ASU 2008-2009 SCHEDULE Date Opp...... Score/Time 11/14 Miss. Valley St.(FSAZ) ...... W, 80-64 11/18 @SDSU (CBS CSTV) ...... W, 59-52 11/23 Pepperdine (FSAZ) ...... W, 61-40 ************************************************************************************************************************ 11/27 Charlotte @Anaheim (ESPNU)W, 84-56 #20 SUN DEVILS (7-1) PLAYS IUPUI AND BYU AT NEUTRAL SITES 11/28 Baylor@Anaheim (ESPN2) ... L, 78-87 Sun., Dec. 14 - vs. IUPUI (5-3) 1:15 MT/No TV/ESPN 860 AM Phoenix, Ariz./U.S. Airways Arena 11/30 UTEP@Anaheim (ESPNU) .W, 88-58 Sat., Dec. 20 - vs. BYU (9-0) 2:30 MT/FSN/KTAR 620 AM Glendale, Ariz./Univ. Phoenix Stadium 12/4 Jackson State ...... W, 81-60 ************************************************************************************************************************ 12/7 Nebraska (FSN)...... W, 64-44 #20 SUN DEVILS PLAY IUPUI: The No. 20 (Associated Press) Arizona State's men's hoops team, 21-13 12/14 IUPUI@Phoenix ...... 1:15 and 9-9 in the Pac-10 last year and 7-1 this season under third-year head coach , takes on the 12/20 BYU@Glendale, Ariz. (FSAZ) .2:30 IUPUI Jaguars (26-7 last season; 5-3 this year) on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 1:15 p.m. MT in the Desert Classic 12/23 Idaho State (FSAZ) ...... Noon at U.S. Airways Arena in downtown Phoenix. Gonzaga and Arizona tip at 4 p.m. in the nightcap. ASU will 12/29 Central Conn. State ...... 7 then travel across Phoenix to Glendale to take on undefeated BYU (27-8 last year/9-0 this year) on Sat. Dec. 1/2 @Stanford ...... 7:30 PT 20, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in the Stadium Shootout, the fi rst games played at the 1/4 @California (FSAZ) ...... 5 PT Arizona Cardinal facility that hosted the Super Bowl last season. Louisville and Minnesota tip that twinbill at 1/8 Oregon St. (FSN)...... 8:30 noon with ASU and BYU following. The Sun Devils are 7-1 for just the second time in 18 seasons and will try 1/10 Oregon (FSN) ...... Noon and go 8-1 for just the fourth time in 34 seasons vs. IUPUI. ASU was 11-1 in 2004-05, 9-1 in 1990-91 and 1/15 @USC ...... 7:30 PT 8-1 in 1980-81. The 1974-75 Sun Devil squad started 15-1 35 seasons ago. Senior Jeff Pendergraph will 1/17 @UCLA (CBS) ...... 12:45 PT play his 100th career game for the Sun Devils on Sunday. Four Sun Devils are averaging in double digits: 1/21 @Arizona (FSAZ) ...... 7:30 (25.5), Jeff Pendergraph (12.0), Ty Abbott (11.0) and Rihards Kuksiks (10.0). 1/29 Washington State ...... 7 1/31 Washington (FSN AZ) ...... 3:30 QUICK UPDATE: After going 8-22 (.267) in Coach Sendek's fi rst year, the Sun Devils are 28-14 (.667) since... 2/5 @Oregon (FSN) ...... 7:30 PT in Sunday's 64-44 victory over previously undefeated Nebraska (6-1), ASU held the Huskers to 18 fi rst-half 2/7 @Oregon St. (FS AZ) ...... 5:30 PT points, ASU's second-best fi rst-half defensive effort in the past six years (186 games)...the Sun Devils are 2/12 UCLA (ESPN) ...... 7 giving up 61.4 points per game in Coach Sendek's 72 games...ASU is shooting .771 (138-of-179) from the 2/15 USC (FSN) ...... 8 line, the best mark in the league entering play this week. Last year ASU shot .739, the fi fth-best 2/22 Arizona (FSN )...... 8 mark in ASU history and second-best in past 21 seasons...after losing its fi rst 10 away from home (neutral 2/26 @Washington (FSN AZ)...... 8 PT or road games) in the Herb Sendek era, ASU is 10-10 since...Ty Abbott three eight- games this year, 2/28 @Washington State ...... TBD he grabbed eight rebounds in two games all of last year...ASU is 8-5 in the past two seasons in 10 points or 3/5 Stanford ...... TBD less games under Herb Sendek after going 4-17 in his fi rst year...Derek Glasser is 110-of-134 (.821) from 3/7 California ...... TBD the free throw line in his career. 3/11-14 @Pac-10 Trn. (FSN/CBS) ...... TBD BIG GAME JAMES: After starting the season 2-of-14 (.143) from the three- stripe in the fi rst four games, *James Harden had 24 points in the fi nal James Harden is 16-of-22 (.727) from the three-point stripe in the past four games...he has 106 points in his nine minutes of the Baylor game, 40 past 105 minutes played... is averaging 27.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in the past six games, while shooting points in 34 minutes vs. UTEP, 22 points 57.5 percent from the fi eld (50-of-87), 56.7 percent from the three-point stripe (17-of-30) and 83.3 percent in 25 minutes against Jackson State and from the free throw line in that time...became the fi rst player to earn Pac-10 Player of the Week in back-to- 20 points in 37 minutes vs. Nebraska. back weeks since Washington's notched the feat in February of 2006 in three straight weeks So in his past 105 minutes, Harden has last week...became the fi rst Sun Devil to score 40 points in a game with 40 against UTEP on Sunday (Nov. 106 points. ASU is 18-4 when Harden 30) since Eddie House had 40 vs. UCLA on Feb. 17, 2000, and just the third Sun Devil to notch 40 points notches at least 20 points. (six occasions). Through 42 career games, Harden has led ASU in scoring 32 times, led it in rebounding 15 times and led it in assists in 16 games…has 22 career 20-point games (ASU is 