someone I am very familiar with,” said Hurley, who was named ASU’s head coach on April 9. “He was part of a Final Four trip at Florida and is extremely connected and respected in the coaching world. He has a great family and is a great addition to Sun Devil Basketball.” Burno’s ties to Hurley’s family go all the way back to his high school career as he helped anchor back-to-back national championships in 1996 and 1997 at St. Anthony’s High School (Jersey City, New Jersey,) under Hurley’s father, Hall of Fame coach Sr. Burno, who played during his college career at DePaul, worked with the Florida backcourt players, coaching three Gators to All-SEC honors (Kenny Boynton, and Scottie Wilbekin) in his tenure. Wilbekin became the first Gator guard to earn SEC Player of the Year in 2014. In Florida’s historic 2013-14 season, the Gators posted a 30-game winning streak that included the SEC’s first-ever 18-0 regular season, capped with the fourth SEC Tournament title in school history. In 2013-14, UF compiled an unblemished 10-0 record in games Burno served as the scout coach, including an early season win against Kansas, a sweep of Alabama, conference wins over LSU and Ole Miss and the NCAA Tournament victory against Albany. UF’s win over Kansas kicked off Florida’s program-record Point guard 30-game winning streak. RASHON BURNO The Gators also posted an 11-1 record in 2012-13 when Burno handled the opponent scout, led DePaul to the including a 5-0 record in SEC regular-season play and an NCAA Tournament victory over 2001 NCAA Tournament. Northwestern State. Florida went 29-8, including a 14-4 record in the SEC, during the 2012-13 season, losing in the Elite Eight to Michigan. As an assistant coach at Manhattan College, Burno helped the Jaspers to a 21-13 record in 2011- COACH BURNO BY THE NUMBERS... 12 – the team’s first season under head coach Steve Masiello. The Jaspers added a postseason win in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament to post just the 11th 20-win season in the 106-year history of the program while capping a massive 15-win turnaround for a team that went 6-25 in 2010-11. Burno’s first college job came in 2010 at Towson State under his old coach at DePaul Pat Kennedy. His coaching 4: Was a member of Florida’s 2013-14 58: Started 58 games in two years at career initially took root at Marmion Academy in the Chicago suburbs from 2007 to 2010. While at Marmion he Final Four Staff DePaul also served as an economics and physical education teacher. During his playing career at DePaul, Burno started 58 games and helped the Blue Demons to two postseason appearances, advancing to the 2001 NCAA Tournament and the 2000 National Invitational Tournament. He finished 8: Helped lead Florida to the 2013 Elite 2001: Point Guard for DePaul’s 2001 his career ranked third in DePaul history with 201 steals and was named to the 2001 Conference USA All- Eight NCAA Tournament team. Tournament Team. Burno and his wife, Ellen, have three children, Micah, Rashon and Braxton

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LEVI WATKINS Assistant Coach

“Levi was very vocal, a leader from the first day as a freshman, and he was probably one of the hardest workers on the team. It was a family to him. Levi was able to correct guys and lead them in that fashion. You could just see that coaching would be in his future.” -- , NC State teammate of Levi and 20th overall pick in 2005 NBA Draft.

Levi Watkins enters his first season as an assistant coach at Arizona State University, having spent the previous two years (2013-15) alongside head coach Bobby Hurley at the , where the Bulls went 42-20 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. At Buffalo, Watkins played a major role in all aspects of head coach Bobby Hurley’s program, including recruiting (serving as the Recruiting Coordinator in 2014-15), player development, scouting and game preparation, academics and community relations. Watkins helped guide the University at Buffalo to it first MAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth in addition to winning the MAC regular season title. Buffalo also tied the program’s highest win total (23) and finished with a program’s best RPI of 29. The Bulls won 10 road games in 2014-15, the most in school history. Buffalo closed out the season as the conference leader in scoring, scoring margin and assists. In his first year with Buffalo, Watkins helped lead the Bulls to their first outright MAC East title, leading the conference in both scoring margin and assists and ranking second in scoring. Watkins worked primarily with the post players at Buffalo and in both seasons a post player won the MAC Player of the Year honors. Forward , 2015 MAC Player of the Year and led the conference in scoring and rebounding, while forward Javon McCrea became Buffalo’s all-time leading scorer and led the MAC in both scoring and rebounding during the 2013-14 season while under Watkins’ direction. COACH WATKINS BY THE NUMBERS... Watkins has helped develop all-conference post players in almost every single season of his coaching career, with his teams producing an all-conference post player nine out of ten years. Prior to his time at Buffalo, Watkins spent eight years as both the Director of Basketball Operations and Video Coordinator at North 1: The Maryland Player of the Year. 7: Helped sign seven McDonald All- Carolina State University (NC State). Watkins touched all facets of the Americans at NC State and five top-15 program, including: all day-to-day operations, recruiting, player academics, classes. daily scheduling, and managing the program’s video operations, including 1: Was a member of the No. 1 recruiting scouting, film edits, and exchanges. He also mentored student athletes for class in 2001 academic, professional, and personal development. Coach Watkins has been a part of In addition to serving in those capacities, Watkins served as the Executive 8: eight NCAA Tournament teams in 14 college Camp Director, Academic Liaison, and Administrative Coordinator, as well as 3: Three of Coach Watkins players from the liaison between men’s basketball and various other athletic departments and seasons. campus units. During Watkins’ tenure, the Wolfpack signed five Top 15 nationally- NC State are in the NBA. ranked recruiting classes and a total of seven McDonald’s All-Americans. He also had the opportunity to work with, and for, 12 current or former Division I head coaches. 12: Prior to time at Buffalo he spend As a player Watkins was part of the number one high school recruiting class in 4: His NC State teams went to four 12 years in the ACC, eight of them as staff 2001. Julius Hodge, the 2004 ACC Player of the Year and 2005 NBA 1st round pick straight NCAA Tournaments. along with a 7-year NBA veteran were in the same recruiting class as Watkins. member and four as a player. Watkins played his collegiate basketball career at NC State from 2002-05. He helped lead the Wolfpack to four consecutive NCAA tournaments, making NC State one of 21 teams in the country to do so at the time. NC State progressed to at least the second round in three of his four years, including the Sweet Sixteen in his senior season. Watkins has been to a combined eight NCAA Tournaments over the course of his playing and coaching careers. While playing at the prestigious Montrose Christian High School in Rockville (MD), Watkins was a 2001 Parade All-American and led his team to a final top 25 national ranking. As a senior, Watkins was named the Gatorade and USA Today Maryland State Player of the Year. Watkins graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He and his wife, Monica, have two children: Levi (III) and Leah.

