2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
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NIT Champions | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2014–15 record | 24–13 (9–9 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Maples Pavilion |
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Arizona † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Utah | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by seventh year head coach Johnny Dawkins, played their home games at Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 24–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to Utah. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UC Davis, Rhode Island, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, and Miami (FL) to become NIT Champions. It was Stanford's second NIT Championship in four years.
Previous season[]
The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal finished the season with an overall record of 23–13, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team defeated Washington State and Arizona State before losing to UCLA, 59–84 in the semifinals. The Cardinal received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament as a #10–seed in the South Region. The Cardinal made it to the Sweet 16 by defeating #7–seed New Mexico and #2–seed Kansas, before losing to #11–seed Dayton 72–82.
Off-season[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Andy Brown | 11 | F | 6’7” | 215 | RS Senior | Yorba Linda, California | Graduated. |
Aaron Bright | 2 | PG | 5’11” | 178 | Senior | Bellevue, Washington | Graduate transfer to St. Mary’s. |
John Gage | 40 | PF | 6’10” | 225 | Senior | Vashon Island, Washington | Graduated. |
Josh Huestis | 24 | F | 6’7” | 230 | Senior | Great Falls, Montana | Graduated/2014 NBA Draft |
Robbie Lemons | 10 | G | 6’3” | 205 | Senior | Carmichael, California | Graduated |
Dwight Powell | 33 | PF | 6’10” | 240 | Senior | Toronto, Ontario | Graduated/2014 NBA Draft |
2014 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date
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Robert Cartwright PG |
La Canada, CA | Flintridge Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 4, 2013 | |
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Michael Humphrey PF |
Phoenix, AZ | Sunnyslope HS | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 30, 2013 | |
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Reid Travis PF |
Minneapolis, MN | De La Salle HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 8, 2013 | |
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Dorian Pickens SG |
Cave Creek, AZ | Pinnacle HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 20, 2013 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #15 Rivals: #13 ESPN: #13 | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Notes[]
- On December 28, 2014, Sophomore center Schuyler Rimmer announced on his Twitter that he would be transferring to Florida.
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/06/2014* 7:00 PM |
Cal Poly Pomona | W 79–76 | Maples Pavilion (3,463) Stanford, CA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM, P12N |
Wofford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
W 74–59 | 1–0 |
Maples Pavilion (3,650) Stanford, CA | |||||||
11/16/2014* 9:00 PM, P12N |
South Dakota State Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
W 84–73 | 2–0 |
Maples Pavilion (5,025) Stanford, CA | |||||||
11/21/2014* 4:00 PM, TruTV |
vs. UNLV Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals |
W 89–60 | 3–0 |
Barclays Center (10,135) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
11/22/2014* 6:30 PM, TruTV |
vs. No. 4 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship |
L 59–70 | 3–1 |
Barclays Center (10,046) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
11/25/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N |
Delaware | W 84–47 | 4–1 |
Maples Pavilion (4,075) Stanford, CA | |||||||
11/30/2014* 11:30 AM, FS1 |
at DePaul | L 72–87 | 4–2 |
Allstate Arena (5,990) Rosemont, IL | |||||||
12/13/2014* 3:00 PM, P12N |
Denver | W 49–43 | 5–2 |
Maples Pavilion (4,018) Stanford, CA | |||||||
12/17/2014* 6:00 PM, P12N |
Loyola Marymount | W 67–58 | 6–2 |
Maples Pavilion (4,088) Stanford, CA | |||||||
12/20/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at BYU | L 77–79 | 6–3 |
Marriott Center (13,247) Provo, UT | |||||||
12/23/2014* 4:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at No. 9 Texas | W 74–71 OT | 7–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (13,661) Austin, TX | |||||||
12/29/2014* 8:00 PM, P12N |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 74–39 | 8–3 |
Maples Pavilion (4,337) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/02/2015 12:00 PM, P12N |
Washington State | W 71–56 | 9–3 (1–0) |
Maples Pavilion (4,373) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/04/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
No. 21 Washington | W 68–60 OT | 10–3 (2–0) |
Maples Pavilion (4,368) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/08/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN |
at UCLA | L 81–86 2OT | 10–4 (2–1) |
Pauley Pavilion (7,379) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/11/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU |
at USC | W 78–76 | 11–4 (3–1) |
Galen Center (3,987) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
01/14/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at California | W 69–59 | 12–4 (4–1) |
Haas Pavilion (8,819) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
01/17/2015* 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
UConn | W 72–59 | 13–4 |
Maples Pavilion (7,104) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/22/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
No. 7 Arizona | L 82–89 | 13–5 (4–2) |
Maples Pavilion (6,943) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/24/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU |
Arizona State | W 89–70 | 14–5 (5–2) |
Maples Pavilion (4,009) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/28/2015 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Washington | W 84–74 | 15–5 (6–2) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,832) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/31/2015 5:00 PM, P12N |
at Washington State | L 88–89 | 15–6 (6–3) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,073) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/05/2015 6:00 PM, ESPN2 |
UCLA | L 67–69 | 15–7 (6–4) |
Maples Pavilion (5,298) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/08/2015 5:30 PM, ESPNU |
USC | W 70–62 | 16–7 (7–4) |
Maples Pavilion (5,409) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/12/2015 6:00 PM, P12N |
at No. 11 Utah | L 59–75 | 16–8 (7–5) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,018) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
02/15/2015 1:00 PM, FS1 |
at Colorado | L 58–64 | 16–9 (7–6) |
Coors Events Center (9,138) Boulder, CO | |||||||
02/21/2015 3:30 PM, P12N |
California | W 72–61 | 17–9 (8–6) |
Maples Pavilion (6,177) Stanford, CA | |||||||
02/26/2015 8:00 PM, P12N |
Oregon State | W 75–48 | 18–9 (9–6) |
Maples Pavilion (4,012) Stanford, CA | |||||||
03/01/2015 4:00 PM, FS1 |
Oregon | L 70–73 | 18–10 (9–7) |
Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, CA | |||||||
03/05/2015 8:00 PM, FS1 |
at Arizona State | L 62–67 | 18–11 (9–8) |
Wells Fargo Arena (5,345) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
03/07/2015 1:00 PM, CBS |
at No. 5 Arizona | L 69–91 | 18–12 (9–9) |
McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2015 8:30 PM, P12N |
vs. Washington First round |
W 71–69 | 19–12 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,875) Paradise, NV | |||||||
03/12/2015 8:30 PM, ESPN |
vs. No. 17 Utah Quarterfinals |
L 56–80 | 19–13 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
03/17/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (2) | (7) UC Davis First round |
W 77–64 | 20–13 |
Maples Pavilion (1,436) Stanford, CA | ||||||
03/22/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. (2) | (3) Rhode Island Second round |
W 74–65 | 21–13 |
Maples Pavilion (1,235) Stanford, CA | ||||||
03/24/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. (2) | (5) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals |
W 78–75 | 22–13 |
Maples Pavilion (1,546) Stanford, CA | ||||||
03/31/2015* 6:30 pm, ESPN |
No. (2) | vs. (1) Old Dominion Semifinals |
W 67–60 | 23–13 |
Madison Square Garden (7,185) New York, NY | ||||||
04/01/2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. (2) | vs. (2) Miami (FL) Championship game |
W 66–64 OT | 24–13 |
Madison Square Garden (6,600) New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. |
Ranking movement[]
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
References[]
- 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball season
- Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons
- 2015 National Invitation Tournament participants
- National Invitation Tournament championship seasons
- 2014 in sports in California
- 2015 in sports in California