18-4)...has three 30 +point *The Sun Devils are 7-1 for just the games this year (33 vs. Pepperdine, 32 vs. Baylor and 40 vs. UTEP)…11-of-11 from the foul line vs. Charlotte second time in 18 seasons (1991-92 to and is 60-of-74 (.811) from the free throw line on the year and 229-of-298 (.768) in his career. present). ASU was 11-1 in 2004-05. TOP SUN DEVIL SCORING GAMES 61-Eddie House at California (2 OT), Jan. 8, 2000 *ASU's fi rst 10 games this year include 46-Eddie House at San Diego State, Dec. 18, 1999 seven contests against teams that won 45-Paul Williams at USC, March 10, 1983 at least 19 games last year. ASU beat 42-Eddie House vs. Penn State, Dec. 29, 1999 San Diego State (20-13), Charlotte 40-James Harden vs. UTEP (@Anaheim), Nov. 30, 2008 (20-14), UTEP (19-14) and Nebraska 40-Eddie House vs. UCLA, Feb. 17, 2000 (20-13), fell to Baylor (21-11) plays IU- PUI (26-7) and BYU (27-8) in the next ASU MEDIA RELATIONS: ASU men's basketball SID Doug Tammaro can be reached directly at 480-965- two weeks. 5799 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The ASU website is: www.TheSunDevils.com. Page 2, ASU Hoops vs. IUPUI...ASU is 8-5 in games decided by 10 points or less the past two seasons after going 4-17 in 2006-07.

2008-2009 SUN DEVIL MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER Pos # Name Yr. Ht./Wt. PPG RPG Notes C 2 Eric Boateng Jr. 6-10/245 1.3 1.3 12 points at Oregon State on March 8/61-101 (.604) FGs in ASU career G 3 Ty Abbott So. 6-3/215 11.0 5.9 87 career three-pointers and 47 career steals in 42 games F 4 Jeff Pendergraph Sr. 6-9/240 12.0 6.6 20 career double-doubles/.667 from the fi eld this year and .800 from FT line G 10 Jamelle McMillan So. 6-2/180 3.5 1.5a Son of Portland Trail Blazer coach Nate McMillan/12 points at OSU on March 12 G 12 Derek Glasser Jr. 6-1/190 4.6 4.8a 270 career assists/69 assists and 32 TO's in 511 Pac-10 minutes in 2007-08 G 13 James Harden So. 6-5/218 25.5 7.3 ASU 18-4 when he scores 20/Pac-10 leader in steals last year with 73 G 14 Brenton Thomas Fr. 6-3/175 -- -- Walk-on from Danville, Calif. G 20 Virgil Sanders Fr. 6-2/205 -- -- Walk-on from Los Angeles, Calif. F 22 Kraidon Woods So. 6-8/199 0.2 0.0 Pennsylvania product who originally signed with Villanova out of high school G 23 Nico Fricchione Fr. 6-1/175 0.0 0.0 Walk-on from Scranton, Pa./played one minute vs. UTEP on Nov. 30 F 24 Trent Anderson RS-Fr. 6-7/210 -- -- Tucson walk-on who did not play last year due to summer knee injury F 30 Rihards Kuksiks So. 6-6/205 10.0 2.9 Has 45 3-pointers and 11 double-fi gure scoring games in past 20 games F 32 Taylor Rohde Fr. 6-8/220 -- -- Arizona prep product/ 1,034 prep rebounds and 2,226 prep points/3.5 mpg this year G 33 Johnny Coy Fr. 6-7/205 -- -- Missouri prep product/27.1 ppg., 12.2 rpg., 4.3 apg., and 5.8 bkpg in senior year F 40 Stephen Rogers Fr. 6-8/185 -- -- Walk-on from nearby Mesa, Ariz. G 44 Jerren Shipp Jr. 6-3/220 5.3 2.6 23 points vs. NAU on Nov. 13, 2006, was most by ASU frosh in an opener Head Coach: Herb Sendek /290-194 (.599)/16th season/18.9 wins per year/5 NCAAs at NC State (2002-2006), 1 at Miami of Ohio (1995) Associate Head Coach: Dedrique Taylor Assistant Coaches: , Lamont Smith Operations: Robert Spence

QUICK RECAP FROM LAST YEAR: ASU posted a 20-win season STEADY JEFF: Jeff Pendergraph had 56 blocks last year (he had 45 in for just the fourth time in 27 years last year after being picked to fi nish his fi rst two seasons) and shot .593 from the fi eld (third in the Pac-10) ninth in the Pac-10 preseason media poll. The Sun Devils return their and .799 from the free throw line (tenth in Pac-10). He has 20 double- top seven scorers and 94.6 percent of their scoring in 2008-2009 led doubles in his career, including two this year. He is shooting .762 from by All-Pac-10 selections James Harden and Jeff Pendergraph. ASU the free throw line in his career (281-of-369). His 109 career blocks is notched wins over RPI top-60 teams Xavier (9), Stanford (14), USC (28), sixth in ASU history. He became the 30th member of the ASU 1,000-point Arizona (twice, 37) and Oregon (58). Freshmen made a league-leading club against USC on March 1. He has 1,175 points in 99 career games and school record 96 starts, played more than 47 percent of the minutes (11.9 points per game) and 708 career rebounds (7.2 per game). and scored more than 52 percent of the points. HERE WE GO WITH JAMES NOTES: ASU is led in scoring by the most WAY TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT SO WHAT: James famous Sun Devil southpaw since Phil Mickelson, James Harden, who Harden entered play this week third in the nation in scoring at 25.5 had an ASU freshman record 16 20-point games (tied for third-best in points per game. Since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1978-79, the Pac-10) last year and has 22 20-point games in his career (ASU is six Pac-10 players (seven occasions) have fi nished in the national top 18-4...the 19-year old Harden (born August of 1989) was the youngest ten in scoring, with the most recent being Sun Devils (Eddie House in player in the Pac-10 in 2007-08 and he led the Pac-10 with 73 steals... 