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Third-Ranked Men's Basketball Team Hosts Washington
Cardinal, Huskies renew series which dates back to 1915-16 season.
January 22, 1999
Series Story
The Stanford-Washington series is tied at 53-53 ... This series is the fifth oldest in school history ... Last year at Maples Pavilion, Kris Weems tallied a game-high 32 points, along with four assists and two steals to lead the Cardinal to a 93-70 victory over the Huskies ... Stanford holds a 20-10 edge against the Huskies at Maples Pavilion ... The Cardinal has taken the last five games against UW, and eleven of the last 12.
Stanford vs.
Washington
Saturday, Jan. 23
3:00 p.m.
Maples Pavilion
Stanford Cardinal (16-2 overall, 6-0 Pac-10)
F - Peter Sauer, 6-7, 225, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa (8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
F - Mark Madsen, 6-9, 235, Jr., Danville, Ca (12.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg)
C - Tim Young, 7-2, 250, Sr., Santa Cruz, Ca (9.3 ppg, 6.4 rpg)
G - Kris Weems, 6-2, 204, Sr., Kansas City, Ks (10.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
G - Arthur Lee, 6-1, 185, Sr., Los Angeles, Ca (11.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.9 apg)
What If...
If Stanford beats Washington, that would put Mike Montgomery only six wins short of becoming Stanford's all-time winningest basketball coach. If Stanford beats Washington, that would make six straight over the Huskies at Maples Pavilion. If Tim Young grabs nine or more rebounds against Washington, he would pass Kimberly Belton (1977-80) and move into second place all-time in career rebounding in the Stanford record book ... Young has 947 rebounds, while Belton collected 955 in his career ... Belton, who last night was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame, is producing today's game for ABC Sports.
Stanford Story
To arrange a player interview, please contact Bob Vazquez, Media Relations Director, at a time convenient to both parties will be arranged ... Please give the news media office at least 24 hours notice to arrange a feature story interview.
Backcourt Barometer
Arthur Lee and Kris Weems are almost like brothers ... Not only are they roomates, they comprise one of the top backcourts in the country ... Experience and talent has certainly paid off for the duo ... In the last three seasons, this combination has started 52 games, and during that time, the Cardinal has chalked up a record of 45-7 ... During the 1996-97 season, Lee, Weems and Brevin Knight combined to start 12 games in a three-guard starting lineup ... With that combination, the team ran up a 9-3 record ... In Stanford's 16 wins this year, Lee and Weems have hit 116-of-241 shots for 48 percent ... In the two losses to North Carolina and Maryland, Lee and Weems combined to hit 13-of-41 shots for 32 percent.
Cardinal Chatter
Stanford is picked to win the Pacific-10 Conference title, and is currently the only undefeated team at 6-0 ... Last year, the Cardinal opened the conference season with a 7-0 record ... Since the conference went to ten teams in 1978-79, only four teams have won the title (UCLA, Arizona, Washington, Oregon State) ... Arizona and UCLA are the only schools to win the league title since the 1990-91 campaign.
Starter Story
Consistency has been a trademark of the starting lineup for the Stanford Cardinal ... Over the last 23 games, Stanford has marched out a starting lineup of Peter Sauer and Mark Madsen at forward, Tim Young at center, and Arthur Lee and Kris Weems at guard ... Forty-two times, this quintet of players has started together, and during that time, Stanford has chalked up a record of 37-5 over the past two seasons.
Stanford Starters (Lee, Madsen, Sauer, Weems,Young, 37-5)
First eleven games of 1997-98 season (11-0) Games 22-to-29 of 1997-98 seaosn (6-2) Games 31-to-35 of 1997-98 season (4-1) Games 1-to-17 of the 1998-99 season (16-2)
Montgomery Memo
Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery reached a milestone when the Cardinal beat the Oregon State Beavers (1/2/99) ... Montgomery gained his 400th win ... Montgomery has been head coach for 21 seasons (8 seasons at Montana, and is in his 13th season at Stanford ... Montgomery has recorded 19 winning seasons, and is on his way to a 20th winning season in his 21st season as head coach ... In the last 14 years, Montgomery has guided 12 teams into post-season play ... Montgomery has directed Stanford to four straight appearances to the NCAA Tournament, including an appearance in the NCAA Final Four last year.
