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Fifth-Ranked Cardinal Faces Second-Ranked Maryland
Men's Basketball squad looks for win against the Terps.
December 1, 1998
Series Story
Maryland leads the series, 1-0 ... During the
1985-86 season, the Terrapins scored a 67-65 double overtime
victory in the opening round of the Hawaii Pacific
Invitational ... Cardinal assistant coach Eric Reveno played
in that game ... Stanford is 4-11 against Atlantic Coast
Conference (ACC) schools, and this is the first time in
school history the team has played back-to-back games
against ACC competition ... Last week in the championship
game of the pre-season NIT, Stanford dropped a 57-49
decision to North Carolina.
Stanford Cardinal (4-1 overall, 0-0 Pac-10)
F - Peter Sauer, 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa (8.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
F - Mark Madsen, 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, Ca (11.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg)
C - Tim Young, 7-2, 250, Senior, Santa Cruz, Ca (7.2 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
G - Kris Weems, 6-2, 204, Senior, Kansas City, Ks (5.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg)
G - Arthur Lee, 6-1, 185, Senior, Los Angeles, Ca (10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
F - Laron Profit, 6-5, 202, Senior, Charleston, SC (11.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
F - Terence Morris, 6-9, 205, Sophomore, Frederick, Md (16.9 ppg, 7.1 rpg)
C - Obinna Ekezie, 6-10, 262, Senior, Pt Harcourt, Nigeria (11.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
G - Steve Francis, 6-3, 194, Junior, Takoma Park, Md (15.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
G - Terrell Stokes, 6-0, 187, Senior, Philadelphia, Pa (1.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 7.3 apg) Classic Chatter
Stanford, along with Maryland (7-0), DePaul (3-1) and George Washington (2-1) will compete in the fourth annual BB&T Classic ... Stanford will face Maryland on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1:00 p.m. (est), while DePaul will challenge George Washington at 3:30 p.m. (est) ... The two winners will play the following evening at 8:30 p.m. (est) with the consolation game at 6:00 p.m. (est) ... This tournament benefits the Children's Charities Foundation ... The first three years of the Classic raised more than $1.5 million for metropolitan Washington area at-risk and disadvantaged children ... The Classic will be played at the MCI Center, a 20,000 seat state-of-the-art home of the NBA's Washington Wizards, NHL's Capitals, and the Georgetown Hoyas. Travel Trek
The Stanford basketball team is racking up the air miles so far this year ... A week long trip to New York City to compete in the pre-season NIT, back to the Stanford campus to prep for finals for four days, and now back on the road for another cross country trip to Washington D.C. for the BB&T Classic ... This is the third west coast to east coast trip for the Cardinal in the last two years ... Last season, Stanford played at Connecticut, in addition to competing at the Hilo Invitational on the Big Island of Hawaii ... Also during the 1990's, Stanford has also traveled to play games in Alaska, Chicago, St. Louis, San Antonio (the NCAA Final Four), Charlotte (N.C.), Annapolis (Md), Providence (R.I.), Albany (NY), Washington D.C., East Lansing (Mi), Charlottesville (Va), the Meadowlands (NJ), Madison (Wi), Orlando (Fl) and Maui. Stanford Saga
For the first time in the history of Stanford Basketball, a Cardinal player has graced the cover of Sports Illustrated ... Arthur Lee gained honors by appearing in the College Basketball issue (Nov. 23) ... Sports Illustrated proclaimed Stanford as the #1 team in the nation in its pre-season poll. Defensive Data
Stanford's defense has been sharp in all five games this year ... The Cardinal has held the opposition to .350 shooting, 52.2 ppg, and has outrebounded the opposition, 44.8 to 31.0 rpg ... Stanford has outrebounded its opponents in all five games this year, and 13 straight games over the past two seasons ... Stanford has won its four games by an average of 22.3 ppg ... The Cardinal has forced the opposition into 69 turnovers ... Stanford has beaten three opponents by 25 points or more ... Only one opponent has shot more than 40 percent this year. Maples Memo
Stanford is 52-5 at Maples Pavilion since the 1994-95 season ... During that time, the Cardinal has won games by an average of 27.5 points per game ... The Cardinal has won 26 of its last 28 games at Maples Pavilion, and 38 of the last 41. Stanford's 10 biggest wins during the last 57 games at Maples Pavilion
53 points (93-42 vs Lehigh, 1997-98)
48 points (109-61 vs UCLA, 1996-97)
47 points (97-50 vs San Diego State, 1996-97)
