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2 0 1 8 - 1 9 P A C - 1 2 W O M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 14 A R I Z O N A S T AT E S U N D E V I L S No. Name POS HT YR EXP Hometown/High School (Last School) 0 Taya Hanson G 5-10 Fr. HS Kelowna, B.C./Kelowna Secondary School 1 Reili Richardson G 5-11 Jr. 2L Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS 4 Kiara Russell G 5-8 Jr. 2L Minneapolis, Minn./Osseo HS 5 Jamie Loera G 5-9 Fr. HS Moses Lake, Wash./Moses Lake HS 11 Robbi Ryan G 5-9 Jr. 2L Sheridan, Wyo./Sheridan HS 21 Sophia Elenga F 6-1 Sr. 3L Nogent Sur Oise, France/Lyceé Alain Fournier 22 Courtney Ekmark G/F 6-0 R-Sr. 3L Arcadia, Ariz./St. Mary's HS 23 Iris Mbulito G/F 6-1 Fr. HS Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain/ IES Poeta Tomás Morales Castellano 24 Bre'yanna Sanders G/F 6-0 So. 1L Fresno, Calif./Clovis West HS 32 Jayde Van Hyfte F 6-1 Fr. HS Annawan, Ill./Annawan HS 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman C 6-3 Sr. 3L Moreno Valley, Calif. / Canyon Springs HS 42 Kianna Ibis F 6-1 Sr. 3L Omaha, Neb./Benson HS 44 Eva Rubin C 6-5 So. 1L Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood Flossmoor HS 52 Jamie Ruden F 6-2 Jr. 2L Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS Head Coach: Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford 1988), 22nd year Letterwinners R/L: 10/0 Associate Head Coach: Jackie Moore (Armstrong State 1991), 7th year Newcomers: 4 Assistant Coach: Angie Nelp (Colorado State 2002), 3rd year Starters returning in bold Assistant Coach: Briann January (Arizona State 2009), 2nd year • One of the most consistent programs in Pac-12 history, earning postseason invitations every season since 2000 except one, the Sun Devils look to make a sixth-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. With all five starters back, ASU looks to be in good position to keep that streak alive. • With no seniors on the team last season, many of the Sun Devils had opportunities to gain experience, making this season's team one of the most veteran in the Pac-12. Seniors Charnea Johnson-Chapman, the team's top rebounder from a year ago, and All-Pac-12 performer Kiana Ibis, the team's leading scorer and one of the top-five most efficient scorer's in the Pac-12 last season. A threat down low, she is the team's active leader in points, rebounds and blocks, leading the team in scoring last year. That consistency in the lineup will be to Arizona State's advantage. • A redshirt senior, returning-starter Courtney Ekmark comes back as one of the top threats from long range in the Pac-12, while junior Robbi Ryan was handed the toughest defensive assignment every night, helping ASU post the top defense in the Conference. • Juniors Reili Richardson and Kiara Russell were adept at distributing and taking care of the ball, with ASU boasting the 16th-best assist-to-turnover ratio in the country. Richardson was first in the league and fourth in the country with 3.46, and Russell right behind in second and 16th in the NCAA at 2.79. • Four signees join the Sun Devils in 2018-19, including Canadian standout Taya Hanson, who has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2015. Ranked No. 18 in the country at her position, she will contribute immediately. Year School Overall Conf. Place/Conf 93-94 N. Arizona 12-15 6-8 4/Big Sky 94-95 N. Arizona 14-12 6-8 5/Big Sky 95-96 N. Arizona 14-13 6-8 4/Big Sky 96-97 Arizona State 9-19 3-15 9/Pac-10 97-98 Arizona State 10-17 6-12 T7/Pac-10 98-99 Arizona State 12-15 6-12 T6/Pac-10 99-00 Arizona State 14-15 7-11 7/Pac-10 00-01 Arizona State 20-11 12-6 T1/Pac-10 01-02 Arizona State 25-9 12-6 T2/Pac-10 02-03 Arizona State 16-14 7-11 8/Pac-10 03-04 Arizona State 17-12 11-7 T3/Pac-10 04-05 Arizona State 24-10 12-6 T2/Pac-10 05-06 Arizona State 25-7 14-4 2/Pac-10 06-07 Arizona State 31-5 16-2 2/Pac-10 Year School Overall Conf. Place/Conf 07-08 Arizona State 22-11 14-4 3/Pac-10 08-09 Arizona State 26-9 15-3 T2/Pac-10 09-10 Arizona State 18-14 9-9 5/Pac-10 10-11 Arizona State 20-11 11-7 3Pac-10 12-13 Arizona State 13-18 5-13 9/Pac-12 13-14 Arizona State 23-10 11-7 4/Pac-12 14-15 Arizona State 29-6 15-3 2/Pac-12 15-16 Arizona State 26-7 16-2 T1/Pac-12 16-17 Arizona State 20-13 9-9 5th/Pac-12 17-18 Arizona State 22-13 10-8 6th/Pac-12 ASU Total (21 yrs) 422-246 221-152 Career Total (24 yrs) 462-286 239-181 CHARLI TURNER THORNE Head Coach • 22nd Year at Arizona State Alma Mater: Stanford, 1988 422-246 (.632) at Arizona State • Overall: 462-286 (.618, 24 Years) 2016 Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the second time in her career after leading ASU to its second regular-season league title in 15 years ... The winningest coach in Sun Devil history eclipsing career No. 400 ... Ranks second overall in wins among all-time Pac-12 coaches ... One of just three coaches in Pac-12 history to have led their teams to five or more consecutive 20-win seasons ... Guided ASU to the postseason 18 of the last 19 years, including 12 NCAA Tournament appearances. 