2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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.

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

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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports: 
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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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.