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. They were led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith. This was 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, played California in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. The Cardinal beat the Golden Bears 87–76 in overtime and faced their next head coach and the second seed, Washington State. The Cardinal lost 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 departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason 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/ went undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, later signed with Denver Nuggets 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 additionsNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 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

Roster

Schedule and results

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