Mike Montgomery among the Pac-10 Coaches
1. Lute Olson of Arizona, 577 wins 2. Mike Montgomery of Stanford, 405 wins 3. Ben Braun of California, 379 wins 4. Eddie Payne of Oregon State, 193 wins 5. Kevin Eastman of Washington State, 191 wins 6. Bob Bender of Washington, 138 wins 7. Ernie Kent of Oregon, 113 wins 8. Rob Evans of Arizona State, 95 wins 9. Steve Lavin of UCLA, 61 wins 10. Henry Bibby of USC, 35 wins
Streak Story
Stanford currently has a 12-game winning streak ... That is currently the second-longest winning streak under head coach Mike Montgomery ... It is also the fifth-longest winning streak in school history.
Winning Streaks under head coach Mike Montgomery:
18 games, 1997-98
12 games, 1998-99
Attendance Analysis
Stanford Basketball is popular ... At Maples Pavilion, Stanford's home floor, all 15 games are soldout (7,391) ... The Cardinal has played before 100 percent capacity, tops in the Pac-10 ... The Cardinal has played 18 games this year and has played before 187,168 fans ... The Stanford-Maryland game at the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. attracted 20,544 fans ... The next night, 18,244 watched Stanford play George Washington ... Two games against St. John's and North Carolina at the pre-season NIT at Madison Square Garden attracted a total crowd of 28,671 ... At the Pete Newell Classic, the Cardinal played Temple before a crowd of 19,657, the largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game in the state of California, and the largest regular season crowd in the history of West Coast basketball.
Maples Memo
Stanford is 58-5 at Maples Pavilion since the 1994-95 season ... During that time, the Cardinal has won games by an average of 28.3 points per game ... Stanford has won 13 straight games at Maples Pavilion ... During this current streak, Stanford has won those games by an average of 24.8 points ... The Cardinal has won 32 of its last 34 games at Maples Pavilion, and 44 of the last 47 ... Stanford is 21-2 over Pac-10 schools at Maples Pavilion in the last three seasons.
Stanford's 10 biggest wins during the last 63 games at Maples Pavilion
53 points (93-42 vs Lehigh, 1997-98)
49 points (94-45 vs Washington State, 1998-99)
48 points (109-61 vs UCLA, 1996-97)
47 points (97-50 vs San Diego State, 1996-97)
45 points (94-49 vs Santa Clara, 1998-99)
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 18 straight home 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 Todd Licthi, Adam Keefe and Brevin Knight, University president Gerhard Casper, singer Vanessa Williams, golfer Tiger Woods, Golden State Warriors head coach P.J. Carlesimo, numerous NBA scouts, Hall of Famer Jerry West, 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.
Defensive Data
Stanford's defense has been sharp in all 18 games this year ... The Cardinal has held the opposition to .364 shooting, 54.8 ppg (#1 in the Pac-10), and has outrebounded the opposition, 39.9 to 29.7 rpg ... Stanford has outrebounded its opponents in 15 of 18 games this year, and 22 of 25 games over the last two seasons ... Stanford's rebound margin of 10.2 is #2 in the Pac-10 ... Stanford has won its 16 games by an average of 22.4 ppg ... Stanford's scoring margin of +19.4 is #1 in the Pac-10 ... Stanford has beaten six opponents by 25 points or more ... When Stanford scored a 94-45 victory over Washington State (1/21/99), that was the biggest maring of victory (49 points) this year ... The 49-point win was eighth-best in school history, the biggest win over Washington State ever, and the second biggest win ever in thye 30-year history of Maples Pavilion ... 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 six opponents have shot 40 percent or better this year ... Only two opponents have scored 60 or more points this year.