42 points (94-52 over Cal Poly SLO, 1994-95)
38 points (98-60 vs USF, 1994-95)
37 points (99-62 vs USC, 1997-98)
35 points (86-51 vs SMU, 1998-99)
33 points (84-51 vs Oregon State, 1995-96)
33 points (87-54 vs Oregon State, 1996-97)
33 points (95-62 vs UC Santa Barbara, 1997-98) Tough Ticket
Enthusiasm for the Stanford basketball team is at an all-time high ... Every home game is sold out, a first in school history ... The capacity crowd of 7,391 for the Stanford-UC Davis (11/14/98) game was the first sellout season-opening crowd in Mike Montgomery's tenure at Stanford ... Stanford has played before 12 straight sellout crowds ... For the first time, the school held Cardinal Chaos, Stanford's version of Midnight Madness ... The event attracted more than 2,500 fans ... This year, students started waiting in line to buy tickets two weeks before they went on sale, with about 60 tents springing up around Maples Pavilion ... At one time or another, approximately 1,600 students waited for 1,200 available seats ... Many well-known faces have been to Stanford games this year, including Chelsea Clinton, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, former Cardinal All-Americans Adam Keefe and Brevin Knight, singer Vanessa Williams, Golden State Warriors head coach P.J. Carlesimo and rapper Jay-Z. Media Memo
Even weeks before the scheduled first practice, reporters from around the country visited the Stanford campus for interviews with players and coaches ... The list included Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Sport magazine, The Washington Post, The St. Petersburg Times, The Dallas Morning-News, The Houston Chronicle, CBS Sportsline, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Orange County Register, and The Los Angeles Daily News ... And recently, Stanford Basketball went international as a television crew from Chinese Central Television visited practice and interviewed several players and coaches. Bill Bradley
Former U.S. Senator and former New York Knick great, Bill Bradley, has written his fourth book, "Values of the Game" ... Bradley, who served as a visiting professor last year, said he credited the 1997-98 Final Four team for inspiring him while writing the book ... The book features ten essays, each one focusing on a personal value: passion, discipline, selflessness, respect, perspective, courage, leadership, responsiblity, resilience and imagination ... Bradley said "following Stanford's team last year reawakened something in me that was dormant for 20 years. It was a great experience and really helped me write this book." Pre-Season Potpourri
Arthur Lee and Tim Young, two of Stanford's three All-America candidates, are candidates for the John Wooden and the Naismith Awards, symbolic of the nation's best player ... Mark Madsen, an All-America candidate, also is a candidate for the John Wooden Award ... Lee is one of 30 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association, for college basketball player of the year ... Lee, Madsen and Young have been accorded honorable mention All-America honors by Associated Press ... Lee has been named a first team pre-season All-American by CBS Sportsline. Schedule Story
Stanford's schedule will be the toughest in school history ... Included are games against four teams that are ranked in the top 10, #1 Connecticut, #2 Maryland, #3 North Carolina and #10 Temple ... Also look for high national rankings from Pac-10 opponents #13 Arizona, #15 Washington, and #18 UCLA ... St. John's, Stanford's opponent in the sem-finals of the pre-season NIT, is ranked 25th. Honors Hoopla
Six new members have been added to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and two of them are former Cardinl basketball standouts ... They are Todd Lichti (1985-89) and Kimberly Belton (1976-80) ... Lichti is the school's all-time leading scorer (2,336 points), and was a four-time All Pac-10 player, only one of two conference players to achieve such a feat ... Lichti, who played several years in the NBA, is currently playing professional basketball in Australia ... Belton, a three-time all Pac-10 selection, is the school's #2 all-time rebounder (955) and #5 all-time scorer (1,615 points) ... Belton is currently a producer for ABC Sports. Coaches Corner
Mike Montgomery is in his 13th season as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal ... Montgomery is 239-133 on The Farm ... Montgomery is only 19 wins short of becoming the winningest men's basketball coach in school history ... Howie Dallmar chalked up 257 wins in 21 seasons (1954-75) at Stanford ... In 12 seasons at Stanford, Montgomery has directed the program to six NCAA appearances and four NIT appearances ... Overall (12 seasons at Stanford, 8 seasons at Montana), Montgomery is 393-210.
