# Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

The Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Maples Pavilion. Their head coach is Kyle Smith, as he replaced Jerod Haase who was fired on March 14, 2024 after going 126–127 over eight seasons.
Stanford began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1914. The Cardinal have won 13 conference championships (8 in the PCC and 5 in the Pac-10), the last in 2004, and one NCAA championship, in 1942. Stanford was also retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1936–37 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll and the Helms Athletic Foundation. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2014.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| H. W. Maloney (Independent) (1913–1915) ||||||
| 1913–14 | H. W. Maloney | 7–5 | — | — | — |
| 1914–15 | H. W. Maloney | 4–5 | — | — | — |
| Maloney: | Maloney: | 11–10 (.524) | | | |
| E. C. "Squire" Behrens (Independent) (1915–1916) ||||||
| 1915–16 | E. C. "Squire" Behrens | 2–9 | — | — | |
| Behrens: | Behrens: | 2–9 | | | |
| Russell Wilson (PCC/Cal–Nevada) (1916–1918) ||||||
| 1916–17 | Russell Wilson | 8–8 | 0–6 | 5th | |
| 1917–18 | Russell Wilson | 11–4 | — | 3rd | |
| Wilson: | Wilson: | 19–12 | | | |
| Bob Evans (PCC) (1918–1920) ||||||
| 1918–19 | Bob Evans | 9–3 | 0–2 | 6th | |
| 1919–20 | Bob Evans | 12–3 | 8–1 | 1st | |
| Evans: | Evans: | 21–6 | | | |
| Walter D. Powell (PCC) (1920–1921) ||||||
| 1920–21 | Walter D. Powell | 15–3 | 8–3 | T–1st | |
| Powell: | Powell: | 15–3 | | | |
| C. E. Van Gent (PCC) (1921–1922) ||||||
| 1921–22 | C. E. Van Gent | 8–7 | 4–6 | 5th | |
| Van Gent: | Van Gent: | 8–7 | | | |
| Andy Kerr (PCC) (1922–1926) ||||||
| 1922–23 | Andy Kerr | 12–4 | 5–3 | T–1st (South) | |
| 1923–24 | Andy Kerr | 10–5 | 3–5 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1924–25 | Andy Kerr | 10–3 | 1–3 | 2nd (South) | |
| 1925–26 | Andy Kerr | 10–6 | 3–2 | 2nd (South) | |
| Kerr: | Kerr: | 42–18 | | | |
| E. P. "Husky" Hunt (PCC) (1926–1930) ||||||
| 1926–27 | E. P. "Husky" Hunt | 9–9 | 3–2 | 2nd (South) | |
| 1927–28 | E. P. "Husky" Hunt | 8–13 | 1–8 | 4th (South) | |
| 1928–29 | E. P. "Husky" Hunt | 13–6 | 6–3 | 2nd (South) | |
| 1929–30 | E. P. "Husky" Hunt | 10–9 | 2–7 | 4th (South) | |
| Hunt: | Hunt: | 40–37 | | | |
| John Bunn (PCC) (1930–1938) ||||||
| 1930–31 | John Bunn | 8–9 | 3–6 | 4th (South) | |
| 1931–32 | John Bunn | 6–14 | 2–9 | 4th (South) | |
| 1932–33 | John Bunn | 9–18 | 3–8 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1933–34 | John Bunn | 8–12 | 5–7 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1934–35 | John Bunn | 10–17 | 4–8 | T–3rd (South) | |
| 1935–36 | John Bunn | 21–8 | 7–5 | T–1st (South) | |
| 1936–37 | John Bunn | 25–2 | 10–2 | T–1st (South) | Helms National Champion Premo-Porretta National Champion |
| 1937–38 | John Bunn | 21–3 | 10–2 | 1st (South) | |
| Bunn: | Bunn: | 108–83 | | | |
| Everett Dean (PCC) (1938–1951) ||||||
| 1938–39 | Everett Dean | 16–9 | 6–6 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1939–40 | Everett Dean | 14–9 | 6–6 | 2nd (South) | |
| 1940–41 | Everett Dean | 21–5 | 10–2 | 1st (South) | |
| 1941–42 | Everett Dean | 28–4 | 11–1 | 1st (South) | NCAA Champion |
| 1942–43 | Everett Dean | 10–11 | 4–4 | T–2nd (South) | |
| 1943–44 | No team (WWII) | | | | |
| 1944–45 | No team (WWII) | | | | |
| 1945–46 | Everett Dean | 6–18 | 0–12 | 4th (South) | |
| 1946–47 | Everett Dean | 15–16 | 5–7 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1947–48 | Everett Dean | 15–11 | 3–9 | T–3rd (South) | |
| 1948–49 | Everett Dean | 19–9 | 5–7 | 3rd (South) | |
| 1949–50 | Everett Dean | 11–14 | 3–9 | 4th (South) | |
| 1950–51 | Everett Dean | 12–14 | 5–7 | 3rd (South) | |
| Dean: | Dean: | 167–120 | | | |
| Robert W. Burnett (PCC) (1951–1954) ||||||
| 1951–52 | Robert W. Burnett | 19–9 | 6–6 | T–2nd (South) | |
| 1952–53 | Robert W. Burnett | 6–17 | 2–10 | 4th (South) | |
| 1953–54 | Robert W. Burnett | 13–10 | 3–9 | 4th (South) | |
| Burnett: | Burnett: | 38–36 | | | |
| Howard Dallmar (PCC/AAWU/Pac-8) (1954–1975) ||||||
| 1954–55 | Howard Dallmar | 16–8 | 7–5 | 2nd (South) | |
| 1955–56 | Howard Dallmar | 18–6 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 1956–57 | Howard Dallmar | 11–15 | 7–9 | 5th | |
| 1957–58 | Howard Dallmar | 12–13 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 1958–59 | Howard Dallmar | 15–9 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1959–60 | Howard Dallmar | 11–14 | 4–7 | 4th | |
| 1960–61 | Howard Dallmar | 7–17 | 3–9 | 5th | |
| 1961–62 | Howard Dallmar | 16–6 | 8–4 | 2nd | |
| 1962–63 | Howard Dallmar | 16–9 | 7–5 | T–1st | |
| 1963–64 | Howard Dallmar | 15–10 | 9–6 | 2nd | |
| 1964–65 | Howard Dallmar | 15–8 | 9–5 | 2nd | |
| 1965–66 | Howard Dallmar | 13–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | |
