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Men's Hoops Hosts Santa Clara, Dec. 22
Cardinal prepares for championship game of Stanford Invite.
December 22, 1998
Series Story
Stanford leads the series with Santa Clara, 47-24 ... The Cardinal has won the last six meetings against the Broncos, including a 69-60 decision last year in the championship game of the Cable Car Classic at the San Jose Arena ... The last time Stanford played Santa Clara at Maples Pavilion took place during the 1992-93 season when the Cardinal scored a 66-35 decision ... However, Santa Clara is 5-4 in games against Stanford at Maples Pavilion.
Stanford Cardinal (8-2 overall, 0-0 Pac-10)
F - Peter Sauer, 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa (7.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) F - Mark Madsen, 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, Ca (12.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg) C - Tim Young, 7-2, 250, Senior, Santa Cruz, Ca (9.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg) G - Kris Weems, 6-2, 204, Senior, Kansas City, Ks (9.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg) G - Arthur Lee, 6-1, 185, Senior, Los Angeles, Ca (10.1 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 5.2 apg)
Santa Clara Broncos (4-5 overall, 0-0 WCC)
F - Darrell Teat, 6-3, 205, Junior, Suisun, Ca (13.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg) F - Todd Wuschnig, 6-7, 210, Junior, San Jose, Ca (6.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg) C - Alex Lopez, 6-10, 260, Senior, North Hollywood, Ca (8.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg) G - Nathan Fast, 6-4, 187, Junior, Fresno, Ca (15.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg) G - Delano D'Oyen, 6-0, 160, Sophomore, Carson, Ca (10.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
What If ...
If Stanford beats Santa Clara, that would put Mike Montgomery only two short of 400 wins as head coach (13 seasons at Stanford, 8 seasons at Montana) and only 14 short of becoming Stanford's winningest coach. If Stanford wins the rebounding edge against Santa Clara, that would mean the Cardinal has outrebounded all eleven opponents this season, and 18 straight games over the past two seasons. If Stanford beats Santa Clara, that would mean seven straight wins over the Broncos.
Tournament Talk
The championship game of the Stanford Invitational will feature South Bay rivals Stanford and Santa Clara ... The Cardinal has hosted eleven holiday tournaments during Mike Montgomery's tenure as head coach, and the Cardinal has won nine of those tournaments.
Maples Memo
Stanford is 53-5 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 27 of its last 29 games at Maples Pavilion, and 39 of the last 42.
Stanford's 10 biggest wins during last 58 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)Stanford Saga
For the first time in the history of Stanford Basketball, a Cardinal men's 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 ten games this year ... The Cardinal has held the opposition to .374 shooting, 55.2 ppg (#4 in the nation), and has outrebounded the opposition, 41.8 to 29.2 rpg ... Stanford has outrebounded its opponents in all ten games this year, and 17 straight games over the past two seasons ... Stanford has won its eight games by an average of 23.0 ppg ... The Cardinal has forced the opposition into 137 turnovers ... Stanford has beaten five opponents by 25 points or more ... When Stanford scored a 44 point win over Nevada (12/17/98), that was the second biggest margin of victory for a road game in Stanford basketball history ... Only four opponents have shot 40 percent or better this year.
Cardinal Corner
Stanford has found its shooting touch in the last three games ... The Cardinal has hit 92-of-172 shots during that span for .535, and has hit 26-of-60 shots for 43 percent from three-point territory ... And the Cardinal is taking care of the ball ... In the last two games, the assist-to-turnover ratio is 67-to-25.
Record Review
Stanford established a first in school history when the Cardinal scored more than 100 points in a road game ... The Cardinal won at Nevada (12/17/98), 101-57.
Stanford's biggest road wins
49 points (98-49 at Hawaii-Hilo, 1997-98) 44 points (101-57 at Nevada, 1998-99) 42 points (85-43 at Washington State, 1988-89) 40 points (67-27 at Western Reserve, 1936-37) 40 points (68-28 at Montana State, 1936-37) 36 points (69-33 at UCLA, 1937-38) 36 points (84-48 at Washington State, 1963-64) 35 points (62-27 at Long Beach YMCA, 1916-17) 34 points (46-12 at Whittier, 1916-17) 32 points (58-26 at Hamline, 1936-37)
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 attended 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 ... The game at Pacific (12/19/98) was a sellout (6,150), and more than 2,000 Stanford fans purchased tickets for the game.