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BRIAN MERRITT Assistant Coach

“Brian has grown into a great coach and I look forward to watching him progress in this profession. His national contacts are great, and he will make a super addition to Coach Hurley’s staff. He has become an excellent tactician, and also can help players of all ages. He relates well to anyone, and will work as hard as anyone.” -- John Lucas

Brian Merritt joined the Sun Devil staff in May of 2015 after working as the Whiteside, , , Cory Joseph, , John Director of Scouting/Recruiting for John Lucas Enterprises since 2010 in Lucas Jr, Will Barton, Kris Middleton, Mike James, T.J. Ford, Houston, Texas. Merritt has an extensive background in player development, and Myles Turner. Merritt’s duties included on court instruction, assisting scouting and recruiting with strong ties to Texas. with the Athlete After Care program, as well as all aspects of recruitment and Merritt, a 2003 Towson graduate, worked the past five years as the right- development of John Lucas Enterprises camps. hand man for Lucas, a legendary player development specialist. Merritt spent He previously worked as an assistant coach for Perry Clark at Texas A&M- countless hours on the court instructing elite players from eight years old to Corpus Christi (2007-2010) and also at Hampton. Under Clark at Corpus NBA veterans at the annual Pre-Draft camp in the spring, which has touched Christi Merritt assisted in the recruitment of eight players who went on to play a large number of the top players in the league such as and professional basketball at some level after leaving the program. Baltimore’s . Kevin Palmer was named Conference Newcomer of the Year and earned first- The John Lucas Camps and his world famous gym have thrived the past five team honors in 2009 while leading the conference in scoring at 17 points per years assisting in the player development of 25 McDonalds All-Americans game and averaging 19 per game as a sophomore. and 28 USA Basketball Developmental team members. Coach Merritt was While at Hampton under Kevin Nickelberry the staff pulled in two top-50 appointed to the NBPA Top 100 Camp Selection committee headed by coach recruiting classes and had two All-MEAC rookies in 6-8 Matthew Pilgrim Lucas in 2012. and 6-9 Rookie of the Year Michael Freeman, who led the nation in field “Brian has grown into a great coach and I look forward to watching him goal percentage as a freshman, setting the NCAA freshman mark. progress in this profession. His national contacts are great, and he will make a Vincent Simpson developed from honorable mention All-MEAC to an all- super addition to Coach Hurley’s staff. He has become an excellent tactician, conference selection as a senior. and also can help players of all ages. He relates well to anyone, and will work He was graduate assistant and then director of operations at Louisville under as hard as anyone.” during his time from 2003-06 as the team made a trip to the 2005 NBA players who spent extensive time in the “Lucas Lab” during Merritt’s Final Four and was 74-28 in that time. HoopScoop had the recruiting classes time there include DeAndre Jordan, J.R. Smith, , Hassan as 13th (2003-04), 17th (2004-05) and seventh (2005-06). COACH Merritt BY THE NUMBERS...

5: Brian was was Director of Scouting/ 25: Number of McDonald’s All-American Recruiting for John Lucas Enterprises for Coach Merritt worked directly with while in five years before joining Arizona State. Houston with John Lucas.

8: Eight players earned professional 74: Brian was part of a Louisville staff contracts who played at Texas A&M-Corpus that posted 74 wins from 2003-06 as he Christi that Merritt worked with. was a graduate assistant and director of operations. The team reached the 2005 Final Four.

