2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

NIT Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2014–15 record	24–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (7th year)
Assistant coach	Tim O'Toole
Assistant coach	Charles Payne
Assistant coach	Mike Schrage
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
#25 Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
#19 Utah	13	–	5	.722	26	–	9	.743
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	14	.611
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	24	–	13	.649
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	16	.529
Oregon State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
California	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
Colorado	7	–	11	.389	16	–	18	.471
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Washington	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375


† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by seventh year head coach Johnny Dawkins, played their home games at Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Utah. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Davis, Rhode Island, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, and Miami (FL) to become NIT Champions. It was Stanford's second NIT Championship in four years.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal finished the season with an overall record of 23–13, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Washington State and Arizona State before losing to UCLA, 59–84 in the semifinals. The Cardinal received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a #10–seed in the South Region. The Cardinal made it to the Sweet 16 by defeating #7–seed New Mexico and #2–seed Kansas, before losing to #11–seed Dayton 72–82.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andy Brown	11	F	6’7”	215	RS Senior	Yorba Linda, California	Graduated.
Aaron Bright	2	PG	5’11”	178	Senior	Bellevue, Washington	Graduate transfer to St. Mary’s.
John Gage	40	PF	6’10”	225	Senior	Vashon Island, Washington	Graduated.
Josh Huestis	24	F	6’7”	230	Senior	Great Falls, Montana	Graduated/2014 NBA Draft
Robbie Lemons	10	G	6’3”	205	Senior	Carmichael, California	Graduated
Dwight Powell	33	PF	6’10”	240	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Graduated/2014 NBA Draft

2014 recruiting class

Reid Travis shooting over Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Cartwright PG	La Canada, CA	Flintridge Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 4, 2013
Robert Cartwright PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Humphrey PF	Phoenix, AZ	Sunnyslope HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 30, 2013
Michael Humphrey PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Reid Travis PF	Minneapolis, MN	De La Salle HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Nov 8, 2013
Reid Travis PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dorian Pickens SG	Cave Creek, AZ	Pinnacle HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 20, 2013
Dorian Pickens SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #15 Rivals: #13 ESPN: #13
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: "2014 Stanford Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014. "2014 Stanford Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014. "2014 Stanford Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 30, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Sanders, ChristianChristian Sanders	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	St. Thomas HS	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	2	Cartwright, RobertRobert Cartwright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flintridge Prep	Pasadena, California
1.5 !G	3	Allen, MalcolmMalcolm Allen	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
5.0 !C	4	Nastić, StefanStefan Nastić	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Thornhill Secondary School	Thornhill, Ontario
1.5 !G	5	Randle, ChassonChasson Randle	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rock Island HS	Rock Island, Illinois
3.5 !F	10	Humphrey, MichaelMichael Humphrey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunnyslope HS	Phoenix, Arizona
2.5 !G/F	11	Pickens, DorainDorain Pickens	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pinnacle HS	Phoenix, Arizona
2.5 !G/F	14	Ryan, JackJack Ryan (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Glenbrook South HS	Glenview, Illinois
1.5 !G	15	Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	20	Morgan, WadeWade Morgan (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Delbarton School	South Orange, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	21	Brown, AnthonyAnthony Brown	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Ocean View HS	Fountain Valley, California
3.5 !F	22	Travis, ReidReid Travis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	DeLaSalle HS	Minneapolis, Minnesota
3.5 !F	25	Allen, RoscoRosco Allen	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Gorman HS	Budapest, Hungary
5.0 !C	30	Verhoeven, GrantGrant Verhoeven	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Central Valley Christian HS	Hanford, California
4.5 !F/C	40	Bullock, ElliottElliott Bullock	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Olympus HS	Salt Lake City, Utah
4.5 !F/C	42	Davidson, NickNick Davidson	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim O'Toole (Fairfield)
Charles Payne (Florida International)
Mike Schrage (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 02/19/2015

