2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2020–21
|team=Stanford Cardinal
|sport=Basketball
|image=Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
|image_size= 100
|conference=Pac-12 Conference
|conference_link= Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
|short_conf=Pac-12
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=14–13
|conf_record=10–10
|head_coach=Jerod Haase
|hc_year=5th
|asst_coach1=Jeff Wulbrun
|asst_coach2=Adam Cohen
|asst_coach3=Jesse Pruitt
|stadium=Kaiser Permanente Arena
(Capacity: 2,505)
Maples Pavilion
(Capacity: 7,392)
|champion=
|tourney=
|tourney_result=
}}
{{2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by fifth year head coach Jerod Haase and are a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They originally planned to play their home games at Maples Pavilion, but due to COVID-19 regulations by Santa Clara County, California, they cancelled five games and then moved the rest of their home games to Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California.
Previous season
The Cardinal finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the tenth seed California 63–51, finishing their year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, cancelling post-season tournaments.
Offseason
=Departures=
=2020 recruiting class=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|collapse=|year=2020}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Max Murrell
| position = PF
| hometown = Omaha, NE
| highschool = Millard North (NE)
| feet = 6
| inches = 9
| weight = 195
| 40 =
| commitdate = September 9, 2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 79
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Brandon Angel
| position = SF
| hometown = San Diego, CA
| highschool = Torrey Pines (CA)
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 200
| 40 =
| commitdate = September 30, 2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 3
| espn grade = 75
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Noah Taitz
| position = SG
| hometown = Las Vegas, NV
| highschool = Bishop Gorman (NV)
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = October 5, 2019
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 3
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 81
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Ziaire Williams
| position = SF
| hometown = Lancaster, CA
| highschool = Sierra Canyon (CA)
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 180
| 40 =
| commitdate = April 12, 2020
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
| espn grade = 95
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Michael O'Connell
| position = PG
| hometown = Mineola, NY
| highschool = Blair Academy (NJ)
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| weight = 175
| 40 =
| commitdate = June 1, 2020
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 3
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars =
| espn grade =
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2020
| rivals ref title = Stanford 2020 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2020 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class
| rivals school = stanford
| scout s =
| espn schoolid = 24
| 247 overall = 11
| rivals overall = 15
| espn overall = 10
| accessdate = November 6, 2020
| bball = yes
}}
=2021 Recruiting class=
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|collapse=yes|year=2021}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Isa Silva
| position = PG
| hometown = Sacramento, CA
| highschool = Prolific Prep (CA)
| feet = 6
| inches = 3
| weight = 185
| 40 =
| commitdate = April 21, 2020
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 4
| espn grade = 85
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Harrison Ingram
| position = SF
| hometown = Dallas, TX
| highschool = St. Mark's School (TX)
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 210
| 40 =
| commitdate = September 18, 2020
| scout stars =
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
| espn grade = 90
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2021
| rivals ref title = Stanford 2021 Basketball Commitments
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2021 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class
| rivals school = stanford
| scout s =
| espn schoolid = 24
| 247 overall = 30
| rivals overall = 12
| espn overall = —
| accessdate = November 6, 2020
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Neal|last=Begovich|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=FR|rs=yes|home=San Francisco, CA|high_school=St. Ignatius College Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daejon|last=Davis|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=SR|rs=|home=Seattle, WA|high_school=Garfield}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bryce|last=Wills|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=White Plains, NY|high_school=Iona Preparatory School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ziaire|last=Williams|link=y|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Lancaster, CA|high_school=Sierra Canyon}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=O'Connell|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Mineola, NY|high_school=Blair Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Max|last=Murrell|num=10|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=FR|rs=|home=Omaha, NE|high_school=Millard North}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jaiden|last=Delaire|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=210|class=JR|rs=|home=North Granby, CT|high_school=Loomis Chaffee School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Keenan|last=Fitzmorris|num=12|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=230|class=SO|rs=y|home=Overland Park, KS|high_school=New Hampton School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Oscar|last=da Silva|link=y|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=SR|rs=|home=Munich, Germany|high_school=Ludwig Gymnasium}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Spencer|last=Jones|dab=basketball|link=y|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=|home=Roeland Park, KS|high_school=Bishop Miege}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Noah|last=Taitz|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=FR|rs=|home=Las Vegas, NV|high_school=Bishop Gorman}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Begovich|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=205|class=SR|rs=|home=San Francisco, CA|high_school=St. Ignatius College Prep}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Keefe|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=225|class=SO|rs=|home=Los Angeles, CA|high_school=Loyola}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brandon|last=Angel|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|class=FR|rs=|home=San Diego, CA|high_school=Torrey Pines}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Beskind|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=y|home=Tucson, AZ|high_school=Catalina Foothills}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lukas|last=Kišūnas|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=260|class=JR|rs=|home=Vilnius, Lithuania|high_school=Brewster Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Jerod Haase ({{college|Kansas}})
|asst_coach=
- Jeff Wulbrun ({{college|Cal State Fullerton}})
- Adam Cohen ({{college|Arizona}})
- Jesse Pruitt ({{college|UC Davis}})
|roster_url=https://gostanford.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2020-21
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2020-21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2020|tv=|record=yes|gamehighs=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2020
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| status = p
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah Valley
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename = Canceled due to regulations from COVID-19.
