The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented

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during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by seventh year head coach

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, played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 24–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Utah. They were invited to the

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where they defeated UC Davis, Rhode Island, Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, and Miami (FL) to become NIT Champions. It was Stanford's second NIT Championship in four years.

Previous season

The 2013–14 Stanford Cardinal finished the season with an overall record of 23–13, and 10–8 in the Pac-12 to finish in a five-way tie for third place. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team defeated

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and

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before losing to

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, 84–59 in the semifinals. The Cardinal received an at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament as a #10 seed in the South Region. The Cardinal made it to the Sweet 16 by defeating #7 seed

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and #2 seed

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, before losing to #11 seed

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82–72.

Off-season

Departures

2014 recruiting class

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Roster

Notes

* On December 28, 2014, Sophomore center Schuyler Rimmer announced on his Twitter that he would be transferring to Florida.

Schedule

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Ranking movement

References

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Stanford Cardinal men's basketball seasons

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