The 2024–25 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. They played their home games at

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. Led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith, this marked the inaugural season for Stanford as members of the

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. 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

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and to Cal Poly. They rebounded to win three straight games, including a rivalry match and their ACC opener against

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. That streak ended as the Cardinal faced their first ranked team of the season in number ten

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. 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

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. 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

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. The team stumbled and went 1–4 over their next five games. They only defeated

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74–73, while losing to SMU, Wake Forest,

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and third-ranked

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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

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. The two losses were their final to games of the season versus Notre Dame and fourteenth-ranked

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. The Cardinal finished the

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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

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bid to the NIT. The Cardinal were a two-seed in the San Francisco Region. They defeated

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in the First Round before losing to

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77–75 in the Second Round.

Previous season

The

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went 14–18, 8–12 in the Pac-12 conference. They finished tied for 9th in the conference and, as the 10th seed, would play

in the first round of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. The Cardinal beat the Golden Bears 87–76 in overtime and would face their next head coach and the second seed,

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. The Cardinal would lose to the Cougars 79–62 ending their season. After the game, the Cardinal fired their head coach

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after eight seasons and zero appearances in the NCAA tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons

Stanford Cardinal men's basketball The Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They play their home games at Maples Pavilion. Their head c ...