Cardinal Corner
Stanford has hit at least 50 percent of its shots in seven of the last eleven games ... And the Cardinal is taking care of the ball ... The Cardinal leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 297-238 ... 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.
Honors Hoopla
Arthur Lee, an All-America candidate, is a candidate for the John Wooden and the Naismith Awards, symbolic of the nation's best player ... Lee is also one of 30 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association, for college basketball Player of the Year ... Mark Madsen, another Stanford All-America candidate, is a candidate for the John Wooden Award ... Lee, Madsen and Tim Young were accorded honorable mention pre-season 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 six teams that are ranked in the top 25, #1 Connecticut, #4 Maryland, #8 & #10 North Carolina, #8 & #9 St. John's, #9 & #11 Arizona, and #12 & #13 UCLA.
Minute Memo
Eight of the team's eleven active players have played at least 10 minutes per game ... Cardinal starters are averaging 27.3 minutes per game ... All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee leads the team in minutes per game at 30.8.
Medical Monitor
The injury bug has hit the Cardinal roster ... Three players on the 13 man roster have been sidelined a total of 40 games ... Jason Collins is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated right wrist in the game against George Washington (12/7/98) ... Michael McDonald suffered a sprained foot in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98) and missed 16 games ... McDonald, however, came back to the court against Washington State (1/21/99) an responded with seven points in eight minutes of play ... Ryan Mendez is suffering from a stress reaction in his left knee, and has missed the last 12 games ... Ten players are on the active roster, and one player, Kyle Logan, is redshirting this season.
Coaches Corner
Mike Montgomery is in his 13th season as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal ... Montgomery is 251-134 on The Farm ... Montgomery is only seven 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 405-211.
The 1998-99 Stanford Varsity Basketball Team
#31 Jarron Collins
Forward, 6-9, 240, Sophomore, North Hollywood, Ca
Career Catalogue (1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 8-0 when Jarron scores in double figures. Stanford is 19-2 when Jarron grabs five or more rebounds in a game.
#33 Jason Collins
Center, 6-10, 250, Redshirt Freshman, North Hollywood, Ca
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
#25 Tony Giovacchini
Guard, 6-2, 170, Freshman, Salt Lake City
#11 Arthur Lee
Guard, 6-0, 175, Senior, Guard, Los Angeles, Ca
Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 22-5 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)
5. Arthur Lee (1995-, 130)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551)
5. Arthur Lee (1995-, 305)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, .477)
5. Arthur Lee (1995-, .426)
Career Assists
1. Brevin Knight (1993-97, 780)
5. Arthur Lee, 1995-, 325)
#45 Mark Madsen
Forward, 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, Ca
Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 37-5 when Mark is a starter. Stanford is 9-1 when Mark records a double-double (points-rebounds). Stanford is 14-1 when Mark grabs ten or more rebounds. Mark has hit 50 percent or better from the floor in 48 games, and 60 percent or better in 37 games. In 21 games, he has hit 70 percent or better.
Career Field Goal Percentage
1. Adam Keefe (1995-, .600)
3. Mark Madsen (1996-, .592)
#4 Michael McDonald
Guard, 6-1, 175, Sophomore, Long Beach, Ca
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
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
Career Catalogue (1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Stanford is 11-0 when David scores in double figures. Stanford was 26-4 when David hit at least one three-pointer last year. This year, Stanford is 12-1 when David hits at least one three-pointer.
#5 Peter Sauer
Forward, 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa
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 39-10.
#44 Mark Seaton
Forward, 6-9, 225, Senior, Cypress, Ca
Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has played in 102 games. Shooting .594 percent from the floor in three-plus seasons at Stanford, currently ranked #2 all-time in that category.
Career Field Goal Percentage
1. Adam Keefe (1988-92, .600)
2. Mark Seaton (1995-, .594)
#3 Kris Weems
Guard, 6-2, 205, Senior, Kansas City, Ks
Career Catalogue (1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
A three-year starter. Has started the last 83 games and during that time, Stanford is 68-15. Stanford is 26-5 when Kris hits at least four three-pointers. In 109 career games, Kris has hit at least one three-pointer in 72 games. Has hit at least 40 percent or better from three-point territory in 45 games, and 50 percent or better in 36 games.