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 is the toughest in school history ... Included are games against eight teams that are ranked in the top 25, #1 Connecticut, #5 Maryland, #6 North Carolina, #9 Arizona, #13 UCLA, #15 St. John's, and #24 Temple.
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, and recently produced the Stanford-Maryland game at the BB&T Classic.
Coaches Corner
Mike Montgomery is in his 13th season as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal ... Montgomery is 243-134 on The Farm ... Montgomery is only 15 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 397-211.
The 1998-99 Stanford Varsity Basketball Team
#31 Jarron Collins, Forward, 6-9, 240, Sophomore, North Hollywood, Ca
Has seen valuable time off the bench, averaging 16.4 mpg ... Has played double-digit minutes in all ten games this year, including a season-high 20 minutes against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) and Nevada (12/17/98) ... 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 .. Collected ten points in 12 minutes of play at Pacific (12/19/98) ... Grabbed seven rebounds against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) ... Averaging 4.3 rebounds per game, #3 on the Cardinal, and tops amongst the Cardinal subs ... Shooting 50 percent from the floor ... In his last two games, Jarron is 8-of-13 from the floor for 62 percent.
Career Catalogue (1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 6-0 when Jarron scores in double figures ... Stanford is 13-2 when Jarron grabs five or more rebounds in a game.
#33 Jason Collins, Center, 6-10, 250, Redshirt Freshman, North Hollywood, Ca
Another injury has sidelined the redshirt freshman ... Last year, Jason did not play because of a knee injury that required two surgeries ... Now a dislocated right wrist has forced Collins to undergoe surgery (12/15) ... Jason suffered the injury against George Washngton (12/7/98) ... With 12:48 to play in the game, he drove to the basketball, made the shot, was fouled and fell hard to the floor ... He braced his fall with his right hand ... Jason was unable to make the free throw to complete the three-point play ... His hand is now in a cast, and will be further evaluated by team doctors to determine if surgery is necessary ... Jason had been a key player off the bench, averaging 4.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game ... He had been averaging 12.7 minutes per game ... 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.
Career Catalogue (1998-99)
Redshirted during the 1997-98 season after suffering a knee injury.
#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 ... Scored his first collegiate three-pointer against Nevada (12/17/98) ... Has played in five games.
#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 moved in as the backup point-guard to Arthur Lee ... 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 ... Collected 17 minutes of playing time against Nevada (12/17/98), dished out three assists and grabbed two rebounds ... 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 ... Hit a key three-pointer to tie the game at 47-47 midway through the second half at Pacific (12/19/98) ... Tony is ambidextrous ... Tony shoots the basketball lefthanded, but does most everything righthanded.
#11 Arthur Lee, Guard, 6-0, 175, Junior, Guard, Los Angeles, Ca
An All-America candidate ... With the sprained foot to backup point-guard Michael McDonald, Lee has been forced to play a lot of minutes in the last five of the last seven games (38 minutes vs St. John's, 37 vs North Carolina, 35 vs Maryland, 35 against George Washington and 36 against Pacific) ... 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) ... Averaging 10.1 ppg (#2 on the Cardinal), and 5.2 apg ... Has dished out 41 assists in the last six games ... His assist-to-turnover ratio is 52-to-14 ... In the last three games, his assist-to-turnover ratio is 22-3 ... Is first on the team in free throw percentage at .857 ... 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) ... Collected 17 points, five assists and a career-high four steals against Pacific (12/19/98) ... Tallied 17 points (five three-pointers) against Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98) ... Tallied 14 points, along with eight assists and three rebounds and a steal against Maryland (12/6/98) in the opening round of the BB&T Classic ... Scored eleven points along with three assists and two steals in 22 minutes against SMU (11/18/98) ... Tallied ten points, five assists, two steals and a block against George Washington (12/7/98) ... 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 18-5 when Arthur dishes out five or more assists.