The 1998-99 Stanford Varsity Basketball Team
#31 Jarron Collins
Forward, 6-9, 240, Sophomore
North Hollywood, Ca
Will see extensive playing time in 1998-99 ... Stanford's
top reserve scorer at 6.2 ppg ... Remarkable ball handling,
passing and shooting skills ... Enjoyed a solid effort
against SMU (11/18/98), scoring 12 points and grabbing ten
rebounds in 15 minutes of play ... Played 14 quality minutes
in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98), and
collected seven points, five rebounds, one block and an
assist .. Grabbed seven rebounds against Southwest Missouri
State (11/20/98) ... Averaging 4.8 rebounds per game, #3 on
the Cardinal.
Stanford is 5-0 when Jarron scores in double figures ... Stanford is 11-2 when Jarron grabs five or more rebounds in a game. <!hr>
#33 Jason Collins
Center, 6-10, 250, Redshirt Freshman
North Hollywood, Ca
Fit and ready to play in the 1998-99 season ... Against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98), scored nine points (4-for-5) in 15 minutes ... In the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98), played 17 minutes, collected six rebounds, all on the offensive end.
Redshirted during the 1997-98 season after suffering a knee injury.<!hr> #20 Alex Gelbard Guard, 6-3, 200, Junior
Sherman Oaks, Ca
A fundamentally-sound guard with excellent shooting skills ... A hard-working athlete ... A teammate of Jarron and Jason Collins when the twins were juniors at Harvard-Westlake High School ... Played briefly in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98), SMU (11/18/98) and Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98).<!hr> #25 Tony Giovacchini
Guard, 6-2, 170, Freshman
Salt Lake City
Adds valuable depth at the point-guard position ... With the sprained foot injury to Michael McDonald, Tony has played 40 minutes as a reserve point-guard the last four games against SMU (11/18/98), Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98), St. John's (11/25/98) and North Carolina (11/27/98) ... Played 17 minutes, scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds, collected three steals and two assists against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) ... Played 18 minutes against SMU (11/18/98), collecting four points, two rebounds and two assists ... Saw nine quality minutes in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98), grabbing two rebounds, and scoring his first collegiate basket on a layup with 2:22 left in the game ... Tony is ambidextrous ... Tony shoots the basketball lefthanded, but does most everything righthanded.<!hr> #11 Arthur Lee
Guard, 6-0, 175, Junior, Guard
Los Angeles, Ca
An All-America candidate ... Nominated for the John Wooden and Naismith Awards, symbolic of the nation's best player ... Also nominated for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, sponsored by the United States Basketball Writers Association, symbolic of the nation's best player ... A first team pre-season All-American by CBS Sportsline ... A pre-season honorable mention All-American by Associated Press ... Is the first Stanford basketball player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated (college basketball issue, Nov. 23) ... Saw his consecutive free throw streak end at 38 when he missed his first free throw of the season against UC Davis (11/14/98) ... Tallied 17 points (five three-pointers) against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) ... Scored eleven points along with three assists and two steals in 22 minutes against SMU (11/18/98) ... Hit two free throws with 11.8 seconds to play to give Stanford a 55-53 victory over St. John's (11/25/98). Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 14-4 when Arthur dishes out five or more assists. Career Free Throw Percentage
1. Jerry Thuesen (1957-60, .888)
2. Arthur Lee (1995-, .853) Career Three-Point Field Goals
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 241)
6. Arthur Lee (1995-, 107) Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551)
6. Arthur Lee (1995-, 256) Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477)
7. Arthur Lee (1995-, .418)<!hr> #45 Mark Madsen
Forward, 6-9, 235, Junior
Danville, Ca
