STANFORD, Calif. - Off to a 3-0 start, Stanford will conclude its three games in six days homestand on Sunday as the Cardinal hosts Colorado State at 3 p.m. at Maples Pavilion. The contest is part of a doubleheader at Maples that also includes the women's basketball team taking on CSUN at 11:30 a.m.
JEROD HAASE ERA OPENS WITH OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
While the sample size is just three games so far, the 2016-17 squad is averaging 81.0 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.
FIFTH 3-0 START IN SEVEN SEASONS
Stanford is off to its fifth 3-0 start in seven seasons, dating back to the 2010-11 season. If the Cardinal improve to 4-0 with a win on Sunday, it would be its best start since opening the 2011-12 campaign with five wins.
BALANCED ATTACK WITH FIVE IN DOUBLE FIGURES
Stanford recorded five double-digit scorers in its first two games of the season. Prior to this week, the Cardinal had five double-digit scorers in a game three times over the previous two seasons. It's the first time Stanford had back-to-back games with five double-digit scorers since the 2013 season (Nov. 21, 2013 vs. Texas Southern and Nov. 25 vs. Houston).
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 leads the team in scoring (21.7 ppg) and rebounding (12.3 rpg) through the first three contests. Travis ranks second in the Pac-12 in rebounding and third in scoring.
Two of his three career double-doubles have come in the first three games this season.
TRAVIS AGAINST HARVARD
In the season-opener against Harvard, Travis 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.
DISTRIBUTING THE BASKETBALL
Through the first three games, Stanford is averaging 16.7 assists per game. The total average ranks third in the Pac-12, behind UCLA (24.3) and Utah (17.3). The Cardinal posted a season-high 18 assists in the win over CSUN on Tuesday.
STANFORD AGAINST COLORADO STATE
Stanford leads the all-time series with Colorado State, 7-2. After dropping the first two games in the series, the Cardinal has won the last seven contests. Stanford is 5-0 against the Rams at home. In the last meeting between the two teams, on Nov. 15, 2011, Stanford defeated Colorado State, 64-52, at Maples Pavilion.
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 three games of this season, Stanford's roster has combined for 633 appearances.
BIGS PROVIDE BOOST
Stanford's group of Reid Travis, Michael Humphrey and Grant Verhoeven have provided a strong presence in the paint for the Cardinal through the season's first three games. The trio has combined to score 111 points (37.0 ppg) and collect 56 rebounds (18.7 rpg) 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. Stanford is 2-0 at Maples Pavilion this season.
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.
