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Arizona State University is nationally recognized as one of the top collegiate athletic programs in the country. ASU competes in one of the most decorated conferences in the country, the Pacific-10 Conference. Men compete in baseball, basketball, football, golf, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, cross country, and wrestling; women compete basketball, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, cross country and volleyball. ASU has won 30 men's and 17 women's conference championships since 1980. During the same period, ASU has won 31 men's and 30 women's national championships.

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 E-mail
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
Women's Tennis Sheila McInerney 480-965-4333 Wtennis@asu.edu
Track & Field Greg Kraft 480-965-5660 Gregory.Kraft@asu.edu
Volleyball Jason Watson 480-965-2035 Jason.M.Watson@asu.edu
Water Polo Todd Clapper 480-727-8400 Todd.Clapper@asu.edu
Wrestling Shawn Charles 480-965-3828 Shawn.Charles@asu.edu

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:

Baseball
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Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Cross Country
Football
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
Women's Gymnastics
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Women's Soccer
Softball 
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Swimming/Diving
Men's Tennis
Women's Tennis
Track & Field
Women's Volleyball
Women's Water Polo
Wrestling

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:

  • NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete
  • Wanna Play? Know the Rules!

    These publications can give you even greater detail about the recruiting process as well as the NCAA Initial-Eligibility process.

     

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