Arizona State University (ASU) has graduated a number of athletes. This includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of ASU who are notable for their achievements within athletics, sometimes before or after their time at ASU. Other alumni, including non-playing coaches and athletic administrators, can be found in the list of Arizona State University alumni. The first recorded sporting event in the history of what was originally the Tempe Normal School was a baseball game played in 1891; the first football team was fielded in 1896.[1] Since 1947, ASU's athletic teams have been known as the Sun Devils after previously being known as the Bulldogs and unofficially as the Normals or Owls. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and fields teams in 26 varsity sports, comprising some 600 student-athletes.[2]
ASU has historically produced notable athletes in baseball, football, swimming, track and field, and wrestling, among other sports. As of 2024, ASU is second among all NCAA universities with 117 alumni who have played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and has the most inductees into the College Baseball Hall of Fame,[3] and more than 200 Sun Devil student-athletes have competed in the Olympic Games,[4] winning a total of 66 medals.[5]
Well-known American football athletes include six members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, including Curley Culp and Randall McDaniel, as well as Pat Tillman. ASU's contributions to MLB include Barry Bonds, Dustin Pedroia, Reggie Jackson and Rick Monday. Other notables include basketball players Eddie House and James Harden among 30 all-time National Basketball Association (NBA) players, swimmers Léon Marchand and Melissa Belote, and golfers including six-time major tournament winner Phil Mickelson and two-time winner Jon Rahm. Other ASU athletes have played professionally in the NBA, Women's National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, National Women's Soccer League, Ultimate Fighting Championship, PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, as well as internationally.
For size reasons, this list contains six partial lists covering baseball, basketball, football, golf, swim and dive, and track and field.
Baseball
Basketball
Golf
Softball
Swimming and diving
Soccer
Track and field
Tennis
Wrestling and combat sports
Other athletics
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- Founded: 1885
- Students: 135,729 (77,881 on campus and 57,848 digital)
- Endowment: $1.39 billion
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