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BEN WOOD DERRICK WROBEL

Special Assistant to Head Coach Director of Operations

The Sun Devil men’s basketball program welcomed former Buffalo assistant coach Ben Wood Arizona State alumni Derrick Wrobel joined the Sun Devil staff in summer of 2015 Summer Basketball Camp, alumni relations, and day-to-day operations. to Bobby Hurley’s staff as Special Assistant to the Head Coach in April of 2015. after five seasons at St. John’s working for Steve Lavin as assistant to the head Wrobel served as the Cal men’s basketball program’s Director of External coach. St. John’s earned an NCAA berth in 2015, posted 21 victories and NCAA Relations for his last two seasons in Berkeley, after performing duties as the “Ben’s energy and passion for the job will be a tremendous asset for Arizona State,” berth in 2011, an NIT appearance in 2013 and 20 wins and NIT berth in 2014. says Coach Hurley. “His background that includes being a part of a NCAA championship Bears’ Basketball Operations Coordinator from 2006-07 to 2007-08. In those program is outstanding and he will play a big role in every part of the Sun Devil program.” Under Lavin the Red Storm went 81-53 with three 20-win seasons and two roles, he fulfilled a number of functions related to scheduling, day-to-day NCAA Tournament appearances. operations, recruiting communications and camp/clinic administration. Wood was in charge of several operations in 2014-15 as Buffalo earned a trip to the Working first under then-Cal head coach and then under Mike NCAA Tournament for the first time, including team travel and film exchange. He served in Wrobel in his career at ASU, Cal and St. John’s has worked with a dozen players who have played or been drafted to the NBA and been on the staff of six NCAA Montgomery, Wrobel accompanied the Bears on their first conference title run a similar capacity at Rhode Island prior to joining the Bulls, as he spent the 2012-13 season in 50 years in 2010. as the Rams’ director of player development, running the team’s video operations, coordinating Tournament teams including the 2010 Pac-10 Champion California Golden Bears. film exchange and opponent breakdowns and edits. He spent four seasons on the Cal staff as he was with the Bears for back-to- Wrobel hails from Phoenix, Ariz., and is a 2001 graduate of Arizona State’s Walter Cronkite School of Broadcasting with a B.A. in broadcast journalism. He The Woodbury, CT, native oversaw Rhode Island’s community relations program, the staff back 20-win seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances in 2009 and 2010, including the 2010 Pac-10 Championship season. was a four-year team manager as an undergraduate, and began his professional of team managers and served as the staff liaison with the academic services office. career in intercollegiate athletics upon graduation, serving as the Sun Devils’ Wood earned both bachelor’s (2007) and master’s (2009) in geography from UCONN In Wrobel’s administrative position, he was responsible for providing support Director of Men’s Basketball Operations from 2001-02 to 2005-06. for a variety of daily operations within the men’s basketball program including where he served as the head manager for the men’s basketball team. He was part of Serving on then-head coach ’ staff, Wrobel’s duties encompassed the staff that won the 2011 National Championship. He served in numerous capacities at game scheduling, team travel, as well as organizing practice and shoot around times. aspects of team travel, practice preparation, academic support, marketing and Connecticut - most recently as the Huskies’ head graduate manager, and was part of film exchange, in addition to coordinating summer camps and golf tournament program advanced to two Final Fours and three Elite Eights. He also supervised student development activities throughout the academic year fundraising events. During his time at UCONN, Wood was also a part of a program that and assisted with on-campus visits of prospective student-athletes. Wrobel also performed duties related to the administration of the Steve Lavin St. John’s He and the former Michelle Chartier were married on Aug. 20, 2005, and gave won two Big East Championship teams (2006 and 2011). From birth to a son, Zachary Lucas, on Sept. 19, 2014. 2007-11, he was the co-director of the Basketball Camp, which featured more than 1,200 youth aged 8-17 each year. Wood was responsible RICH WENNER for hiring camp’s coaches, administrative and support staff and worked with University Residential Strength Coach and Meal Services department to make all housing and meal arrangements.

Past Sun Devil greats like , Jake Plummer, Pat Tillman and Jeff and conditioning specialist through NSCA and also a Certified Sports Ayres have pointed to Rich Wenner as a big part of their success at Arizona Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting. Wenner has authored many State and at the next level. strength training articles and is a multiple winner of national power lifting Wenner, a 1986 ASU alumnus with a bachelor of science in Physical championships. Education, has been a sports performance coach for more than two decades During his two-plus decades at ASU, Wenner has worked with four NCAA at ASU. After serving as an assistant strength and conditioning coach from Championship teams and numerous individual NCAA Champions and Pac-10 1987- 1985, he was the head strength coach (Olympic Sports) from 2000 team champions, including the 1997 Rose Bowl team, the 1988 and 1998 until 2003 when he took the title of Associate Head Sports Performance College Baseball World Series Championship game teams and the men and Coach in 2003. Wenner has received many awards and is a certified strength women’s basketball Sweet Sixteen teams.

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.854: The Sun Devils are 47-8 51: Kentucky (51-4), (.854) the past three seasons in Wells Ohio State (51-7) Fargo Arena. 50: Virginia (50-5) 1: ASU is the only team to beat the Pac-12 champion in each of the past three seasons. 49: Arizona (49-2), Oregon (49-7) 16: ASU went 16-1 in 2013-14 and won eight straight Pac-12 games. 48: Kansas (48-5), Maryland (48-8), 23: In the past 26 home games Duke (48-1) ASU has won 23. 47: Wichita State (47-2), 31: In the past 35 home games UCLA (47-6), Arizona State (47-8), ASU has won 31. Notre Dame (47-10)

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Men’s Basketball 2013-14 Student Attendance at Sun Devil Men’s Basketball exposure • Every major student attendance record was set this year. This is the third year in a row in which every major student attendance record has been set. • 12: Phoenix is the 12th-largest TV Averageth Sstraighttudent Attendance:year that average 928.28 student game attendance has increased. market in the nation, and third behind • • LargestUp S tudent12.48% Attendance from our rSingleecord ofGame: 825.29 3,023 from last year. only and in • 5rd straight year in which the single game record has been set. the west • Previous record was 1,529 set last year. •Total Season 3 Student Attendance: 16,709 • th straight year that total season student attendance has increased. • This breaks the record of 14,030 set last year. 13: Number of times ASU has Had• best 5 studentst, 2nd, and attendance 5th largest ever student for a crowdsUA game in atsc ho2,034ol histo on r2/y 7in/ 12014-5. 15. appeared on FOX Sports 1 the past • two seasons Had the 1

15: ASU has been on an ESPN station more than 15 times in the past two seasons. 70: More than 70 cable providers 24/7: Pac-12 Networks is a provide access to the Pac-12 Networks 24/7 media network that serves fans of the Pac-12 Conference with more live sporting events, more original 850: Pac-12 Networks delivers 942 Crew Highlights 850 live sporting events each year • programming, more inside access and The top 10 largest student crowds on record have occurred in the last 3 basketball seasons. more exclusive coverage of all Pac-12 including 140+ men’s basketball • games. 50 members of the 942 Crew went on the student trip to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Men’s teams than any other network. Basketball Tournament. Another 10 joined the group up there, making ASU’s student section in the MGM Garden Arena the largest of the opening round games. • Every Sun Devil basketball game teamsThe 942 sh Crewot 121 painted on 19 7and free cleaned throw attemptsup a Las (V6egas1.4%, h omeless76 FT missed, shelter 4.22 while misses at the perPa c-12game) whenMen’s sBasketballhooting towards Tournament. the student section. is broadcast this year. Last year, there • were 19 games on Pac-12 Networks, UsedThe Cu thertain Cu ofrtain Distr of aDistrctiona ctcontinuedion at sel toected be effwomen’sective in basketball its second games. year. InTeams 2014- sh1ot5, 25-of-opposing 30 on free throws in the first half with the Curtain of Distraction and 25-of-39 FT (64.1%) seven on ESPN network and six on against the Curtain of Distraction. • FOX Sports 1. The 942 Crew and the Curtain of Distraction received national and international exposure, including the front page of the New York Times. Harvard Sports Analysis Collective determined it was worth 1.41 points per game and the New York Times determined that Wells Fargo Arena was the hardest place in the college basketball for opposing teams to make free throws since the inception of the Curtain of Distraction. 16 2015-16 @SUNDEVILHOOPS WWW.thesundevils.com 17

