2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–14 (11–9 ACC)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (1st season)
Associate head coach	Eric Reveno
Assistant coaches	Jim Shaw Wayne Hunter Derrick Wrobel Stephen Frankoski
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Duke †	19	–	1		.950			35	–	4		.897
No. 21 Louisville	18	–	2		.900			27	–	8		.771
No. 22 Clemson	18	–	2		.900			27	–	7		.794
Wake Forest	13	–	7		.650			21	–	11		.656
North Carolina	13	–	7		.650			23	–	14		.622
SMU	13	–	7		.650			24	–	11		.686
Stanford	11	–	9		.550			21	–	14		.600
Georgia Tech	10	–	10		.500			17	–	17		.500
Virginia	8	–	12		.400			15	–	17		.469
Virginia Tech	8	–	12		.400			13	–	19		.406
Florida State	8	–	12		.400			17	–	15		.531
Notre Dame	8	–	12		.400			15	–	18		.455
Pittsburgh	8	–	12		.400			17	–	15		.531
Syracuse	7	–	13		.350			14	–	19		.424
California	6	–	14		.300			14	–	19		.424
NC State	5	–	15		.250			12	–	19		.387
Boston College	4	–	16		.200			12	–	19		.387
Miami (FL)	3	–	17		.150			7	–	24		.226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Maples Pavilion. Led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith, this marked the inaugural season for Stanford as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The team started the season well, winning six straight games, a streak which culminated in a 71–69 win at Santa Clara. The team then went on a two game losing streak, losing in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational to Grand Canyon and to Cal Poly. They rebounded to win three straight games, including a rivalry match and their ACC opener against California. That streak ended as the Cardinal faced their first ranked team of the season in number ten Oregon. They fell at a neutral site in the San Jose Tip-Off 76–61. They then went on their first ACC road trip to the east coast, where they lost to Clemson and Pittsburgh. They rebounded from the road trip and went 6–1 over their next seven games, with five of those games being at home. They went 1–1 in the road games, with a loss at Wake Forest and a win at North Carolina. The team stumbled and went 1–4 over their next five games. They only defeated NC State 74–73, while losing to SMU, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech and third-ranked Duke over the stretch. The Cardinal finished 3–2 over their last five games, winning their three games at home and losing their two games on the road. The stretch included wins over rival California, SMU, and Boston College. The two losses were their final to games of the season versus Notre Dame and fourteenth-ranked Louisville.

The Cardinal finished the season 21–14 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament earned a bye into Second Round where they faced rival California for the third time during the season. They continued their dominance over the Golden Bears, defeating them for the third time during the season. They fell advanced to the Quarterfinals where they lost to second seed and thirteenth ranked Louisville for the second time in six days, 75–73. They received an at-large bid to the NIT. The Cardinal were a two-seed in the San Francisco Region. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the First Round before losing to Kent State 77–75 in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Cardinal went 14–18, 8–12 in the Pac-12 conference. They finished tied for 9th in the conference and, as the 10th seed, would play California in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. The Cardinal beat the Golden Bears 87–76 in overtime and would face their next head coach and the second seed, Washington State. The Cardinal would lose to the Cougars 79–62 ending their season. After the game, the Cardinal fired their head coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons and zero appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Stanford Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jared Bynum	1	G	5'10"	185	Graduate Student	Rockville, MD	Graduated
Andrej Stojaković	2	G	6'7"	190	Freshman	Carmichael, CA	Transferred to California
Kanaan Carlyle	3	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Alpharetta, GA	Transferred to Indiana
Roy Yuan	4	G	6'1"	170	Graduate Student	San Jose, CA	Graduated
Max Murrell	10	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Omaha, NE	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Michael Jones	13	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Woodbury, MN	Graduated
Spencer Jones	14	F	6'7"	225	Graduate Student	Roeland Park, KS	Graduated
James Keefe	22	F	6'9"	240	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Brandon Angel	23	F	6'8"	235	Senior	San Diego, CA	Transferred to Oregon
