Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball

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]

Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
2019–20 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
University	Arizona State University
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne (23rd season)
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Tempe, Arizona
Arena	Desert Financial Arena (Capacity: 10,754)
Nickname	Sun Devils
Colors	Maroon and Gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
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

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]

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record	Postseason Finish
1975–76	Mary Littlewood	6–11	4–9 (10th)	n/a
1976–77	Linda Spradley	7–11	5–8 (t-8th)	n/a
1977–78	Linda Spradley	6–16	3–10 (6th)	n/a
1978–79	Paul Long	13–16	6–7 (t-6th)	n/a
1979–80	Juliene Simpson	12–13	3–9 (5th)	n/a
1980–81	Juliene Simpson	21–11	5–7 (5th)	NWIT Runner-up
1981–82	Juliene Simpson	25–7	8–4 (3rd)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1982–83	Juliene Simpson	23–7	9–5 (3rd)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1983–84	Juliene Simpson	17–11	6–8 (5th)	n/a
1984–85	Juliene Simpson	11–16	3–11 (6th)	n/a
1985–86	Juliene Simpson	15–10	4–4 (2nd)	n/a
1986–87	Juliene Simpson	10–17	4–14 (8th)	n/a
1987–88	Maura McHugh	11–17	5–13 (t-8th)	n/a
1988–89	Maura McHugh	9–19	3–15 (10th)	n/a
1989–90	Maura McHugh	13–15	5–13 (t-8th)	n/a
1990–91	Maura McHugh	14–14	5–13 (9th)	n/a
1991–92	Maura McHugh	20–9	11–7 (5th)	NCAA First Round
1992–93	Maura McHugh	17–10	10–8 (t-4th)	n/a
1993–94	Jacqueline Hullah	4–22	2–16 (t-9th)	n/a
1994–95	Jacqueline Hullah	8–19	2–16 (10th)	n/a
1995–96	Jacqueline Hullah	8–19	4–14 (9th)	n/a
1996–97	Charli Turner Thorne	9–19	3–15 (9th)	n/a
1997–98	Charli Turner Thorne	10–17	6–12 (t-7th)	n/a
1998–99	CharliTurner Thorne	12–15	6–12 (t-6th)	n/a
1999-00	Charli Turner Thorne	14–15	7–11 (7th)	WNIT First Round
2000–01	Charli Turner Thorne	20–11	12–6 (t-1st)	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Charli Turner Thorne	25–9	12–6 (t-2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2002–03	Charli Turner Thorne	16–14	7–11 (8th)	WNIT Second Round
2003–04	Charli Turner Thorne	17–12	11–7 (t-3rd)	WNIT First Round
2004–05	Charli Turner Thorne	24–10	12–6 (t-2nd)	NCAA Sweet 16
2005–06	Charli Turner Thorne	25–7	14–4 (2nd)	NCAA Second Round
2006–07	Charli Turner Thorne	31–5	16–2 (2nd)	NCAA Elite Eight
2007–08	Charli Turner Thorne	22–11	14–4 (3rd)	NCAA Second Round
2008–09	Charli Turner Thorne	26–9	15–3 (t-2nd)	NCAA Elite Eight
2009–10	Charli Turner Thorne	18–14	9–9 (5th)	WNIT Second Round
2010–11	Charli Turner Thorne	20–11	11–7 (3rd)	NCAA First Round
2011–12	Joseph Anders (interim)	20–12	10–8 (4th)	WNIT First Round
2012–13	Charli Turner Thorne	13–18	5–13 (9th)	n/a
2013–14	Charli Turner Thorne	23–10	11–7 (t-4th)	NCAA Second Round
2014–15	Charli Turner Thorne	29–6	15–3 (2nd)	NCAA Sweet 16
2015–16	Charli Turner Thorne	26–7	16–2 (t-1st)	NCAA Second Round
2016–17	Charli Turner Thorne	20-13	9-9 (5th)	NCAA Second Round
2017–18	Charli Turner Thorne	22–13	10–8 (6th)	NCAA Second Round

Postseason Appearances

NCAA Division I Tournament Results

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#4	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Georgia #1 Louisiana Tech	W 97–77 L 54–92
1983	#4	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Utah #1 USC	W 78–64 L 59–96
1992	#6	First Round	#11 DePaul	L 65–67
2001	#11	First Round	#6 LSU	L 66–83
2002	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Wisconsin #1 Vanderbilt	W 73–70 L 35–61
2005	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Eastern Kentucky #4 Notre Dame #1 North Carolina	W 87–65 W 70–61 L 72–79
2006	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Stephen F. Austin #5 Utah	W 80−61 L 65–86
2007	#3	First 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	#6	First Round	#11 Temple #3 Duke	W 61–54 L 59–67
2009	#6	First 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	#7	First Round	#10 Temple	L 45–63
2014	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Vanderbilt #1 Notre Dame	W 69–61 L 67–84
2015	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Ohio #11 Arkansas-Little Rock #2 Florida State	W 74–55 W 57–54 L 65–66
2016	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 New Mexico State #7 Tennessee	W 74−52 L 64–75
2017	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Michigan State #1 South Carolina	W 73–61 L 68–71
2018	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Nebraska #2 Texas	W 73–62 L 65–85
2019	#5	First 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 5 WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 2-5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	First Round	Colorado State	L 54-66
2003	First Round Second Round	Hawaii Baylor	W 57-44 L 62-85
2004	First Round	UNLV	L 47-50
2010	First Round Second Round	New Mexico State BYU	W 84-61 L 53-61
2012	First Round	Pacific	L 62–77

Notable Players

WNBA Players

• Briann January, Connecticut Sun

WNBL

• Joy Burke, Bendigo Spirit

References

1. "ASU Logos | Arizona State University official logo". Retrieved April 29, 2020.
2. "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics". www.thesundevils.com.
3. "TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics" (PDF). www.thesundevils.com.

External links

• Official website