Women's Basketball

Arizona State University

580 East Veterans Way - Tempe, AZ - 85287
Team Office: Tel: (480) 965-6086 Fax: (480) 965-8344
Team website: thesundevils.ocsn.com/

ASU is the second-largest university in terms of enrollment in the United States. It offers over 250 majors to undergraduate students, and more than 100 graduate programs leading to masters and doctoral degrees. ASU has developed nationally recognized programs in accounting, astrobiology, design science, creative writing, music, public administration, ecology and evolutionary biology, information systems, nanotechnology, psychology, and supply chain management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked ASU #124 among national universities.

ASU's main campus lies in the heart of Tempe (pop. 160k). The campus is considered urban, and is approximately 580 acres in size.

School website
www.asu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

51,000

Getting In:

Moderately Selective: SAT 25/75: 970-1220

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$24,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Communications - Interdisciplinary

Misc. Information

Head coach Charli Turner Thorne enters her 12th season at ASU in 2007-08. Thorne inherited a program in 1996-97 that had not won more than eight games in the last three years. Though she suffered losing seasons her first two years, Turner Thorne has come on strong since 2001, posting seven consecutive winning seasons, averaging 22 wins per year while making 5 NCAA and 2 WNIT tourney appearances. Prior to her taking the reins in Tempe, Turner Thorne coached at Northern Arizona for three seasons. Turner Thorne played at Stanford and got her first coaching assignment at Santa Clara University. In 2006-07, the Sun Devils posted a 31-5 record (a school record) and advanced to the NCAA Elite 8 before getting beat by Rutgers.

Team Name	Sun Devils
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	463-424 (.502)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	31-5	25-7	24-10	92-61 (.601)
Conference	16-2	14-4	12-6	49-41 (.544)
Conf. Finish	2	3	2	3, 8, 2, 2, 7
Post Appear.	Elite 8	2nd Rnd	Swt 16	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#10	#15	#16	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Charli Turner Thorne
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Arizona State	1996-97
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	243-175 (.556)
Record at Arizona State	203-134 (.602)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Meg Sanders, Joseph Anders, Laura Hughes

Recruiting Coordinator

Meg Sanders (480) 965-8556, ASUhoop@asu.edu

Conference and Schedule

The Sun Devils play in the PAC 10 (www.pac-10.org) which is comprised of ten teams from four states. No conference has more NCAA team titles than the PAC 10. Currently, ASU plays a 18 game schedule with conference play commencing in January with most games played on Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon. ASU will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the PAC 10 tourney which includes all teams with the top six teams receiving first round byes. The tourney winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Arizona, Stanford, CAL (Berkeley), UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State

Facilities

Wells Fargo Arena
Capacity: 14,000