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STRENGTHS – Arizona State might want to give some 2014-15 ARIZONA STATE RESULTS credit to the 942 Crew student section, as the Sun (18-16, 9-9) Devils have gone 47-8 (.854) at home the past three Nov., Fri., 14 Chicago State (1) W 86-50 McKissic - 20 seasons, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12 ... Junior Nov., Mon.,17 Bethune Cookman (1) W 49-39 Jacobsen - 10 F Savon Goodman (11.2 ppg/7.6 rpg) excelled over the Nov., Thurs., 20 Loyola Marymount W 68-44 Jacobsen - 11 final 12 games of the season, averaging 12.9 points Nov., Mon., 24 vs. Maryland (2) L 73-78 Gilling - 21 Bobby Hurley Nov., Tues., 25 vs. Alabama (2) L 71-76 Blakes - 21 2015-16 ARIZONA STATE and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 66-of-107 (.617) Nov., Sat., 29 Colgate W 78-71 Blakes - 23 Head Coach from the field ... The team also returns starters senior Dec., Wed., 3 UNLV W 77-55 Jacobsen - 16 SCHEDULE – TENTATIVE G (11.1 ppg and .822 FT%), senior F Dec., Sat., 6 at Texas A&M L 71-72 Holder - 14 Career record: 42-20 (2 years) Gerry Blakes Eric Dec., Sat., 13 Pepperdine W 81-74 McKissic - 22 at Arizona State: 0-0 (First year) Fri., Nov. 13 Sacramento State Jacobsen (.626 FG%) and sophomore G Tra Holder Dec., Tues., 16 at Marquette L 71-78 Blakes - 20 in Pac-12: 0-0 (First year) Mon., Nov. 16 Belmont (1) (7.0 points per game) ... Holder's 115 assists in 2014- Dec., Sat., 20 Lehigh L/3 OT 81-84 Goodman - 24 Wed., Nov. 18 Kennessaw State (1) Dec., Tues., 23 Detroit W 93-54 Goodman - 22 Mon., Nov. 23 vs. North Carolina State (2) 15 is second on the Sun Devil freshman list behind Dec., Sun., 28 Harvard W 56-46 McKissic/Blakes - 13 Tues., Nov. 24 vs. LSU or Marquette (2) only Jahii Carson (177/2012-13) ... Arizona State hired Jan., Sun., 4 at #8 Arizona * L 49-73 Blakes - 9 Sun., Nov. 29 UC Santa Barbara Jan., Thurs., 8 at Oregon State * L 47-55 Jacobsen/McKissic - 11 Wed., Dec. 2 at Creighton Bobby Hurley as their new head coach. Hurley, an Jan., Sat., 10 at Oregon * L 56-59 McKissic - 18 Sat., Dec. 5 Texas A&M NCAA champion point guard for Duke in 1991 and Sat., Dec. 12 at Kentucky Jan., Thurs., 15 #8 Utah * L 59-76 Blakes - 10 Eric Jacobsen Wed., Dec. 16 at UNLV 1992, led Buffalo to a school record-matching 23 wins Jan., Sat., 17 Colorado * W 76-72 McKissic - 16 Sat., Dec. 19 Houston Baptist in 2014-15, its first Mid-American Conference title and Jan., Thurs., 22 at California * W 79-44 Barnes - 17 Senior Forward Tues., Dec. 22 Stephen F. Austin Jan., Sat., 24 at Stanford * L 70-89 Goodman - 18 • Shot .626 from the field (102-of-163) in 2014-15, Mon., Dec. 28 CSU Bakersfield a trip to the 2015 NCAA Tournament for the first time Jan., Wed., 28 Oregon State * W 73-55 McKissic - 17 the fourth-best season mark in Sun Devil history. Dec. 30-Jan. 3 Arizona in school history ... Only Pac-12 team to defeat each Jan., Fri., 30 Oregon * L/OT 67-68 McKissic - 24 Jan. 6-10 at USC/UCLA • Averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds Feb., Sat., 7 #6 Arizona * W 81-78 Barnes - 18 Jan. 13-17 Washington/Washington State of the last three Pac-12 Champions (UCLA - 2013; Feb., Fri., 13 at Washington State * L 71-74 Blakes - 24 in 34 games. Jan. 20-24 at California/Stanford Arizona - 2014; Arizona - 2015). Feb., Sun., 15 at Washington * W 78-68 Blakes - 23 • He will enter his senior season with 98 games played Jan. 27-31 Oregon/Oregon State Feb., Wed., 18 UCLA * W 68-66 Goodman - 20 and a career .576 shooter (148-of-257). Feb. 3-7 at Washington/Washington State Feb., Sun., 22 USC * W 64-59 Blakes - 12 Feb. 10-14 USC/UCLA CONCERNS – The Sun Devils lost the durable and Feb., Thurs., 26 at #13 Utah * L 41-83 Blakes/Atwood - 12 Feb. 17-21 at Arizona Feb. 24-28 at Colorado/Utah dependale Jon Gilling to graduation at the end of the Mar., Sun., 1 at Colorado * L 81-87 McKissic - 18 March 2-5 California/Stanford 2014-15 season, he finished his career as the Sun Mar., Thurs., 5 Stanford * W 67-62 McKissic - 23 SUN DEVIL FACTS March 9-12 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Tournament (3) Mar., Sat., 7 California * W 74-70 McKissic - 21 Location: ...... Tempe, AZ 85287-2505 Devil leader in games played (132) ... Gone too is Mar., Wed., 11 vs. USC (3) L 64-67 McKissic - 16 Founded/Enrollment: ...... 1885/76,771 Mar., Wed., 18 at Connecticut (4) W 68-61 McKissic - 22 Colors: ...... Maroon & Gold (1) Legends Classic, Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Shaquielle McKissic, the team’s leading scorer (12.4 Home Court: ...... Wells Fargo Arena (10,734/1974) (2) Legends Classic, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Barclays Center) ppg) for the 2014-15 season ... Will need to find a way Mar., Sun., 22 at Richmond (5) L/OT 70-76 Blakes - 19 Press Row Phone: ...... (480) 965-7274/4778 (3) Las Vegas, Nev. (MGM Grand Garden Arena) President: ...... Dr. Michael Crow to score from the outside as the Sun Devils lose their (1) CBE Hall of Fame Classic, Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) Faculty Rep: ...... Jeffrey Wilson top three three-point shooters in Gilling (55 treys), Bo (2) CBE Hall of Fame Classic, Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center) Athletic Director: ...... Ray Anderson (3) Las Vegas, Nev. (MGM Grand Garden Arena) Assistant Coaches: ...... Rashon Burno, Levi Watkins, Brian Merritt Barnes (46) and McKissic (42). Blakes (39) is the only Basketball Office Phone: ...... (480) 965-3261 (4) National Invitational Tournament, Storrs, Conn. SID: ...... Mark Brand returnee to hit more than 17 three-pointers in 2014-15 (5) National Invitational Tournament, Richmond, Va. Basketball SID: ...... Doug Tammaro *Pac-12 Conference Game. E-mail: ...... [email protected] ... Tough non-conference slate, headlined by a trip to Rankings listed are AP ...... cell: (480) 734-7795 Rupp Arena to face the Kentucky Wildcats. SID Phone: ...... (480) 965-5799 Website: ...... www.thesundevils.com

