# 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by sixth year head coach Jerod Haase and competed as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They played their home games at Maples Pavilion.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2020–21 season 14–13 and 10–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California.

## Offseason
### Departures

Stanford Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Daejon Davis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated; Transferred to Washington. |
| Bryce Wills | 2 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | White Plains, NY | Declared for 2021 NBA draft. |
| Ziaire Williams | 3 | F | 6'8" | 185 | Freshman | Lancaster, CA | Declared for 2021 NBA draft; selected 10th overall by the New Orleans Pelicans. |
| Oscar da Silva | 13 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Munich, Germany | Graduated; signed to play professionally in Germany with Riesen Ludwigsburg. |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Harrison Ingram #4 SF | Dallas, TX | St. Mark's School (TX) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Isa Silva #11 PG | Sacramento, CA | Prolific Prep (CA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Jarvis Moss SG | Concord, NC | Cannon School (NC) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Maxime Raynaud C | France | N/A | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 14, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 12 247Sports: 20 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. "2021 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. ||||||

### 2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Agarwala #30 SF | Coppell, TX | Coppell High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 18, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 12 247Sports: 30 ESPN: — |||||||
| 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. "2022 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Tarleton State | W 62–50 | 1–0 | 16 – Ingram | 7 – Ingram | 4 – Silva | Maples Pavilion (3,080) Stanford, CA |
| November 12, 2021* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Santa Clara | L 72–88 | 1–1 | 19 – Ingram | 10 – Raynaud | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (2,181) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 15, 2021* 8:00 pm, P12N | | San Jose State | W 76–62 | 2–1 | 19 – Tied | 11 – Ingram | 6 – Ingram | Maples Pavilion (2,492) Stanford, CA |
| November 17, 2021* 5:30 pm, P12N | | Valparaiso | W 74–60 | 3–1 | 11 – Taitz | 5 – Jones | 5 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,722) Stanford, CA |
| November 20, 2021* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at No. 9 Baylor | L 48–86 | 3–2 | 10 – Tied | 9 – Ingram | 2 – Tied | Ferrell Center (7,048) Waco, TX |
| November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | North Carolina A&T | W 79–65 | 4–2 | 18 – Murrell | 10 – Ingram | 5 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (2,379) Stanford, CA |
| November 28, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 76–80 | 4–3 (0–1) | 15 – Jones | 9 – Kisunas | 5 – Tied | CU Events Center (6,221) Boulder, CO |
| December 12, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | W 72–69 | 5–3 (1–1) | 20 – Delaire | 8 – Tied | 5 – Ingram | Maples Pavilion (4,181) Stanford, CA |
| December 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Dartmouth | W 89–78 $^{OT}$ | 6–3 | 22 – Delaire | 9 – Keefe | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (2,352) Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 2021* 12:00 pm, ABC | | vs. No. 17 Texas Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge | L 53–60 | 6–4 | 15 – Ingram | 7 – Ingram | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 22, 2021* 2:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Wyoming Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 66–63 | 7–4 | 17 – Delaire | 7 – Tied | 5 – O'Connell | Stan Sheriff Center (4,041) Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Liberty Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 79–76 | 8–4 | 25 – Jones | 8 – Delaire | 8 – O’Connell | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2021* 5:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Vanderbilt Diamond Head Classic Championship | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program. | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program. | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 11, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 USC | W 75–69 | 9–4 (2–1) | 21 – Tied | 10 – Ingram | 7 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (100) Stanford, CA |
| January 13, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Washington State | W 62–57 | 10–4 (3–1) | 16 – Jones | 6 – Keefe | 4 – O'Connell | Beasley Coliseum (2,612) Pullman, WA |
| January 15, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | L 64–67 | 10–5 (3–2) | 13 – Angel | 12 – Kisunas | 3 – Delaire | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,627) Seattle, WA |
| January 20, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | No. 3 Arizona | L 57–85 | 10–6 (3–3) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Ingram | 3 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (100) Stanford, CA |
| January 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Arizona State | W 79–76 | 11–6 (4–3) | 16 – Tied | 10 – Ingram | 3 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (100) Stanford, CA |
| January 27, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 15 USC | W 64–61 | 12–6 (5–3) | 14 – Delaire | 6 – Keefe | 5 – Ingram | Galen Center (4,148) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., P12N | | at No. 7 UCLA | L 43–66 | 12–7 (5–4) | 8 – Silva | 6 – Angel | 3 – O’Connell | Pauley Pavilion (10,283) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 57–50 | 13–7 (6–4) | 12 – Tied | 11 – Keefe | 3 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (3,072) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Washington State | L 60–66 | 13–8 (6–5) | 24 – Jones | 10 – Keefe | 3 – Keefe | Maples Pavilion (2,172) Stanford, CA |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Washington | W 87–69 | 14–8 (7–5) | 18 – Delaire | 10 – Ingram | 6 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (2,655) Stanford, CA |
| February 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 12 UCLA | L 70–79 | 14–9 (7–6) | 22 – Jones | 8 – Ingram | 4 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (4,288) Stanford, CA |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Oregon | L 60–68 | 14–10 (7–7) | 11 – Tied | 10 – Angel | 4 – Ingram | Matthew Knight Arena (6,952) Eugene, OR |
| February 12, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon State | W 76–65 | 15–10 (8–7) | 16 – Ingram | 8 – Jones | 9 – Ingram | Gill Coliseum (3,684) Corvallis, OR |
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Utah | L 56–69 | 15–11 (8–8) | 11 – Tied | 8 – Keefe | 6 – Ingram | Maples Pavilion (2,437) Stanford, CA |
| February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Colorado | L 53–70 | 15–12 (8–9) | 12 – Delaire | 9 – Keefe | 2 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,263) Stanford, CA |
| February 26, 2022 4:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | L 39–53 | 15–13 (8–10) | 10 – Jones | 5 – 3 tied | 2 – Ingram | Haas Pavilion (2,773) Berkeley, CA |
| March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 2 Arizona | L 69–81 | 15–14 (8–11) | 22 – Jones | 9 – Ingram | 5 – Ingram | McKale Center (14,382) Tucson, AZ |
| March 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 56–65 | 15–15 (8–12) | 14 – Jones | 9 – Ingram | 4 – Ingram | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 12:00 p.m., P12N | (9) | vs. (8) Arizona State First Round | W 71–70 | 16–15 | – | – | – | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 12:00 p.m., P12N | (9) | vs. (1) No. 2 Arizona Quarterfinals | L 80–84 | 16–16 | – | – | – | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||