Career Free Throw Percentage 1. Jerry Thuesen (1957-60, .888) 2. Arthur Lee (1995-, .856)
Career Three-Point Field Goals 1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 241) 5. Arthur Lee (1995-, 113)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551) 6. Arthur Lee (1995-, 276)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477) 7. Arthur Lee (1995-, .413)
Career Assists 1. Brevin Knight (1993-97, 780) 7. Arthur Lee, 1995-, 284)
#45 Mark Madsen, Forward, 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, CaAn 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) ... Leads the team in scoring at 12.6 points per game, and in rebounding at 7.7 per game ... Thirty-six of his 77 rebounds have been on the offensive end ... Leads the team in field goal percentage at .618 ... Has recorded two double-doubles (points-rebounds) this year ... Scored a season-high 16 points along with six rebounds at Pacific (112/19/98) ... Tallied 14 points and ten rebounds against George Washington (12/7/98) ... Collected eleven points, eleven rebounds, two blocks and an assist in 20 minutes of play in the season opener 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 ... 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) ... Also named to the all-tourney team (26 points, 18 rebounds, 9-for-13 from the floor, two blocks, two steals) at the BB&T Classic against Maryland (12/6/98) and George Washington (12/7/98).
Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 29-5 when Mark is a starter ... Stanford is 8-1 when Mark records a double-double (points-rebounds) ... Stanford is 13-1 when Mark grabs ten or more rebounds ... Mark has hit 50 percent or better from the floor in 42 games, and 60 percent or better in 31 games ... In 17 games, he has hit 70 percent or better.
Career Field Goal Percentage 1. Mark Seaton (1995-, .614) 4. Mark Madsen (1996-, .582)#4 Michael McDonald, Guard, 6-1, 175, Sophomore, Long Beach, Ca
A sprained right foot has put the reserve point-guard out indefinitely ... He has missed the last nine games ... He sprained the foot in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98) game ... Against UC Davis (11/14/98), he scored six points (2-for-3 from three-point territory), grabbed 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.
#32 Ryan Mendez, Forward/Guard, 6-7, 215, Junior, Burleson, Tx
Out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his left knee ... Underwent surgery in May to repair tendinitis, but the knee has not responded 100 percent ... Underwent an MRI on Dec. 3, and discovered tendinitis in the patella tendon in the knee ... When healthy, he is 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)#21 David Moseley, Guard/Forward, 6-4, 205, Junior, Las Cruces, NM
One of Stanford's key players ... He is averaging 17.9 minutes per game ... Scored a career-high 23 points (8-for-10 from the floor, 3-for-4 from three-point territory) in 23 minutes of play against Nevada (12/17/98) ... Tallied 15 points (four 3-pointers) against Elon College (12/21/98) ... Collected eight points and three rebounds against Maryland (12/6/98) ... 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 10-0 when David scores in double figures ... Stanford was 26-4 when David hit at least one three-pointer last year ... This year, Stanford is 6-1 when David hits at least one three-pointer.
#5 Peter Sauer, Forward, 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa
Honors Candidate ... Co-captain along with Kris Weems ... Has started the last 73 games in which Stanford has recorded a 59-14 record ... A winner on-and-off the court ... Averaging 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game ... Scored a season-high 13 points along with five rebounds, three assists and a steal against Nevada (12/17/98) ... 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) ... Grabbed eight rebounds at Pacific (12/19/98) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists against Elon College (12/21/98).
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 34-10.
#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 ... Scored six points and grabbed six rebounds against Elon College (12/21/98) ... 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 96 games ... Shooting 61 percent from the floor in three-plus seasons at Stanford, currently the school record holder.
