BUSY WEEK AT MAPLES CONTINUES WITH THURSDAY CLASH AGAINST WEBER STATE
Stanford's stretch of three games in six days continues Thursday at 7 p.m. as the Cardinal welcomes Weber State to Maples Pavilion. On the heels of a 96-69 victory over CSUN on Tuesday, Stanford eyes its fifth 3-0 start in seven years.
JEROD HAASE ERA OPENS WITH OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
While the sample size is just two games so far, the 2016-17 squad is averaging 88.0 ppg this season. The Cardinal's 96 points against CSUN on Tuesday were its most points since 2013, when it totaled 97 points in a win over Texas Southern on Nov. 21, 2013. Ten of the top 11 scorers from last season's team that averaged 69.6 ppg, are also on this year's roster.
BALANCED ATTACK WITH FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Stanford has recorded five double-digit scorers in each of its two games this season. The Cardinal has had five double-digit scorers in a game three times over the previous two seasons.
TRAVIS DOMINANT IN RETURN TO THE COURT
After missing the final 22 games last season due to injury, Reid Travis has returned to action this season. He is averaging 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game through the first two contests.
In the season-opener against Harvard, he posted career-highs in points (24) and rebounds (17) in 31 minutes of action to lead the Cardinal. Travis' 17 boards were the most in a game by a Cardinal since Josh Huestis posted 18 rebounds against USC on Feb. 20, 2014, a span of 80 games. It was Travis' second career double-double. The forward posted 10 points and 10 rebounds against UC Davis in the NIT on March 17, 2015.
He led all scorers with 19 points last time out against CSUN.
AGAINST WEBER STATE
Stanford and Weber State have not previously met on the basketball court. Its last meeting with a team in the Big Sky Conference was Dec. 11, 2015 - a 70-60 win over Sacramento State.
VETERAN GROUP
Boasting one of the most experienced rosters in the Pac-12, four starters - Reid Travis, Michael Humphrey, Marcus Allen, and Christian Sanders - and 10 of the top 11 scorers from last season are back this year. Including the first two games of this season, Stanford's roster has combined for 618 appearances. That total only includes the 15 individuals who have played in one game.
PICKENS THE WORLD TRAVELER
The 2016 Pac-12 China Game was Dorian Pickens' third international basketball trip in a 15-month span. He has traveled more than 20,000 miles around the globe and spent more than 80 hours on an airplane during his international basketball adventures.
In addition to the Pac-12 China game in Shanghai, Pickens competed in all six games during Stanford's 2015 tour of Italy. He visited Rome, Florence, Venice and Como during the exhibition tour. This past July, the junior was selected to play on the Pac-12 All-Star Team that competed against the Australian Olympic Team in Melbourne. He played in both games for the Pac-12 All-Stars.
BIGS PROVIDE BOOST
Stanford's group of Reid Travis, Michael Humphrey and Grant Verhoeven have provided a strong presence in the blocks for the Cardinal through the season's first two games. The trio combined to score 76 points and collect 37 rebounds this season.
The Harvard game was the first time all three recorded double digits in the scoring column in the same game. Travis and Humphrey each scored in double figures in four of the first eight games of last season, before Travis was sidelined with a leg injury for the remainder of the season.
HOME SWEET HOME
Stanford has won at least 10 home games in 23 straight seasons, dating back to 1992-93. The Cardinal posted a 12-5 home mark in 2015-16.
TRAVIS NAMED CAPTAIN
Junior Reid Travis was named the Cardinal's team captain at the beginning of the season. It was the first time in Jerod's Haase's five years as a head coach he has named a team captain.
OKPALA AND DA SILVA SIGN WITH CARDINAL
Head Coach Jerod Haase unveiled his first recruiting class with the Cardinal, as standouts Kezie Okpala and Oscar da Silva signed with the program on Nov. 9. Okpala, a 6-8, 185-pound small forward from Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California, and da Silva, a 6-9, 210-pound forward from Ludwig Gymnasium in Munich, Germany, will enroll at Stanford this summer and begin competing for the Cardinal in the 2017-18 season.