An All-America candidate ... A candidate for the John Wooden Award, symbolic of the nation's best player ... A pre-season honorable mention All-American by Associated Press ... Known to everyone as "Mad Dog" ... Watch him play and the description fits (fights for every rebound, tough, aggressive, a winner) ... A solid effort in his first game of the 1998-99 season, recording a double-double (points-rebounds) with eleven points, eleven rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 20 minutes of play against UC Davis (11/14/98) ... Scored a team-high 15 points along with six rebounds against St. John's (11/25/98) in the semi-finals of the NIT ... Leads the team in rebounding at 8.4 per game ... Twenty of his 42 rebounds are on the offensive end ... Named to the all-tourney team (23 points, 16 rebounds) at the pre-season NIT against St. John's (11/25/98) and North Carolina (11/27/98). Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 25-4 when Mark is a starter ... Stanford is 7-1 when Mark records a double-double (points-rebounds) ... Stanford is 12-1 when Mark grabs ten or more rebounds ... Mark has hit 50 percent or better from the floor in 37 games, and 60 percent or better in 27 games ... In 14 games, he has hit 70 percent or better. Career Field Goal Percentage
1. Mark Seaton (1995-, .621)
5. Mark Madsen (1996-, .568)<!hr> #4 Michael McDonald
Guard, 6-1, 175, Sophomore
Long Beach, Ca
Will see extensive action as the backup point-guard in 1998-99 ... Look for continued improvement this season ... However, Michael has missed the last four games with a sprained foot suffered in the UC Davis (11/14/98) game ... Began the season against UC Davis (11/14/98) with six points (2-for-3 from three-point territory), two rebounds, two assists in 15 minutes of play. Career Catalogue (1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 14-0 when Michael plays ten or more minutes.<!hr> #32 Ryan Mendez
Forward/Guard, 6-7, 215, Junior
Burleson, Tx
Mr. Offense ... A dynamic three-point shooter, one of the best ever in school history. Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 23-1 when Ryan hits at least two three-pointers in a game ... Has recorded at least one three-pointer in 41 games. Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477)
4. Ryan Mendez (1996-, .433)<!hr> #21 David Moseley
Guard/Forward, 6-4, 205, Junior
Las Cruces, NM
Expect a super season from David ... Added ten pounds during the summer lifting weights ... Played extensively during the summer in the San Francisco Pro-Am League and with a collegiate all-star team in Greece ... Tallied eight points, two rebounds and two assists against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) ... Collected a career-high four steals, along with seven points and four rebounds against SMU (11/18/98) ... Scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds, blocked two shots and dished out an assist in 14 minutes of play against UC Davis (11/14/98). Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 8-0 when David scores in double figures ... Stanford was 26-3 when David hit at least one three-pointer last year. Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477)
12. David Moseley (1996-, .383)<!hr> #5 Peter Sauer
Forward, 6-7, 225, Senior
Pittsburgh, Pa
Honors Candidate ... Co-captain along with Kris Weems ... Has started the last 68 games in which Stanford has recorded a 55-13 record ... Averaging 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... Scored 12 points and grabbed four rebounds in the 86-51 victory over SMU (11/18/98) ... Tallied ten points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal in 22 minutes against UC Davis (11/14/98) ... Collected eight points, seven rebounds and three assists against Southwest Missouri State (11/28/98) ... Simply, Peter is a winner on-and-off the court. Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has recorded three career double-doubles (points-rebounds) ... In games in which he has scored at least one three-pointer, Stanford is 33-9.<!hr> #44 Mark Seaton
Forward, 6-9, 225, Senior
Cypress, Ca
Has played a major role in Stanford's success, helping the team to three NCAA tournament appearances ... Grabbed four rebounds in nine minutes against UC Davis (11/14/98), and four rebounds in eleven minutes against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98). Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has played in 92 games ... Shooting 62 percent from the floor in three-plus seasons at Stanford, currently the school record holder. Career Field Goal Percentage
1. Mark Seaton (1995-, .615)<!hr> #3 Kris Weems
Guard, 6-2, 205, Senior
