The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cardinal were led by eighth year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to

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. On March 14, head coach Johnny Dawkins was fired. He finished at Stanford with an eight-year record of 156–115, two NIT championships, but only one NCAA Tournament appearance.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal basketball team finished the season with an overall record of 24–13, and 9–9 in conference play. The Cardinal made it to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. The team was invited to the

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as a 2-seed. The team defeated

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in the Championship game.

Off-season

Departures

2015 recruiting class

Roster

Notes

*Dec. 19, 2015 – Sophomore forward Reid Travis out indefinitely with a left leg injury.
On Feb. 23 it was announced Travis would medically redshirt and miss the remainder of the season.

Schedule

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References

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