:Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
{{Infobox college basketball team
| women = yes
| current = 2024–25 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
| name = Arizona State Sun Devils
women's basketball
| logo = Arizona State Athletics wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 200
| university = Arizona State University
| conference = Big 12
| location = Tempe, Arizona
| coach = Molly Miller
| tenure = 1st
| arena = Desert Financial Arena
| capacity = 10,754
| nickname = Sun Devils
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| bestfinish = 8
| NCAAchampion2 =
| NCAAchampion =
| NCAAfinalfour =
| NCAAeliteeight = 2007, 2009
| NCAAsweetsixteen = 1982, 1983, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2019
| NCAAsecondround = 1982, 1983, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
| NCAAtourneys = 1982, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
| conference_tournament = 2002
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundevils.com/index.aspx?path=wbball|title=TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics|website=www.thesundevils.com}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundevils.com/documents/2016/12/11//201617WBBRecords.pdf?id=3506|title=TheSunDevils.com - Arizona State University Athletics|website=www.thesundevils.com}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|Season|Coach|Record|Conference Record|Postseason Finish}} | ||||
style="text-align:left"|1975–76 | Mary Littlewood | 6–11 | 4–9 (10th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1976–77 | Linda Spradley | 7–11 | 5–8 (t-8th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1977–78 | Linda Spradley | 6–16 | 3–10 (6th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1978–79 | Paul Long | 13–16 | 6–7 (t-6th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1979–80 | Juliene Simpson | 12–13 | 3–9 (5th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1980–81 | Juliene Simpson | 21–11 | 5–7 (5th) | NWIT Runner-up |
style="text-align:left"|1981–82 | Juliene Simpson | 25–7 | 8–4 (3rd) | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
style="text-align:left"|1982–83 | Juliene Simpson | 23–7 | 9–5 (3rd) | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
style="text-align:left"|1983–84 | Juliene Simpson | 17–11 | 6–8 (5th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1984–85 | Juliene Simpson | 11–16 | 3–11 (6th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1985–86 | Juliene Simpson | 15–10 | 4–4 (2nd) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1986–87 | Juliene Simpson | 10–17 | 4–14 (8th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1987–88 | Maura McHugh | 11–17 | 5–13 (t-8th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1988–89 | Maura McHugh | 9–19 | 3–15 (10th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1989–90 | Maura McHugh | 13–15 | 5–13 (t-8th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1990–91 | Maura McHugh | 14–14 | 5–13 (9th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1991–92 | Maura McHugh | 20–9 | 11–7 (5th) | NCAA First Round |
style="text-align:left"|1992–93 | Maura McHugh | 17–10 | 10–8 (t-4th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1993–94 | Jacqueline Hullah | 4–22 | 2–16 (t-9th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1994–95 | Jacqueline Hullah | 8–19 | 2–16 (10th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1995–96 | Jacqueline Hullah | 8–19 | 4–14 (9th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1996–97 | Charli Turner Thorne | 9–19 | 3–15 (9th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1997–98 | Charli Turner Thorne | 10–17 | 6–12 (t-7th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1998–99 | Charli Turner Thorne | 12–15 | 6–12 (t-6th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|1999-00 | Charli Turner Thorne | 14–15 | 7–11 (7th) | WNIT First Round |
style="text-align:left"|2000–01 | Charli Turner Thorne | 20–11 | 12–6 (t-1st) | NCAA First Round |
style="text-align:left"|2001–02 | Charli Turner Thorne | 25–9 | 12–6 (t-2nd) | NCAA Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2002–03 | Charli Turner Thorne | 16–14 | 7–11 (8th) | WNIT Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2003–04 | Charli Turner Thorne | 17–12 | 11–7 (t-3rd) | WNIT First Round |
style="text-align:left"|2004–05 | Charli Turner Thorne | 24–10 | 12–6 (t-2nd) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
style="text-align:left"|2005–06 | Charli Turner Thorne | 25–7 | 14–4 (2nd) | NCAA Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2006–07 | Charli Turner Thorne | 31–5 | 16–2 (2nd) | NCAA Elite Eight |