2014-15 ARIZONA STATE STATISTICS (Overall: 18-16, Pac-12: 9-9)

ARIZONA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Last School Player GP-GS Min/Avg FG-A Pct 3FG-A Pct FT-A Pct Off/Def Tot Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 0 Tra Holder G 6-1 180 So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Brentwood School McKissic, Shaquielle 34-34 1060/31.2 145-332 .437 42-124 .339 91-135 .674 43/116 159 4.7 70-1 59 49 6 56 423 12.4 1 Maurice O’Field G/F 6-5 210 Jr. JC Cleveland, Ohio/Midland JC Goodman, Savon 25-21 654/26.2 115-199 .578 0-0 .000 51-91 .560 66/123 189 7.6 71-2 19 51 9 20 281 11.2 2 Willie Atwood F 6-7 215 Sr. 1L Memphis, Tenn./Connors State Blakes, Gerry 34-33 866/25.5 140-346 .405 39-129 .302 60-73 .822 20/124 144 4.2 67-0 60 80 3 28 379 11.1 3 Shannon Evans# G 6-1 160 Jr. TR Suffolk, Va./Buffalo Jacobsen, Eric 34-34 972/28.6 102-163 .626 0-0 .000 78-137 .569 84/118 202 5.9 122-6 32 61 41 19 282 8.3 4 Gerry Blakes G 6-4 195 Sr. 1L Inglewood, Calif./San Bernadino Valley College Holder, Tra 32-23 865/27.0 58-183 .317 12-50 .240 97-137 .708 9/60 69 2.2 57-0 115 80 0 16 225 7.0 5 Obinna Oleka F 6-7 225 Jr. JC Washington D.C./ Manatee-Sarasota College Barnes, Bo 33-0 634/19.2 76-178 .427 46-123 .374 30-35 .857 33/42 75 2.3 47-0 25 19 5 22 228 6.9 10 Torian Graham# G 6-4 180 Jr. TR Durham, N.C./Chipola JC Gilling, Jonathan 34-2 703/20.7 62-142 .437 55-128 .430 13-20 .650 6/72 78 2.3 55-1 35 39 5 11 192 5.6 Justice, Kodi 18-7 229/12.7 28-66 .424 17-37 .459 10-12 .833 6/16 22 1.2 22-0 28 19 2 5 83 4.6 11 F 6-6 220 Jr. 1L Philadelphia, Penn./Constitution HS Savon Goodman Scott, Roosevelt 20-5 243/12.2 27-61 .443 3-16 .188 20-31 .645 9/33 42 2.1 32-0 11 23 0 12 77 3.9 12 Andre Adams F 6-9 216 Fr. HS Avondale, Ariz./IMG Academy Atwood, Willie 31-11 359/11.6 25-73 .342 11-31 .355 31-50 .620 20/34 54 1.7 51-1 11 16 2 5 92 3.0 13 Tyler Harris G 6-5 200 Fr. HS Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian Murray, Chance 29-0 250/8.6 22-55 .400 3-11 .273 22-34 .647 3/27 30 1.0 22-0 31 20 4 4 69 2.4 21 Eric Jacobsen F 6-10 255 Sr. 3L Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS MacDougall, Connor 6-0 23/3.8 4-4 1.000 0-0 .000 4-5 .800 0/4 4 0.7 7-1 0 0 2 0 12 2.0 22 Austin Witherill G 6-0 160 So. 1L Gilbert, Ariz./Highland HS Witherill, Austin 3-0 5-1.7 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1/2 3 1.0 1-0 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 24 Andre Spight G 6-3 168 Jr. JC Burbank, Calif./South Plains College Tummala, Sai 14-0 59-4.2 4-12 .333 2-8 .250 4-6 .667 2/5 7 0.5 14-0 4 4 0 1 14 1.0 44 Kodi Justice G 6-5 190 So. 1L Mesa, Ariz./Dobson HS Murphy, Corban 3-0 3-1.0 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0/0 0 0.0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 63/43 106 3.1 0 13 0 *- Has used redshirt year. Returning starter in bold. # - Transfer and will sit the 2015-16 season. ARIZONA STATE 34 809-1818 .445 231-660 .350 511-766 .667 365/819 1184 34.8 638-12 431 474 79 199 2360 69.4 Opponents 34 821-1821 .451 188-519 .362 433-621 .697 274-781 1055 31.0 701- 422 437 144 208 2263 66.6

