2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record15–15 (8–10 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon † 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
No. 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
† 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Josh Sharma
#13 C 		Lexington, MA Northfield Mount Hermon School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 22, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 Hometown
G 1 Christian Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas HS Texas Houston, Texas
G 2 Robert Cartwright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Flintridge Prep California Pasadena, California
G 3 Malcolm Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Centennial HS Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
G 4 Ian Proulx (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Menlo-Atherton HS California Atherton, California
F 10 Michael Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunnyslope HS Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 11 Dorain Pickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Pinnacle HS Arizona Phoenix, Arizona
G 12 Josh Hanson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. John's School Texas Houston, Texas
G/F 14 Marcus Sheffield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chattahoochee HS Georgia (country) Alpharetta, Georgia
G 15 Marcus Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Centennial HS Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
C 20 Josh Sharma 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Massachusetts Lexington, Massachusetts
F 21 Cameron Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Righetti HS California Santa Maria, California
F 22 Reid Travis Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So DeLaSalle HS Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 24 Alex Seutin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So International HS California San Francisco, California
F 25 Rosco Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Bishop Gorman HS Hungary Budapest, Hungary
C 30 Grant Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Central Valley Christian HS California Hanford, California
G 31 Ayo Adedeji (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Damien HS California San Dimas, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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

  1. ^ "Stanford basketball: Johnny Dawkins fired". March 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "NIT Champions". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Norlander, Matt. "Stanford sophomore standout Reid Travis will sit indefinitely with injury". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Norlander, Matt. "Stanford's Reid Travis will medically redshirt, miss rest of the season". CBSSports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.