Career Three-Point Field Goals
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 241)
2. Kris Weems (1995-, 171)
Career Three-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Dion Cross (1992-96, 551)
2. Kris Weems (1995-, 429)
#55 Tim Young
7-2, 250, Senior, Center, Santa Cruz, Ca
Career Catalogue (1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99)
Has started 110 straight games. A four-year starter, only one of 12 players in Stanford basketball history to attain such a status. Has recorded at least one block in 88 of 117 games played. Has recorded 38 double-doubles (points-rebounds) in his career. Thirty-five times in his career he has grabbed ten or more rebounds in a game.
Career Blocks
1. Tim Young (1994-, 148)
Career Rebounds
1. Adam Keefe (1988-92, 1,119)
4. Tim Young (1994-, 947)
Career Rebounds Per Game
1. Rich Kelley (1972-75, 12.4)
9. Tim Young (1994-, 8.1)
Career Minutes
1. Todd Lichti (1985-89, 4,107)
10. Tim Young (1994-, 3,014)
Career Games
1. Adam Keefe (1988-92, 125)
7. Tim Young (1994-, 117)
Number Notes
6 - The number of birthdays of Stanford basketball players during the 1998-99 season.
7 - The number of wins head coach Mike Montgomery needs to win to become Stanford's all-time winningest men's basketball coach.
15 - The number of sellouts at Maples Pavilion this season.
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.
173 - The number of rebounds Tim Young needs to become Stanford's all-time rebounder ... Young currently has 947, compared to school record holder Adam Keefe (1988-92) with 1,119.
405 - The number of wins head coach Mike Montgomery's 21 year coaching career.
1,100 - 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.
19,657 - The largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game in the state of California when Stanford played Temple, and California played North Carolina in the Pete Newell Challenge at The Arena in Oakland. It was also the largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game during the regular season on the West Coast.
187,168 - The number of people who have watched Stanford Basketball in 17 games this year.
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.
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."
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
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 11:00 a.m.
Teleconferences (650) 723-2400
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, Mar. 2, 11:00 a.m.
The Pacific-10 Standings
School Conf Overall 1. Stanford 6-0 16-2 2. Arizona 5-1 13-2 3. UCLA 5-2 13-4 4. Washington 3-3 10-6 5. Oregon State 3-4 9-7 6. California 2-4 11-5 6. Arizona State 2-4 10-8 6. Washington St 2-4 8-9 9. Oregon 2-5 10-6 9. USC 2-5 10-6
Wednesday in the Pacific-10
UCLA 98, USC 80
Thursday in the Pacific-10
Stanford 94, Washington State 45
Arizona 85, Oregon 83
Oregon State 81, Arizona State 51
Washington 87, California 73
Saturday in the Pacific-10
Washington at Stanford, 3:00 pm
UCLA at Louisville, 1:00 pm
Arizona State at Oregon, 3:00 pm
Washington State at California, 1 pm
Arizona at Oregon State, 7:00 pm
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
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
Ranking Review
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 7 Dec. 28 5 5 Jan. 4 4 4 Jan. 11 4 4 Jan. 18 3 3
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
How the Cardinal was built
SeniorsArthur 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
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 and Pete Tenney providing the broadcast duties.
Television Time
A school record 29 Stanford games will be televised during the regular season ... The Stanford-Washington game will be televised on ABC with Mark Jones and Terry Gannon describing the action.
Honors Hoopla
Six new members have been added to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and two of them are former Cardinal 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 is producing today's game between Stanford and Washington ... Belton recently produced the Stanford-Maryland game at the BB&T Classic, and will also produce Stanford's game against #1 ranked UConn on Feb. 6.