Josue Gil-Silva	25	G	6'1"	185	Graduate Student	Salinas, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Stanford Additions

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jaylen Blakes	21	G	6'2"	195	Junior	Somerset, NJ	Transfer from Duke
Chisom Okpara	10	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Bronxville, NY	Transfer from Harvard
Darin Saran	1	G	6'4"	177	Freshman	Istanbul, Turkey	Transfer from UC Irvine
Oziyah Sellers	4	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Transfer from USC
Cole Kastner	9	F	6'7"	215	Graduate Student	Palo Alto, CA	Transfer from Virginia (lacrosse)

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donavin Young F	Pasco, WA	Link Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 13, 2024
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Evan Stinson F	Cheney, WA	Cheney High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Tallis Toure C	Roseville, CA	West Park High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 8, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    ESPN:    (77)
Anthony Batson Jr. G	Scottsdale, AZ	Notre Dame Preparatory High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 18, 2024
	Recruit ratings: 247Sports:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 15, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Anthony Batson Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Notre Dame Preparatory High School Scottsdale, AZ G 1 Derin Saran 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Asheville School UC Irvine Istanbul, Turkey F 2 Donavin Young 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Link Academy Pasco, WA F 3 Tallis Toure 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr West Park High School Roseville, CA G 4 Oziyah Sellers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Southern California Academy USC Hayward, CA G 5 Benny Gealer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Rolling Hills Preparatory Palos Verdes Estates, CA F 9 Cole Kastner (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Menlo School Virginia Palo Alto, CA F 10 Chisom Okpara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr La Lumiere School Harvard Bronxville, NY G 11 Ryan Agarwal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Coppell High School Coppell, TX F 20 Cameron Grant (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr St. Edward High School Lakewood, OH G 21 Jaylen Blakes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Blair Academy Duke Somerset, NJ F 24 Jaylen Thompson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Southern California Academy Alameda, CA F 33 Evan Stinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cheney High School Cheney, WA F 42 Maxime Raynaud 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Lycée Henri-IV Paris, France F 52 Aidan Cammann 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, NH	Head coach Kyle Smith (Hamilton) Assistant coach(es) Eric Reveno (Stanford) Jim Shaw (Western Oregon) Wayne Hunter (Saint Mary's) Derrick Wrobel (Arizona State) Stephen Frankoski (Columbia) 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 4, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Denver	W 85–62	1–0	24 – Sellers	12 – Raynaud	6 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,286) Stanford, CA
November 8, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 80–53	2–0	20 – Gealer	14 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (1,818) Stanford, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 90–64	3–0	22 – Raynaud	11 – Raynaud	5 – Gealer	Maples Pavilion (2,055) Stanford, CA
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		UC Davis	W 79–65	4–0	33 – Raynaud	14 – Raynaud	4 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (2,791) Stanford, CA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Norfolk State	W 70–63	5–0	20 – Raynaud	10 – Raynaud	3 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (1,881) Stanford, CA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 71–69	6–0	32 – Raynaud	16 – Raynaud	10 – Blakes	Leavey Center (2,100) Santa Clara, CA
November 26, 2024* 4:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. Grand Canyon Acrisure Holiday Invitational Showcase game	L 71–78	6–1	29 – Raynaud	11 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	Acrisure Arena (753) Thousand Palms, CA
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Cal Poly	L 90–97	6–2	21 – Raynaud	9 – Agarwal	8 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (2,658) Stanford, CA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Utah Valley	W 77–63	7–2	18 – Blakes	17 – Raynaud	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,033) Stanford, CA
