2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by third year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record15–16 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Cardinal finished the 2017-18 season 19-16, 11-7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place; this was their most conference wins in a decade (since 2008). They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to UCLA. They qualified for the NIT beating BYU in the first round, but lost to Oklahoma State in the second round.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Michael Humphrey F 6'9" 245 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Dorian Pickens G/F 6'5" 215 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Reid Travis F 6'8" 245 RS Junior Minneapolis, MN Graduate transfer to Kentucky[1]
Robert Cartwright G 6'2" 180 RS Junior Pasadena, CA Graduate transfer to UC Irvine[2]
Cameron Walker F 6'7" 200 Junior Santa Maria, CA Unable to play due to NCAA medical disqualification.[2]

2018 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cormac Ryan
SG
New York City, New York Milton Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jaiden Delaire
SF
Granby, Connecticut Loomis Chaffee School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 8, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Keenan Fitzmorris
C
Lenexa, Kansas St. James Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Bryce Wills
SG
White Plains, New York Iona Preparatory School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Lukas Kišūnas
C
Vilnius, Lithuania Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) May 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Stanford Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2019 Recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrell Terry
PG
Minneapolis, MN DeLaSalle (MN) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Spencer Jones
SF
Roeland Park, KS Bishop Miege 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
James Keefe
SF
Los Angeles, CA Loyola (CA) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster edit

2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 KZ Okpala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Esperanza HS Orange County, CA
G 1 Daejon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Garfield HS Seattle, WA
G 2 Bryce Wills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Iona Preparatory School White Plains, NY
G 4 Isaac White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Sacred Heart College Adelaide, Australia
F 5 Kodye Pugh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Blair Academy Baltimore, MD
F 11 Jaiden Delaire 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Loomis Chaffee School North Granby, CT
C 12 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr New Hampton School Overland Park, KS
F 13 Oscar da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Ludwig Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G/F 14 Marcus Sheffield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Chattahoochee HS Alpharetta, GA
G 15 Rodney Herenton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Stevenson HS Chicago, IL
C 20 Josh Sharma 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Northfield Mount Hermon Lexington, MA
G 23 Cormac Ryan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Milton Academy New York City, NY
G 24 Sam Beskind (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Catalina Foothills HS Tucson, AZ
F 32 Lukas Kišūnas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
F 33 Trevor Stanback 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Maranatha HS Pasadena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Sonoma State W 75–59 
Maples Pavilion (2,515)
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Seattle W 96–74  1–0
Maples Pavilion (3,365)
Stanford, CA
November 9, 2018*
4:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington W 72–59  2–0
Trask Coliseum (4,356)
Wilmington, NC
November 12, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 7 North Carolina L 72–90  2–1
Dean Smith Center (19,647)
Chapel Hill, NC
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Wofford
Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game
Cancelled [a] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 21, 2018*
11:30 am, ESPN
vs. No. 25 Wisconsin
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals
L 46–62  2–2
Imperial Arena (1,573)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Florida
Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation 2nd round
L 49–72  2–3
Imperial Arena (1,109)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Middle Tennessee State
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game
W 67–54  3–3
Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 28, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Portland State W 79–67  4–3
Maples Pavilion (3,240)
Stanford, CA
December 1, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 2 Kansas L 84–90 OT 4–4
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
December 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
Eastern Washington W 78–62  5–4
Maples Pavilion (3,663)
Stanford, CA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
San Jose State
Rivalry
W 78–73  6–4
Maples Pavilion (2,821)
Stanford, CA
December 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
at San Francisco L 65–74  6–5
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 93–86  7–5
Maples Pavilion (3,452)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Regular season
January 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN
at UCLA L 70–92  7–6
(0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (8,026)
Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at USC L 66–77  7–7
(0–2)
Galen Center (3,768)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 2019
8:00 pm, P12N
Arizona L 70–75  7–8
(0–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,909)
Stanford, CA
January 12, 2019
3:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 85–71  8–8
(1–3)
Maples Pavilion (3,969)
Stanford, CA
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Washington L 64–80  8–9
(1–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,852)
Seattle, WA
January 19, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 78–66  9–9
(2–4)
Beasley Coliseum (2,364)
Pullman, WA
January 24, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 66–70  9–10
(2–5)
Maples Pavilion (3,279)
Stanford, CA
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm, FS1
Colorado W 75–62  10–10
(3–5)
Maples Pavilion (3,648)
Stanford, CA
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at California W 84–81  11–10
(4–5)
Haas Pavilion (7,840)
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 83–60  12–10
(5–5)
Gill Coliseum (4,293)
Corvallis, OR
February 10, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oregon L 46–69  12–11
(5–6)
Matthew Knight Arena (9,014)
Eugene, OR
February 13, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
USC W 79–76  13–11
(6–6)
Maples Pavilion (5,052)
Stanford, CA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
UCLA W 104–80  14–11
(7–6)
Maples Pavilion (5,418)
Stanford, CA
February 20, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona State L 62–80  14–12
(7–7)
Wells Fargo Arena (10,327)
Tempe, AZ
February 24, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona L 54–70  14–13
(7–8)
McKale Center (13,859)
Tucson, AZ
February 28, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 98–50  15–13
(8–8)
Maples Pavilion (3,139)
Stanford, CA
March 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Washington L 61–62  15–14
(8–9)
Maples Pavilion (5,741)
Stanford, CA
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
California L 59–64  15–15
(8–10)
Maples Pavilion (3,822)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 13, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N
(10) vs. (7) UCLA
First round
L 72–79  15–16
T-Mobile Arena (8,876)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
^[a] The game between Stanford and Wofford had been originally scheduled for November 16, 2018, but was cancelled due to wildfires and was not rescheduled.

References edit

  1. ^ Medcalf, Myron (June 20, 2018). "Stanford F Reid Travis, a coveted graduate transfer, picks Kentucky". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Saldana, Jose. "Cartwright, Walker will not return for men's basketball's upcoming season". StanfordDaily.com. The Stanford Daily Publishing Corporation. Retrieved June 23, 2018.