2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–12 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
UCLA 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
USC 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
Utah 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Washington 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by fourth-year head coach Jerod Haase and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California.

Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place, losing the tie-breakers against Arizona and USC ultimately finishing in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the seven seed UCLA 79–72, finishing their year.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Josh Sharma C 7'0" 230 Senior Lexington, MA Graduated
KZ Okpala F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Placentia, CA Declared for the NBA draft; selected 32nd overall by the Phoenix Suns.[1]
Marcus Sheffield G/F 6'5" 180 RS Junior Alpharetta, GA Graduate transferred to Elon
Trevor Stanback C 6'11" 225 RS Junior Pasadena, CA Retired, assumed position as student assistant coach
Cormac Ryan G 6'5" 190 Freshman New York City, NY Transferred to Notre Dame

2019 recruiting class

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 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Spencer Jones
SF 		Roeland Park, KS Bishop Miege (KS) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
James Keefe
SF 		Los Angeles, CA Loyola (CA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/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:

  • "2019 Stanford Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Max Murrell
PF 		Omaha, NE Millard North (NE) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Brandon Angel
SF 		San Diego, CA Torrey Pines (CA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Noah Taitz
SG 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman (NV) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Ziaire Williams
SF 		Lancaster, CA Sierra Canyon (CA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
Michael O'Connell
PG 		Mineola, NY Blair Academy (NJ) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 15  247Sports: 11  ESPN: 10
  • 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