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCN		at California Rivalry	W 89–81	8–2 (1–0)	20 – Tied	7 – Tied	6 – Blakes	Haas Pavilion (6,089) Berkley, CA
December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Merrimack	W 74–68	9–2	19 – Sellers	16 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (2,121) Stanford, CA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN		vs. No. 10 Oregon San Jose Tip-Off	L 61–76	9–3	20 – Raynaud	13 – Raynaud	3 – Blakes	SAP Center  San Jose, CA
January 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Clemson	L 71–85	9–4 (1–1)	20 – Sellers	13 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,337) Clemson, SC
January 4, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		at Pittsburgh	L 68–83	9–5 (1–2)	21 – Raynaud	5 – Tied	5 – Blakes	Petersen Events Center (8,087) Pittsburgh, PA
January 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech	W 70–59	10–5 (2–2)	19 – Tied	14 – Raynaud	6 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (3,262) Stanford, CA
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Virginia	W 88–65	11–5 (3–2)	24 – Raynaud	10 – Raynaud	6 – Agarwal	Maples Pavilion (4,504) Stanford, CA
January 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPNews		at Wake Forest	L 67–80	11–6 (3–3)	16 – Sellers	11 – Raynaud	7 – Blakes	LJVM Coliseum (9,685) Winston-Salem, NC
January 18, 2025 11:15 a.m., The CW		at North Carolina	W 72–71	12–6 (4–3)	25 – Raynaud	13 – Raynaud	7 – Blakes	Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Miami (FL)	W 88–51	13–6 (5–3)	28 – Raynaud	12 – Raynaud	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,950) Stanford, CA
January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State	W 78–71	14–6 (6–3)	27 – Sellers	14 – Raynaud	4 – Gealer	Maples Pavilion (3,837) Stanford, CA
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Syracuse	W 70–61	15–6 (7–3)	21 – Raynaud	15 – Raynaud	3 – Raynaud	Maples Pavilion (3,220) Stanford, CA
February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU	L 61–85	15–7 (7–4)	19 – Sellers	10 – Raynaud	4 – Gealer	Moody Coliseum (6,176) Dallas, TX
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Wake Forest	L 73–79	15–8 (7–5)	16 – Raynaud	10 – Raynaud	6 – Raynaud	Maples Pavilion (2,774) Stanford, CA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State	W 74–73	16–8 (8–5)	25 – Raynaud	12 – Raynaud	8 – Agarwal	Maples Pavilion (4,841) Stanford, CA
February 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 52–60	16–9 (8–6)	12 – Blakes	6 – Raynaud	6 – Blakes	McCamish Pavilion (3,869) Atlanta, GA
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ABC		at No. 3т Duke	L 70–106	16–10 (8–7)	19 – Raynaud	7 – Raynaud	5 – Gealer	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		California Rivalry	W 66–61	17–10 (9–7)	20 – Raynaud	8 – Tied	4 – Agarwal	Maples Pavilion (6,510) Stanford, CA
February 26, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College	W 78–60	18–10 (10–7)	23 – Raynaud	10 – Raynaud	4 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (2,925) Stanford, CA
March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		SMU	W 73–68	19–10 (11–7)	26 – Raynaud	5 – Cammann	4 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (3,890) Stanford, CA
March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Notre Dame	L 54–56	19–11 (11–8)	20 – Raynaud	12 – Agarwal	3 – Blakes	Joyce Center (4,043) South Bend, IN
March 8, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPNU		at No. 14 Louisville	L 48–68	19–12 (11–9)	17 – Raynaud	11 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	KFC Yum! Center (18,707) Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (15) California Second round / Rivalry	W 78–73	20–12	23 – Raynaud	8 – Raynaud	6 – Blakes	Spectrum Center (6,620) Charlotte, NC
March 13, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (2) No. 13 Louisville Quarterfinals	L 73–75	20–13	22 – Sellers	6 – Okpara	5 – Blakes	Spectrum Center (10,627) Charlotte, NC
NIT
March 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	Cal State Northridge First round – San Francisco Region	W 87–70	21–13	22 – Raynaud	11 – Raynaud	4 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (1,119) Stanford, CA
March 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	Kent State Second round – San Francisco Region	L 75–77	21–14	23 – Blakes	10 – Raynaud	5 – Blakes	Maples Pavilion (1,542) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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