Footnote Facts
Mark Madsen will celebrate his 23rd birthday on January 28 ... Michael McDonald will celebrate his 20th birthday on the same day as Madsen's birthday ... Kyle Logan, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman, will redshirt the 1998-99 season ... 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 lead 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 guard 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 the rest of the season ... Collins was driving to the basket 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 ... 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 only 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.
Game 11 vs Santa Clara (12/22/98)
Stanford recorded its biggest victory over Santa Clara in the 72-game series with a 94-49 decision in the championship game of the Stanford Invitational ... The Cardinal dominated throughout the game ... Stanford shot 55 percent from the floor, 53 percent from three-point territory, and outrebounded the Broncos, 37-21 ... Arthur Lee led Stanford with 19 points (5-for-6 from three-point territory) ... Mark Madsen was named tournament MVP, while Kris Weems was named to the all-tournament team.
Game 12 vs Temple (12/29/98)
A bad case of the flu didn't deter All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee from leading Stanford to victory over 25th-ranked Temple in the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland ... Lee tallied 16 points, three assists, and two steals in the 57-50 win ... Lee hit 6-of-7 shots, 4-for-4 from three-point territory ... Stanford scored nine baskets in the second half, eight of them from three-point range ... Temple outrebounded the Cardinal, 40-33, to end a streak of 19 games in which the Cardinal had outrebounded the opposition over the last two seasons ... A crowd of 19,657 fans watched the Cardinal win, the biggest collegiate crowd to witness a game in the state of California ... It was also the largest crowd to watch a college game during the regular season on the West Coast.
Game 13 vs Oregon State (1/2/99)
Stanford raced to a 41-18 halftime lead and never looked back in scoring a 72-56 victory over Oregon State in the Pac-10 season opener for both schools ... Mike Montgomery won his 400th game as head coach (8 seasons at Montana, 13th season at Stanford) ... Four Cardinal players scored in double figures led by Peter Sauer with a season-high 19 points ... Kris Weems added 17 points.
Game 14 vs Oregon (1/4/99)
Stanford's defense continued to dominate early in the game, and the reesult was a 77-59 victory over the Oregon Ducks ... The Cardinal jumped to a 22-6 lead with 12:55 in the first half ... The Ducks didn't hit double-figures untiil 7:39 in the first half (25-12) ... Stanford held Oregon to 38 percent shooting ... All-America center candidate Tim Young led Stanford with 23 points and 12 rebounds ... All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee added 15 points, a career-high eight rebounds, six assists and four steals in 38 minutes of play.
Game 15 vs California (1/9/99)
Stanford held back a strong challenge from California to post a 71-62 victory over the Golden Bears. The lead changed hands seven times and the game was tied six times in the first half ... Cal held a 30-28 halftime lead ... The Cardinal gradually pulled away in the second half, building a lead of 13 points (59-46) with 7:54 left ... Kris Weems and Arthur Lee combined for 24 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Game 16 vs USC (1/14/99)
For the second straight season, the Cardinal won at USC ... Mark Madsen and Jarron Collins each recorded double-doubles as Stanford scored a 72-55 victory ... Madsen hit 5-of-7 shots en route to 17 points and ten rebounds ... Collins came off the bench to score career-highs in points (13) and rebounds (12) ... USC shot only 30 percent.
Game 17 vs UCLA (1/16/99)
A zone defense ... A defense that Stanford uses rarely proved to be a deciding factor in Stanford's 72-59 victory at UCLA ... With the Cardinal down 47-42 with 12:14 to play, Stanford installed the zone defense and it worked as the Cardinal outscored the Bruins, 30-12 ... The victory was the second straight at Pauley Pavilion ... All five starters scored in double figures, and the Cardinal made 32 free throws compared to six for the Bruins ... The victory was the biggest ever for Stanford at Pauley Pavilion.
Game 18 vs Washington St (1/21/99)
Stanford exploded for its biggest output of the season with a 94-45 thrashing of Washington State ... This was the eighth biggest margin of victory in school history, the biggest victory margin over Washington State, and the second biggest victory margin in the 30-year history of Maples Pavilion ... The victory gave the school 1,100 victories in history.