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JAMES HARDEN NO. 3 PICK, 2009 NBA DRAFT

PAC-10 TOP-10 NBA DRAFT PICKS JAMES HARDEN’S 2008-2009 ACCOLADES (2005-2015) Consensus First-Team All-American PICK PLAYER, COLLEGE YEAR/TEAM Associated Press First-Team All-American 2. Derrick Williams, Arizona 2011/Minnesota NABC First-Team All-American 3. James Harden, Arizona State 2009/Oklahoma City Sporting News First-Team All-American 3. O.J. Mayo, USC 2008/Chicago NCAA Consensus First-Team All-American 4. , Arizona 2014/Orlando District IV (west coast) Player of the Year (U.S. Basketball Writers) 4. , UCLA 2008/ FOXSports.com First-Team All-American 5. , UCLA 2008/Houston CBSSports.com First-Team All-American 6. , Washington 2006/Minnesota Basketball Times All-American 8. Stanley Johnson, Arizona 2015/Detroit All-America Team 8. , Washington 2012/Toronto 8. , Arizona 2009/New York PAC-10 CONSENSUS FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 8. , Arizona 2005/New York (1978-79 to Present) 9. Demar DeRozan, USC 2009/Toronto 1978-79, , UCLA 9. Ike Diogu, Arizona State 2005/Golden State 1980-81, Steve Johnson, OSU 10. , Stanford 2008/New Jersey 1987-88, , ARIZ 10. Spencer Hawes, Washington 2007/Sacramento 1988-89, Sean Elliott, ARIZ 1989-90, , OSU 1991-92, , USC 1993-94, , CAL NBA Draft 1994-95, , ARIZ; Ed O'Bannon, UCLA 1997-98, , ARIZ; , ARIZ YEAR ROUND SELECTION NAME TEAM YEAR ROUND SELECTION NAME TEAM 1998-99, , ARIZ 1964 1 2 Joe Caldwell Detroit 1979 2 32 Tony Zeno Indiana 2000-01, , STAN 1964 3 24 St. Louis 1980 3 47 Kurt Nimphius 2001-02, Sam Clancy, USC 1966 10 88 Freddie Lewis Cincinnati 1981 1 21 Milwaukee JAMES HARDEN 2002-03, Jason Gardner, ARIZ 1970 3 49 Seabern Hill Baltimore 1981 2 33 Sam Williams Golden State became the first Sun 2003-04, , STAN 1970 10 163 Gerald Schruer Phoenix 1982 1 11 Lafayette Lever Portland Devil to earn first-team 2005-06, Brandon Roy, WASH 1972 2 22 Paul Stovall Los Angeles 1983 1 4 San Diego consensus All-American 2006-07, , UCLA 1973 8 128 Jim Owens Phoenix 1983 2 45 Paul Williams Phoenix 2007-08, Kevin Love, UCLA 1973 9 139 Mike Contreras Portland 1985 4 74 Jim Deines L.A. Clippers honors in 2008-2009, as 2008-09, James Harden, ASU 1974 10 165 Mark Wasley Phoenix 1987 4 76 Steve Beck Phoenix he led ASU to 25 wins, 2013-14, Nick Johnson, ARIZ 1975 1 6 Lionel Hollins Portland 1991 2 48 Isaac Austin Utah including three over 1975 3 47 Rudy White Houston 1995 1 27 Phoenix ranked teams. 1975 8 130 Jack Schrader Phoenix 1996 2 47 Ron Riley Seattle 1975 10 163 Mike Moon Phoenix 2000 2 37 Miami JAMES HARDEN • LOS ANGELES, CALIF. • 2007-2009 1976 2 24 Scott Lloyd Milwaukee 2003 2 53 Tommy Smith Chicago 1976 8 130 Rick McCutcheon N.Y. Knicks 2005 1 9 Ike Diogu Golden State Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-A Pct 3P-A Pct FT-A Pct Rb-Avg F-D Ast To Bk St Pts-Avg 1976 10 169 Gary Jackson Phoenix 2009 1 3 James Harden Oklahoma City 07-08 34-33 1158-34.1 196-372 .527 44-108 .407 169-224 .754 179-5.3 72-2 110 89 19 73 605-17.8 1977 2 35 Mark Landsberger Chicago 2009 2 31 Jeff Pendergraph Sacramento 08-09 35-35 1254-35.8 221-452 .489 58-163 .356 204-270 .756 195-5.6 99-4 148 118 11 59 704-20.1 1977 7 135 James Holliman Atlanta 2013 2 33 Carrick Felix Cleveland 1978 9 189 Rick Taylor San Antonio Career 69-68 2412-35.0 417-824 .506 102-271 .376 373-494 .755 374-5.4 171-6 258 207 30 132 1309-19.0

