2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record 12–11 (5–7 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
#12 Arizona 9 4   .692     21 5   .808
#16 Oregon 9 4   .692     20 6   .769
Colorado 8 5   .615     19 7   .731
Utah 8 5   .615     19 7   .731
USC 7 5   .583     18 7   .720
California 7 5   .583     17 8   .680
Washington 7 6   .538     15 10   .600
Oregon State 6 7   .462     15 9   .625
UCLA 5 7   .417     14 11   .560
Stanford 5 7   .417     12 11   .522
Arizona State 4 9   .308     14 12   .538
Washington State 1 12   .077     9 16   .360
2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of February 14, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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.[1]

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 Home town 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 
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 
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 
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:

Roster

2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Sanders, ChristianChristian Sanders 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr St. Thomas HS Houston, Texas
G 2 Cartwright, RobertRobert Cartwright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Flintridge Prep Pasadena, California
G 3 Allen, MalcolmMalcolm Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 4 Proulx, IanIan Proulx 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Menlo-Atherton HS Atherton, California
F 10 Humphrey, MichaelMichael Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunnyslope HS Phoenix, Arizona
G/F 11 Pickens, DorainDorain Pickens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Pinnacle HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 12 Hanson, JoshJosh Hanson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. John's School Houston, Texas
G/F 14 Sheffield, MarcusMarcus Sheffield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Chattahoochee HS Alpharetta, Georgia
G 15 Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nevada
C 20 Sharma, JoshJosh Sharma 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Northfield Mount Hermon Lexington, Massachusetts
F 21 Walker, CameronCameron Walker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Righetti HS Santa Maria, California
F 22 Travis, ReidReid Travis  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 24 Seutin, AlexAlex Seutin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So International HS San Francisco, California
F 25 Allen, RoscoRosco Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Bishop Gorman HS Budapest, Hungary
C 30 Verhoeven, GrantGrant Verhoeven 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Central Valley Christian HS Hanford, California
G 31 Adedeji, AyoAyo Adedeji 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Damien HS 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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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. #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
#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
#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
#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   
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Feb 20, 2016
5:00 PM, P12N
at Washington   
Alaska Airlines Arena
Seattle, WA
Feb 25, 2016
8:00 PM, P12N
USC   
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
Feb 27, 2016
1:30 PM, FOX
UCLA   
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
Mar 3, 2016
8:00 PM, FS1
at Arizona State   
Wells Fargo Arena
Tucson, AZ
Mar 5, 2016
1:00 PM, CBS
at Arizona   
McKale Center
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 9–12, 2016
, P12N/FS1
vs.    
MGM Grand Garden Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. "NIT Champions". GoStanford.com. Stanford University. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. Norlander, Matt. "Stanford sophomore standout Reid Travis will sit indefinitely with injury". CBSSports.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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