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The Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference.
The Arizona State Sun Devils have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 13 times, including 3 Elite Eights (1961, 1963, 1975). They have won 8 conference championships (4 WAC and 4 BOR) and finished in the final AP rankings 7 times. The highest national ranking the Sun Devils have achieved was #3 under Ned Wulk during the 1980–81 season when the starting lineup included Byron Scott, Fat Lever, and Alton Lister. Ned Wulk was the men's basketball coach from 1958 to 1982 and remains the most successful coach in the history of the program with a record of 406 – 272 (.599).
Arizona State appeared in the NAIA Men's Basketball National Tournamenttwo years (1948 and 1953). Both years losing in the second round, leaving the NAIA with a tournament record of 2–2.
Thirty-six ASU Sun Devils have been selected in the NBA Draft, includingJames Harden, Byron Scott, Isaac Austin, Lafayette Lever, Alton Lister,Lionel Hollins, Sam Williams, Jeff Pendergraph, Stevin "Hedake" Smith,Mario Bennett, Tommy Smith, Ike Diogu, Eddie House. Freddie Lewis, and Joe Caldwell.