Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball

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Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
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University Arizona State University
Head coach Natasha Adair (1st season)
Conference Pac-12
Location Tempe, Arizona
Arena Desert Financial Arena
(Capacity: 10,754)
Nickname Sun Devils
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2007, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019
NCAA tournament second round
1982, 1983, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament champions
2002

The Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Pac-12 Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Sun Devils play at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona near the campus. [2]

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Season-by-season record

As of the end of the 2016–17 season, the Sun Devils have a 670–475 all-time record. They have reached the NCAA Tournament 17 times, with 12 of those occurring since 2000. They finished as NWIT runner up in 1981. [3]

SeasonCoachRecordConference RecordPostseason Finish
1975–76Mary Littlewood6–114–9 (10th)n/a
1976–77Linda Spradley7–115–8 (t-8th)n/a
1977–78Linda Spradley6–163–10 (6th)n/a
1978–79Paul Long13–166–7 (t-6th)n/a
1979–80 Juliene Simpson 12–133–9 (5th)n/a
1980–81Juliene Simpson21–115–7 (5th)NWIT Runner-up
1981–82Juliene Simpson25–78–4 (3rd)NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1982–83Juliene Simpson23–79–5 (3rd)NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1983–84Juliene Simpson17–116–8 (5th)n/a
1984–85Juliene Simpson11–163–11 (6th)n/a
1985–86Juliene Simpson15–104–4 (2nd)n/a
1986–87Juliene Simpson10–174–14 (8th)n/a
1987–88 Maura McHugh 11–175–13 (t-8th)n/a
1988–89Maura McHugh9–193–15 (10th)n/a
1989–90Maura McHugh13–155–13 (t-8th)n/a
1990–91Maura McHugh14–145–13 (9th)n/a
1991–92Maura McHugh20–911–7 (5th)NCAA First Round
1992–93Maura McHugh17–1010–8 (t-4th)n/a
1993–94Jacqueline Hullah4–222–16 (t-9th)n/a
1994–95Jacqueline Hullah8–192–16 (10th)n/a
1995–96Jacqueline Hullah8–194–14 (9th)n/a
1996–97 Charli Turner Thorne 9–193–15 (9th)n/a
1997–98Charli Turner Thorne10–176–12 (t-7th)n/a
1998–99Charli Turner Thorne12–156–12 (t-6th)n/a
1999-00Charli Turner Thorne14–157–11 (7th)WNIT First Round
2000–01Charli Turner Thorne20–1112–6 (t-1st)NCAA First Round
2001–02Charli Turner Thorne25–912–6 (t-2nd)NCAA Second Round
2002–03Charli Turner Thorne16–147–11 (8th)WNIT Second Round
2003–04Charli Turner Thorne17–1211–7 (t-3rd)WNIT First Round
2004–05Charli Turner Thorne24–1012–6 (t-2nd)NCAA Sweet 16
2005–06Charli Turner Thorne25–714–4 (2nd)NCAA Second Round
2006–07Charli Turner Thorne31–516–2 (2nd)NCAA Elite Eight
2007–08Charli Turner Thorne22–1114–4 (3rd)NCAA Second Round
2008–09Charli Turner Thorne26–915–3 (t-2nd)NCAA Elite Eight
2009–10Charli Turner Thorne18–149–9 (5th)WNIT Second Round
2010–11Charli Turner Thorne20–1111–7 (3rd)NCAA First Round
2011–12Joseph Anders (interim)20–1210–8 (4th)WNIT First Round
2012–13Charli Turner Thorne13–185–13 (9th)n/a
2013–14Charli Turner Thorne23–1011–7 (t-4th)NCAA Second Round
2014–15Charli Turner Thorne29–615–3 (2nd)NCAA Sweet 16
2015–16Charli Turner Thorne26–716–2 (t-1st)NCAA Second Round
2016–17Charli Turner Thorne20-139-9 (5th)NCAA Second Round
2017–18Charli Turner Thorne22–1310–8 (6th)NCAA Second Round
2018–19Charli Turner Thorne22–1110–7 (5th)NCAA Sweet 16
2019–20Charli Turner Thorne20–1110–8 (6th)NCAA First round
2020–21Charli Turner Thorne12–126–9 (9th)NWIT First Round
2021–22Charli Turner Thorne12–144–9 (9th)n/a
2022–23 Natasha Adair 8–201–17 (12th)n/a

Postseason Appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament Results

The Sun Devils have been in 17 NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 21–17.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982 #4First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Georgia
#1 Louisiana Tech		W 97–77
L 54–92
1983 #4First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Utah
#1 USC		W 78–64
L 59–96
1992 #6First Round#11 DePaulL 65–67
2001 #11First Round#6 LSUL 66–83
2002 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Wisconsin
#1 Vanderbilt		W 73–70
L 35–61
2005 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Eastern Kentucky
#4 Notre Dame
#1 North Carolina		W 87–65
W 70–61
L 72–79
2006 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Stephen F. Austin
#5 Utah		W 80−61
L 65–86
2007 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 UC Riverside
#6 Louisville
#7 Bowling Green
#4 Rutgers		W 57–50
W 67–58
W 67–49
L 45–64
2008 #6First Round#11 Temple
#3 Duke		W 61–54
L 59–67
2009 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#11 Georgia
#3 Florida State
#2 Texas A&M
#1 Connecticut		W 58–47
W 63–58
W 84–69
L 64–83
2011 #7First Round#10 TempleL 45–63
2014 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Vanderbilt
#1 Notre Dame		W 69–61
L 67–84
2015 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Ohio
#11 Arkansas-Little Rock
#2 Florida State		W 74–55
W 57–54
L 65–66
2016 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 New Mexico State
#7 Tennessee		W 74−52
L 64–75
2017 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Michigan State
#1 South Carolina		W 73–61
L 68–71
2018 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Nebraska
#2 Texas		W 73–62
L 65–85
2019 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 UCF
#4 Miami
#1 Mississippi State		W 60–45
W 57−55
L 53−76

WNIT Appearances

The Sun Devils have been in 6 WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 3-7.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2000First RoundColorado StateL 54-66
2003First Round
Second Round		Hawaii
Baylor		W 57-44
L 62-85
2004First RoundUNLVL 47-50
2010 First Round
Second Round		New Mexico State
BYU		W 84-61
L 53-61
2012 First RoundPacificL 62–77
2021 First RoundRiceL 48-36
2021 Consolation BracketMissouriW 50-39
2021 Consolation BracketHoustonL 50-48

Notable players

Retired jerseys

Arizona State Sun Devils retired numbers
No.PlayerYears active
20 Briann January 2005–2009
21 Ryneldi Becenti 1991–1993
32 Kym Hampton 1980–1984

WNBA Players

WNBL

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References

  1. ↑ "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ↑ "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics". www.thesundevils.com.
  3. ↑ "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics" (PDF). www.thesundevils.com.
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