Kansas City, Ks
Honors Candidate ... Co-captan along with Peter Sauer ... One of the best three-pointers in school history ... Scored ten points (two 3-pointers) and dished out four assists in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98). Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has started the last 70 games and during that time, Stanford is 56-14 ... Stanford is 24-5 when Kris hits at least four three-pointers ... In 96 career games, Kris has hit at least one three-pointer in 62 games ... Has hit at least 40 percent or better from three-point territory in 41 games, and 50 percent or better in 32 games. Career Three-Point Field Goals
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 241)
3. Kris Weems (1995-, 144) Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551)
2. Kris Weems (1995-, 366) Careeer Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477)
9. Kris Weems (1995-, .393)<!hr> #55 Tim Young
7-2, 250, Senior, Center
Santa Cruz, Ca
All-America candidate ... A candidate for the John Wooden and Naismith Awards, symbolic of the nation's best player ... A pre-season honorable mention All-American by Associated Press ... Started the season with seven rebounds, eight points, two assists, a steal and a block against UC Davis (11/14/98) ... Recorded a double-double with eleven rebounds and ten points against St. John's (11/25/98). Career Catalogue (1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has started 97 straight games ... Has recorded at least one block in 82 of 104 games played ... Has recorded 37 double-doubles (points-rebounds) in his career ... Thirty-four times in his career he has grabbed ten or more rebounds in a game. Career Blocks
1. Tim Young (1994-, 139) Career Rebounds
1. Adam Keefe (1988-92, 1,119)
4. Tim Young (1994-, 862) Career Rebounds Per Game
1. Rich Kelley (1972-75, 12.4)
9. Tim Young (1994-, 8.3) DePaul Data
The Blue Demons are 3-1, including a 75-72 win over California ... DePaul hosts Chicago State on Dec. 1 ... Stanford and DePaul have split two games ... During the 1966-67 season, the Cardinal scored a 88-75 win ... During the 1992-93 campaign at the Maui Classic, the Blue Demons scored a 76-67 decision ... Stanford is 7-11 against Conference USA schools. Colonials Corner
George Washington is 2-1 with wins over George Mason (71-59) and at Illinois (64-58) ... The Colonials play at American (Dec. 2) ... Stanford is 1-1 against the Colonials ... During the 1985-86 season, Stanford opened the season with a 87-72 victory at Maples Pavilion ... In 1990-91, George Washington scored a 81-70 victory over Stanford in the opening round of the Apple Invitational at Maples Pavilion ... Stanford is 14-9 against Atlantic-10 Conference schools. Travel Time
The Stanford basketball team will leave for Washington D.C. on Friday, December 4, at 1:00 p.m. on United Airlines flight #202 from San Francisco with arrival at Washington/Dulles at 8:53 p.m. (est) ... The team will stay at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Hotel ... The phone number is (202) 898-9000 ... The team will leave for home on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:45 a.m. from Washington/Dulles on United Airlines flight #805 with arrival in San Francisco at 10:32 a.m. ... Bob Vazquez, Media Relations Director, will accompany the team. Stanford in the Pre-Season Polls
1. Sports Illustrated
1. Street & Smth's Magazine
1. Lindy's College Basketball
1. Athlon's Magazine
1. CBS Sportsline
1. New York Times
1. Houston Chronicle
1. College Sports Xchange
2. USA Today/ESPN
3. Associated Press
3. Dick Vitale's College Basketball
3. Basketball News
3. Blue Ribbon Yearbook
3. Preview Magazine
3. UMI Publications
3. USBWA
4. Basketball Times
4. Slam Magazine
4. Sport Magazine
6. The Sporting News Stanford in the Pac-10 Polls
1. Street & Smith's
1. Lindy's College Basketball
1. Athlon's Magazine
1. Basketball News
1. College Basketball
1. Pac-10 writers/broadcasters
2. The Sporting News Conference Chatter