1999-2000 and in both 2003-2004 and 2004-2005). in ASU's four overtime games (all wins and three of them in Pac-10 PAC-10 PLAYERS IN NCAA TOP-10 SCORING games) he averaged 24.8 ppg and 5.5 rebounds and had 10 steals... (1978-79 TO PRESENT) in ASU's fi ve Pac-10 home wins he averaged 23.4 points, six boards, Rk...... Player, School, Year ...... Avg. three assists and two steals as he led ASU to 5-4 Pac-10 home mark. T5...... Ike Diogu, ASU, 2004-2005 ...... 22.6 In the prevous four years, ASU was 9-27 in Pac-10 home games...was 9...... Ike Diogu, , ASU, 2003-2004 ...... 22.8 second on the team in assists (110), including 63 (3.5 per game) in Pac- 4...... Eddie House, ASU, 1999-2000 ...... 23.0 10 games...in ASU's nine Pac-10 wins he shot 54.5 percent from the 2...... , California, 1996-1997 ...... 24.8 fl oor and was 13-27 from three-point stripe. He averaged 20.0 points 7...... , USC, 1991-1992 ...... 26.3 and 5.6 boards in those games...shot 45.2 percent from three-point land 10...... , Oregon, 1990-1991 ...... 26.6 in road games...through 42 career games, Harden has led/tied for the 4...... Reggie Miller, UCLA, 1985-86 ...... 25.9 ASU lead in scoring 32 times and has done the same in rebounding on 15 occasions. He also has led or tied for the team lead in assists in 16 games. ASU had fi ve wins against RPI top 50 teams (Xavier, Stanford, Arizona twice and USC) last year...Page 3, ASU Hoops vs. IUPUI

SLICK RICK (RIHARDS): Rihards Kuksiks averaged 26.6 minutes and 8.7 points in the fi nal COACH SENDEK NOTES... 12 games last year and made 25 three pointers and has posted his best back-to-back games BIG WINS: Herb Sendek's staff has 11 top-10 recently. He posted a then career-high 16 points (with a career-high fi ve three pointers) vs. Jack- wins in his past eight seasons. son State on Dec. 4 and then had 18 points and a career-high six boards vs. Nebraska n Dec. 7. He also posted 12 points and four three-pointers in the season opener vs. MVSU on Nov. 14 POINTS: NC State’s 75.8 points per game and 10 points and two big three-pointers in the win at San Diego State on Nov. 18. Last year, mark in the ACC in 2005-2006 would trans- had 15 points in the win over seventh-ranked Stanford on Feb. 14, 15 at Washington on Feb. late into a fi rst-place offensive ranking among 23 and 10 in March 1 win vs. USC. He has 184 points in his past 20 games (9.2 ppg.) dating to Pac-10 teams last year. Cal led the Pac-10 last year after scoring 42 in the fi rst 22 games. in scoring in Pac-10 games last year at 75.0 points per game. GLASSER AT THE POINT: Derek Glasser made 58-of-69 (.841) free throws in 2007-08 and is 110-of-134 (.821) in his 72-game career. Glasser had 69 assists and 32 turnovers in Pac-10 play NBA READY: Herb Sendek is one of just three last year, a 2.16 ratio that was second in the league. He also has 270 career asissts (3.75), on coaches who had a NBA fi rst-round draft pick pace to break the ASU career record of 454 set by Bobby Thompson from 1983-87. in 2005 and 2006. was the 20th pick of the Nuggets in 2005. Cedric AT U.S. AIRWAYS ARENA: ASU is 4-1 at U.S. Airways Arena and has won four straight at the Simmons was the 15th pick of the New Orleans/ home of the . ASU topped Temple on Dec. 9, 2004, beat Montana State 72-69 and Oklahoma City Hornets in 2006. Utah 71-62 in December of 2001 and beat UNLV 79-70 on Dec. 5, 1998, behind Eddie House’s 39 points. ASU’s only defeat was a 78-74 loss to Boston College on Dec. 5, 1993. FREE THOWS: NC State led the nation in free throw shooting (.799) in 2003-2004. That mark AT HOME: ASU is 19-5 (.792) at home in the past two seasons, as it won 15 home games for is tied for the best mark in the nation in the past fi rst time in the 32-year history of Wells Fargo Arena last year. It is was15-5 with wins over NCAA nine seasons with St. Joseph's in 2005-06. Tournament teams Arizona, Xavier, Stanford, USC, Oregon and Coppin State. HISTORY: Herb Sendek was the fi rst coach TREE: Herb Sendek has eight former assistants who are D-I coaches as 12-year sidekick Mark to knock off the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tour- Phelps earned the Drake spot after serving for 10 years on the staff at NC State and for two years nament in consecutive years. NC State beat at ASU. Former NC State sidekick also earned the Ohio University position. The Maryland (2002) and Wake Forest (2003). others are , formerly at Kent State and now at TCU (Miami assistant from 1994-96), Maryland was ranked second while Wake at Miami of Ohio (Miami assistant from 1994-96), at Western Carolina Forest was ninth. (NC State assistant from 2001-05), Ron Hunter of IUPUI (Miami assistant from 1993-94), Ohio State's (Miami assistant in 1994-95) and Xavier's (assistant at both Miami DEFENSE: In Herb Sendek’s 10 seasons, from 1994-96 and at NC State from 1996-2000). Coles, Miller and Matta led their teams to the NC State led the ACC in scoring defense four 2007 NCAA Tournament, then last year Christian led Kent State to the NCAAs, Miller led Xavier times and held opponents to just 54.7 points to the Elite Eight and Matta's Buckeye squad won the NIT a year after going to the Final Four. per game in 1996-97, an ACC record.

