# 2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by third year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at Maples Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2017-18 season 19-16, 11-7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place; this was their most conference wins in a decade (since 2008). They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to UCLA. They qualified for the NIT beating BYU in the first round, but lost to Oklahoma State in the second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Michael Humphrey | F | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Dorian Pickens | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Reid Travis | F | 6'8" | 245 | RS Junior | Minneapolis, MN | Graduate transfer to Kentucky |
| Robert Cartwright | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | Pasadena, CA | Graduate transfer to UC Irvine |
| Cameron Walker | F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Santa Maria, CA | Unable to play due to NCAA medical disqualification. |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Cormac Ryan SG | New York City, New York | Milton Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 4, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jaiden Delaire SF | Granby, Connecticut | Loomis Chaffee School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 8, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Keenan Fitzmorris C | Lenexa, Kansas | St. James Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 3, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Bryce Wills SG | White Plains, New York | Iona Preparatory School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Lukas Kišūnas C | Vilnius, Lithuania | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | May 1, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2018 Stanford Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2019 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyrell Terry PG | Minneapolis, MN | DeLaSalle (MN) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 10, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Spencer Jones SF | Roeland Park, KS | Bishop Miege | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 16, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| James Keefe SF | Los Angeles, CA | Loyola (CA) | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 17, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2019 Stanford Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Sonoma State | W 75–59 | | Maples Pavilion (2,515) Stanford, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | W 96–74 | 1–0 | Maples Pavilion (3,365) Stanford, CA |
| November 9, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | W 72–59 | 2–0 | Trask Coliseum (4,356) Wilmington, NC |
| November 12, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 72–90 | 2–1 | Dean Smith Center (19,647) Chapel Hill, NC |
| November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Wofford Battle 4 Atlantis campus-site game | Cancelled | Cancelled | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 21, 2018* 11:30 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 25 Wisconsin Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals | L 46–62 | 2–2 | Imperial Arena (1,573) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Florida Battle 4 Atlantis Consolation 2nd round | L 49–72 | 2–3 | Imperial Arena (1,109) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 23, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Middle Tennessee State Battle 4 Atlantis 7th place game | W 67–54 | 3–3 | Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Portland State | W 79–67 | 4–3 | Maples Pavilion (3,240) Stanford, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPN | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 84–90 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N | | Eastern Washington | W 78–62 | 5–4 | Maples Pavilion (3,663) Stanford, CA |
| December 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | San Jose State Rivalry | W 78–73 | 6–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,821) Stanford, CA |
| December 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at San Francisco | L 65–74 | 6–5 | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA |
| December 29, 2018* 7:30 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State | W 93–86 | 7–5 | Maples Pavilion (3,452) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 Regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN | | at UCLA | L 70–92 | 7–6 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (8,026) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 6, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at USC | L 66–77 | 7–7 (0–2) | Galen Center (3,768) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | L 70–75 | 7–8 (0–3) | Maples Pavilion (3,909) Stanford, CA |
| January 12, 2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | W 85–71 | 8–8 (1–3) | Maples Pavilion (3,969) Stanford, CA |
| January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Washington | L 64–80 | 8–9 (1–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,852) Seattle, WA |
| January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 78–66 | 9–9 (2–4) | Beasley Coliseum (2,364) Pullman, WA |
| January 24, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 66–70 | 9–10 (2–5) | Maples Pavilion (3,279) Stanford, CA |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, FS1 | | Colorado | W 75–62 | 10–10 (3–5) | Maples Pavilion (3,648) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at California | W 84–81 | 11–10 (4–5) | Haas Pavilion (7,840) Berkeley, CA |
| February 7, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 83–60 | 12–10 (5–5) | Gill Coliseum (4,293) Corvallis, OR |
| February 10, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oregon | L 46–69 | 12–11 (5–6) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,014) Eugene, OR |
| February 13, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | USC | W 79–76 | 13–11 (6–6) | Maples Pavilion (5,052) Stanford, CA |
| February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UCLA | W 104–80 | 14–11 (7–6) | Maples Pavilion (5,418) Stanford, CA |
| February 20, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona State | L 62–80 | 14–12 (7–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,327) Tempe, AZ |
| February 24, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona | L 54–70 | 14–13 (7–8) | McKale Center (13,859) Tucson, AZ |
| February 28, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 98–50 | 15–13 (8–8) | Maples Pavilion (3,139) Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Washington | L 61–62 | 15–14 (8–9) | Maples Pavilion (5,741) Stanford, CA |
| March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | California | L 59–64 | 15–15 (8–10) | Maples Pavilion (3,822) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2018 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) UCLA First round | L 72–79 | 15–16 | T-Mobile Arena (8,876) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
    The game between Stanford and Wofford had been originally scheduled for November 16, 2018, but was cancelled due to wildfires and was not rescheduled.