2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–13 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKaiser Permanente Arena
(Capacity: 2,505)
Maples Pavilion
(Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oregon 14 4   .778 21 7   .750
No. 9 USC 15 5   .750 25 8   .758
No. 23 Colorado 14 6   .700 23 9   .719
No. 7 UCLA 13 6   .684 22 10   .688
Arizona* 11 9   .550 17 9   .654
No. 20 Oregon State 10 10   .500 20 13   .606
Stanford 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Utah 8 11   .421 12 13   .480
Arizona State 7 10   .412 11 14   .440
Washington State 7 12   .368 14 13   .519
Washington 4 16   .200 5 21   .192
California 3 17   .150 9 20   .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by fifth year head coach Jerod Haase and are a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They originally planned to play their home games at Maples Pavilion, but due to COVID-19 regulations by Santa Clara County, California, they cancelled five games and then moved the rest of their home games to Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California.

Previous season

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The Cardinal finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the tenth seed California 51–63, finishing their year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cancelling post-season tournaments.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Rodney Herenton G 6'1" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Kodye Pugh F 6'8" 205 RS Junior Baltimore, MD Grad transfer to Loyola Marymount[1]
Isaac White G 6'2" 180 Junior Adelaide, Australia Graduated, signed with The Hawks (NBL)[2]
Tyrell Terry G 6'1" 160 Freshman Minneapolis, MN Declared for 2020 NBA draft.[3][4]

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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:

  • "Stanford 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  • "2020 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020.

2021 Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isa Silva
PG
Sacramento, CA Prolific Prep (CA) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 21, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Harrison Ingram
SF
Dallas, TX St. Mark's School (TX) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 18, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 12  247Sports: 30  ESPN:
  • 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

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2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Neal Begovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
G 1 Daejon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Garfield Seattle, WA
G 2 Bryce Wills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Iona Preparatory School White Plains, NY
F 3 Ziaire Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Lancaster, CA
G 5 Michael O'Connell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Blair Academy Mineola, NY
F 10 Max Murrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Millard North Omaha, NE
F 11 Jaiden Delaire 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School North Granby, CT
C 12 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So New Hampton School Overland Park, KS
F 13 Oscar da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Ludwig Gymnasium Munich, Germany
F 14 Spencer Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bishop Miege Roeland Park, KS
G 20 Noah Taitz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV
G 21 Daniel Begovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
F 22 James Keefe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, CA
F 23 Brandon Angel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
G 24 Sam Beskind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Catalina Foothills Tucson, AZ
F 32 Lukas Kišūnas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N
Utah Valley
Canceled due to regulations from COVID-19.
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
November 30, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Alabama
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
W 82–64  1–0
 19  Williams   8  Tied   4  Davis  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Maui Invitational semifinals
L 63–67  1–1
 18  Davis   5  Jones   4  Davis  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020*
10:30 am, ESPN
vs. Indiana
Maui Invitational 3rd place game
L 63–79  1–2
 18  Davis   5  Keefe   3  da Silva  Harrah's Cherokee Center (0)
Asheville, NC
December 6, 2020*
11:00 am
at North Carolina A&T W 78–46  2–2
 26  da Silva   10  Tied   4  Tied  Corbett Sports Center (0)
Greensboro, NC
December 15, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 82–71  3–2
 32  da Silva   9  da Silva   3  Tied  Matadome (0)
Northridge, CA
December 19, 2020
4:00 pm, P12N
Arizona W 78–75  4–2
(1–0)
 21  da Silva   7  Tied   7  Davis  Kaiser Permanente Arena (0)
Santa Cruz, CA
December 21, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Bakersfield W 63–50  5–2
 17  Williams   7  Tied   3  Tied  Kaiser Permanente Arena (30)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 21 Oregon L 56–73  5–3
(1–1)
 12  Tied   7  Delaire   6  Wills  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 4, 2020
12:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 81–71  6–3
(2–1)
 31  da Silva   10  da Silva   8  O'Connell  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm , FS1
Washington W 91–75  7–3
(3–1)
 21  Delaire   12  Williams   10  Williams  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 75–60  8–3
(4–1)
 27  da Silva   13  da Silva   3  Jones  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 13, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah L 65–79  8–4
(4–2)
 19  Davis   5  Tied   3  da Silva  Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 16, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 64–77  8–5
(4–3)
 22  da Silva   12  da Silva   2  Tied  Coors Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
January 23, 2021
2:00 pm, FOX
No. 24 UCLA W 73–72 OT 9–5
(5–3)
 26  da Silva   7  Kisunas   5  O'Connell  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 28, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona W 73–64  10–5
(6–3)
 21  Delaire   6  Jones   4  O'Connell  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at Arizona State L 75–79  10–6
(6–4)
 21  Delaire   11  da Silva   4  da Silva  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
February 2, 2021
6:00 pm, FS1
USC L 66–72  10–7
(6–5)
 22  Delaire   7  Kisunas   4  O'Connell  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at California W 70–55  11–7
(7–5)
 24  da Silva   11  da Silva   4  Tied  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
California W 76–70  12–7
(8–5)
 23  da Silva   9  O'Connell   2  Tied  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 11, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado L 51–69  12–8
(8–6)
 22  da Silva   6  da Silva   3  O'Connell  Maples Pavilion (0)
Stanford, CA
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 73–66  13–8
(9–6)
 17  Jones   8  Kisunas   5  Davis  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 18, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
at Washington W 79–61  14–8
(10–6)
 18  da Silva   6  da Silva   5  O'Connell  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Washington State L 76–85 3OT 14–9
(10–7)
 17  O'Connell   6  Tied   7  O'Connell  Beasley Coliseum (200)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Oregon L 68–71  14–10
(10–8)
 15  Delaire   7  Wills   5  O'Connell  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 27, 2021
3:30 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 62–73  14–11
(10–9)
 14  Williams   8  Kisunas   4  Wills  Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
March 3, 2021
7:30 pm, FS1
at USC L 42–79  14–12
(10–10)
 9  Tied   8  Delaire   2  Tied  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 2021
7:00 pm, P12N
(6) vs. (11) California
First round
L 58–76  14–13
 14  Delaire   7  Kisunas   3  O'Connell  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Kodye Pugh commits to LMU". LMU Lions Roar. April 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Returning College Star Isaac White Joins Hawks". NBL Australia. July 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Mellor, Cam (April 20, 2020). "Tyrell Terry declares for the NBA draft". Rule Of Tree.
  4. ^ Givony, Jonathan (July 31, 2020). "Stanford freshman Tyrell Terry to stay in 2020 NBA draft pool". ESPN.