HITTING FREEBIES: ASU shot .739 from the free throw line last year, the fi fth-best mark in ASU FINAL FOURS: Herb Sendek coached in history and second-best in past 21 seasons. In his 10 seasons at NC State, Coach Sendek's two Final Fours (1987 Providence and 1993 teams led the ACC four times in FT percentage (including three straight seasons, 2002-04). In Kentucky). 2004 NC State led the nation and set the ACC record by shooting .799 from the charity stripe. While at NC State, his squads shot 71.3 percent. One good note on his 2003-04 NC State team NCAA SUCCESS: Under Herb Sendek, NC is in the past nine seasons, that squad's .799 FT percentage is tied for the best in the NCAA with State was one of only eight teams who won a St. Joseph in 2005-06. ASU has led the league twice in free throw percentage, in 1997-98 and in NCAA Tournament game from 2004-06. 1986-87, shooting 74.6 percent both years. Two Sun Devils have led the league as Alex Austin was 69-of-80 (.863) in 1988-89 and Chris Beasley was 112-of-128 (.875) in 1983-84. THREE: NC State averaged nine threes in ASU FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 2005-06, best in the ACC and ninth in nation. RK. Season (Record) ...... FT% -- 2008-09 (7-1) ...... (138-179) 77.1 YOUNG TALENT: NC State placed seven 1. 1977-78 (13-14/6-8 in WAC) ...... 75.6 players on the All-ACC freshman team under 2. 1954-55 (10-14/8-4 in Border) ...... 75.4 Coach Sendek, and James Harden followed 3. 1997-98 (18-14/8-10 in Pac-10) ...... 74.6 that up last year at ASU. 3. 1986-87 (11-17/6-12 in Pac-10) ...... 74.6 5. 2007-08 (21-14/9-9 in Pac-10) ...... 73.9 Page 4, ASU Hoops vs. IUPUI...Jeff Pendergraph is shooting 76.2 percent from the foul line in his career (281-of-369).

ASU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES USA TODAY #15 PRESEASON RANKING: ASU was 15th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Rk. Sun Devil, Seasons ....Double-Doubles preseason poll (announced Oct. 30). USA Today started the poll in 1991-92 and that is the only 1. Joe Caldwell, 1962-64 ...... 38 year ASU has been in the preseason top 25, when it was No. 22. 2. Art Becker, 1962-64 ...... 31 3. Ike Diogu, 2002-05 ...... 30 AP PRESEASON RANKING: The Associated Press ranked ASU 15th in its preseason poll (Oct. 4. Alton Lister, 1978-81 ...... 27 31), its fi rst preseason AP ranking since 1991-92 (24th), the second-highest preseason ranking in 5. Tony Zeno, 1975-79 ...... 27 school history (1963-64 team was sixth), and fourth time overall (other time was 18th in 1975-76). 6. Mario Bennett, 1991-95 ...... 25 Last year, for the fi rst time since the fi nal poll of 1994-95 (March 13) ASU grabbed a spot in the 7. Kurt Nimphius, 1976-80 ...... 21 Associated Press rankings, as it was No. 22 (No. 25 in the USA Today Coaches' poll) on Jan. 7. Scott Lloyd, 1972-76 ...... 21 14. Coach Sendek had ASU in the rankings in his second year, two years prior to his rebuilding 9. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-present ...... 20 effort at NC State that resulted in fi ve straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2002-06). 9. Bobby Lazor, 1997-99 ...... 20 9. Mark Landsberger, 1976-77 ...... 20 THE HEAD COACH: Herb Sendek is in his 16th season as a head coach and has averaged 18.7 wins per season. He led the NC State Wolfpack to fi ve straight NCAA appearances from 2002-06 ASU CAREER REBOUNDS and is now 290-194 (.599) in 16 seasons and was 191-132 (.591) at NC State. The 45-year-old RK. Sun Devil, Seasons ...... Rebounds (born Feb. 22, 1963) , Pa., native is the third-youngest coach in the Pac-10. Only 1. Tony Cerkvenik, 1960-63 ...... 1,022 Duke posted more ACC wins (regular season and ACC Tournament) than NC State's 53 victories 2. Joe Caldwell, 1961-64 ...... 929 from 2002-2006. Another overlooked note is his 10-year stay at NC State. To compare it to the 3. Tony Zeno, 1976-79 ...... 836 Pac-10, since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1978-79, only fi ve coaches have coached at 4. Ike Diogu, 2002-05 ...... 802 their schools for at least 10 years: (24/Arizona), (19/Oregon State), Mike 5. Al Nealey, 1957-60 ...... 780 Montgomery (18/Stanford), (12/California) and (12/Oregon). 6. Alton Lister, 1978-81 ...... 776 7. Art Becker, 1961-64 ...... 724 THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD NOTE LAST YEAR, BUT WE MISSED IT, BUT IT IS STILL 8. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-present ...708 SOLID: ASU became just the second team in the 30-year history of the Pac-10 to lose at least 9. Gerhard Schreur, 1967-70 ...... 