The 2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at Maples Pavilion in their second season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cardinal won their first four straight games, including a victory over Louisiana in their opening Acrisure Series game. Their first loss of the season came by eight-points against Seattle. They traveled to Thousand Palms, California to participate in the remainder of the Acrisure Series. The Cardinal won their semifinal game against Minnesota by four-points and then won the Championship game against Saint Louis by a point to finish as champions. They lost by a point to UNLV, but otherwise won the remainder of their non-conference games. This included a neutral-site win over Colorado in the Hall of Fame Series. The Cardinal opened ACC play with a low-scoring 40–47 loss against Notre Dame. They rebounded by going 3–1 over their next four games. The run saw the Cardinal face three ranked teams. They defeated fourteenth-ranked North Carolina and sixteenth-ranked Louisville but lost to twenty-third ranked Virginia. The Cardinal went on a five-game losing streak after the run. They lost to sixth-ranked Duke, twentieth-ranked Clemson and rivals California over the stretch. The team broke the streak on February 7 with a win over Georgia Tech. After defeating Boston College, they lost to Wake Forest and their rivalry re-match with California. They finished the regular season on a high, winning their final four games. The final two games were road victories over Notre Dame and NC State.

The Cardinal finished 20–13 and 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the 2026 ACC tournament, they were defeated by Pittsburgh 63–64 in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Crown. They lost to eventual tournament champions West Virginia 77–82 in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

Previous season The Cardinal finished 21–14 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they defeated rival Cal in the second round 78–73 before narrowly falling to Louisville 75–73 on a last second Chucky Hepburn buzzer-beater. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the San Francisco Region. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the First Round 87–80 before narrowly losing to Kent State 77–75 in the Second Round.

Offseason Departures Stanford DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Derin Saran 1 G 6'4" 190 Junior Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to UC Irvine Oziyah Sellers 4 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Hayward, CA Transferred to St. John's Cole Kastner 9 F 6'7" 215 Graduate Student Palo Alto, CA Graduated Jaylen Blakes 21 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Student Somerset, NJ Graduated Maxime Raynaud 42 C 7'1" 250 Senior Paris, France Graduated/2025 NBA Draft; Selected 42nd overall by the Sacramento Kings

Incoming transfers Stanford AdditionsNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes AJ Rohosy 4 G 6'9" 230 Graduate Student San Anselmo, CA Transfer from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Jeremy Dent-Smith 25 G 6'1" 200 Graduate Student Hawthorne, CA Transfer from Cal State Dominguez Hills

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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