Career Field Goal Percentage 1. Mark Seaton (1995-, .608)#3 Kris Weems, Guard, 6-2, 205, Senior, Kansas City, Ks
Honors Candidate ... Co-captan along with Peter Sauer ... Looked like the Kris of old against Nevada (12/17/98), scoring a season-high 23 points (18 points in the first half), hit five-of-seven 3-pointers, grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, dished out five assists and collected a steal in 28 minutes ... In the last three games, Kris has hit 18-of-27 shots for 67 percent ... Leads the team in three-point shooting at 42 percent ... In the last three games, he has 11-of-16 three-pointers for 69 percent ... Scored ten points (two 3-pointers) and dished out four assists in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98) ... Tallied ten points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Maryland (12/6/98) at the BB&T Classic ... Scored ten points along with three rebounds in Stanford's 70-56 win over George Washington (12/7/98).
Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has started the last 75 games and during that time, Stanford is 60-15 ... Stanford is 26-5 when Kris hits at least four three-pointers ... In 101 career games, Kris has hit at least one three-pointer in 66 games ... Has hit at least 40 percent or better from three-point territory in 43 games, and 50 percent or better in 34 games.
Career Three-Point Field Goals 1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 241) 2. Kris Weems (1995-, 159)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts 1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551) 2. Kris Weems (1995-, 395)
#55 Tim Young, 7-2, 250, Senior, Center, Santa Cruz, CaAll-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 ... Averaging 6.3 rebounds per game, #2 on the Cardinal ... Has grabbed five or more rebounds in eight games ... Second on the team in free throw shooting at 84 percent (21-for-25) ... Has been shooting well in the last four games, hitting 19-of-27 shots for 70 percent ... Scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Pacific (12/19/98) ... Tallied 15 points and seven rebounds against Elon College (12/21/98) ... Recorded a double-double with eleven rebounds and ten points against St. John's (11/25/98) ... Scored eleven points, along with eight rebounds and three steals against Nevada (12/17/98) ... Started the season with seven rebounds, eight points, two assists, a steal and a block against UC Davis (11/14/98)
Career Catalogue (1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has started 102 straight games ... Has recorded at least one block in 85 of 109 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-, 142)
Career Rebounds 1. Adam Keefe (1988-92, 1,119) 4. Tim Young (1994-, 894)
Career Rebounds Per Game 1. Rich Kelley (1972-75, 12.4) 9. Tim Young (1994-, 8.2)
Number Notes3 - The number of wins head Coach Montgomery needs to join the 400 club.
6 - The number of birthdays of Stanford basketball players during the 1998-99 season.
15 - The number of sellouts at Maples Pavilion this season.
15 - The number of wins head coach Mike Montgomery needs to win to become Stanford's all-time winningest men's basketball coach.
29 - The number of Stanford games that will be televised during the 1998-99 regular season.
30 - The number of former Stanford basketball players in the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
226 - The number of rebounds Tim Young needs to become Stanford's all-time rebounder ... Young currently has 894, compared to school record holder Adam Keefe (1988-92) with 1,119.
1,092 - The number of victories in Stanford basketball history.
10,527 - The number of miles traveled to tournaments in New York City and Washington D.C., and the trips to Nevada-Reno and Pacific.
Mike Montgomery Press Conference/Teleconference Schedule
As has been the norm for the past several years, Stanford head basketball coach Mike Montgomery will be conducting a series of press conferences & teleconferences during the course of the 1998-99 basketball season ... Below is the schedule ... The Pac-10 has released its list of dates and times for its weekly Pac-10 Teleconferences, featuring the ten conference head coaches.
Press Conferences (ABC Rooms, Arrillaga Family Sports Center) Tuesday, Jan. 5, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 11:00 a.m.
Teleconferences Thursday, Dec. 31, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 2, 11:00 a.m.
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 NewsStanford 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 NewsConference 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 56Cardinal Catalogue
Week AP USA Today/ESPN Pre-sea. 3 2 Nov. 16 3 2 Nov. 23 3 2 Nov. 30 5 5 Dec. 7 6 7 Dec. 14 6 7 Dec. 21 6 7Stanford Story
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
World Wide Web
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, CaHead Coach: Mike Montgomery
Assistant Coaches: Trent Johnson, Eric Reveno, Blaine Taylor
How 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
Jarron Collins, Michael McDonald
Freshman
Jason Collins (Redshirt freshman), Tony Giovacchini, Kyle Logan (Redshirt)
Stanford Players by State
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 25.6 minutes per game ... All-America candidate Arthur Lee leads the team in minutes per game at 29.7.