Notes

On December 28, 2014, Sophomore center Schuyler Rimmer announced on his Twitter that he would be transferring to Florida.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM		Cal Poly Pomona	W 79–76		Maples Pavilion (3,463) Stanford, CA
Regular season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, P12N		Wofford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 74–59	1–0	Maples Pavilion (3,650) Stanford, CA
11/16/2014* 9:00 PM, P12N		South Dakota State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	W 84–73	2–0	Maples Pavilion (5,025) Stanford, CA
11/21/2014* 4:00 PM, TruTV		vs. UNLV Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals	W 89–60	3–0	Barclays Center (10,135) Brooklyn, NY
11/22/2014* 6:30 PM, TruTV		vs. No. 4 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship	L 59–70	3–1	Barclays Center (10,046) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		Delaware	W 84–47	4–1	Maples Pavilion (4,075) Stanford, CA
11/30/2014* 11:30 AM, FS1		at DePaul	L 72–87	4–2	Allstate Arena (5,990) Rosemont, IL
12/13/2014* 3:00 PM, P12N		Denver	W 49–43	5–2	Maples Pavilion (4,018) Stanford, CA
12/17/2014* 6:00 PM, P12N		Loyola Marymount	W 67–58	6–2	Maples Pavilion (4,088) Stanford, CA
12/20/2014* 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at BYU	L 77–79	6–3	Marriott Center (13,247) Provo, UT
12/23/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPN2		at No. 9 Texas	W 74–71 ^OT	7–3	Frank Erwin Center (13,661) Austin, TX
12/29/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 74–39	8–3	Maples Pavilion (4,337) Stanford, CA
01/02/2015 12:00 PM, P12N		Washington State	W 71–56	9–3 (1–0)	Maples Pavilion (4,373) Stanford, CA
01/04/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		No. 21 Washington	W 68–60 ^OT	10–3 (2–0)	Maples Pavilion (4,368) Stanford, CA
01/08/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN		at UCLA	L 81–86 ^2OT	10–4 (2–1)	Pauley Pavilion (7,379) Los Angeles, CA
01/11/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at USC	W 78–76	11–4 (3–1)	Galen Center (3,987) Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at California	W 69–59	12–4 (4–1)	Haas Pavilion (8,819) Berkeley, CA
01/17/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN2		Connecticut	W 72–59	13–4	Maples Pavilion (7,104) Stanford, CA
01/22/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2		No. 7 Arizona	L 82–89	13–5 (4–2)	Maples Pavilion (6,943) Stanford, CA
01/24/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU		Arizona State	W 89–70	14–5 (5–2)	Maples Pavilion (4,009) Stanford, CA
01/28/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Washington	W 84–74	15–5 (6–2)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,832) Seattle, WA
01/31/2015 5:00 PM, P12N		at Washington State	L 88–89	15–6 (6–3)	Beasley Coliseum (3,073) Pullman, WA
02/05/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2		UCLA	L 67–69	15–7 (6–4)	Maples Pavilion (5,298) Stanford, CA
02/08/2015 5:30 PM, ESPNU		USC	W 70–62	16–7 (7–4)	Maples Pavilion (5,409) Stanford, CA
02/12/2015 6:00 PM, P12N		at No. 11 Utah	L 59–75	16–8 (7–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,018) Salt Lake City, UT
02/15/2015 1:00 PM, FS1		at Colorado	L 58–64	16–9 (7–6)	Coors Events Center (9,138) Boulder, CO
02/21/2015 3:30 PM, P12N		California	W 72–61	17–9 (8–6)	Maples Pavilion (6,177) Stanford, CA
02/26/2015 8:00 PM, P12N		Oregon State	W 75–48	18–9 (9–6)	Maples Pavilion (4,012) Stanford, CA
03/01/2015 4:00 PM, FS1		Oregon	L 70–73	18–10 (9–7)	Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA
03/05/2015 8:00 PM, FS1		at Arizona State	L 62–67	18–11 (9–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,345) Tempe, AZ
03/07/2015 1:00 PM, CBS		at No. 5 Arizona	L 69–91	18–12 (9–9)	McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015 8:30 PM, P12N		vs. Washington First round	W 71–69	19–12	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875) Paradise, NV
03/12/2015 8:30 PM, ESPN		vs. No. 17 Utah Quarterfinals	L 56–80	19–13	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
NIT
03/17/2015* 8:00 PM, ESPN2	No. (2)	(7) UC Davis First round	W 77–64	20–13	Maples Pavilion (1,436) Stanford, CA
03/22/2015* 6:30 PM, ESPNU	No. (2)	(3) Rhode Island Second round	W 74–65	21–13	Maples Pavilion (1,235) Stanford, CA
03/24/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. (2)	(5) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals	W 78–75	22–13	Maples Pavilion (1,546) Stanford, CA
03/31/2015* 6:30 PM, ESPN	No. (2)	vs. (1) Old Dominion Semifinals	W 67–60	23–13	Madison Square Garden (7,185) New York, NY
04/01/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN	No. (2)	vs. (2) Miami (FL) Championship game	W 66–64 ^OT	24–13	Madison Square Garden (6,600) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

Ranking movement

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

Venues	Stanford Pavilion (1922–1968) Maples Pavilion (1968–present)

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

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