Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball

Arizona State Sun Devils
women's basketball
2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
UniversityArizona State University
Head coachNatasha Adair (3rd season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationTempe, Arizona
ArenaDesert Financial Arena
(capacity: 10,754)
NicknameSun Devils
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
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

The Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represents Arizona State University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Big 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]

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 Charli Turner 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
2018–19 Charli Turner Thorne 22–11 10–7 (5th) NCAA Sweet 16
2019–20 Charli Turner Thorne 20–11 10–8 (6th) NCAA First round
2020–21 Charli Turner Thorne 12–12 6–9 (9th) NWIT First Round
2021–22 Charli Turner Thorne 12–14 4–9 (9th) n/a
2022–23 Natasha Adair 8–20 1–17 (12th) n/a
2023–24 Natasha Adair 11–20 3–15 (11th) n/a

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 6 WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 3-7.

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
2021 First Round Rice L 48-36
2021 Consolation Bracket Missouri W 50-39
2021 Consolation Bracket Houston L 50-48

Notable players

Honored jerseys

Note: the numbers are not retired, and still in use.

Arizona State Sun Devils honored jerseys
No. Player Years active
20 Briann January 2005–2009
21 Ryneldi Becenti 1991–1993
32 Kym Hampton 1980–1984

WNBA Players

WNBL

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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