# 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by first-year head coach Jerod Haase. They played their home games at Maples Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Arizona State.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington. Stanford failed to receive an invite to the NCAA tournament and declined to participate in any other postseason tournament, marking the first time since 2011 that they would not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 14, 2016, head coach Johnny Dawkins was fired after eight seasons. On March 25, the school hired Jerod Haase as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ian Proulx | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sr. | Atherton, California | Graduated |
| Rosco Allen | SF | 6'9" | 220 | RS Jr. | Budapest, Hungary | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Trevor Stanback C | Pasadena, CA | Maranatha High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 2, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Kodye Pugh SF | Baltimore, MD | Blair Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 7, 2016 |
| 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: "2016 Stanford Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2016 Stanford Cardinal Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kezie Okpala SF | Placentia, CA | Esperanza High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 |||||||
| 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: "2017 Stanford Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2017 Stanford Cardinal Player Commits". ESPN.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov. 11, 2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN2 | | vs. Harvard Pac-12 China Game | W 80–70 | 1–0 | Mercedes-Benz Arena (7,196) Shanghai, CN |
| Nov. 15, 2016* 7:00 PM, P12N | | Cal State Northridge | W 96–69 | 2–0 | Maples Pavilion (2,801) Stanford, CA |
| Nov. 17, 2016* 7:00 PM, P12N | | Weber State | W 67–49 | 3–0 | Maples Pavilion (1,232) Stanford, CA |
| Nov. 20, 2016* 3:00 PM, P12N | | Colorado State | W 56–49 | 4–0 | Maples Pavilion (4,661) Stanford, CA |
| Nov. 24, 2016* 11:30 AM, ESPN2 | | vs. Miami (FL) AdvoCare Invitational quarterfinal | L 53–67 | 4–1 | HP Field House (2,436) Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 25, 2016* 10:00 AM, ESPN3 | | vs. Indiana State AdvoCare Invitational 2nd round consolation | W 65–62 | 5–1 | HP Field House (1,876) Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 27, 2016* 4:00 PM, ESPNU | | vs. Seton Hall AdvoCare Invitational 5th place game | W 66–52 | 6–1 | HP Field House (1,216) Orlando, FL |
| Nov. 30, 2016* 8:00 PM, P12N | | No. 12 Saint Mary's | L 51–66 | 6–2 | Maples Pavilion (4,079) Stanford, CA |
| Dec. 3, 2016* 12:30 PM, ESPN | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 74–89 | 6–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| Dec. 16, 2016* 6:00 PM, P12N | | Cal State East Bay | W 79–55 | 7–3 | Maples Pavilion (3,186) Stanford, CA |
| Dec. 19, 2016* 6:00 PM, ESPN2 | | at SMU | L 49–72 | 7–4 | Moody Coliseum (6,923) Dallas, TX |
| Dec. 22, 2016* 7:30 PM, P12N | | Idaho | W 86–80 | 8–4 | Maples Pavilion (3,287) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Dec. 30, 2016 6:00 PM, P12N | | Arizona State | L 93–98 | 8–5 (0–1) | Maples Pavilion (3,595) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 1, 2017 5:00 PM, P12N | | No. 18 Arizona | L 52–91 | 8–6 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (4,396) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 5, 2017 8:00 PM, P12N | | at No. 25 USC | L 56–72 | 8–7 (0–3) | Galen Center (4,092) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 8, 2017 5:00 PM, FS1 | | at No. 4 UCLA | L 75–89 | 8–8 (0–4) | Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 12, 2017 8:00 PM, P12N | | Washington State | W 84–54 | 9–8 (1–4) | Maples Pavilion (3,491) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 14, 2017 5:00 PM, P12N | | Washington | W 76–69 | 10–8 (2–4) | Maples Pavilion (3,673) Stanford, CA |
| Jan. 19, 2017 8:00 PM, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 62–46 | 11–8 (3–4) | Gill Coliseum (4,585) Corvallis, OR |
| Jan. 21, 2017 3:00 PM, P12N | | at No. 11 Oregon | L 52–69 | 11–9 (3–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR |
| Jan. 29, 2017 5:30 PM, ESPNU | | at California | L 55–66 | 11–10 (3–6) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 2, 2017 8:00 PM, P12N | | Colorado | L 74–81 | 11–11 (3–7) | Maples Pavilion (3,849) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 4, 2017 1:30 PM, FS1 | | Utah | W 81–75 | 12–11 (4–7) | Maples Pavilion (4,447) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 8, 2017 8:00 PM, FS1 | | at No. 9 Arizona | L 67–74 | 12–12 (4–8) | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Feb. 11, 2017 5:00 PM, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 69–75 | 12–13 (4–9) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,206) Tempe, AZ |
| Feb. 17, 2017 7:00 PM, FS1 | | California | W 73–68 | 13–13 (5–9) | Maples Pavilion (4,870) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 22, 2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU | | Oregon State | W 79–66 | 14–13 (6–9) | Maples Pavilion (3,007) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 25, 2017 1:00 PM, P12N | | No. 6 Oregon | L 73–75 | 14–14 (6–10) | Maples Pavilion (5,509) Stanford, CA |
| Mar. 2, 2017 6:00 PM, ESPN2 | | at Colorado | L 72–91 | 14–15 (6–11) | Coors Events Center (8,008) Boulder, CO |
| Mar. 4, 2017 1:00 PM, P12N | | at Utah | L 59–67 | 14–16 (6–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,370) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| Mar. 8, 2017 12:00 PM, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) Arizona State First round | L 88–98 $^{OT}$ | 14–17 | T-Mobile Arena (7,846) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||