| 1966–67 | Howard Dallmar | 15–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1967–68 | Howard Dallmar | 10–15 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1968–69 | Howard Dallmar | 8–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |
| 1969–70 | Howard Dallmar | 5–20 | 2–12 | 8th | |
| 1970–71 | Howard Dallmar | 6–20 | 2–12 | 8th | |
| 1971–72 | Howard Dallmar | 10–15 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1972–73 | Howard Dallmar | 14–11 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1973–74 | Howard Dallmar | 11–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1974–75 | Howard Dallmar | 12–14 | 6–8 | T–5th | |
| Dallmar: | Dallmar: | 256–264 | | | |
| Dick DiBiaso (Pac-8/Pac-10) (1975–1982) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Dick DiBiaso | 11–16 | 5–9 | 7th | |
| 1976–77 | Dick DiBiaso | 11–16 | 3–11 | 7th | |
| 1977–78 | Dick DiBiaso | 13–14 | 3–11 | 10th | |
| 1978–79 | Dick DiBiaso | 12–15 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| 1979–80 | Dick DiBiaso | 7–19 | 5–13 | 7th | |
| 1980–81 | Dick DiBiaso | 9–18 | 5–13 | T–8th | |
| 1981–82 | Dick DiBiaso | 7–20 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| DiBiaso: | DiBiaso: | 70–118 | | | |
| Tom Davis (Pac-10) (1982–1986) ||||||
| 1982–83 | Tom Davis | 14–14 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| 1983–84 | Tom Davis | 19–12 | 8–10 | 5th | |
| 1984–85 | Tom Davis | 11–17 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 1985–86 | Tom Davis | 14–16 | 8–10 | T–5th | |
| Davis: | Davis: | 58–59 | | | |
| Mike Montgomery (Pac-10) (1986–2004) ||||||
| 1986–87 | Mike Montgomery | 15–13 | 9–9 | 6th | |
| 1987–88 | Mike Montgomery | 21–12 | 11–7 | 4th | NIT second round |
| 1988–89 | Mike Montgomery | 26–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1989–90 | Mike Montgomery | 18–12 | 9–9 | 6th | NIT first round |
| 1990–91 | Mike Montgomery | 20–13 | 8–10 | 5th | NIT Champion |
| 1991–92 | Mike Montgomery | 18–11 | 10–8 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1992–93 | Mike Montgomery | 7–23 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| 1993–94 | Mike Montgomery | 17–11 | 10–8 | 5th | NIT first round |
| 1994–95 | Mike Montgomery | 20–9 | 10–8 | 5th | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1995–96 | Mike Montgomery | 21–8 | 12–6 | 3rd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1996–97 | Mike Montgomery | 22–8 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1997–98 | Mike Montgomery | 30–5 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 1998–99 | Mike Montgomery | 26–7 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1999–2000 | Mike Montgomery | 27–4 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2000–01 | Mike Montgomery | 31–3 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2001–02 | Mike Montgomery | 20–10 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2002–03 | Mike Montgomery | 24–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2003–04 | Mike Montgomery | 30–2 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| Montgomery: | Montgomery: | 393–167 | | | |
| Trent Johnson (Pac-10) (2004–2008) ||||||
| 2004–05 | Trent Johnson | 18–13 | 11–7 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2005–06 | Trent Johnson | 16–14 | 11–7 | T–4th | NIT second round |
| 2006–07 | Trent Johnson | 18–13 | 10–8 | 6th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2007–08 | Trent Johnson | 28–8 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Johnson: | Johnson: | 80–48 | | | |
| Johnny Dawkins (Pac-10/Pac-12) (2008–2016) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Johnny Dawkins | 20–14 | 6–12 | 9th | CBI semifinal |
| 2009–10 | Johnny Dawkins | 14–18 | 7–11 | T–8th | |
| 2010–11 | Johnny Dawkins | 15–16 | 7–11 | T–7th | |
| 2011–12 | Johnny Dawkins | 26–11 | 10–8 | 7th | NIT Champion |
| 2012–13 | Johnny Dawkins | 19–15 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT second round |
| 2013–14 | Johnny Dawkins | 23–13 | 10–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2014–15 | Johnny Dawkins | 24–13 | 9–9 | T–5th | NIT Champion |
| 2015–16 | Johnny Dawkins | 15–15 | 8–10 | 9th | |
| Dawkins: | Dawkins: | 156–115 | | | |
| Jerod Haase (Pac-12) (2016–2024) ||||||
| 2016–17 | Jerod Haase | 14–17 | 6–12 | 9th | |
| 2017–18 | Jerod Haase | 19−16 | 11–7 | T–3rd | NIT second round |
| 2018–19 | Jerod Haase | 15−16 | 8–10 | T–8th | |
| 2019–20 | Jerod Haase | 20−12 | 9–9 | 7th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Jerod Haase | 14−13 | 10–10 | T–6th | |
| 2021–22 | Jerod Haase | 16−16 | 8–12 | 9th | |
| 2022–23 | Jerod Haase | 14−19 | 7–13 | 10th | |
| 2023–24 | Jerod Haase | 14−18 | 8–12 | T-9th | |
| Haase: | Haase: | 126–127 | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,613–1,233 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA tournament results