With all five starters returning, the Stanford Cardinal has been chosen to finish first in the 1998-99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball race, according to a poll of media members who cover Pac-10 men's basketball ... The poll shows Stanford gathered 36 of the possible 37 first place votes and are tabbed the favorite this season ... Stanford is the first school, other than UCLA and Arizona, to sit atop the preseason poll since California was tabbed by the media to win the Pac-10 title in 1994 ... Stanford has not won a conference title since the 1962-63 season when the school tied UCLA with a 7-5 record ... Back then the conference was called the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) ... The last time Stanford won an outright league title was during the NCAA championship 1941-42 season when the team chalked up an 11-1 record in the Pacific Coast Conferece. The 1998-99 Pac-10 Media Poll
1. Stanford (36) 369 2. Arizona 298 3. Washington 277 4. UCLA 271 5. California (1) 253 6. Arizona State 150 6. Oregon 150 8. USC 144 9. Washington State 65 10. Oregon State 56
Cardinal Catalogue
Week AP USA Today/ESPN Pre-sea. 3 2 Nov. 16 3 2 Nov. 23 3 2 Nov. 30 5 5
Stanford Facts
School: Stanford University
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 6,556
Colors: Cardinal & White
Nickname: Cardinal
Conference: Pacific-10
Arena: Maples Pavilion (7,391)
President: Dr. Gerhard Casper
Athletic Director: Dr. Ted Leland
Stanford Athletics are now on the World Wide Web at www.gostanford.com ... The lastest information from the Pac-10 is now available at www.pac-10.org The 1998-99 Stanford Varsity
3 Kris Weems G, 6-2, 205, Senior, Kansas City, Ks 4 Michael McDonald G, 6-1, 175, Soph., Long Beach, Ca 5 Peter Sauer F, 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa 11 Arthur Lee G, 6-1, 180, Senior, Los Angeles, Ca 20 Alex Gelbard G, 6-3, 200, Junior, Sherman Oaks, Ca 21 David Moseley G/F, 6-4, 205, Jr, Las Cruces, NM 25 Tony Giovacchini G, 6-2, 170, Freshman, Salt Lake City, Ut 31 Jarron Collins F, 6-9, 245, Soph, North Hollywood, Ca 32 Ryan Mendez F/G, 6-7, 215, Junior, Burleson, Tx 33 Jason Collins F, 6-10, 250, RS Fr, N. Hollywood, Ca 44 Mark Seaton F, 6-9, 225, Senior, Cypress, Ca 45 Mark Madsen F, 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, Ca 55 Tim Young C, 7-2, 250, Senior, Santa Cruz, Ca Head Coach: Mike Mongomery Assistant Coaches: Trent Johnson, Eric Reveno, Blaine TaylorHow the Cardinal was built
Seniors
Arthur Lee, Peter Sauer, Mark Seaton, Kris Weems, Tim Young
Juniors
Alex Gelbard, Mark Madsen, Ryan Mendez, David Moseley
Sophomores
Jarorn Collins, Michael McDonald
Freshman
Jason Collins (Redshirt freshman), Tony Giovacchini, Kyle Logan
California 8 Pennsylvania 1 Kansas 1 Maryland 1 New Mexico 1 Texas 1 Utah 1
Minute Memo
Eleven of the 13 players on the Cardinal team have played at
least 10 minutes per game ... Cardinal starters are
averaging 23.0 minutes per game ... All-America candidate
Arthur Lee leads the team in minutes per game at 28.2.
All Stanford games will be broadcast live on KTCT (The Ticket 1050) with Bob Murphy and John Platz handling the play-by-play duties ... KZSU (90.1 FM), Stanford's student station, will also broadcast the games with Will Flemming providing the broadcast duties. Ticket Tale
Tickets for the Pete Newell Challenge, featuring Stanford, California, North Carolina and Temple on Dec. 29 at The Arena in Oakland, are now on sale ... Stanford will play Temple at 8:00 p.m. ... Cal will face North Carolina at 6:00 p.m. ... Tickets arre available at The Arena in Oakland box office (10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Friday) and through all BASS ticket centers in the Bay Area. Tickets are also on sale for the BB&T Classic in Washington D.C. on Dec. 6-7 ... Stanford will play nationally-ranked Maryland on Dec. 6, and will face either DePaul or George Washington the next day ... To order by phone, call (202) 432-SEAT, (410) 481-SEAT, or (703) 573-SEAT. Television Time
A school record twenty-nine Stanford games will be televised during the regular season ... The Stanford-Maryland game will be televised live nationally on ABC with Brad Nessler and Dick Vitale handling the broadcasting chores ... The championship game will be televised on Fox Sports Bay Area. Maryland Memo
School: Maryland
Location: College Park, Md
Enrollment: 33,006
Nickname: Terrapins
Colors: Red, White, Black & Gold
Conference: ACC
Head Coach: Gary Williams
Career Record: 378-240, 21st season; Record at Maryland, 171-112, 10th yr
