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
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	15–16 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Wulbrun Adam Cohen Jesse Pruitt
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

Departures

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

College recruiting information

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
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Jaiden Delaire SF	Granby, Connecticut	Loomis Chaffee School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 8, 2018
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Keenan Fitzmorris C	Lenexa, Kansas	St. James Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 3, 2017
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Bryce Wills SG	White Plains, New York	Iona Preparatory School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
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Lukas Kišūnas C	Vilnius, Lithuania	Brewster Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 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.

2019 Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
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Spencer Jones SF	Roeland Park, KS	Bishop Miege	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 16, 2019
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James Keefe SF	Los Angeles, CA	Loyola (CA)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 17, 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: "2019 Stanford Commits". Rivals. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

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 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

Schedule and results

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.