The Cardinal have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 23–16. They were national champions in 1942, but did not return for 47 years, until 1989.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1942 | | Elite Eight Final Four Championship | Rice Colorado Dartmouth | W 53–47 W 46–35 W 53–38 |
| 1989 | 3 E | Round of 64 | (14) Siena | L 78–80 |
| 1992 | 12 S | Round of 64 | (5) Alabama | L 75–80 |
| 1995 | 10 E | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (7) Charlotte (2) #7 Massachusetts | W 70–68 L 53–75 |
| 1996 | 9 E | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (8) Bradley (1) #1 Massachusetts | W 66–58 L 74–79 |
| 1997 | 6 W | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | (11) Oklahoma (3) #9 Wake Forest (2) #2 Utah | W 80–67 W 72–66 L 77–82 $^{OT}$ |
| 1998 | 3 M | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | (14) College of Charleston (11) Western Michigan (2) #11 Purdue (8) Rhode Island (2 S) #5 Kentucky | W 67–57 W 83–65 W 67–59 W 79–77 L 85–86 $^{OT}$ |
| 1999 | 2 W | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (15) Alcorn State (10) Gonzaga | W 69–57 L 74–82 |
| 2000 | 1 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (16) South Carolina State (8) North Carolina | W 84–65 L 53–60 |
| 2001 | 1 W | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | (16) UNC Greensboro (9) Saint Joseph's (5) Cincinnati (3) #11 Maryland | W 88–60 W 90–83 W 78–65 L 73–87 |
| 2002 | 8 M | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (9) Western Kentucky (1) #2 Kansas | W 84–68 L 63–86 |
| 2003 | 4 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (13) San Diego (5) #23 Connecticut | W 77–69 L 74–85 |
| 2004 | 1 W | Round of 64 Round of 32 | (16) UTSA (8) Alabama | W 71–45 L 67–70 |
| 2005 | 8 M | Round of 64 | (9) Mississippi State | L 70–93 |
| 2007 | 11 S | Round of 64 | (6) #16 Louisville | L 58–78 |
| 2008 | 3 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | (14) Cornell (6) Marquette (2) #7 Texas | W 77–53 W 82–81 $^{OT}$ L 62–82 |
| 2014 | 10 S | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | (7) #17 New Mexico (2) #10 Kansas (11) Dayton | W 58–53 W 60–57 L 72–82 |

