# 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by second year head coach Johnny Dawkins, and played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal started the year off strong starting 10–0 in non-conference play, but couldn't keep up in conference play ending up under .500. In the Pac-10 tournament they received a 9 seed and would win in the first round against Oregon State and would face the #1 seed Washington and would lose 73–85. Stanford received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational as a #1 seed in the Midwest and a first round opponent of Boise State. After the win against Boise State, Stanford hit the road and traveled to Wichita, Kansas to face the Shockers and would come out with a 70–56 victory. With the Semifinals being reseeded, the Cardinal would face Pac-10 foe, for the fourth time in the season, Oregon State. Stanford took Oregon State to overtime, but came up short losing by three, going 1–3 against the Beavers in the season and finishing 20–14 overall and 6–12 in conference play.

## Offseason
### Departures

Stanford Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Kenny Brown | 22 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS-Senior | Southlake, TX | Graduated |
| Anthony Goods | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Corona, CA | Graduated |
| Lawrence Hill | 15 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Glendale, AZ | Graduated |
| Mitch Johnson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Will Paul | 34 | C | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Corpus Christi, TX | Transferred to Arkansas Tech |

### Incoming

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Gabriel Harris G | Birmingham, AL | Altamont School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Andy Brown F | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| 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: "Stanford Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 15, 2022. ||||||

### Transfers In

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transferred From |
| Andrew Zimmermann | 34 | F | 6’9” | 215 | Sophomore | Oostburg, WI | Foothill College |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 7, 2009 7:00 PM | | Sonoma State | W 82–61 | – | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2009* 7:00 PM | | at San Diego | L 64–77 | 0–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,518) San Diego, CA |
| November 15, 2009* 7:00 PM | | Cal Poly | W 70–53 | 1–1 | Maples Pavilion (6,341) Stanford, CA |
| November 18, 2009* 7:00 PM | | Oral Roberts Cancún Challenge campus games | L 81–82 | 1–2 | Maples Pavilion (6,265) Stanford, CA |
| November 21, 2009* 1:07 PM | | Florida A&M Cancún Challenge campus games | W 99–69 | 2–2 | Maples Pavilion (5,765) Stanford, CA |
| November 24, 2009* 6:00 PM, CBS Sports | | vs. Virginia Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 57–52 | 3–2 | Moon Palace Resort (200) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2009* 8:30 PM, CBS Sports | | vs. No. 5 Kentucky Cancún Challenge Finals | L 65–73 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | Moon Palace Resort (1,425) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2009* 7:00 PM, CSNBA | | Portland State | W 83–64 | 4–3 | Maples Pavilion (6,465) Stanford, CA |
| December 13, 2009* 7:06 PM | | UC Davis | W 85–69 | 5–3 | Maples Pavilion (6,492) Stanford, CA |
| December 16, 2009* 8:00 PM, FSN | | Oklahoma State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 70–71 | 5–4 | Maples Pavilion (6,427) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2009* 1:00 PM, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 62–70 | 5–5 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,098) Evanston, IL |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 PM | | at No. 23 Texas Tech | L 87–100 | 5–6 | United Spirit Arena (13,617) Lubbock, TX |
| December 29, 2009* 7:00 PM | | James Madison | W 80–76 | 6–6 | Maples Pavilion (6,651) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2010 4:00 PM, CSNCA | | at California | L 66–92 | 6–7 (0–1) | Haas Pavilion (10,758) Berkeley, CA |
| January 6, 2010 7:07 PM | | USC | W 54–53 | 7–7 (1–1) | Maples Pavilion (6,520) Stanford, CA |
| January 9, 2010 3:00 PM, CSNBA | | UCLA | W 70–59 | 8–7 (2–1) | Maples Pavilion (6,946) Stanford, CA |
| January 14, 2010 7:30 PM, FSN | | at Washington | L 61–94 | 8–8 (2–2) | Bank of America Arena (9,720) Seattle, WA |
| January 16, 2010 2:00 PM | | at Washington State | L 73–77 | 8–9 (2–3) | Friel Court (8,148) Pullman, WA |
| January 21, 2010 7:00 PM | | Oregon State | W 59–35 | 9–9 (3–3) | Maples Pavilion (6,460) Stanford, CA |
| January 23, 2010 5:00 PM | | Oregon | W 84–69 | 10–9 (4–3) | Maples Pavilion (6,654) Stanford, CA |
| January 28, 2010 5:00 PM, Fox College Sports | | at Arizona | L 68–76 | 10–10 (4–4) | McKale Center (14,563) Tucson, AZ |
| January 30, 2010 1:00 PM | | at Arizona State | L 70–88 | 10–11 (4–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,406) Tempe, AZ |
| February 4, 2010 7:30 PM, Fox Sports Prime Ticket | | at UCLA | L 73–77 | 10–12 (4–6) | Pauley Pavilion (8,903) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 10, 2010 4:30 PM, Fox Sports Prime Ticket | | at USC | L 49–54 | 10–13 (4–7) | Galen Center (6,457) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 11, 2010 7:00 PM | | Washington State | W 60–58 | 11–13 (5–7) | Maples Pavilion (6,547) Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 2010 5:00 PM, CSNBA | | Washington | L 61–78 | 11–14 (5–8) | Maples Pavilion (6,932) Stanford, CA |
| February 18, 2010 7:05 PM | | at Oregon | W 72–65 | 12–14 (6–8) | McArthur Court (7,703) Eugene, OR |
| February 20, 2010 12:06 PM, FSN | | at Oregon State | W 65–55 | 13–14 (7–8) | Gill Coliseum (7,061) Corvallis, OR |
| February 25, 2010 7:00 PM | | Arizona State | L 60–68 | 13–15 (7–9) | Maples Pavilion (6,661) Stanford, CA |
| February 27, 2010 4:00 PM, CSNBA | | Arizona | L 69–71 | 13–16 (7–10) | Maples Pavilion (7,106) Stanford, CA |
| March 6, 2010 3:00 PM, FSN | | California | L 61–71 | 13–17 (7–11) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 6:00 pm, FSN | (7) | vs. (2) Arizona State Quarterfinals | W 70–61 | 14–17 | Staples Center (-) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 12, 2010 8:45 pm, FSN | (7) | vs. (3) Washington Semifinals | L 64–79 | 14–18 | Staples Center (15,971) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Standard Time. ||||||
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