Radio Review
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.
Television Time
A school record 29 Stanford games will be televised during the regular season ... The championship game of the Stanford Invitational (Dec. 22) will be televised on Fox Sports Bay Area with Barry Tompkins and Stan Morrison handling the broadcast chores.
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.
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).
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 crowd (7,391) 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 pre-season 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 Southwest 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 ... All-America candidate 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, 53-51 ... 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.
Game 6 vs Maryland (12/6/98)
Fifth-ranked Stanford fought hard but fell to second-ranked Maryland, 62-60, before a pro-Terrapins crowd of 20,544 in the opening round of the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. ... The Cardinal jumped to a 19-8 lead with 11:29 in the first half, but Maryland outscored the Cardinal, 19-5, over the next seven minutes to take a 27-24 lead ... The Terrapins extended their lead to 39-28 with 2:15 in the first half ... Stanford fought back to tie the game at 45-45 with 11:56 to play ... The Cardinal built a 51-48 with 7:49 left to play, but Maryland took the lead at 58-57 with 1:22 to play, and extended it to five points, 62-57, with 12 seconds to play ... All-America candidate Arthur Lee, who led Stanford scorers with 14 points, hit a three-pointer with nine seconds to play, but Stanford could not cut Maryland's lead any further.
Game 7 vs George Washington (12/7/98)
Sixth-ranked Stanford scored a 70-56 victory over George Washington in the consolation game of the BB&T Classic in Washington, D.C., but the victory was costly ... Redshirt freshman center Jason Collins suffered a dislocated right wrist and will be out indefinitely ... Collins was driving to the basketball with less than 13 minutes to play ... Collins made the basket, but was fouled and crashed to the floor, bracing his fall with his right hand ... Collins was not able to shoot the free throw to complete the three-point play ... Collins' hand is now in a cast, and will be further evaluated by team doctors to determine if he will need surgery ... After holding a 36-32 halftime, Stanford eventually pulled away in the second half ... Four of Stanford's starters scored in double figures, led by All-America candidate Mark Madsen with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 8 at Nevada (12/17/98)
Stanford set a school record in the 101-57 victory at Nevada ... Stanford recorded a first by scoring 100 or more points in a road game ... Kris Weems and David Moseley each tallied 23 points ... For Moseley, it was a career-high ... Nevada led 24-23 with 8:16 in the first half, but Stanford outscored the Wolfpack, 61-19, to earn the win ... Stanford shot 58 percent from the floor, and outrebounded Nevada, 42-22 ... The Cardinal commited oinly eight turnovers.
Game 9 at Pacific (12/19/98)
Stanford survived a gritty effort by Pacific to record a 71-58 decision ... The Cardinal led 12-4 to start the game, but Pacific, thanks to six three-pointers took a 35-33 lead at halftime, Stanford's first halftime deficit of the year ... The Tigers led by as many as five points (47-42) in the second half, before the Cardinal mounted a steady rally ... Stanford pulled in front at 48-47 with 12:19 and never trailed the rest of the way ... Four Cardinal players scored in double figures, led by All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee with 17 points, and All-America forward candidate Mark Madsen with 16.
Game 10 vs Elon College (12/21/98)
Four Stanford players scored in double figures as the sixth-ranked Cardinal scored a 82-58 victory over Elon College in the first round of the Stanford Invitational ... Stanford jumped to a 23-6 lead with 12:09 in the first half and never looked back ... Kris Weems continued his hot shooting, hitting for 20 points (6-for-8 from three-point territory) ... David Moseley came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers en route to 15 points in 21 minutes of play ... Stanford shot 51 percent from the floor, and outrebounded Elon College, 37-23 ... Arthur Lee directed the Cardinal offense with eight assists, and added three steals.