2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NIT Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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Reid Travis shooting over Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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

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2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Christian Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So St. Thomas HS Houston, Texas
G 2 Robert Cartwright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Flintridge Prep Pasadena, California
G 3 Malcolm Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
C 4 Stefan Nastić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Thornhill Secondary School Thornhill, Ontario
G 5 Chasson Randle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rock Island HS Rock Island, Illinois
F 10 Michael Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Sunnyslope HS Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 11 Dorain Pickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pinnacle HS Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 14 Jack Ryan (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Glenbrook South HS Glenview, Illinois
G 15 Marcus Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 20 Wade Morgan (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Delbarton School South Orange, New Jersey
G/F 21 Anthony Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Ocean View HS Fountain Valley, California
F 22 Reid Travis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 25 Rosco Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Bishop Gorman HS Budapest, Hungary
C 30 Grant Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Central Valley Christian HS Hanford, California
F/C 40 Elliott Bullock 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Olympus HS Salt Lake City, Utah
F/C 42 Nick Davidson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 288 lb (131 kg) Jr Eden Prairie HS Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 02/19/2015

Notes

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

Schedule

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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
UConn 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

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