| tv = P12N
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score =
| attend =
| record =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2020
| time = 6:30{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = Alabama
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 19
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Jones, Williams}}
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Davis
| assists = 4
| score = 82–64
| attend = 0
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1, 2020
| time = 1:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Maui Invitational semifinals
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer = Davis
| points = 18
| highrebounder= Jones
| rebounds = 5
| highassister =Davis
| assists = 4
| score = 63–67
| attend = 0
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2020
| time = 10:30{{nbsp}}am
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = y
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Harrah's Cherokee Center
| site_cityst = Asheville, NC
| gamename = Maui Invitational 3rd place game
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer = Davis
| points = 18
| highrebounder= Keefe
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = da Silva
| assists = 3
| score = 63–79
| attend = 0
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2020
| time = 11:00{{nbsp}}am
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = North Carolina A&T
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC
| gamename =
| tv =
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 26
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Keefe, Williams}}
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|da Silva, Davis, Willis}}
| assists = 4
| score = 78–46
| attend = 0
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 15, 2020
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| site_stadium = Matadome
| site_cityst = Northridge, CA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN3
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 32
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Jones, Taitz}}
| assists = 3
| score = 82–71
| attend = 0
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 2020
| time = 4:00{{nbsp}}pm
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = Kaiser Permanente Arena
| site_cityst = Santa Cruz, CA
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 21
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|da Silva, Wills}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Davis
| assists = 7
| score = 78–75
| attend = 0
| record = 4–2
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 21, 2020
| time = 6:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| site_stadium = Kaiser Permanente Arena
| site_cityst = Santa Cruz, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 17
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Williams, Wills}}
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|Williams, Wills}}
| assists = 3
| score = 63–50
| attend = 30
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2021
| time = 7:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opprank = 21
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Matthew Knight Arena
| site_cityst = Eugene, OR
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| highscorer = {{tooltip|Tied|Jones, Wills}}
| points = 12
| highrebounder= Delaire
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = Wills
| assists = 6
| score = 56–73
| attend = 0
| record = 5–3
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 2020
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 31
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 10
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 8
| score = 81–71
| attend = 0
| record = 6–3
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm{{nbsp}}
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Kaiser Permanente Arena
| site_cityst = Santa Cruz, CA
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 21
| highrebounder= Williams
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = Williams
| assists = 10
| score = 91–75
| attend = 1
| record = 7–3
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 2021
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Kaiser Permanente Arena
| site_cityst = Santa Cruz, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 27
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 13
| highassister = Jones
| assists = 3
| score = 75–60
| attend = 1
| record = 8–3
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 13, 2021
| time = 8:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Jon M. Huntsman Center
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, UT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| highscorer = Davis
| points = 19
| highrebounder= {{tooltip|Tied|Davis, O'Connell}}
| rebounds = 5
| highassister = da Silva
| assists = 3
| score = 65–79
| attend = 0
| record = 8–4
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2021
| time = 12:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, CO
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 22
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 12
| highassister = {{tooltip|Tied|da Silva, O'Connell, Williams}}
| assists = 2
| score = 64–77
| attend = 0
| record = 8–5
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2021
| time = 2:00{{nbsp}}pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| opprank = 24
| opponent = UCLA
| site_stadium = Kaiser Permanente Arena
| site_cityst = Santa Cruz, CA
| gamename =
| tv = FOX
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 26
| highrebounder= Kisunas
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 5
| score = 73–72
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1
| record = 9–5
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona
| site_stadium = McKale Center
| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 21
| highrebounder= Jones
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 4
| score = 73–64
| attend = 0
| record = 10–5
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 2021
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Arizona State
| site_stadium = Desert Financial Arena
| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 21
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = da Silva
| assists = 4
| score = 75–79
| attend = 0
| record = 10–6
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 22
| highrebounder= Kisunas
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 4
| score = 66–72
| attend = 1
| record = 10–7
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 24
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 11
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 4
| score = 70–55
| attend = 0
| record = 11–7
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 23
| highrebounder= O'Connell
| rebounds = 9
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 2
| score = 76–70
| attend = 1
| record = 12–7
| conference = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2021
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 22
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 3
| score = 51–69
| attend = 0
| record = 12–8
| conference = 8–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Jones
| points = 17
| highrebounder= Kisunas
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Davis
| assists = 5
| score = 73–66
| attend = 1
| record = 13–8
| conference = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2021
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| highscorer = da Silva
| points = 18
| highrebounder= da Silva
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 5
| score = 79–61
| attend = 0
| record = 14–8
| conference = 10–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 2021
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, WA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| highscorer = O'Connell
| points = 17
| highrebounder= Tied
| rebounds = 6
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 7
| score = 76–85
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 200
| record = 14–9
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 25, 2021
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPNU
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 15
| highrebounder= Wills
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 5
| score = 68–71
| attend = 1
| record = 14–10
| conference = 10–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 2021
| time = 3:30 pm
| nonconf =
| away =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Maples Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| gamename =
| tv = P12N
| highscorer = Williams
| points = 14
| highrebounder= Kisunas
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Wills
| assists = 4
| score = 62–73
| attend = 1
| record = 14–11
| conference = 10–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 2021
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| rank =
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Galen Center
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename =
| tv = FS1
| highscorer = Tied
| points = 9
| highrebounder= Delaire
| rebounds = 8
| highassister = Tied
| assists = 2
| score = 42–79
| attend = 0
| record = 14–12
| conference = 10–10
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Stanford Cardinal}}| 2021 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 2021
| time = 7:00 pm
| tv = P12N
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6
| opponent = California
| oppseed = 11
| gamename = First round
| highscorer = Delaire
| points = 14
| highrebounder= Kisunas
| rebounds = 7
| highassister = O'Connell
| assists = 3
| site_stadium = T-Mobile Arena
| site_cityst = Paradise, NV
| attend = 0
| score = 58–76
| record = 14–13
}}
{{CBB Schedule End
|timezone=Pacific Time
|poll=AP Poll}}
References
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{{Stanford Cardinal men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team}}