2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Head coach	Jerod Haase (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Wulbrun; Adam Cohen; Jesse Pruitt;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal are led by fifth year head coach Jerod Haase, and play their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous Season

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 coronavirus pandemic, cancelling post-season tournaments.

Offseason

Departures

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	Grad transfer to Cal Baptist^[2]
Tyrell Terry	G	6'1"	160	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Declared for 2020 NBA Draft, eligible to return.^[3]

Incoming

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ziaire Williams SF	Sherman Oaks, CA	Sierra Canyon School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Apr 12, 2020
Ziaire Williams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Max Murrell PF	Omaha, NE	Millard North High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 9, 2019
Max Murrell PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Taitz SG	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 5, 2019
Noah Taitz SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Angel SF	San Diego, CA	Torrey Pines High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 30, 2019
Brandon Angel SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2020 Stanford Commits". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	-	Noah Taitz	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, NV
F	-	Max Murrell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Millard North High School	Omaha, NE
F	-	Brandon Angel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Torrey Pines High School	San Diego, CA
F	-	Ziaire Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon School	Sherman Oaks, CA
G	1	Daejon Davis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Garfield HS	Seattle, WA
G	2	Bryce Wills	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Iona Preparatory School	White Plains, NY
F	11	Jaiden Delaire	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Loomis Chaffee School	Granby, CT
C	12	Keenan Fitzmorris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	St. James Academy	Lenexa, KS
F	13	Oscar da Silva	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Ludwigsgymnasium	Munich, Germany
F	14	Spencer Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bishop Miege HS	Roeland Park, KS
F	21	Neal Begovich	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. Ignatius College Prep	San Francisco, CA
F	22	James Keefe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Loyola HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	24	Sam Beskind	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Catalina Foothills HS	Tucson, AZ
C	32	Lukas Kišūnas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Vilnius, Lithuania

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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November 23, 2020*	vs. Maui Invitational Quarterfinals^[4]
November 24, 2020*	vs. Maui Invitational Consolation/Semifinals
November 25, 2020*	vs. Maui Invitational 1st/3rd/5th/7th place game
Pac-12 Tournament
March 2021 PAC12N	vs. First round/Quarterfinals	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

^ "Kodye Pugh commits to LMU". LMU Lions Roar. April 13, 2020.
^ Avalon, Grant (March 23, 2020). "Isaac White transfers to Cal Baptist". Rule Of Tree.
^ Mellor, Cam (April 20, 2020). [stanford-mens-basketball-tyrell-terry-2020-nba-draft "Tyrell Terry declares for the NBA draft"]. Rule Of Tree. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "Maui Jim Maui Invitational Announces 2020 Field". Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

[1] "Kodye Pugh commits to LMU". LMU Lions Roar. April 13, 2020.

[2] Avalon, Grant (March 23, 2020). "Isaac White transfers to Cal Baptist". Rule Of Tree.

[3] Mellor, Cam (April 20, 2020). [stanford-mens-basketball-tyrell-terry-2020-nba-draft "Tyrell Terry declares for the NBA draft"]. Rule Of Tree. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[4] "Maui Jim Maui Invitational Announces 2020 Field". Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

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