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ARIZONA STATE ■ Top world university: ASU ranks No. 88 in the world by UNIVERSITY DEANS theASU Academic A NATIONALRanking of World Universities AND and No. 48 amongINTERNATIONAL all universities in the U.S. RANKINGS Mark Searle LEADER Provost of the University (interim) ■ International favorite: The Institute of International ■ Top world university: ASU ranks No. 88 in the world by Amy HillmanARIZONA STATE Education ranks ASU No. 8 in the nation among colleges the Academic Ranking of World Universities and No. 48 W. P. CareyUNIVERSITY School of Business DEANS and universities chosen by international students. ASU boastsamong the third-highest all universities international in the U.S. enrollment in the Steven MarkJ. Tepper Searle Pac-12. Herberger ProvostInstitute of for the Design University and (interim) the Arts ■ International favorite: The Institute of International Education ranks ASU No. 8 in the nation among colleges Kyle SquiresAmy Hillman ■ Leading innovator: U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU and universities chosen by international students. ASU Ira A. FultonW. SchoolsP. Carey Schoolof Engineering of Business (interim) No. 2 on its list of schools making the most promising boasts the third-highest international enrollment in the and innovative changes in academics, faculty and student Keith D.Steven Lindor J. Tepper Pac-12. College of HerbergerHealth Solutions Institute for Design and the Arts life. Mark JacobsKyle Squires ■ Leading innovator: U.S. News & World Report ranks ASU ■ Barrett, TheIra Honors A. Fulton College Schools of Engineering (interim) UndergraduateNo. 2 on its excellence: list of schools The makingPrinceton the Reviewmost promising ranks ASU andone innovativeof the country’s changes top in academics,universities facultyfor undergradu and student- GeorgeKeith Justice D. Lindor College of Health Solutions ate education,life. putting ASU in the top 15 percent of all Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences four-year colleges in America. Mark Jacobs ■ ChristopherBarrett, TheCallahan Honors College Undergraduate excellence: The Princeton Review ranks Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass ■ GraduateASU excellence:one of the country’s U.S. News top &universities World Report for undergradu ranks - CommunicationGeorge Justice ASU’sate graduate education, programs putting ASUamong in thethe topbest 15 inpercent the nation. of all Humanities, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences four-year colleges in America. Douglas J. Sylvester ASU is listed among the nation’s best schools for law, Christopher Callahan Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law education, business, public affairs, fine arts and others. Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass ■ Graduate excellence: U.S. News & World Report ranks Duane CommunicationRoen ASU’s graduate programs among the best in the nation. ■ “Best-buy” public college: The Fiske Guide to Colleges College of Letters and Sciences, University College ASU is listed among the nation’s best schools for law, Douglas J. Sylvester names ASU one of the “best-buy” public colleges in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law education, business, public affairs, fine arts and others. Patrick J. Kenney U.S., Canada and United Kingdom for the most cost- Social Sciences,Duane College Roen of Liberal Arts and Sciences conscious■ combination of academics and affordability. College of Letters and Sciences, University College “Best-buy” public college: The Fiske Guide to Colleges Ferran Garcia-Pichel ASU namesis the onlyASU universityone of the in“best-buy” Arizona andpublic the colleges Pac-12 in onthe ARIZONA Natural Sciences,Patrick College J. Kenney of Liberal Arts and Sciences the list.U.S., Canada and United Kingdom for the most cost- Social Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Marlene Tromp conscious combination of academics and affordability. New CollegeFerran of Interdisciplinary Garcia-Pichel Arts and Sciences ■ AmongASU best-qualified is the only university graduates: in ArizonaA survey and by the The Pac-12 Wall on Natural Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Streetthe Journal list. ranks ASU No. 5 on a list of top universi- Teri Pipe ties favored by employers for producing the best-qualified College of MarleneNursing and Tromp Health Innovation New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences graduates.■ Among best-qualified graduates: A survey by The Wall STATE Street Journal ranks ASU No. 5 on a list of top universi- Philip Regier Teri Pipe ties favored by employers for producing the best-qualified ASU OnlineCollege of Nursing and Health Innovation ■ Producer of Fulbright Student scholars: ASU is a top pro- ducergraduates. of U.S. Fulbright Student grant recipients who will JonathanPhilip GS RegierKoppell College of Public Service and Community Solutions teach and study abroad. At 26 percent, ASU is No. 6 in ASU Online ■ Producer of Fulbright Student scholars: ASU is a top pro- the nation for percentage of Fulbright student applicants ChristopherJonathan G. Boone GS Koppell ducer of U.S. Fulbright Student grant recipients who will UNIVERSITY awarded grants. School of CollegeSustainability of Public Service and Community Solutions teach and study abroad. At 26 percent, ASU is No. 6 in the nation for percentage of Fulbright student applicants Mari KoernerChristopher G. Boone ■ Outstanding public university: American City Business School of Sustainability awarded grants. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Journals names ASU a top-100 public university in the Arizona State University has developed a new model for the American research ASU ranks in the top 10 nationally for prestigious awards to undergraduates, Allen J.Mari Morrison Koerner U.S.,■ Outstandingbased on retention public university: and graduate American rate, City affordable Business university, creating an institution committed to excellence, access and including Fulbright, Truman and Marshall grants. Its faculty includes winners CEO, DirectorMary General Lou Fulton Teachers College tuitionJournals and housing names costs,ASU a diversetop-100 facultypublic universityand student in the Thunderbird School of Global Management impact — the New American University. ASU’s charter, adopted in 2014, is the of the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes; more than 425 scholars who have achieved Allen J. Morrison body,U.S., prestigious based on reputation, retention andand graduate selective rate, admission affordable CEO, Director General process.tuition and housing costs, diverse faculty and student blueprint of that transformation: the highest levels of accomplishment and recognition in their fields; and more Thunderbird School of Global Management body, prestigious reputation, and selective admission “ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it than 70 instructors in their early careers who have been recognized as those ■ Top-10process. online curriculum: U.S. News & World Report lists who will lead the advancement of scholarship in their areas of expertise. ASU No. 8 overall for undergraduate online programs. Five excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research ■ online Top-10 graduate online degree curriculum: programs U.S. alsoNews rank & World highly, Report includ lists- and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for As a result of the university’s many student success initiatives, ASU’s four- ing criminalASU No. justice, 8 overall business, for undergraduate engineering, online education programs. and Five online graduate degree programs also rank highly, includ- the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.” year graduation has increased, and a commitment to inclusion has resulted in nursing. ing criminal justice, business, engineering, education and These pillars, combined with ASU’s scope and scale, allow for the creation of a 50-percent jump in student enrollment in the past decade. ASU graduates, nursing. ■ Innovative and entrepreneurial: Changemaker Central, a world-class teaching, learning and discovery environments. International pub- according to the 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index, are more fully employed, more A actively engaged and deeply interested in their work than alumni at other student-led■ Innovative initiative and entrepreneurial: at ASU, earned Changemaker an Ashoka Central,U–Cordes a lications consistently place ASU in the top tier of universities worldwide. U.S. Innovation Award for its high-impact approach to positive universities, and are more likely to thrive in all areas of well-being. student-led initiative at ASU, earned an Ashoka U–Cordes rankings praise ASU as one of the finest, most innovative universities in the changeInnovation and innovation Award for in its social high-impact entrepreneurship. approach to positive nation, yet still name it one of the best values in American higher education. change and innovation in social entrepreneurship.

