Andre Adams, a product of IMG Prep Academy in Bradenton, Fla., will join the Sun Devils for the 2015-16 season, another addition for first-year head coach Bobby Hurley's class of 2015.
“We are pleased to keep Andre home at Arizona State," says Coach Bobby Hurley. "Andre has a skill set that will fit in very well with our style of play. I'm excited to work with Andre and see him have a major impact on our program.”
Coming off an ACL injury in just his third game at IMG, the 6-9, 216-pound forward is eight months into knee recovery. Originally a local product of Westview High School in Avondale, Adams as a senior in 2014 averaged 12.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, along with 2.6 blocks.
Out of Westview, Adams was rated a three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals.com, and 24/7 Sports who listed Adams as the nation's No. 44 power forward. The athletic big projects as a strong two-way player for the Sun Devils, having the skill set to excel on both ends of the court.
Arizona State (18-16; 9-9) finished 2014-15 tied for fifth in the Pac-12 and went 15-3 at home, which included wins over teams Arizona (Elite Eight), UCLA (Sweet Sixteen) and Ivy League champion Harvard. Four starters and six rotation players are expected to return in 2015-16.
Savon Goodman (12.4 points per game and 7.6 rebounds per game) is the team's top returning scorer after playing in final 25 games after transferring mid-year. The team also returns starters Gerry Blakes (11. 1 points per game and .822 free throw shooter), Eric Jacobsen (.626 field goal percentage) and Tra Holder (115 assists and 7.0 points per game). Kodi Justice played in the first 18 games and had a season-high 16 points at Calforia.
SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS RETURNING IN 2015-16
WILLIE ATWOOD, F, Sr., Memphis, Tenn. (Connors State) (Melrose)
GERRY BLAKES, G, Sr., Inglewood, Calif. (San Bernardino Valley College)
SAVON GOODMAN, F, Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Constitution)
TRA HOLDER, G, So., Los Angeles, Calif. (Brentwood School)
ERIC JACOBSEN, F, Sr., Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)
KODI JUSTICE, G, So., Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson)
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER
MAURICE O'FIELD, So., Cleveland, Ohio (Midland J.C.)
OBINNA OLEKA, F, Jr., Washington D.C. (State College of Florida)
ANDRE SPIGHT, Jr., Burbank, Calif. (South Plains College)
ANDRE ADAMS, Fr., Avondale, Ariz.. (IMG Prep Academy/Westview H.S.)
TRANSFER ADDITIONS WHO WILL SIT IN 2015-16
SHANNON EVANS, G, 6-1, Suffolk, Va. (University of Buffalo)
TORIAN GRAHAM, G, 6-5, Durham, N.C. (Houston)
QUICK NOTES ON PLAYERS AND TRENDS...
SAVON GOODMAN (6-6, F, JR., PHILADELPHIA, PA)
After not playing in a college hoops game for 635 days and missing the first nine games this year after transferring, sophomore Savon Goodman in the final 12 games averaged 12.9 points and 9.7 rebounds while shooting 66-of-107 (.617) from the field. He posted 18 points off the bench in the 89-70 loss at Stanford on Jan. 17 and had 15 vs. No. 6 Arizona on Feb. 7 (7-of-9 shooting) to go along with nine rebounds. At Washington State he had career-high 14 rebounds, and then he went bonkers at Washington on Feb. 15 with 19 points and 13 rebounds prior to doing nearly the same Feb. 18 vs. UCLA with 20 points and 12 rebounds. His final game of the season he was off the charts, notching 14 points and 17 rebounds, including eight on the offensive end, at Richmond.
TRA HOLDER (6-1, G, SO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.)
Here is a look at how Tra Holder's freshman season compared to former Sun Devil Derek Glasser (2006-10), a four-year starter at point guard who set Sun Devil career records for games played (131), assists (551) and free throw percentage (.838) and is the only Sun Devil with 1,000 career points and 500 assists. Tra's 115 assists in 2014-15 is second on the Sun Devil freshman list behind only Jahii Carson (177/2012-13).
DEREK GLASSER (2006-07)/TRA HOLDER (2014-15)
MPG: 27.9/27.0
FT PCT: .778/.708
ASSISTS: 97/115
PPG: 6.3/7.0
DOUBLE DIGIT SCORING GAMES: 7/13
ERIC JACOBSEN (6-10, F-C, SR., CHANDLER, ARIZ)
He doesn't take a lot of shots, but when he does, he makes them. Junior Eric Jacobsen shot .626 from the field (102-of-163) in 2014-15, the fourth-best season mark in Sun Devil history. Jacobsen averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.3 points and 5.9 rebounds this year in 34 games after averaging 8.8 minutes, 2.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in his first two seasons. He will enter his senior season with 98 games played and a career .576 shooter (148-of-257).
SUN DEVIL SINGLE SEASON FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
1. 66.5, Eric Boateng, 2010 (117-176)
2. 66.0, Jeff Pendergraph, 2009 (198-300)
3. 63.0, Trent Edwards, 1989 (208-330)
4. 62.6, Eric Jacobsen, 2015 (102-163)
5. 60.9, Kurt Nimphius, 1980 (185-304)
SPARKY BEATS LEAGUE CHAMPS: With UA winning the Pac-12 title, ASU is the only team to beat the Pac-12 champions in each of the past three seasons. ASU and Oregon State beat Arizona this season (16-2). In 2013-14 only California, Oregon and ASU beat the Wildcats (15-3). In 2012-13, UCLA won the league at 13-5, with losses at WSU, at Cal, at Oregon, at ASU and to USC in Pauley Pavilion. The Pac-12 champions are 44-10 in the past three seasons, and ASU is the only team to have three of the wins.
ABOUT THAT SUN DEVIL HOME RECORD...
--ASU has gone 47-8 (.854) at home the past three seasons, the fourth-best mark in the Pac-12.
--ASU's 21-6 (.778) Pac-12 home mark is tied with Oregon for third in the league in that time, behind only Arizona (25-2) and UCLA (23-4).
--ASU is 49-8 in past 57 home games, including three wins over Arizona in that time frame.
--ASU is 23-3 in past 26 homes games and 31-4 in past 35.
ABOUT THOSE 47 @SUNDEVILHOOPS HOME WINS: Wondering how 47 home wins stacks up? In the Pac-12 it is fourth, but in the nation it is tied for tenth. Here is a look at schools with the most home wins in the past three seasons. ASU has posted records of 16-4 (2012-13), 16-1 (2013-14) and 15-3 (2014-15) the past three seasons that includes a 21-6 mark in the Pac-12.
MOST HOME WINS PAST THREE SEASONS (2012-15)
53: Arkansas (53-5)
51: Kentucky (51-4), Ohio State (51-7)
50: Virginia (50-5)
49: Arizona (49-2), Oregon (49-7)
48: Kansas (48-5), Maryland (48-8), Duke (48-1)
47: Wichita State (47-2), UCLA (47-6), Arizona State (47-8), Notre Dame (47-
