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Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
American college basketball team
American college basketball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Stanford Cardinal men's basketball |
| current | 2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team |
| logo | Stanford Cardinal logo.svg |
| logo_size | 100 |
| university | Stanford University |
| firstseason | 1913–14; |
| record | |
| athletic_director | John Donahoe |
| coach | Kyle Smith |
| tenure | 2nd |
| conference | ACC |
| location | Stanford, California |
| arena | Maples Pavilion |
| capacity | 7,233 |
| nickname | Cardinal |
| studentsection | The Red Zone |
| h_pattern_b | _bb_trimnumbersonwhite |
| h_body | 8C1515 |
| h_shorts | 8C1515 |
| h_pattern_s | _blankbottom |
| a_pattern_b | _whitetrimnumbers2 |
| a_body | 8C1515 |
| a_shorts | 8C1515 |
| a_pattern_s | _whitebottom |
| 3_body | C0C0C0 |
| 3_shorts | C0C0C0 |
| 3_pattern_b | _bb_dkredtrimnumbers2 |
| 3_pattern_s | _dkredbottom |
| 4_body | 8C1515 |
| 4_pattern_b | _bb_trimnumbersonblack |
| 4_shorts | 8C1515 |
| 4_pattern_s | _blankbottomonblack |
| bestfinish | 1 |
| NCAAchampion2 | 1937 |
| NCAAchampion | 1942 |
| NCAAfinalfour | 1942, 1998 |
| NCAAeliteeight | 1942, 1998, 2001 |
| NCAAsweetsixteen | 1997, 1998, 2001, 2008, 2014 |
| NCAAtourneys | 1942, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2014 |
| conference_tournament | 2004 |
| conference_season | 1920, 1921, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1963, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| free_tournament_label1 | NIT champions |
| free_tournament_data1 | 1991, 2012, 2015 |
The Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Maples Pavilion. Their head coach is Kyle Smith, as he replaced Jerod Haase who was fired on March 14, 2024 after going 126–127 over eight seasons.
Stanford began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1914. The Cardinal have won 13 conference championships (8 in the PCC and 5 in the Pac-10), the last in 2004, and one NCAA championship, in 1942. Stanford was also retroactively recognized as a pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1936–37 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team that season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Neither the Helms nor Premo-Porretta designations are recognized by the NCAA as official national championships, despite the NCAA referencing Helms's historical findings. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2014.
Seasons
Main article: List of Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
The Cardinal have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 23–16. They were national champions in 1942, but did not return to the NCAA Tournaments for 47 years, until 1989.
| 2014 | 10 S | Round of 64 |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Sweet Sixteen | (7) #17 New Mexico | |
| (2) #10 Kansas | ||
| (11) Dayton | W 58–53 | |
| W 60–57 | ||
| L 72–82 |
NIT results
The Cardinal have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 20–7. They are three time NIT champions (1991, 2012, 2015).
| 2025 | First Round |
|---|---|
| Second Round | Cal State Northridge |
| Kent State | W 87–70 |
| L 75–77 |
- Conference rules (PCC/Pac-8) disallowed participation until 1973.
CBI results
The Cardinal have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1.
| 2009 | First Round |
|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | |
| Semifinals | Boise State |
| Wichita State | |
| Oregon State | W 96–76 |
| W 70–56 | |
| L 62–65 OT |
Record vs. Pac-12 opponents
| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 33 | 73 | () | Arizona; 1 |
| Arizona St. | 54 | 44 | () | Stanford; 1 |
| California | 129 | 154 | () | California; 1 |
| Colorado | 11 | 19 | () | Colorado; 6 |
| Oregon | 96 | 58 | () | Oregon; 1 |
| Oregon St. | 77 | 78 | () | Stanford; 4 |
| UCLA | 98 | 152 | () | UCLA; 1 |
| USC | 130 | 131 | () | Stanford; 1 |
| Utah | 18 | 25 | () | Stanford; 3 |
| Washington | 84 | 76 | () | Washington; 1 |
| Washington St. | 84 | 66 | () | Washington State; 5 |
- Records up to date through 2/21/24
Notable players
All-Americans
References
References
- "Stanford Cardinal". sports-reference.com.
- (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". ESPN Books.
- (March 2, 1972). "Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams". Spokesman-Review.
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