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Student Athletes Graduated during 2014- Academic All Americans since the year 101 15 Academic Year. 70 2000, second-most in the Pac-12 and the seventh in the NCAA. % Graduation Success Rate which was fourth 82 in the Pac-12 (up from 69% in 2005). Pac-12 Scholar Athletes of the Year, BARRETT GRADUATES AT A GLANCE 2013 - 2014 29 second in the Pac-12. 42% Academic Progress Rate (Percentage Medical/Dental Schools Law Schools 982 Harvard Yale Eligibility / Retention) – Average Rate over Stanford Harvard 30% all teams. UCSF University of Chicago Yale UC Berkeley University of Chicago Cornell UCLA Georgetown 13% Vanderbilt The Grade Point Average for all USC 8% 3.04 University of Texas Notre Dame 5% student-athletes after the most recent University of Missouri Emory 2% academic year. ASU GRAD MED/DENTAL/VET LAW BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT VOLUNTEER/ Graduate Programs SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL SCHOOL OTHER PhD in Chemical Engineering at PhD in Materials Science at Northwestern University National Scholarships Won in Spring 2014 PhD Molecular Biology at Harvard PhD in Clinical Psychology at University of Missouri - St. Louis 15 Fulbright Scholars 1 Marshall Scholar 4 Killam Scholars PhD in Chemistry at UC San Diego 6 Boren Scholars 3 Goldwater Scholars PhD in Biomedical Engineering at University of Michigan PhD in Physical Chemistry at UC Berkeley PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Illinois Employment PhD in Hominid Paleobiology at George Washington University Accountant at Honeywell Aerospace Doctorate of Physical Therapy at University of Colorado Contracts and Services Analyst at ConocoPhilips MFA/PhD Creative Writing Cornell University Purchasing Manager at Procter & Gamble MD/PhD Stanford Apparel and Accessories Executive at Kohn’s Department Stores, Inc. DEREK GLASSER Veterinary School at Washington State University Advisory Consultant at Deloitte (B.S. Communication, 2010) is Master of Public Health at Emory University Audit Associate at CBIZ Mayer Hoffman McCann the school’s career assist leader. Master of Public Policy at Central European University (Budapest) and David Boardman Investigative Reporting Internship at the Seattle Times IBEI (Barcelona) Digital Marketing Specialist at Lucid Agency Master of Public Administration at University of Southern California Operations Analyst at Goldman Sachs Master of Business Administration at Harvard Business School Process Engineer at W.L. Gore & Associates RECENT PAC-12 Master of Music in Performance at New England Conservatory of Management Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers Music Procurement Analyst at Northrop Grumman Corporation ALL-ACADEMIC SELECTIONS Master of Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State Quality Process Engineer at Stryker Sustainability Solutions University Software Engineer at GoDaddy Master of Meteorology at University of Oklahoma Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan Securities 2014-15: Bo Barnes Master of Environmental Management at Duke Wedding/Event Coordinator at Gold Canyon Master of Electrical Engineering at UC Berkeley Sustainability Consultant at GreenLight Solutions 2012-13: Carrick Felix Master of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford Reporter at Fox 4 Fort Myers University Intern Designer at Perkins Eastman 2011-12: Trent Lockett Master of Conservation Biology at University of Queensland in Economic Consultant at The Kenrich Group Brisbane Local Merchant Operations Associate at Google JEFF PENDERGRAPH 2010-11: Trent Lockett Master of Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis Engineer I - Gas Transmission Integrity Management at MidAmerican (B.S. Economics, 2008) earned a Master of Clinical Neuroscience at University of Roehampton in Energy Company 2008-09: Derek Glasser, Richards Kuksiks London Global Data Analyst at Bloomberg LP NBA Championship in 2014 with Master of Creative Art in Therapy at Commodity Manager at American Airlines the Spurs. Drexel University Note: All lists are representative samples from this graduation class

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17: Age when he 200: As in million. As arrived on campus of in dollars. What he has August of 1989, as he signed with for was youngest player in over the next 13 seasons. the Pac-10 his freshman season when he earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors.

21: James was ranked 21st by ESPN.com in the final recruiting rankings of 2: Number of Gold 2007. Two years later, he Medals he has won with was the No. 3 pick in the USA Basketball. He was NBA Draft. a member of the 2012 Olympic team and the 2014 FIBA World Cup squad.

6: He was named NBA of the Year in 2012 and reached the NBA Finals with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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