Williams vs Stanford: 0-0 The second-ranked Maryland Terrapins have been a dominant team in chalking up a 7-0 record ... Maryland has won its games with an average margin of 37.1 points and has outrebounded its opponents by an average of 17 per game while shooting 52 percent as a team ... The victims have included 18th-ranked UCLA (70-54) ... At one point in the second half, Maryland led the Bruins by 23 points ... Maryland returns three starters, and five of its top seven scorers ad rebounders from last season's NCAA Tournament "Sweet 16" team ... The Terrapins feature five players in double figures ... Terence Morris leads the team at 16.9 ppg, followed by Steve Francis at 15.0 ppg ... Morris is shooting .657 from the floor and .807 from the free throw line ... Francis is shooting .597 from the field ... Morris also leads the team in rebounding at 7.1 per game ... Obinna Ekezie is averaging 6.9 rebounds per game ... Maryland has been to a school record five consecutive NCAA Tournaments and has averaged more than 20 wins a season during that period ... The Terrapins opened the season with a 113-46 decision over Western Carolina, the largest margin of victory in school history ... Last weekend, Maryland captured the Puerto Rico Shootout with a 87-52 victory over Pittsburgh ... Maryland is averaging 87.4 ppg ... Before Maryland plays Stanford, the Terrapins plays Wake Forest (Thursday, Dec. 3) in a ACC game ... Senior guard Terrell Stokes is averaging 7.3 assists per game ... Stokes recorded a career-high and school record 15 assists against Western Carolina in the season opener. Footnote Facts
Jarron and Jason Collins are celebrating their birthdays during the month of December ... The twins were born on Dec. 2, 1978 ... Jarron and Jason were born eight minutes apart ... Jason is the older of the two ... Kyle Logan, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman, will redshirt the 1998-99 season ... Cardinal head coach Mike Montgomery was one of the guest instructors at the Michael Jordan Fantasy Camp this summer in Las Vegas ... Four of Stanford's players on the 14-man roster are lefthanded (Tim Young, Alex Gelbard, Tony Giovacchini, Kyle Logan) ... One of the traditions of Fall drills was the team mile ... This year the winner was Cardinal senior forward Peter Sauer, who ran the distance in 5:08. Game 1 vs UC Davis (11/14/98)
Ten players played at least 15 minutes as the Cardinal scored a 76-49 victory over NCAA Division II national champion UC Davis, in the season opener before a soldout (7,391) crowd at Maples Pavilion ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen led the Cardinal with eleven points and eleven rebounds ... Stanford outrebounded the Aggies, 55-28, and collected 25 offensive boards. Game 2 vs SMU (11/18/98)
Eleven different Cardinal players played at least 10 minutes as the Cardinal scored a 86-51 victory over SMU in the opening round of the CHASE NIT ... Jarron Collins came off the bench to play 15 minutes and scored 12 points along with ten rebounds ... Three Cardinal starters scored in double figures ... Stanford outrebounded the Mustangs, 51-28, including 20 offensive rebounds ... Stanford dominated from start to finish, holding SMU to 17 first half points ... SMU shot 26 percent from the floor for the game. Game 3 vs SW Missouri St (11/20/98)
Stanford jumped to a 13-2 lead with 15:38 in the first half and never looked back in scoring a 76-51 victory over Southwest Missouri State in the second round of the pre-season NIT ... Eleven different Cardinal players played at least eleven minutes ... Arthur Lee, for the third time in his career, hit five three-pointers in leading the Cardinal in scoring with 17 points ... Stanford led by as many as 33 points (66-33) in the second half. Game 4 vs St. John's (11/25/98)
Stanford battled back from a 10-point deficit in the final 6:12, and All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee hit two free throws with 11.8 seconds to play to lift second-ranked Stanford to a 55-53 victory over St. John's in the semi-finals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden ... St. John's led throughout much of the game ... With the Cardinal down 48-38 with 6:12 to play, the Cardinal outscored the Red Storm, 14-3, to give the Cardinal its first lead of the game, 51-51 ... St. John's tied the game at 53-53 before Lee won the game with the two free throws. Game 5 vs North Carolina (11/27/98)
Second-ranked Stanford dropped its first game of the season, losing to then eighth-ranked North Carolina in the championship game of the pre-season NIT ... The Cardinal mustered only a shooting percentage of 29 percent, while being held to its lowest point total in six years.