700 20 games one year (ASU was 8-22 in 2006-07) and then win at least 20 the next season (ASU 10. Mario Bennett, 1991-95 ...... 675 was 21-13 in 2007-08). Only California in 1988-89 can match the feat, as it was 9-20 in 1987-88 and 20-13 in 1988-89. Miami (Fla.) also notched the feat last year, going 22-10 after going 12- ASU CAREER STARTS 20 in 2006-07, the fi rst time in the ACC's 55 seasons that has happened. Texas A&M is the only RK. Sun Devil, Seasons ...... Starts team to do it in the 12-year history of the Big 12 , as it was 7-21 in 2003-04 and went 21-10 in 1. Eddie House, 1996-2000 ...... 114 2004-05. Among the other major conferences, this manufactured note has never happened in 2. Ron Riley, 1992-96 ...... 109 the Big East (28 seasons), Big Ten (103 seasons) or the SEC (76 seasons). 3. Jason Braxton, 2001-05 ...... 102 4. Alex Austin, 1986-90 ...... 100 ON THE TUBE: According to Nielsen Media Research, ASU’s ratings in 2007-08 on FSN Arizona 5. Steve Beck, 1983-87 ...... 96 enjoyed an increase of 196% over its average rating for the previous season. The 15 Sun Devil 6. Jeff Pendergraph, 2005-present .....93 games on FSN AZ averaged a 1.5 rating/3 share in Phoenix. That fi gure means that an average 7. Chad Prewitt, 1998-2002 ...... 92 of 27,039 households in the Valley were tuning into a game. In 2006-07, the Sun Devils aver- 8. Ike Diogu, 2002-05 ...... 91 aged a 0.5 rating. A rating is the percentage of all television households in a market, while the 8. Jeremy Veal, 1994-98 ...... 91 share is the percentage of those television households that actually have their sets on during 10. Byron Scott, 1979-83 ...... 88 the particular time. One ratings point equal 18.026 households in the Phoenix market. 10. Fat Lever, 1979-82 ...... 88 MANY WINS, MANY PLACES: Herb Sendek has covered the map in wins. In his career, Coach OTHER RANKINGS: ASU has hit the pre- Sendek has won 287 games in 24 states, plus two wins in Puerto Rico and one in Washington season rankings and here they are...13th by D.C. North Carolina (153), Ohio (51) and Arizona (26) lead the way as he has been head coach Lindy's...14th by ESPN's Andy Katz...15th by in each state, and he also has posted wins in Florida, (seven), California (six), Michigan (six), Sporting News and Blue Ribbon...16th by Sports South Carolina and Virginia (fi ve each), Georgia and Indiana (four each), Massachusetts (three), Illustrated, FoxSports.com and Athlon...18th by Hawaii, Texas and Maryland (two each). One-win states are Alabama, Utah, New York, New and CBS Sports...25th by Rivals. Jersey, Tennessee, Nevada, Kentucky, Illinois, Washington and Oregon. com. THIEF: James Harden set the Pac-10 tournament record with seven steals against USC on March 13. It is the most steals by a Sun Devil since Eddie House had seven vs. Kansas State on Nov. 24, 1998, in the Maui Invitational. Harden's 73 steals tied for fourth-best in school history and was just three shy of the ASU record of 76 set by Fat Lever in 1981-82. 2008-09 ASU Men's Basketball Arizona State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 08, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (7-1) (4-0) (1-0) (2-1) CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (7-1) (4-0) (1-0) (2-1)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------13 Harden, James...... 8-8 262 32.8 63-109 .578 18-36 .500 60-74 .811 14 44 58 7.3 24 1 34 25 0 13 204 25.5 04 Pendergraph, Jeff.. 8-8 245 30.6 34-51 .667 0-1 .000 28-35 .800 12 41 53 6.6 20 0 7 9 8 4 96 12.0 03 Abbott, Ty...... 8-8 267 33.4 31-70 .443 11-43 .256 15-22 .682 6 41 47 5.9 19 0 21 20 7 8 88 11.0 30 Kuksiks, Rihards... 8-8 230 28.8 26-56 .464 20-44 .455 8-11 .727 4 19 23 2.9 21 0 7 12 2 4 80 10.0 44 Shipp, Jerren...... 8-0 141 17.6 15-26 .577 7-14 .500 5-8 .625 8 13 21 2.6 11 0 8 4 0 5 42 5.3 12 Glasser, Derek..... 8-7 228 28.5 8-29 .276 4-17 .235 17-20 .850 3 17 20 2.5 9 0 39 16 0 9 37 4.6 10 McMillan, Jamelle.. 8-1 109 13.6 9-26 .346 6-18 .333 4-4 1.000 1 14 15 1.9 11 0 12 11 0 6 28 3.5 02 Boateng, Eric...... 8-0 64 8.0 5-10 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 4 6 10 1.3 8 0 2 4 1 3 10 1.3 32 Rohde, Taylor...... 8-0 42 5.3 4-10 .400 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 3 2 5 0.6 6 0 3 3 0 0 9 1.1 22 Woods, Kraidon..... 5-0 11 2.2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.2 23 Fricchione, Nico... 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 4 6 10 1.3 0 0 ------Total...... 8 1600 195-387 .504 67-176 .381 138-179 .771 59 203 262 32.8 131 1 133 105 18 52 595 74.4 Opponents...... 8 1600 151-415 .364 54-179 .302 105-143 .734 83 148 231 28.9 170 7 90 116 10 49 461 57.6

TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 595 461 11-14-08 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W 80-64 8590 Points per game...... 74.4 57.6 11-18-08 at San Diego State W 59-52 7966 Scoring margin...... +16.8 - 11-23-08 PEPPERDINE W 61-40 8045 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 195-387 151-415 11-27-08 vs Charlotte W 84-56 - pct...... 504 .364 11-28-08 vs Baylor L 78-87 1417 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 67-176 54-179 11-30-08 vs UTEP W 88-58 - 3-point FG pct...... 381 .302 12-04-08 JACKSON STATE W 81-60 7640 3-pt FG made per game.. 8.4 6.8 12-07-08 NEBRASKA W 64-44 7164 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 138-179 105-143 Free throw pct...... 771 .734 REBOUNDS...... 262 231 Rebounds per game...... 32.8 28.9 Rebounding margin...... +3.9 - ASSISTS...... 133 90 Assists per game...... 16.6 11.3 TURNOVERS...... 105 116 Turnovers per game..... 13.1 14.5 Turnover margin...... +1.4 - /turnover ratio.. 1.3 0.8 STEALS...... 52 49 Steals per game...... 6.5 6.1 BLOCKS...... 18 10 Blocks per game...... 2.3 1.3 WINNING STREAK...... 3 - Home win streak...... 4 - ATTENDANCE...... 31439 9383 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-7860 1-7966 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 3-472

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Arizona State...... 273 322 - 595 Opponents...... 201 260 - 461 Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Nebraska vs Arizona State 12-07-08 Noon MST at Court/Wells Fargo Arena

Nebraska 44 • 6-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Harley, Steve g 3-11 2-5 3-4 033011310236 05 Henry, Sek g 0-5 0-2 0-0 0 5 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 28 11 Dagunduro, Ade g 0-5 0-0 4-6 2464 4130330 24 Miller, Cookie g 3-7 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 8 2 3 0 0 27 44 Anderson, Ryan g 3-5 1-3 0-0 1233 7120130 03 Richardson, Brandon 1-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 12 25 Velander, Paul 2-6 2-6 3-3 0114 9010124 30 McCray, Toney 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 13 Team 0 2 2 Totals 13-45 8-22 10-13 3 22 25 19 44 11 14 1 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 6-23 26.1% 2nd half: 7-22 31.8% Game: 13-45 28.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-11 27.3% 2nd half: 5-11 45.5% Game: 8-22 36.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-3 100.0% 2nd half: 7-10 70.0% Game: 10-13 76.9% 2 Arizona State 64 • 7-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 Pendergraph, Jeff f 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 9 10 2 4211037 30 Kuksiks, Rihards f 5-12 3-8 5-6 2 4 6 1 18 0 0 1 0 35 03 Abbott, Ty g 4-10 3-8 4-6 268215251237 12 Glasser, Derek g 1-4 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 2 33 13 Harden, James g 6-11 2-4 6-8 099320610037 02 Boateng, Eric 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 McMillan, Jamelle 0-1 0-1 0-0 0110 00101 8 22 Woods, Kraidon 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 Rohde, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00100 1 44 Shipp, Jerren 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 9 Team 1 0 1 Totals 19-46 9-24 17-22 7 30 37 9 64 13 12 3 6 200

FG % 1st Half: 9-26 34.6% 2nd half: 10-20 50.0% Game: 19-46 41.3% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-15 33.3% 2nd half: 4-9 44.4% Game: 9-24 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0% 2nd half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 17-22 77.3% 3 Officials: Mike Scyphers, Mike Littlewood, Martin Cota Technical fouls: Nebraska-None. Arizona State-None. Attendance: 7164 ASU next plays IUPUI (26-7 last year) at U.S. Airways Arena (Sunday, Dec. 14). Game broadcast by Fox Sports Net and part of Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Nebraska 18 26 44 Arizona State 30 34 64 2008-09 ASU Men's Basketball Arizona State Game-by-Game Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 08, 2008) All games