2018-19 ARIZONA STATE ROSTER TEAM OUTLOOK TURNER THORNE'S RECORD Arizona ......................................................... 61-28 California ...................................................... 38-36 Colorado ........................................................... 9-9 Oregon .......................................................... 34-31 Oregon State ................................................. 32-26 Stanford ........................................................ 15-58 UCLA ............................................................ 28-55 USC .............................................................. 25-35 Utah ............................................................. 10-10 Washington ................................................... 34-31 Washington State .......................................... 45-18 SERIES RECORDS QUICK FACTS Location ..................................................Tempe, Ariz. Founded .............................................................1885 Enrollment ......................................................73,000 Colors ..................................................Maroon & Gold Home Court ...................... Wells Fargo Arena (10,734) Press Row Phone ............................... (480) 965-7274 President .......................................... Dr. Michael Crow Faculty Representative .................... Dr. Jeffery Wilson Athletics Director ................................. Ray Anderson Associate AD/SWA .......................Deana Garner-Smith Head Coach ................................ Charli Turner Thorne Sports Information Dir. .............................Mark Brand Assoc. Dir./WBB SID ......................... Steve Rodriguez SID Phone ......................................... (480) 965-9780 Email ....................................steve.rodriguez@asu.edu Website ................................... www.thesundevils.com All-Time Record.............................................698-482 First Year .......................................................1975-76 Pac-12 Record ..............................................298-296 Pac-12 Tournament...........................................15-17 NCAA Record ....................................................19-16 WNIT Record .........................................................4-6 2018-19 SCHEDULE Date . . . . Opponent . . . . . . . . . . TV ............... Time Nov. 6 . . INCARNATE WORD . . . ............. 8:30 p.m. Nov. 11 . vs. Baylor. . . . . . . . . . . ESPN2 .. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18 . at Arkansas . . . . . . . . . ..................... TBD N23-24 . at South Point Thanksgiving Shootout, Las Vegas, Nev. Nov. 23 . vs. Louisville. . . . . . . . . ............. 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 . vs. Southern Illinois . . . ............. 1:30 p.m. D1-2 . . . ASU Classic, Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 1 . . LOUISIANA TECH . . . . .................. 1 p.m. Dec. 2 . . ALABAMA/TULSA . . . . .................. 2 p.m. Dec. 7 . . SOUTHERN . . . . . . . . . .................. 6 p.m. Dec. 9 . . at Colorado State . . . . . .................. 2 p.m. Dec. 16 . vs. Kansas State. . . . . . ..................... TBD Dec. 20 . FRESNO STATE . . . . . . .................. 2 p.m. Dec. 30 . at Arizona*. . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 5 p.m. Jan. 4 . . at Utah*. . . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 7 p.m. Jan. 6 . . at Colorado*. . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 2 p.m. Jan. 11 . STANFORD* . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 7 p.m. Jan. 13 . CALIFORNIA* . . . . . . . P12N ......... 5 p.m. Jan. 18 . at Oregon* . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 7 p.m. Jan. 20 . at Oregon State* . . . . . P12N ......... 3 p.m. Jan. 25 . UCLA* . . . . . . . . . . . . . P12N ....... 11 a.m. Jan. 27 . USC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 1 p.m. Feb. 1 . . ARIZONA* . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 6 p.m. Feb. 7 . . at Washington State* . . .................. 8 p.m. Feb. 9 . . at Washington* . . . . . . .................. 3 p.m. Feb. 15 . COLORADO* . . . . . . . . .................. 7 p.m. Feb. 17 . UTAH*. . . . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 2 p.m. Feb. 22 . at California* . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 8 p.m. Feb. 24 . at Stanford* . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 2 p.m. March 1. OREGON STATE* . . . . . P12N ......... 6 p.m. March 3 OREGON* . . . . . . . . . . P12N ......... 1 p.m. M7-10 . . Pac-12 Tournament MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas * Pac-12 Conference game. PAC12 indicates game televised on the Pac-12 Networks. All times Mountain Standard Time & subject to change.