# 2012–13 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by fifth year head coach Johnny Dawkins, played their home games at Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a four way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona State. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Stephen F. Austin in the first round before losing in the second round to Alabama.

## Previous season

The Cardinals won 26 games that season, the most since 2008. In the Pac-12 tournament, they beat Arizona State then lost to Cal. Although they did not make the NCAA tournament, they were invited to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the championship game and defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers to become the 2012 NIT Champions.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jarrett Mann | 22 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Middletown, DE | Graduated |
| Josh Owens | 13 | F/C | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Kennesaw, GA | Graduated |
| Andrew Zimmerman | 34 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Oostburg, WI | Graduated |
| Jack Trotter | 50 | F/C | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Moraga, CA | Graduated |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Christian Sanders | Guard | 6-4 | 185 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Aaron Bright | Guard | 5–11 | 178 | Junior | Bellevue, Washington |
| 4 | Stefan Nastić | Center | 6–11 | 245 | RS Sophomore | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
| 5 | Chasson Randle | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Sophomore | Rock Island, Illinois |
| 10 | Robbie Lemons | Guard | 6–3 | 205 | Junior | Carmichael, California |
| 11 | Andy Brown | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | RS Senior | Yorba Linda, California |
| 12 | Rosco Allen | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 14 | Jack Ryan | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Glenview, Illinois |
| 20 | Wade Morgan | Guard | 6-1 | 168 | Sophomore | South Orange, New Jersey |
| 21 | Anthony Brown | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Junior | Huntington Beach, California |
| 23 | Gabriel Harris | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 24 | Josh Huestis | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Great Falls, Montana |
| 30 | Grant Verhoeven | Center | 6–9 | 220 | Freshman | Visalia, California |
| 33 | Dwight Powell | Forward | 6–10 | 235 | Junior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 40 | John Gage | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 235 | Junior | Vashon Island, Washington |
| 51 | Elliott Bullock | Forward/Center | 6-11 | 245 | Junior | Salt Lake City, Utah |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2012* 1:00 pm | | UNC Pembroke | W 85–71 | – | Maples Pavilion (3,977) Stanford, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | vs. San Francisco | W 74–62 | 1–0 | Oracle Arena (3,200) Oakland, CA |
| 11/12/2012* 8:30 pm, P12N | | Cal State Fullerton | W 81–68 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion (4,161) Stanford, CA |
| 11/15/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Alcorn State | W 69–51 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (4,028) Stanford, CA |
| 11/18/2012* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Belmont | L 62–70 | 3–1 | Maples Pavilion (4,365) Stanford, CA |
| 11/22/2012* 10:00 am, AXS TV | | vs. No. 13 Missouri Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 70–78 | 3–2 | Imperial Arena (3,217) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/23/2012* 12:30 pm, AXS TV | | vs. Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation round | W 66–50 | 4–2 | Imperial Arena (1,462) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/24/2012* 12:30 pm, AXS TV | | vs. Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game | L 63–66 | 4–3 | Imperial Arena (1,845) Nassau, BAH |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | W 68–57 | 5–3 | Maples Pavilion (4,381) Stanford, CA |
| 12/02/2012* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Denver | W 71–58 | 6–3 | Maples Pavilion (4,340) Stanford, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 2:00 pm, P12N | | UC Davis | W 75–52 | 7–3 | Maples Pavilion (4,627) Stanford, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 25 NC State | L 79–88 | 7–4 | PNC Arena (15,772) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/21/2012* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | W 70–68 | 8–4 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,718) Evanston, IL |
| 12/29/2012* 7:30 pm, P12N | | Lafayette | W 65–59 | 9–4 | Maples Pavilion (4,941) Stanford, CA |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at USC | L 69–71 | 9–5 (0–1) | Galen Center (3,026) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/05/2013 12:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 60–68 | 9–6 (0–2) | Pauley Pavilion (10,266) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 78–67 | 10–6 (1–2) | Maples Pavilion (4,476) Stanford, CA |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm, FSN | | Washington | L 60–65 | 10–7 (1–3) | Maples Pavilion (4,451) Stanford, CA |
| 01/19/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | | California | W 69–59 | 11–7 (2–3) | Maples Pavilion (5,877) Stanford, CA |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Colorado | L 54–75 | 11–8 (2–4) | Coors Events Center (11,212) Boulder, CO |
| 01/27/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 87–56 | 12–8 (3–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,769) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/30/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 10 Oregon | W 76–52 | 13–8 (4–4) | Maples Pavilion (4,816) Stanford, CA |
| 02/03/2013 12:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | W 81–73 | 14–8 (5–4) | Maples Pavilion (4,733) Stanford, CA |
| 02/06/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at No. 7 Arizona | L 66–73 | 14–9 (5–5) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arizona State | W 62–59 | 15–9 (6–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,459) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | L 64–65 | 15–10 (6–6) | Maples Pavilion (4,367) Stanford, CA |
| 02/16/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UCLA | L 80–88 | 15–11 (6–7) | Maples Pavilion (6,562) Stanford, CA |
| 02/21/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oregon State | W 82–72 | 16–11 (7–7) | Gill Coliseum (4,649) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/23/2013 5:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 23 Oregon | L 66–77 | 16–12 (7–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | L 63–65 | 16–13 (7–9) | Maples Pavilion (4,395) Stanford, CA |
| 03/03/2013 2:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 84–66 | 17–13 (8–9) | Maples Pavilion (5,433) Stanford, CA |
| 03/06/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at California | W 83–70 | 18–13 (9–9) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| 2013 Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 12:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Arizona State First Round | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,451) Paradise, NV |
| 2013 NIT ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. (4) | (5) Stephen F. Austin First Round | W 58–57 | 19–14 | Maples Pavilion (1,050) Stanford, CA |
| 03/23/2013* 9:00 am, ESPN | No. (4) | (1) Alabama Second Round | L 54–66 | 19–15 | Coleman Coliseum (6,148) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||