# 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by fifth year head coach Jerod Haase and are a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They originally planned to play their home games at Maples Pavilion, but due to COVID-19 regulations by Santa Clara County, California, they cancelled five games and then moved the rest of their home games to Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California.

## Previous season

The Cardinal finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the tenth seed California 51–63, finishing their year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cancelling post-season tournaments.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Rodney Herenton | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Kodye Pugh | F | 6'8" | 205 | RS Junior | Baltimore, MD | Grad transfer to Loyola Marymount |
| Isaac White | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Adelaide, Australia | Graduated, signed with The Hawks (NBL) |
| Tyrell Terry | G | 6'1" | 160 | Freshman | Minneapolis, MN | Declared for 2020 NBA draft. |

### 2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Max Murrell PF | Omaha, NE | Millard North (NE) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Brandon Angel SF | San Diego, CA | Torrey Pines (CA) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 30, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Noah Taitz SG | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman (NV) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 5, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Ziaire Williams SF | Lancaster, CA | Sierra Canyon (CA) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 12, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Michael O'Connell PG | Mineola, NY | Blair Academy (NJ) | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 15 247Sports: 11 ESPN: 10 ||||||
| 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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. "2020 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. ||||||

### 2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isa Silva 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 |||||||
| Harrison Ingram 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 |||||||
| 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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. "2021 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 6, 2020. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Utah Valley Canceled due to regulations from COVID-19. | | | | | | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 30, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | W 82–64 | 1–0 | 19 – Williams | 8 – Tied | 4 – Davis | Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC |
| December 1, 2020* 1:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 14 North Carolina Maui Invitational semifinals | L 63–67 | 1–1 | 18 – Davis | 5 – Jones | 4 – Davis | Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC |
| December 2, 2020* 10:30 am, ESPN | | vs. Indiana Maui Invitational 3rd place game | L 63–79 | 1–2 | 18 – Davis | 5 – Keefe | 3 – da Silva | Harrah's Cherokee Center (0) Asheville, NC |
| December 6, 2020* 11:00 am | | at North Carolina A&T | W 78–46 | 2–2 | 26 – da Silva | 10 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Corbett Sports Center (0) Greensboro, NC |
| December 15, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 82–71 | 3–2 | 32 – da Silva | 9 – da Silva | 3 – Tied | Matadome (0) Northridge, CA |
| December 19, 2020 4:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona | W 78–75 | 4–2 (1–0) | 21 – da Silva | 7 – Tied | 7 – Davis | Kaiser Permanente Arena (0) Santa Cruz, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 63–50 | 5–2 | 17 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Kaiser Permanente Arena (30) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 21 Oregon | L 56–73 | 5–3 (1–1) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Delaire | 6 – Wills | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 4, 2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 81–71 | 6–3 (2–1) | 31 – da Silva | 10 – da Silva | 8 – O'Connell | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 7, 2021 6:00 pm , FS1 | | Washington | W 91–75 | 7–3 (3–1) | 21 – Delaire | 12 – Williams | 10 – Williams | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 75–60 | 8–3 (4–1) | 27 – da Silva | 13 – da Silva | 3 – Jones | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 13, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | L 65–79 | 8–4 (4–2) | 19 – Davis | 5 – Tied | 3 – da Silva | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 64–77 | 8–5 (4–3) | 22 – da Silva | 12 – da Silva | 2 – Tied | Coors Events Center (0) Boulder, CO |
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, FOX | | No. 24 UCLA | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (5–3) | 26 – da Silva | 7 – Kisunas | 5 – O'Connell | Kaiser Permanente Arena (1) Santa Cruz, CA |
| January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona | W 73–64 | 10–5 (6–3) | 21 – Delaire | 6 – Jones | 4 – O'Connell | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| January 30, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Arizona State | L 75–79 | 10–6 (6–4) | 21 – Delaire | 11 – da Silva | 4 – da Silva | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 | | USC | L 66–72 | 10–7 (6–5) | 22 – Delaire | 7 – Kisunas | 4 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at California | W 70–55 | 11–7 (7–5) | 24 – da Silva | 11 – da Silva | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 7, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | California | W 76–70 | 12–7 (8–5) | 23 – da Silva | 9 – O'Connell | 2 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | L 51–69 | 12–8 (8–6) | 22 – da Silva | 6 – da Silva | 3 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | W 73–66 | 13–8 (9–6) | 17 – Jones | 8 – Kisunas | 5 – Davis | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 18, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Washington | W 79–61 | 14–8 (10–6) | 18 – da Silva | 6 – da Silva | 5 – O'Connell | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 20, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Washington State | L 76–85 $^{3OT}$ | 14–9 (10–7) | 17 – O'Connell | 6 – Tied | 7 – O'Connell | Beasley Coliseum (200) Pullman, WA |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oregon | L 68–71 | 14–10 (10–8) | 15 – Delaire | 7 – Wills | 5 – O'Connell | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 27, 2021 3:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | L 62–73 | 14–11 (10–9) | 14 – Williams | 8 – Kisunas | 4 – Wills | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| March 3, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at USC | L 42–79 | 14–12 (10–10) | 9 – Tied | 8 – Delaire | 2 – Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | (6) | vs. (11) California First round | L 58–76 | 14–13 | 14 – Delaire | 7 – Kisunas | 3 – O'Connell | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||