List of Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 18, 2025

The following is a list of Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball head coaches. The Sun Devils have had 19 head coaches in their 113-season history.^[1]

Arizona State's current head coach is Bobby Hurley. He was hired in April 2015^[2] to replace Herb Sendek, who was fired by Arizona State at the end of the 2015 season.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1911–1913	C. W. Adams	2	11–5	.688
2	1913–1914	G. W. Henry	1	6–5	.545
3	1914–1915 1916–1917	George Schaeffer	2	2–3	.400
4	1917–1922	George E. Cooper	5	43–15	.741
5	1922–1923	Ernest C. Wells	1	8–4	.667
6	1923–1930	Aaron McCreary	7	48–54	.471
7	1930–1933	Ted Shipkey	3	32–30	.516
8	1933–1935 1939–1948	Rudy Lavik	11	102–116	.468
9	1935–1939	Earl Pomeroy	4	44–51	.463
10	1948–1957	Bill Kajikawa	9	88–137	.391
11	1957–1982	Ned Wulk	25	406–272	.599
12	1982–1985	Bob Weinhauer	3	44–45	.494
13	1985–1989^[a]	Steve Patterson	4	48–56	.462
–	1989*	Bob Schermerhorn	1	2–7	.222
14	1989–1997^[b]	Bill Frieder	8	130–107	.549
–	1997–1998*	Don Newman	1	18–14	.563
15	1998–2006	Rob Evans	8	119–120	.498
16	2006–2015	Herb Sendek	9	159–137	.537
17	2015–present	Bobby Hurley	10	168–150	.528
Totals		19 coaches	114 seasons	1,464–1,310	.528
Records updated through end of 2024–25 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Steve Patterson resigned as head coach on February 4, 1989. Bob Schermerhorn served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]
↑ Bill Frieder resigned as head coach prior to the 1997–98 season. Don Newman served as interim coach to replace him.^[5]

References

1 2 "2019-20 Sun Devil Men's Basketball" (PDF). Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ "Bobby Hurley hired at Arizona State". ESPN.com . April 9, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ Haller, Doug (March 24, 2015). "ASU AD: 'Time to upgrade' after Herb Sendek's firing" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ "Patterson Resigns at Arizona St" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. February 5, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
↑ Reisner, Mel (September 11, 1997). "Frieder steps down after eight problem-filled seasons at Arizona State". APNews.com . Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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[Patterson-5] Steve Patterson resigned as head coach on February 4, 1989. Bob Schermerhorn served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.^[4]

[Frieder-7] Bill Frieder resigned as head coach prior to the 1997–98 season. Don Newman served as interim coach to replace him.^[5]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2019-20 Sun Devil Men's Basketball" (PDF). Arizona State Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[2] "Bobby Hurley hired at Arizona State". ESPN.com . April 9, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[3] Haller, Doug (March 24, 2015). "ASU AD: 'Time to upgrade' after Herb Sendek's firing" . The Arizona Republic . Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[4] "Patterson Resigns at Arizona St" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. February 5, 1989. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[6] Reisner, Mel (September 11, 1997). "Frieder steps down after eight problem-filled seasons at Arizona State". APNews.com . Retrieved February 23, 2023.

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