02 03 04 10 12 13 22 23 30 32 44 Opponent Date Score WL BOATENG,E ABBOTT,TY PENDERGRA MCMILLAN, GLASSER,D HARDEN,JA WOODS,KRA FRICCHION KUKSIKS,R ROHDE,TAY SHIPP,JER ------MVSU 11-14-08 80-64 W 0- 1- 0 18- 8- 4 10- 5- 0 4- 0- 3 5- 1- 3 24- 3-10 0- 0- 0 DNP 12- 3- 1 0- 1- 2 7- 1- 1 at SDSU 11-18-08 59-52 W 0- 1- 0 13- 8- 3 8- 2- 0 0- 3- 0 7- 1- 5 18- 5- 3 DNP DNP 10- 2- 0 3- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 PEP 11-23-08 61-40 W 2- 2- 0 0- 3- 3 5- 6- 0 3- 4- 2 2- 4- 6 33-12- 2 1- 0- 0 DNP 2- 2- 1 2- 1- 0 11- 5- 1 vs CHA 11-27-08 84-56 W 0- 0- 2 14- 4- 1 23-10- 1 8- 1- 1 6- 5- 6 15- 4- 2 DNP DNP 6- 0- 1 2- 0- 0 10- 2- 2 vs BAYLOR 11-28-08 78-87 L 2- 0- 0 7- 7- 0 19-10- 3 3- 1- 3 3- 0- 3 32- 9- 3 DNP DNP 10- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 2- 4- 0 vs UTEP 11-30-08 88-58 W 4- 5- 0 12- 3- 3 8- 6- 1 6- 3- 0 6- 7- 7 40- 8- 4 0- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 6- 3- 2 0- 0- 0 6- 5- 2 JSUM 12-04-08 81-60 W 2- 1- 0 9- 6- 5 19- 4- 0 4- 2- 3 3- 1- 6 22- 8- 4 0- 0- 0 DNP 16- 5- 2 2- 2- 1 4- 3- 2 NU 12-07-08 64-44 W 0- 0- 0 15- 8- 2 4-10- 2 0- 1- 0 5- 1- 3 20- 9- 6 0- 0- 0 DNP 18- 6- 0 0- 0- 0 2- 1- 0 2008-09 ASU Men's Basketball Arizona State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 08, 2008) All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist TOver Fouls ------/-- --/-- ---/------/------/------/------/------/------/------/------/--- --/-- --/-- --/-- --/-- MISSISSIPPI VALLEY...... 39/23 41/41 80-64 +16 26-45/23-54 .578/.426 8-23/10-25 .348/.400 20-28/ 8-13 .714/.615 25/31 (6) 24/14 12/20 1/1 8/5 16/26 San Diego State...... 23/24 36/28 59-52 +7 20-35/18-51 .571/.353 6-15/ 6-20 .400/.300 13-16/10-14 .813/.714 23/27 (4) 11/11 13/10 3/0 6/7 16/20 PEPPERDINE...... 27/19 34/21 61-40 +21 21-53/12-45 .396/.267 4-21/ 8-29 .190/.276 15-22/ 8-13 .682/.615 41/29 +12 15/9 13/20 1/3 13/6 12/19 Charlotte...... 35/23 49/33 84-56 +28 25-41/21-61 .610/.344 8-16/ 5-26 .500/.192 26-31/ 9-13 .839/.692 29/34 (5) 16/9 20/21 1/1 7/8 16/27 Baylor...... 31/31 47/56 78-87 (9) 25-54/26-51 .463/.510 9-26/11-24 .346/.458 19-24/24-31 .792/.774 34/25 +9 12/18 14/8 1/2 4/7 25/20 UTEP...... 46/37 42/21 88-58 +30 31-63/16-53 .492/.302 13-29/ 4-17 .448/.235 13-15/22-26 .867/.846 41/31 +10 19/7 10/10 3/2 2/2 23/19 JACKSON STATE...... 42/26 39/34 81-60 +21 28-50/22-55 .560/.400 10-22/ 2-16 .455/.125 15-21/14-20 .714/.700 32/29 +3 23/11 11/13 5/0 6/6 14/20 NEBRASKA...... 30/18 34/26 64-44 +20 19-46/13-45 .413/.289 9-24/ 8-22 .375/.364 17-22/10-13 .773/.769 37/25 +12 13/11 12/14 3/1 6/8 9/19

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category 2008-2009 SUN DEVIL CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Most Recent High Listed (Dec. 8, 2008) SEASON HIGH TY ABBOTT CAREER HIGH JAMELLE McMILLAN SEASON HIGH 18 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) ...... Points ...... 30 vs. California (2/16/08) 8 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) ...... Points ...... 12 at Oregon State (3/8/08) 8 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) ...... FG Made ...... 10 vs. California (2/16/08) 3 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) .... FG Made ...... 5 at Oregon State (3/8/08) 13 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) ...... FG Att...... 18 at California (1/17/08) 5 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) ...... FG Att...... 7 at Oregon State (3/8/08) 3 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) ..3-PTers Made ...... 8 vs. California (2/16/08) ...... 3-PTers Made .... 2 (4) vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 8 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) ....3-PTers Att...... 16 at California (1/17/08) ...... 3-PTers Att. .4 (3) vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) 8 (3) vs. Neb. (12/7/08)...... Rebounds...... 9 at California (1/17/08) 4 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) ... Rebs. .. 6 vs. Delaware State (12/5/07) Assists ...... 5 (twice) vs. Jackson State (12/4/08) 3 (three times) ...... Assists ...... 5 (4) at California (1/17/08) Steals...... 3 (5) vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) ...... Steals ..2 (5) vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) Blocks ...... 2 (2) at SDSU (11/18/08) 21 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) ...... Minutes ...... 30 vs. #6 WSU (1/26/08) 39 at SDSU (11/18/08) ...... Minutes ...... 46 at California (1/17/08) CAREER JEFF PENDERGRAPH CAREER SEASON HIGH ERIC BOATENG CAREER HIGH 23 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) .....Points ...... 29 at Arizona (2/10/08) 4 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... Points ...... 12 (2) at Oregon St. (3/8/08) 8 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) .... FG Made ...... 12 (2) at Arizona (2/10/08) 2 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... FG Made ...... 6 vs. St. Francis (12/29/07) 12 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) .... FG Att...... 18 vs. Oregon (2/11/06) 4 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) .. FG Att...... 8 vs. Cal Poly (11/26/07) 7 (three times) ...... FT Made ...... 13 vs. Idaho (12/22/07) 5 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... Rebounds ...... 