2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	15–15 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Johnny Dawkins (8th year)
Assistant coach	Tim O'Toole
Assistant coach	Charles Payne
Assistant coach	Mike Scharge
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Oregon †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	7	.816
#13 Utah	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#17 Arizona	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#23 California	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Colorado	10	–	8	.556	22	–	12	.647
USC	9	–	9	.500	21	–	13	.618
Oregon State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Washington	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Stanford	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
UCLA	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Arizona State	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	9	–	22	.290

† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by eighth year head coach Johnny Dawkins. They played their home games at Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the 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.

On March 14, head coach Johnny Dawkins was fired.^[1] He finished at Stanford with an eight-year record of 156–115, two NIT championships, but only one NCAA Tournament appearance.

Previous Season

The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal basketball team finished the season with an overall record of 24–13, and 9–9 in conference play. The Cardinal made it to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. The team was invited to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament as a 2-seed. The team defeated Miami (FL) in the Championship game.^[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Stefan Nastić	4	C	6'11"	245	RS Senior	Thornhill, Ontario	Graduated
Elliott Bullock	44	PF	6'10"	235	RS Senior	Salt Lake City, Utah	Graduated
Anthony Brown	21	SF	6'6"	215	RS Senior	Fountain Valley, California	Graduated/2015 NBA draft
Jack Ryan	14	SF	6'8"	210	Senior	Glenview, Illinois	Graduated
Chasson Randle	5	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Rock Island, Illinois	Graduated
Wade Morgan	20	PG	6'1"	175	Senior	South Orange, New Jersey	Graduated

2015 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Sheffield #32 SF	Alpharetta, GA	Chattahoochee High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 8, 2014
Marcus Sheffield #32 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cameron Walker #68 SF	Santa Maria, CA	Ernest Righetti High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 21, 2014
Cameron Walker #68 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Sharma #13 C	Lexington, MA	Northfield Mount Hermon School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 22, 2014
Josh Sharma #13 C	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: "2015 Stanford Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015. "2015 Stanford Cardinal Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Sanders, ChristianChristian Sanders	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Thomas HS	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	2	Cartwright, RobertRobert Cartwright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Flintridge Prep	Pasadena, California
1.5 !G	3	Allen, MalcolmMalcolm Allen	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
1.5 !G	4	Proulx, IanIan Proulx (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Menlo-Atherton HS	Atherton, California
3.5 !F	10	Humphrey, MichaelMichael Humphrey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Sunnyslope HS	Phoenix, Arizona
2.5 !G/F	11	Pickens, DorainDorain Pickens	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Pinnacle HS	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	12	Hanson, JoshJosh Hanson (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	St. John's School	Houston, Texas
2.5 !G/F	14	Sheffield, MarcusMarcus Sheffield	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chattahoochee HS	Alpharetta, Georgia
1.5 !G	15	Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
5.0 !C	20	Sharma, JoshJosh Sharma	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Lexington, Massachusetts
3.5 !F	21	Walker, CameronCameron Walker	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Righetti HS	Santa Maria, California
3.5 !F	22	Travis, ReidReid Travis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	DeLaSalle HS	Minneapolis, Minnesota
3.5 !F	24	Seutin, AlexAlex Seutin (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	International HS	San Francisco, California
3.5 !F	25	Allen, RoscoRosco Allen	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bishop Gorman HS	Budapest, Hungary
5.0 !C	30	Verhoeven, GrantGrant Verhoeven	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Central Valley Christian HS	Hanford, California
1.5 !G	31	Adedeji, AyoAyo Adedeji (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Damien HS	San Dimas, California

Head coach

Johnny Dawkins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Tim O'Toole (Fairfield)
Charles Payne (Florida International)
Mike Schrage (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 7, 2016