2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Daejon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Garfield Seattle, WA
G 2 Bryce Wills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Iona Preparatory School White Plains, NY
G 3 Tyrell Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr DeLaSalle Minneapolis, MN
G 4 Isaac White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Sacred Heart College Adelaide, Australia
F 5 Kodye Pugh Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Blair Academy Baltimore, MD
F 11 Jaiden Delaire 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Loomis Chaffee School North Granby, CT
C 12 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr New Hampton School Overland Park, KS
F 13 Oscar da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ludwig Gymnasium Munich, Germany
F 14 Spencer Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Bishop Miege Roeland Park, KS
G 15 Rodney Herenton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Stevenson Chicago, IL
G 21 Daniel Begovich (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
F 22 James Keefe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Loyola Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Neal Begovich (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
G 24 Sam Beskind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Catalina Foothills Tucson, AZ
C 32 Lukas Kišūnas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Brewster Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Kodye Pugh will miss the entire 2019–20 season due to injury received on August 25 against SAM Basket Massagno.[2]
  • Trevor Stanback has retired from basketball, but will remain with the team as a student assistant coach.[3]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Sonoma State Cancelled [4] Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Montana W 73–62  1–0
  21 – da Silva   4 – Tied   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 9, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Cal State Fullerton W 70–54  2–0
  14 – Tied   7 – Wills   5 – Wills  Maples Pavilion (2,756)
Stanford, CA
November 12, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Long Beach State W 86–58  3–0
  14 – Tied   7 – Tied   6 – Terry  Maples Pavilion (2,558)
Stanford, CA
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Santa Clara W 82–64  4–0
  21 – Terry   10 – Tied   4 – da Silva  Maples Pavilion (3,491)
Stanford, CA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Maryland Eastern Shore
Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game 		W 76–55  5–0
  21 – Delaire   6 – Wills   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (2,173)
Stanford, CA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N 		William & Mary
Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game 		W 81–50  6–0
  21 – Terry   10 – Terry   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (2,502)
Stanford, CA
November 25, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Oklahoma
Hall of Fame Classic semifinals 		W 73–54  7–0
  20 – Terry   11 – Tied   4 – Davis  Sprint Center (8,963)
Kansas City, MO
November 26, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Butler
Hall of Fame Classic championship 		L 67–68  7–1
  21 – Terry   4 – Terry   6 – Davis  Sprint Center (8,506)
Kansas City, MO
December 1, 2019*
1:00 pm, P12N 		UNC Wilmington W 72–54  8–1
  26 – da Silva   7 – Jones   5 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,298)
Stanford, CA
December 14, 2019*
4:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Jose State W 78–58  9–1
  25 – da Silva   8 – Tied   5 – Terry  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,898)
San Jose, CA
December 17, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		San Francisco W 64–56  10–1
  18 – Tied   5 – Tied   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (3,303)
Stanford, CA
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm, P12N 		vs. San Diego
Al Attles Classic 		W 62–59  11–1
  20 – Terry   11 – da Silva   4 – Davis  Chase Center (3,586)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2019*
12:00 pm, ABC 		No. 5 Kansas L 56–72  11–2
  19 – da Silva   4 – Tied   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (6,582)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		California W 68–52  12–2
(1–0) 		 20 – Davis   6 – Davis   5 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (3,691)
Stanford, CA
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1 		Washington W 61–55  13–2
(2–0) 		 14 – Jones   9 – Terry   6 – Terry  Maples Pavilion (5,328)
Stanford, CA
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State W 88–62  14–2
(3–0) 		 22 – Terry   6 – Terry   5 – Wills  Maples Pavilion (3,526)
Stanford, CA
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA W 74–59  15–2
(4–0) 		 24 – Terry   6 – Wills   5 – Davis  Pauley Pavilion (5,148)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2020
3:30 pm, P12N 		at USC L 78–82 OT 15–3
(4–1) 		 21 – da Silva   9 – da Silva   6 – Terry  Galen Center (5,017)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at California L 50–52  15–4
(4–2) 		 13 – da Silva   7 – da Silva   2 – Davis  Haas Pavilion (9,168)
Berkeley, CA
January 30, 2020
8:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon State L 63–68  15–5
(4–3) 		 22 – da Silva   8 – da Silva   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (2,820)
Stanford, CA
February 1, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N 		No. 11 Oregon W 70–60  16–5
(5–3) 		 27 – da Silva   15 – da Silva   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (5,523)
Stanford, CA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 56–64  16–6
(5–4) 		 14 – Terry   11 – da Silva   2 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,049)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 24 Colorado L 74–81  16–7
(5–5) 		 19 – Delaire   6 – Kisunas   3 – Davis  CU Events Center (10,930)
Boulder, CO
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Arizona State L 69–74  16–8
(5–6) 		 24 – Terry   4 – Tied   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (3,312)
Stanford, CA
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona L 60–69  16–9
(5–7) 		 25 – Wills   5 – Tied   2 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (4,839)
Stanford, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington W 72–64  17–9
(6–7) 		 16 – da Silva   9 – da Silva   4 – Terry  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,622)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Washington State W 75–57  18–9
(7–7) 		 19 – da Silva   10 – da Silva   5 – Terry  Beasley Coliseum (3,618)
Pullman, WA
February 26, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		Utah W 70–62  19–9
(8–7) 		 27 – Terry   7 – da Silva   4 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (2,978)
Stanford, CA
March 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 21 Colorado W 72–64  20–9
(9–7) 		 19 – Wills   5 – Tied   5 – Davis  Maples Pavilion (7,123)
Stanford, CA
March 5, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 65–68  20–10
(9–8) 		 16 – Willis   10 – Terry   5 – Tied  Gill Coliseum (3,718)
Corvallis, OR
March 7, 2020
8:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 13 Oregon L 67–80  20–11
(9–9) 		 18 – da Silva   7 – da Silva   7 – Davis  Matthew Knight Arena (10,862)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 11, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N 		(7) vs. (10) California
First round 		L 51–63  20–12
  16 – Davis   7 – da Silva   3 – Davis  T-Mobile Arena (7,452)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[5]

Ranking movement

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——————RVRVRV—RVRV—RV———RV—Not released
Coaches————RVRVRVRV——25RVRVRV———RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ "My Next Step". gostanford.com.
  2. ^ "Pugh Out for Season". Stanford University Athletics.
  3. ^ "New Role for Stanback". Stanford University Athletics.
  4. ^ "Exhibition Cancelled". Stanford University Athletics.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Stanford University Athletics.