style="text-align:left"|2007–08 | Charli Turner Thorne | 22–11 | 14–4 (3rd) | NCAA Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2008–09 | Charli Turner Thorne | 26–9 | 15–3 (t-2nd) | NCAA Elite Eight |
style="text-align:left"|2009–10 | Charli Turner Thorne | 18–14 | 9–9 (5th) | WNIT Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2010–11 | Charli Turner Thorne | 20–11 | 11–7 (3rd) | NCAA First Round |
style="text-align:left"|2011–12 | Joseph Anders (interim) | 20–12 | 10–8 (4th) | WNIT First Round |
style="text-align:left"|2012–13 | Charli Turner Thorne | 13–18 | 5–13 (9th) | n/a |
style="text-align:left"|2013–14 | Charli Turner Thorne | 23–10 | 11–7 (t-4th) | NCAA Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|2014–15 | Charli Turner Thorne | 29–6 | 15–3 (2nd) | NCAA Sweet 16 |
style="text-align:left"|2015–16 | Charli Turner Thorne | 26–7 | 16–2 (t-1st) | NCAA Second Round |
style="text-align:left"|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
|8–20 |1–17 (12th) |n/a | ||||
2023–24
|Natasha Adair |11–20 |3–15 (11th) |n/a | ||||
2024–25
|Natasha Adair |10–22 |3–15 (15th) |n/a | ||||
2025–26
|0–0 |0–0 |n/a |
Postseason Appearances
=NCAA Division I Tournament Results=
The Sun Devils have been in 17 NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 21–17.
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| 1982 | #4 | First Round | #5 Georgia | W 97–77 |
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| 1983 | #4 | First Round | #5 Utah | W 78–64 |
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| 1992 | #6 | First Round | #11 DePaul | L 65–67 |
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| 2001 | #11 | First Round | #6 LSU | L 66–83 |
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| 2002 | #9 | First Round | #8 Wisconsin | W 73–70 |
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| 2005 | #5 | First Round | #12 Eastern Kentucky | W 87–65 |
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| 2006 | #4 | First Round | #13 Stephen F. Austin | W 80−61 |
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| 2007 | #3 | First Round | #14 UC Riverside | W 57–50 |
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| 2008 | #6 | First Round | #11 Temple | W 61–54 |
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| 2009 | #6 | First Round | #11 Georgia | W 58–47 |
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| 2011 | #7 | First Round | #10 Temple | L 45–63 |
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| 2014 | #9 | First Round | #8 Vanderbilt | W 69–61 |
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| 2015 | #3 | First Round | #14 Ohio | W 74–55 |
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| 2016 | #2 | First Round | #15 New Mexico State | W 74−52 |
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| 2017 | #8 | First Round | #9 Michigan State | W 73–61 |
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| 2018 | #7 | First Round | #10 Nebraska | W 73–62 |
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| 2019 | #5 | First Round | #12 UCF | W 60–45 |
=WNIT Appearances=
The Sun Devils have been in 6 WNIT Tournaments. Their record is 3-7.
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}} |
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| 2000 | First Round | Colorado State | L 54-66 |
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| 2003 | First Round | Hawaii | W 57-44 |
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| 2004 | First Round | UNLV | L 47-50 |
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| 2010 | First Round | New Mexico State | W 84-61 |
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| 2012 | First Round | Pacific | L 62–77 |
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| 2021 | First Round | Rice | L 48-36 |
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| 2021 | Consolation Bracket | Missouri | W 50-39 |
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| 2021 | Consolation Bracket | Houston | L 50-48 |
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Notable players
=Honored jerseys=
Note: the numbers are not retired, and still in use.
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| colspan="5" style= "{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|border=0|color=white}}" | Arizona State Sun Devils honored jerseys | ||
width=40px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|border=0}}" | No.
! width=150px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|border=0}}" |Player ! width=100px style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|border=0}}" |Years active | ||
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20 | Briann January | 2005–2009 |
21 | Ryneldi Becenti | 1991–1993 |
32 | Kym Hampton | 1980–1984 |
=WNBA Players=
=WNBL=
References
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