STANFORD, Calif. - Chasson Randle walked away with five awards, including the Hank Luisetti Most Valuable Player honor, highlighting Stanford’s annual awards banquet on Monday night in front of approximately 200 people inside the Arrillaga Family Sports Center.
Randle claimed statistical award titles with team-high marks in scoring (19.6 per game), assists (3.0 per game) and free throw percentage (87.7 percent). Randle was also honored with the Captains’ Award, sharing the hardware with fellow senior tri-captains Anthony Brown and Stefan Nastic.
In addition to earning statistical awards for rebounding (6.9 per game) and three-point field goal percentage (44.1 percent), Brown was presented with the Best Defensive Player Award. Nastic came away with the Roy Young Toughness Award.
Marcus Allen earned the Most Improved Player honor and took home the field goal percentage title (51.1 percent). Elliott Bullock was this season’s choice for the Peter Sauer Most Inspirational Player Award.
Wade Morgan received the Howie Dallmar Coaches Award and also claimed the Scholar-Athlete Award, boasting a team-high 3.67 GPA to highlight another successful season in the classroom as the Cardinal came away with three Pac-12 All-Academic selections.
Student managers Alex Contreras, Noah Linfield and Adnan Razzaque were recognized for their commitment off the court and behind the scenes.
Awards were presented by members of the coaching staff before Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball Johnny Dawkins closed the banquet by thanking his players and support staff.
Stanford’s six-member senior class of Brown, Bullock, Morgan, Nastic, Randle and Jack Ryan addressed the crowd and spoke about their experiences on The Farm. After their speeches, a tribute video was played.
The 100th season in school history concluded with a third NIT championship, as Stanford defeated Miami 66-64 in overtime on April 2 at Madison Square Garden. One of four Pac-12 schools to qualify for the postseason in each of the last four years, Stanford (24-13, 9-9 Pac-12) captured its second NIT crown in four seasons.
Veteran radio analyst John Platz served as the event's emcee.