10 vs. Ala. State (3/18/08) 9 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) ...... FT Att...... 14 vs. Idaho (12/22/07) 1 at SDSU (11/23/08) ...... Blocks ...... 2 (3) St. Francis (12/29/07) 10 (3) vs. Neb. (12/7/08)...... Rebs ...... 19 (2) at Oregon (2/8/07) 17 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... Minutes ...... 23 vs. California (2/16/08) 3 vs. Baylor (11/28/08) ...... Assists ...... 4 vs. California (12/30/06) 2 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) ...Steals .... 3 (4) at Washington (2/23/08) SEASON HIGH DEREK GLASSER CAREER HIGH 1 (4 times)...... Blocks ...... 8 vs. So. Illinois (3/20/08) 7 at SDSU (11/18/08) ...... Points ...... 17 at Oregon (2/8/07) 37 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) .....Minutes ...... 43 at California (1/17/08) 2 (twice) ...... FG Made ...... 6 at Oregon (2/8/07) 7 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... FG Att...... 14 vs. Oregon (1/11/07) TAYLOR ROHDE CAREER HIGH 1 (three times) ...... 3-PT Made ...... 5 (2) at Oregon (2/8/07) Points...... 3 at SDSU (11/18/08) 3 (three times) ...... 3-PT Att...... 9 (2) at Oregon (2/8/07) Assists ...... 2 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) FT Made ...... 7 (2) at SDSU (11/18/08) FG Made...... 1 (four times) FT Att...... 8 (2) at SDSU (11/18/08) FG Att...... 5 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) 7 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... Rebs...... 7 vs. Oregon (1/3/08) Rebs...... 2 vs. Jackson State (12/4/08) 7 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... Assists ...... 9 vs. Idaho (12/22/07) Assists ...... 2 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) 2 (4 times)...... Steals ...... 4 vs. Fla. G.C. (11/28/07) Minutes ...... 12 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) 33 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) .....Minutes ..... 40 vs. #7 Stanford (2/14/08) SEASON HIGH JERREN SHIPP CAREER HIGH SEASON HIGH JAMES HARDEN CAREER HIGH 11 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) ..Points ...... 23 vs. NAU (11/13/06) Points...... 40 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 4 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) FG Made ...... 8 vs. NAU (11/13/06) FG Made...... 14 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 5 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ...... FG Att...... 12 at Arizona (1/24/07) FG Att...... 25 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 2 (3 times)...... 3-PT Made ...... 5 vs. NAU (11/13/06) 3-PTers Made...... 6 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 3 (3 times)...... 3-PT Att...... 7 vs. NAU (11/13/06) 3-PTers Att...... 7 vs. UTEP (11/30/08) 2 vs. Charlotte (11/27/08) .....FT Made ...... 5 (3) vs. USC (3/1/08) FTs Made ...... 12 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) 2 (4 times)...... FT Attempted ...... 6 (3) vs. USC (3/1/08) FTs Att...... 16 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) 5 (2) vs. UTEP (11/30/08) ....Rebounds .....9 (2) at California (1/17/08) 12 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) . Rebs. ..13 vs. Alabama State (3/18/08) 2 (three times) ...... Assists . 5 (2) vs. St. Fr. (PA) (12/29/07) Assists ...... 10 vs. MVSU (11/14/08) 1 (four times) ...... Steals ...... 4 vs. Washington (2/1/07) 3 (twice) ...... Steals ...... 7 vs. USC@P10 (3/13/08) 25 vs. Pepperdine (11/23/08) Minutes ...... 42 vs. Arizona (1/9/08) Blocks ...... 3 vs. Cal Poly (11/26/07) 37 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) .....Minutes ...... 45 at California (1/17/08) KRAIDON WOODS CAREER HIGH Points...... 3 vs. Illinois (11/19/07) SEASON HIGH RIHARDS KUKSIKS CAREER HIGH Assists ...... 1 (2) vs. Cal Poly (11/26/07) Points...... 18 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) FG Made...... 1 (3) vs. Delaware State (12/5/07) ...... 16 vs. Jackson State (12/4/08) FG Att...... 2 (2) vs. Delaware State (12/5/07) 5 vs. Jackson St. (12/4/08) .. FG Made ..6 (2) at Washington (2/23/08) Rebs...... 2 (2) vs. Fla. G.C. (11/28/07) 12 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) ..... FG Att...... 13 vs. California (2/16/08) Minutes ...... 11 vs. Fla. G.C. (11/28/07) 3-PTers Made ...... 5 vs. Jackson State 9 vs. Jackson St. (12/4/08) .3-PTers Att...... 12 vs. California (2/16/08) Rebs...... 6 vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) 2 (twice) ...... Assists . 4 vs. Delaware State (12/5/07) 1 (four times) ...... Steals ...... 2 (3) vs. #4 UCLA (2/28/08) 35 (2) vs. Nebraska (12/7/08) Minutes ...... 36 vs. USC@P10 (3/13/08)