2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team


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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Oregon135 .722247 .774
UCLA126 .6671912 .613
USC117 .611229 .710
Arizona State117 .6112011 .645
Arizona108 .5562111 .656
Colorado108 .5562111 .656
Stanford99 .5002012 .625
Oregon State711 .3891813 .581
Utah711 .3891615 .516
California711 .3891418 .438
Washington State612 .3331616 .500
Washington513 .2781517 .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Josh SharmaC7'0"230SeniorLexington, MAGraduated
KZ OkpalaF6'8"215SophomorePlacentia, CADeclared for the NBA draft; selected 32nd overall by the Phoenix Suns.[1]
Marcus SheffieldG/F6'5"180RS JuniorAlpharetta, GAGraduate transferred to Elon
Trevor StanbackC6'11"225RS JuniorPasadena, CARetired, assumed position as student assistant coach
Cormac RyanG6'5"190FreshmanNew York City, NYTransferred to Notre Dame

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Tyrell Terry
PG
Minneapolis, MNDeLaSalle (MN)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Jun 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Spencer Jones
SF
Roeland Park, KSBishop Miege (KS)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, CALoyola (CA)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 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:

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

2020 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Max Murrell
PF
Omaha, NEMillard North (NE)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg)Sep 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Brandon Angel
SF
San Diego, CATorrey Pines (CA)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Sep 30, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Noah Taitz
SG
Las Vegas, NVBishop Gorman (NV)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)Oct 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Ziaire Williams
SF
Lancaster, CASierra Canyon (CA)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg)Apr 12, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 95
Michael O'Connell
PG
Mineola, NYBlair Academy (NJ)6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jun 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247Sports:
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Daejon Davis6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrGarfieldSeattle, WA
G2Bryce Wills6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoIona Preparatory SchoolWhite Plains, NY
G3Tyrell Terry6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg)FrDeLaSalleMinneapolis, MN
G4Isaac White6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)JrSacred Heart CollegeAdelaide, Australia
F5Kodye Pugh  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg)RS JrBlair AcademyBaltimore, MD
F11Jaiden Delaire6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg)SoLoomis Chaffee SchoolNorth Granby, CT
C12Keenan Fitzmorris7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)210 lb (95 kg)RS FrNew Hampton SchoolOverland Park, KS
F13Oscar da Silva6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)JrLudwig GymnasiumMunich, Germany
F14Spencer Jones6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrBishop MiegeRoeland Park, KS
G15Rodney Herenton6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrStevensonChicago, IL
G21Daniel Begovich (W)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrSt. Ignatius College PrepSan Francisco, CA
F22James Keefe6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrLoyolaLos Angeles, CA
F23Neal Begovich (W)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrSt. Ignatius College PrepSan Francisco, CA
G24Sam Beskind6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg)RS FrCatalina FoothillsTucson, AZ
C32Lukas Kišūnas6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)SoBrewster AcademyVilnius, 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:00 pm
Sonoma StateCancelled [4]Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
MontanaW 73–62 1–0
 21  da Silva  4  Tied  4  Tied Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 9, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
Cal State FullertonW 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 StateW 86–58 3–0
 14  Tied  7  Tied  6  Terry Maples Pavilion (2,558)
Stanford, CA
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
Santa ClaraW 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 WilmingtonW 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 StateW 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 FranciscoW 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 KansasL 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
CaliforniaW 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
WashingtonW 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 StateW 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 UCLAW 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 USCL 78–82 OT15–3
(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 CaliforniaL 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 StateL 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 OregonW 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 UtahL 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 ColoradoL 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 StateL 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
ArizonaL 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 WashingtonW 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 StateW 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
UtahW 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 ColoradoW 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 StateL 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 OregonL 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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRV

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

References