The 2026–27 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, are led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith, play their home games at Maples Pavilion in their third season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Previous season 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.
Offseason Departures Stanford DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Ebuka Okorie 1 G 6'2" 185 Freshman Nashua, NH Declared for 2026 NBA draft;Selected 17th overall by Oklahoma City Thunder AJ Rohosy 4 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student San Anselmo, CA Graduated Benny Gealer 5 G 6'1" 185 Senior Palos Verdes Estates, CA Graduated Chisom Okpara 10 F 6'8" 240 Senior Bronxville, NY Graduated Ryan Agarwal 11 G 6'6" 205 RS-Junior Coppell, TX Transferred to Loyola–Chicago Oskar Giltay 15 F/C 6'10" 235 Freshman Bilzen, Belgium Transferred to UConn Cameron Grant 20 F 6'7" 220 RS-Sophomore Lakewood, OH Transferred to UNC Greensboro Jaylen Thompson 24 F 6'7" 210 RS-Sophomore Oakland, CA Transferred to Pacific Jeremy Dent–Smith 25 G 6'1" 200 Graduate Student Hawthorne, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Stanford AdditionsNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Christian Bliss 24 G 6'4" 190 RS-Sophomore Queens, NY Delaware Austin Maurer 34 C 7'0" 230 Junior Medford, OR Seattle Nick Townsend 42 PF 6'7" 240 Graduate Chappaqua, NY Yale
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
References