As a potential prospective student-athlete at ASU we hope you will find the following information extremely helpful for you during the recruiting process.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING AN ASU STUDENT-ATHLETE?
As you become a prospective student-athlete it is important that you are aware of a few important NCAA rules that will assist you in the recruiting process:
1) Who exactly is a prospective student-athlete?
-According to the NCAA rules, prospective student-athletes are individuals who have started their ninth grade year of school or have been recruited by an ASU staff member or a representative of ASU's athletics interests (booster).
2) When can an ASU coach contact me or when can I contact an ASU coach?
-A coach from ASU may begin making telephone calls to you on or after July 1 after completion of your junior year in high school, However, if you are a recruit in the sport of Football the coaching staff may make one telephone call to you during the month of May of your junior year and then may not call you again until September 1 of your senior year in high school. Also, if you are a Basketball recruit a coaching staff member may call you once on or after June 21 following your junior year and then not again until July 1.
-You are free as a prospective student-athlete to call or contact an ASU coach whenever you wish prior to this dates, however, if it is before July 1 after completion of your junior year, then the ASU coach unfortunately may not return your call so please keep trying until you get a hold of the coach. Also, please keep in mind that even after July 1 the ASU coach may not call more than once per calendar week. (Sunday through Saturday).
IF YOU ARE A 4 YEAR COLLEGE TRANSFER PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
Under the current NCAA rules, ASU CANNOT respond via email or telephone to any 4 year college transfer student without the student-athlete first obtaining a release (or permission to contact) from the first college or university. This release may be faxed to the ASU Athletic Compliance Office at 480-965-7398.
HOW TO CONTACT AN ASU COACH?
| Sport | Coach | Phone Number | |
| Baseball | Pat Murphy | 480-965-3677 | N/A |
| Men's Basketball | Herb Sendek | ||
| Women's Basketball | Charli Turner-Thorne | 480-965-6387 | ASUHoop@asu.edu |
| Football | Dennis Erickson | 480-965-5053 | N/A |
| Men's Golf | Randy Lein | 480-965-3262 | coach.lein@asu.edu |
| Women's Golf | Melissa McNamara | 480-965-6186 | melissa.mcnamara@asu.edu |
| Gymnastics | John Spini | 480-965-7081 | Spini@asu.edu |
| Soccer | Ray Leone | 480-965-1715 | Ray.Leone@asu.edu |
| Softball | Clint Myers | 480-965-3973 | sundevilsoftball@asu.edu |
| Swimming & Diving | Mike Chasson | 480-965-2974 | Michael.Chasson@asu.edu |
| Men's Tennis | Lou Belken | 480-965-3666 | Lou.Belken@asu.edu |
| Women's Tennis | Sheila McInerney | 480-965-4333 | Wtennis@asu.edu |
| Track & Field | Greg Kraft | 480-965-5660 | Gregory.Kraft@asu.edu |
| Volleyball | Brad Saindon | 480-965-2035 | brad.saindon@asu.edu |
| Water Polo | Todd Clapper | 480-727-8400 | Todd.Clapper@asu.edu |
| Wrestling | Thom Ortiz | 480-965-3828 | N/A |
ASU RECRUITING QUESTIONNAIRES
A great way as a prospective student-athlete to make contact with an ASU coach is to send us a profile (recruiting questionnaire). Choose the sport you are interested in:
ADMISSION PROCESS FOR ASU
For all information regarding admission to ASU please click on the link below for ASU admission, www.asu.edu/admissions/applyingtoasu/, for everything you need to know as a prospective student about applying to ASU.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RECRUITING
Along with the information that you have seen here the NCAA provides many publications that can assist a prospective student-athlete with the recruiting process. Please feel free to contact the NCAA at (317) 917-6222 or at www.ncaa.org and inquire about the following publications:
These publications can give you even greater detail about the recruiting process as well as the NCAA Initial-Eligibility process.
