2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–16 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by second-year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–16, 11–7 in Pac-12 play, finishing in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated California in the first round before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU in the first round before losing to Oklahoma State in the second round.

Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2016–17 season 14–17, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Christian Sanders SG 6'4" 192 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Grant Verhoeven PF 6'9" 250 RS Senior Hanford, CA Graduated
Marcus Allen G 6'3" 190 Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Malcolm Allen G 6'1" 180 RS Junior Las Vegas, NV Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
KZ Okpala
SF 		Placentia, California Esperanza High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187.5 lb (85.0 kg) Aug 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Oscar Da Silva
F 		Munich, Germany Ludwig Gymnasium 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Daejon Davis
G 		Seattle, Washington Garfield High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Isaac White
G 		Adelaide, South Australia Sacred Heart College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Apr 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2017 Stanford Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Stanford Cardinal Player Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Lukas Kisunas
C 		Lithuania Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) May 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 KZ Okpala 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Esperanza HS Orange County, California
G 1 Daejon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, Washington
G 2 Robert Cartwright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Flintridge Prep Pasadena, California
G 4 Isaac White 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sacred Heart College Adelaide, South Australia
F 5 Kodye Pugh 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Blair Academy Baltimore, Maryland
F 10 Michael Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Sunnyslope HS Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 11 Dorian Pickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Pinnacle HS Phoenix, Arizona
F 13 Oscar da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Ludwig Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G/F 14 Marcus Sheffield Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chattahoochee HS Alpharetta, Georgia
G 15 Rodney Herenton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Stevenson HS Chicago, Illinois
C 20 Josh Sharma 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Lexington, Massachusetts
F 21 Cameron Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Righetti HS Santa Maria, California
F 22 Reid Travis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 25 Blake Pagon (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Battlefield HS Haymarket, Virginia
F 33 Trevor Stanback 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Maranatha HS Pasadena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 6, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Chico State W 91–81  –
 Maples Pavilion (N/A)
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Cal Poly W 78–62  1–0
 Maples Pavilion (6,276)
Stanford, CA
Nov 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Pacific W 89–80  2–0
 Maples Pavilion (3,103)
Stanford, CA
Nov 14, 2017*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Eastern Washington L 61–67  2–1
 Maples Paviliion (2,799)
Stanford, CA
Nov 17, 2017*
3:00 pm, P12N 		Northeastern
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational campus–site game 		W 73–59  3–1
 Maples Pavilion (2,998)
Stanford, CA
Nov 20, 2017*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		No. 9 North Carolina L 72–96  3–2
 Maples Pavilion (7,233)
Stanford, CA
Nov 23, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 7 Florida
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational - Motion quarterfinals 		L 87–108  3–3
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (7,878)
Portland, OR
Nov 24, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Ohio State
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational - Motion consolation 2nd round 		L 71–79  3–4
 Moda Center (14,274)
Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017*
6:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Portland State
PK80–Phil Knight Invitational - Motion 7th place game 		L 78–87  3–5
 Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,771)
Portland, OR
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Montana W 70–54  4–5
 Maples Pavilion (3,145)
Stanford, CA
Dec 3, 2017*
2:00 pm 		at Long Beach State L 68–76  4–6
 Walter Pyramid (2,564)
Long Beach, CA
Dec 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Denver W 75–62  5–6
 Maples Pavilion (3,303)
Stanford, CA
Dec 17, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		San Francisco W 71–59  6–6
 Maples Pavilion (4,031)
Stanford, CA
Dec 21, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 14 Kansas
Sacramento Showcase 		L 54–75  6–7
 Golden 1 Center (7,880)
Sacramento, CA
Pac-12 Regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, FS1 		California L 74–77  6–8
(0–1) 		Maples Pavilion (4,293)
Stanford, CA
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		UCLA W 107–99 2OT 7–8
(1–1) 		Maples Pavilion (4,497)
Stanford, CA
Jan 7, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		USC W 77–76  8–8
(2–1) 		Maples Pavilion (4,087)
Stanford, CA
Jan 11, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Washington State W 79–70  9–8
(3–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,540)
Pullman, WA
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington W 73–64  10–8
(4–1) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (8,256)
Seattle, WA
Jan 17, 2018
8:00 pm, P12N 		No. 16 Arizona State W 86–77  11–8
(5–1) 		Maples Pavilion (4,014)
Stanford, CA
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 14 Arizona L 71–73  11–9
(5–2) 		Maples Pavilion (6,079)
Stanford, CA
Jan 24, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at USC L 64–69  11–10
(5–3) 		Galen Center (4,116)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 27, 2018
7:30 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 73–89  11–11
(5–4) 		Pauley Pavilion (10,519)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		Oregon State W 80–71  12–11
(6–4) 		Maples Pavilion (3,601)
Stanford, CA
Feb 3, 2018
2:00 pm, FOX 		Oregon W 96–61  13–11
(7–4) 		Maples Pavilion (4,894)
Stanford, CA
Feb 8, 2018
5:00 pm, FS1 		at Utah L 60–75  13–12
(7–5) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,038)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 11, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado L 56–64  13–13
(7–6) 		Coors Events Center (8,323)
Boulder, CO
Feb 18, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at California W 77–73  14–13
(8–6) 		Haas Pavilion (8,482)
Berkeley, CA
Feb 22, 2018
6:00 pm, P12N 		Washington W 94–78  15–13
(9–6) 		Maples Pavilion (3,625)
Stanford, CA
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm, P12N 		Washington State W 86–84  16–13
(10–6) 		Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, CA
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 19 Arizona L 67–75  16–14
(10–7) 		McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 3, 2018
11:30 am, P12N 		at Arizona State W 84–83  17–14
(11–7) 		Wells Fargo Arena (11,895)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018
2:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (12) California
First Round 		W 76–58  18–14
 T-Mobile Arena (8,619)
Paradise, NV
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, P12N 		(5) vs. (4) UCLA
Quarterfinals 		L 77–88  18–15
 T-Mobile Arena (15,182)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) (6) BYU
First Round – USC Bracket 		W 86–83  19–15
 Maples Pavilion (1,839)
Stanford, CA
Mar 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) at (2) Oklahoma State
Second Round – USC Bracket 		L 65–71  19–16
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (9,635)
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ 2017–18 Cardinal basketball schedule