### NIT results

The Cardinal have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 19–6. They are three time NIT champions (1991, 2012, 2015).
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1988 | First Round Second Round | Long Beach State Arkansas State | W 80–77 L 59–60 |
| 1990 | First Round | Hawaii | L 57–69 |
| 1991 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Houston Wisconsin Southern Illinois Massachusetts Oklahoma | W 93–86 W 80–72 W 78–68 W 78–71 W 78–72 |
| 1994 | First Round | Gonzaga | L 76–80 |
| 2006 | Opening Round First Round | Virginia Missouri State | W 65–49 L 67–76 |
| 2012 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | Cleveland State Illinois State Nevada Massachusetts Minnesota | W 76–65 W 92–88 $^{OT}$ W 84–56 W 84–74 W 75–51 |
| 2013 | First Round Second Round | Stephen F. Austin Alabama | W 58–57 L 54–66 |
| 2015 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship | UC Davis Rhode Island Vanderbilt Old Dominion Miami (FL) | W 77–64 W 74–65 W 78–75 W 67–60 W 66–64 $^{OT}$ |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round | BYU Oklahoma State | W 86–83 L 65–71 |
| 2025 | First Round Second Round | Cal State Northridge TBD | W 87–70 TBD |
* Conference rules (PCC / Pac-8) disallowed participation until 1973.

### CBI results

The Cardinal have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2009 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | Boise State Wichita State Oregon State | W 96–76 W 70–56 L 62–65 $^{OT}$ |

## Record vs. Pac-12 opponents

| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Streak |
| Arizona | 33 | 73 | (.308) | Arizona; 1 |
| Arizona St. | 54 | 44 | (.552) | Stanford; 1 |
| California | 129 | 154 | (.457) | California; 1 |
| Colorado | 11 | 19 | (.367) | Colorado; 6 |
| Oregon | 96 | 58 | (.623) | Oregon; 1 |
| Oregon St. | 77 | 78 | (.494) | Stanford; 4 |
| UCLA | 98 | 152 | (.391) | UCLA; 1 |
| USC | 130 | 131 | (.498) | Stanford; 1 |
| Utah | 18 | 25 | (.405) | Stanford; 3 |
| Washington | 84 | 76 | (.525) | Washington; 1 |
| Washington St. | 84 | 66 | (.568) | Washington State; 5 |
* Records up to date through 2/21/24

## Notable players

* Bob Bedell (born 1944), basketball player in the ABA from 1967–1971.
* Mike Bratz (born 1955), basketball player in the NBA from 1977–1986.
* Curtis Borchardt (born 1980), basketball player in the NBA from 2003–2012.
* Anthony Brown (born 1992), basketball player in the NBA, and now in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Greg Butler (born 1966), basketball player in the NBA from 1988–1991.
* Josh Childress (born 1983), basketball player in the NBA from 2004–2008 and 2010–2013, played in the EuroLeague from 2008–2010.
* Jarron Collins (born 1978), basketball player in the NBA from 2001–2011. He has been an assistant coach in the NBA since 2014.
* Jason Collins (born 1978), basketball player in the NBA from 2001–2014.
* Landry Fields (born 1988), basketball player in the NBA from 2010–2015. He has been a general manager since 2022.
* Josh Huestis (born 1991), basketball player in the NBA from 2015–2018
* Casey Jacobsen (born 1981), basketball player in the NBA from 2003–2005 and 2007–2008. Also spent time in the EuroLeague.
* Robin Lopez (born 1988), basketball player in the NBA from 2008–present.
* Brook Lopez (born 1988), basketball player in the NBA from 2008–present. All-star and NBA champion.