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.

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	14–13 (10–10 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jerod Haase (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Wulbrun Adam Cohen Jesse Pruitt
Home arena	Kaiser Permanente Arena (Capacity: 2,505) Maples Pavilion (Capacity: 7,392)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oregon	14	–	4		.778			21	–	7		.750
No. 23 USC	15	–	5		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 22 Colorado	14	–	6		.700			23	–	9		.719
UCLA	13	–	6		.684			22	–	10		.688
Arizona*	11	–	9		.550			17	–	9		.654
Oregon State †	10	–	10		.500			20	–	13		.606
Stanford	10	–	10		.500			14	–	13		.519
Utah	8	–	11		.421			12	–	13		.480
Arizona State	7	–	10		.412			11	–	14		.440
Washington State	7	–	12		.368			14	–	13		.519
Washington	4	–	16		.200			5	–	21		.192
California	3	–	17		.150			9	–	20		.310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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[1]
Isaac White	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Adelaide, Australia	Graduated, signed with The Hawks (NBL)[2]
Tyrell Terry	G	6'1"	160	Freshman	Minneapolis, MN	Declared for 2020 NBA draft.[3][4]

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

College recruiting information (2021)
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
	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
	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.

Roster

2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Neal Begovich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA G 1 Daejon Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Garfield Seattle, WA G 2 Bryce Wills 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Iona Preparatory School White Plains, NY F 3 Ziaire Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Lancaster, CA G 5 Michael O'Connell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Blair Academy Mineola, NY F 10 Max Murrell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Millard North Omaha, NE F 11 Jaiden Delaire 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Loomis Chaffee School North Granby, CT C 12 Keenan Fitzmorris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So New Hampton School Overland Park, KS F 13 Oscar da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Ludwig Gymnasium Munich, Germany F 14 Spencer Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Bishop Miege Roeland Park, KS G 20 Noah Taitz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman Las Vegas, NV G 21 Daniel Begovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA F 22 James Keefe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, CA F 23 Brandon Angel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA G 24 Sam Beskind 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Catalina Foothills Tucson, AZ F 32 Lukas Kišūnas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Vilnius, Lithuania	Head coach Jerod Haase (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Wulbrun (Cal State Fullerton) Adam Cohen (Arizona) Jesse Pruitt (UC Davis) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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.