The Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Maples Pavilion. Their head coach is Kyle Smith, as he replaced Jerod Haase who was fired on March 14, 2024 after going 126–127 over eight seasons.

Stanford began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1914. The Cardinal have won 13 conference championships (8 in the PCC and 5 in the Pac-10), the last in 2004, and one NCAA championship, in 1942. Stanford was also retroactively recognized as a pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1936–37 season by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team that season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Neither the Helms nor Premo-Porretta designations are recognized by the NCAA as official national championships, despite the NCAA referencing Helms's historical findings. The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 2014.

Seasons

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results The Cardinal have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 23–16. They were national champions in 1942, but did not return to the NCAA Tournaments for 47 years, until 1989. 1942 Elite EightFinal FourChampionship RiceColoradoDartmouth W 53–47W 46–35W 53–38 1989 3 E Round of 64 (14) Siena L 78–80 1992 12 S Round of 64 (5) Alabama L 75–80 1995 10 E Round of 64Round of 32 (7) Charlotte(2) #7 Massachusetts W 70–68L 53–75 1996 9 E Round of 64Round of 32 (8) Bradley(1) #1 Massachusetts W 66–58L 74–79 1997 6 W Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen (11) Oklahoma(3) #9 Wake Forest(2) #2 Utah W 80–67W 72–66L 77–82 OT 1998 3 M Round of 64Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite EightFinal Four (14) College of Charleston(11) Western Michigan(2) #11 Purdue(8) Rhode Island(2 S) #5 Kentucky W 67–57W 83–65W 67–59W 79–77L 85–86 OT 1999 2 W Round of 64Round of 32 (15) Alcorn State(10) Gonzaga W 69–57L 74–82 2000 1 S Round of 64Round of 32 (16) South Carolina State(8) North Carolina W 84–65L 53–60 2001 1 W Round of 64Round of 32Sweet SixteenElite Eight (16) UNC Greensboro(9) Saint Joseph's(5) Cincinnati(3) #11 Maryland W 88–60W 90–83W 78–65L 73–87 2002 8 M Round of 64Round of 32 (9) Western Kentucky(1) #2 Kansas W 84–68L 63–86 2003 4 S Round of 64Round of 32 (13) San Diego(5) #23 Connecticut W 77–69L 74–85 2004 1 W Round of 64Round of 32 (16) UTSA(8) Alabama W 71–45L 67–70 2005 8 M Round of 64 (9) Mississippi State L 70–93 2007 11 S Round of 64 (6) #16 Louisville L 58–78 2008 3 S Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen (14) Cornell(6) Marquette(2) #7 Texas W 77–53W 82–81 OTL 62–82 2014 10 S Round of 64Round of 32Sweet Sixteen (7) #17 New Mexico(2) #10 Kansas(11) Dayton W 58–53W 60–57L 72–82

NIT results The Cardinal have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 20–7. They are three time NIT champions (1991, 2012, 2015). 1988 First RoundSecond Round Long Beach StateArkansas State W 80–77L 59–60 1990 First Round Hawaii L 57–69 1991 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship HoustonWisconsinSouthern IllinoisMassachusettsOklahoma W 93–86W 80–72W 78–68W 78–71W 78–72 1994 First Round Gonzaga L 76–80 2006 Opening RoundFirst Round VirginiaMissouri State W 65–49L 67–76 2012 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Cleveland StateIllinois StateNevadaMassachusettsMinnesota W 76–65W 92–88 OTW 84–56W 84–74W 75–51 2013 First RoundSecond Round Stephen F. AustinAlabama W 58–57L 54–66 2015 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship UC DavisRhode IslandVanderbiltOld DominionMiami (FL) W 77–64W 74–65W 78–75W 67–60W 66–64 OT 2018 First RoundSecond Round BYUOklahoma State W 86–83L 65–71 2025 First RoundSecond Round Cal State NorthridgeKent State W 87–70L 75–77 Conference rules (PCC/Pac-8) disallowed participation until 1973.

CBC results The Cardinal have appeared in one College Basketball Crown (CBC). Their record is 0–1.

2026 Quarterfinals West Virginia L 77–82OT

CBI results The Cardinal have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1. 2009 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinals Boise StateWichita StateOregon State W 96–76W 70–56L 62–65 OT

Record vs. Pac-12 opponents OpponentWinsLossesPct.StreakArizona3373()Arizona; 1Arizona St.5444()Stanford; 1California129154()California; 1Colorado1119()Colorado; 6Oregon9658()Oregon; 1Oregon St.7778()Stanford; 4UCLA98152()UCLA; 1USC130131()Stanford; 1Utah1825()Stanford; 3Washington8476()Washington; 1Washington St.8466()Washington State; 5

Records up to date through 2/21/24

Notable players All-Americans Harlow Rothert 1929 Helms (1st) Hank Luisetti 1936 Consensus First Team – Helms (1st), Converse (1st) 1937 Consensus First Team – Helms (1st), Converse (1st), Omaha World (1st), MSG (1st) 1938 Consensus First Team – Helms (1st), Converse (1st), NEA (1st), MSG (1st) Art Stoefen 1938 MSG (2nd) Don Burness 1942 Consensus Second Team – Pic Magazine (1st) Jim Pollard 1942 Helms (1st) Rich Kelley 1975 UPI (3rd) Todd Lichti 1989 Consensus Second Team – AP (3rd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd), UPI (2nd) Adam Keefe 1992 AP (2nd), NABC (3rd), UPI (3rd) Brevin Knight 1997 Consensus Second Team – AP (2nd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd) Mark Madsen 1999 NABC (3rd) 2000 AP (3rd), NABC (2nd) Jason Collins 2001 NABC (3rd) Casey Jacobsen 2001 Consensus First Team – AP (1st), USBWA (1st), NABC (2nd), Sporting News (1st) 2002 Consensus Second Team – AP (2nd), USBWA (2nd), NABC (2nd) Josh Childress 2004 Consensus Second Team –AP (1st), USBWA (2nd), NABC (1st), Sporting News (3rd) Brook Lopez 2008 AP (3rd), NABC (3rd)

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