2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	19–16 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Wulbrun Adam Cohen Jesse Pruitt
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Oscar Da Silva F	Munich, Germany	Ludwig Gymnasium	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Daejon Davis G	Seattle, Washington	Garfield High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (86)
Isaac White G	Adelaide, South Australia	Sacred Heart College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Apr 12, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2017 Stanford Cardinal Player Commits". ESPN. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Lukas Kisunas C	Lithuania	Brewster Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 1, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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  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 Jerod Haase (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton) Adam Cohen (Arizona) Jesse Pruitt (UC Davis) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.

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