# 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will play home games at Maples Pavilion. They are led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith. This will be the inaugural season for Stanford as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal went 14–18, 8–12 in the Pac-12 conference. They finished tied for 9th in the conference and, as the 10th seed, would play California in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. The Cardinal beat the Golden Bears 87–76 in overtime and would face their next head coach and the second seed, Washington State. The Cardinal would lose to the Cougars 62–79 ending their season. After the game, the Cardinal fired their head coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons and 0 appearances in the NCAA tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Stanford Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Jared Bynum | 1 | G | 5'10" | 185 | Graduate Student | Rockville, MD | Graduated |
| Andrej Stojaković | 2 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Carmichael, CA | Transferred to California |
| Kanaan Carlyle | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Alpharetta, GA | Transferred to Indiana |
| Roy Yuan | 4 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Graduate Student | San Jose, CA | Graduated |
| Max Murrell | 10 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Michael Jones | 13 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Woodbury, MN | Graduated |
| Spencer Jones | 14 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Graduate Student | Roeland Park, KS | Graduated |
| James Keefe | 22 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Graduate Student | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
| Brandon Angel | 23 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Transferred to Oregon |
| Josue Gil-Silva | 25 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Graduate Student | Salinas, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Stanford Additions :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jaylen Blakes | 21 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Somerset, NJ | Transfer from Duke |
| Chisom Okpara | 10 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Sophomore | Bronxville, NY | Transfer from Harvard |
| Darin Saran | 1 | G | 6'4" | 177 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | Transfer from UC Irvine |
| Oziyah Sellers | 4 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Hayward, CA | Transfer from USC |
| Cole Kastner | 9 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Graduate Student | Palo Alto, CA | Transfer from Virginia (lacrosse) |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Donavin Young F | Pasco, WA | Link Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 13, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Evan Stinson F | Cheney, WA | Cheney High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 23, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Tallis Toure C | Roseville, CA | West Park High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Anthony Batson Jr. G | Scottsdale, AZ | Notre Dame Preparatory High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Denver | W 85–62 | 1–0 | 24 – Sellers | 12 – Raynaud | 6 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,286) Stanford, CA |
| November 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–53 | 2–0 | 20 – Gealer | 14 – Raynaud | 5 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (1,818) Stanford, CA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 90–64 | 3–0 | 22 – Raynaud | 11 – Raynaud | 5 – Gealer | Maples Pavilion (2,055) Stanford, CA |
| November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | UC Davis | W 79–65 | 4–0 | 33 – Raynaud | 14 – Raynaud | 4 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (2,791) Stanford, CA |
| November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 70–63 | 5–0 | 20 – Raynaud | 10 – Raynaud | 3 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (1,881) Stanford, CA |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | W 71–69 | 6–0 | 32 – Raynaud | 16 – Raynaud | 10 – Blakes | Leavey Center (2,100) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., TruTV | | vs. Grand Canyon Acrisure Holiday Invitational Showcase game | L 71–78 | 6–1 | 29 – Raynaud | 11 – Raynaud | 5 – Blakes | Acrisure Arena (753) Thousand Palms, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | L 90–97 | 6–2 | 21 – Raynaud | 9 – Agarwal | 8 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (2,658) Stanford, CA |
| December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 77–63 | 7–2 | 18 – Blakes | 17 – Raynaud | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,033) Stanford, CA |