Notes

Dec. 19, 2015 - Sophomore forward Reid Travis out indefinitely with a left leg injury.^[3]
On Feb. 23 it was announced Travis would medically redshirt and miss the remainder of the season.^[4]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2015* 6:00 PM, P12N	Green Bay NIT Season Tip-Off	W 93–89 ^OT	1–0	Maples Pavilion (3,783) Stanford, CA
Nov 15, 2015* 5:00 PM, P12N	Charleston Southern NIT Season Tip-Off	W 93–59	2–0	Maples Pavilion (3,427) Stanford, CA
Nov 19, 2015* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	SMU	L 70–85	2–1	Maples Pavilion (3,687) Stanford, CA
Nov 22, 2015* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Saint Mary's	L 61–78	2–2	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Nov 26, 2015* 1:30 PM, ESPN2	vs. No. 8 Villanova NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals	L 45–59	2–3	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 27, 2015* 9:30 AM, ESPNU	vs. Arkansas NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation	W 69–66	3–3	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Dec 12, 2015* 7:00 PM, P12N	Dartmouth	W 64–50	4–3	Maples Pavilion (4,452) Stanford, CA
Dec 15, 2015* 7:00 PM, FS1	DePaul	W 79–60	5–3	Maples Pavilion (4,912) Stanford, CA
Dec 19, 2015* 8:30 PM, ESPN2	Texas	L 73–75	5–4	Maples Pavilion (3,930) Stanford, CA
Dec 21, 2015* 8:00 PM, P12N	Sacramento State	W 70–60	6–4	Maples Pavilion (3,436) Stanford, CA
Dec 27, 2015* 6:00 PM, P12N	Carroll (Montana)	W 83–38	7–4	Maples Pavilion (3,607) Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan 1, 2016 6:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 21 Utah	W 70–68 ^OT	8–4 (1–0)	Maples Pavilion (4,065) Stanford, CA
Jan 3, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Colorado	L 55–56	8–5 (1–1)	Maples Pavilion (3,887) Stanford, CA
Jan 6, 2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Oregon State	W 78–72	9–5 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum (5,563) Corvallis, OR
Jan 10, 2016 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Oregon	L 58–71	9–6 (2–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,318) Eugene, OR
Jan 14, 2016 8:00 PM, FS1	California	W 77–71	10–6 (3–2)	Maples Pavilion (5,023) Stanford, CA
Jan 21, 2016 8:00 PM, P12N	No. 12 Arizona	L 57–71	10–7 (3–3)	Maples Pavilion (5,275) Stanford, CA
Jan 23, 2016 8:00 PM, P12N	Arizona State	W 75–73	11–7 (4–3)	Maples Pavilion (4,776) Stanford, CA
Jan 27, 2016 6:00 PM, P12N	at Colorado	L 75–91	11–8 (4–4)	Coors Events Center (8,001) Boulder, CO
Jan 30, 2016 2:00 PM, P12N	at Utah	L 74–96	11–9 (4–5)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,109) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 6, 2016 1:00 PM, ESPN2	at California	L 61–76	11–10 (4–6)	Haas Pavilion (11,858) Berkeley, CA
Feb 11, 2016 8:00 PM, FS1	Oregon State	L 50–62	11–11 (4–7)	Maples Pavilion (4,519) Stanford, CA
Feb 13, 2016 1:00 PM, P12N	No. 11 Oregon	W 76–72	12–11 (5–7)	Maples Pavilion (5,462) Stanford, CA
Feb 18, 2016 7:00 PM, P12N	at Washington State	W 72–56	13–11 (6–7)	Beasley Coliseum (2,711) Pullman, WA
Feb 20, 2016 5:00 PM, P12N	at Washington	L 53–64	13–12 (6–8)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,161) Seattle, WA
Feb 25, 2016 8:00 PM, P12N	USC	W 84–64	14–12 (7–8)	Maples Pavilion (4,080) Stanford, CA
Feb 27, 2016 1:30 PM, FOX	UCLA	W 79–70	15–12 (8–8)	Maples Pavilion (6,364) Stanford, CA
Mar 3, 2016 8:00 PM, FS1	at Arizona State	L 64–74	15–13 (8–9)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,157) Tucson, AZ
Mar 5, 2016 1:00 PM, CBS	at No. 18 Arizona	L 62–94	15–14 (8–10)	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 9, 2016 12:00 PM, P12N	vs. Washington First round	L 68–91	15–15	MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ http://blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports/2016/03/14/stanford-basketball-dawkins-fired/
↑ "NIT Champions". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ Norlander, Matt. "Stanford sophomore standout Reid Travis will sit indefinitely with injury". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
↑ Norlander, Matt. "Stanford's Reid Travis will medically redshirt, miss rest of the season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball

Venues	Stanford Pavilion (1922–1968) Maples Pavilion (1968–present)

Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

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