| December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCN | | at California Rivalry | W 89–81 | 8–2 (1–0) | 20 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 6 – Blakes | Haas Pavilion (6,089) Berkley, CA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | | Merrimack | W 74–68 | 9–2 | 19 – Sellers | 16 – Raynaud | 5 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (2,121) Stanford, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN | | vs. No. 10 Oregon San Jose Tip-Off | L 61–76 | 9–3 | 20 – Raynaud | 13 – Raynaud | 3 – Blakes | SAP Center San Jose, CA |
| January 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Clemson | L 71–85 | 9–4 (1–1) | 20 – Sellers | 13 – Raynaud | 5 – Blakes | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,337) Clemson, SC |
| January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Pittsburgh | L 68–83 | 9–5 (1–2) | 21 – Raynaud | 5 – Tied | 5 – Blakes | Petersen Events Center (8,087) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Virginia Tech | W 70–59 | 10–5 (2–2) | 19 – Tied | 14 – Raynaud | 6 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (3,262) Stanford, CA |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Virginia | W 88–65 | 11–5 (3–2) | 24 – Raynaud | 10 – Raynaud | 6 – Agarwal | Maples Pavilion (4,504) Stanford, CA |
| January 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNews | | at Wake Forest | L 67–80 | 11–6 (3–3) | 16 – Sellers | 11 – Raynaud | 7 – Blakes | LJVM Coliseum (9,685) Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 18, 2025 11:15 a.m., The CW | | at North Carolina | W 72–71 | 12–6 (4–3) | 25 – Raynaud | 13 – Raynaud | 7 – Blakes | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Miami (FL) | W 88–51 | 13–6 (5–3) | 28 – Raynaud | 12 – Raynaud | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,950) Stanford, CA |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Florida State | W 78–71 | 14–6 (6–3) | 27 – Sellers | 14 – Raynaud | 4 – Gealer | Maples Pavilion (3,837) Stanford, CA |
| January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Syracuse | W 70–61 | 15–6 (7–3) | 21 – Raynaud | 15 – Raynaud | 3 – Raynaud | Maples Pavilion (3,220) Stanford, CA |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN | | at SMU | L 61–85 | 15–7 (7–4) | 19 – Sellers | 10 – Raynaud | 4 – Gealer | Moody Coliseum (6,176) Dallas, TX |
| February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Wake Forest | L 73–79 | 15–8 (7–5) | 16 – Raynaud | 10 – Raynaud | 6 – Raynaud | Maples Pavilion (2,774) Stanford, CA |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | NC State | W 74–73 | 16–8 (8–5) | 25 – Raynaud | 12 – Raynaud | 8 – Agarwal | Maples Pavilion (4,841) Stanford, CA |
| February 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Georgia Tech | L 52–60 | 16–9 (8–6) | 12 – Blakes | 6 – Raynaud | 6 – Blakes | McCamish Pavilion (3,869) Atlanta, GA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ABC | | at No. 3т Duke | L 70–106 | 16–10 (8–7) | 19 – Raynaud | 7 – Raynaud | 5 – Gealer | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | California Rivalry | W 66–61 | 17–10 (9–7) | 20 – Raynaud | 8 – Tied | 4 – Agarwal | Maples Pavilion (6,510) Stanford, CA |
| February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN | | Boston College | W 78–60 | 18–10 (10–7) | 23 – Raynaud | 10 – Raynaud | 4 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (2,925) Stanford, CA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | SMU | W 73–68 | 19–10 (11–7) | 26 – Raynaud | 5 – Cammann | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,890) Stanford, CA |
| March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Notre Dame | L 54–56 | 19–11 (11–8) | 20 – Raynaud | 12 – Agarwal | 3 – Blakes | Joyce Center (4,043) South Bend, IN |
| March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | at No. 14 Louisville | L 48–68 | 19–12 (11–9) | 17 – Raynaud | 11 – Raynaud | 5 – Blakes | KFC Yum! Center (18,707) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (15) California Second round / Rivalry | W 78–73 | 20–12 | 23 – Raynaud | 8 – Raynaud | 6 – Blakes | Spectrum Center (6,620) Charlotte, NC |
| March 13, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 13 Louisville Quarterfinals | L 73–75 | 20–13 | 22 – Sellers | 6 – Okpara | 5 – Blakes | Spectrum Center (10,627) Charlotte, NC |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (2) | Cal State Northridge First round | W 87–70 | 21–13 | 22 – Raynaud | 11 – Raynaud | 4 – Blakes | Maples Pavilion (1,119) Stanford, CA |
| March 23, 2025 TBA, TBA | (2) | Kent State Second round | | | | | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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