Stanford (4-5)
at Long Beach State (3-6)
Sunday, Dec. 3 • 2:00 p.m. PT
Walter Pyramid • Long Beach, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford plays its only nonconference true road game of the season Sunday, as the Cardinal travels to Long Beach, California, to face Long Beach State at the Walter Pyramid at 2 p.m. PT. Sunday marks Stanford's first visit to the 49ers' campus since Dec. 2, 2000.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Sunday's game will not be televised. It is the Cardinal's first non-televised game since Feb. 16, 2012. The Stanford Cardinal Sports Network will have live audio coverage of the game as former Stanford men's basketball guard John Platz has the call courtside in Walter Pyramid. Fans can access the broadcast on GoStanford.com or on a mobile device via the TuneIn app.
AGAINST LONG BEACH STATE
Stanford and Long Beach State have squared off three times previously, with the Cardinal winning all three matchups. In the lone previous meeting at the Walter Pyramid, No. 4 Stanford earned an 86-63 victory over LBSU on Dec. 2, 2000. The Cardinal owns home wins against the 49ers on Dec. 15, 2001 (94-77) and March 17, 1988 (80-77) in the postseason NIT.
AGAINST THE BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Stanford is 57-9 all-time against teams currently in the Big West Conference. Sunday marks Stanford's first road game against a Big West Conference opponent since playing at UC Davis on Nov. 18, 2011. The Cardinal defeated the Aggies, 70-49, in that contest. Stanford is 10-6 all-time in true road games against current Big West Conference schools.
POST PRESENCE
Stanford's starting post players, Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, have combined to average 32.1 points and 16.3 rebounds per game. Travis is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring at 21.2 ppg and 12th in rebounding at 7.4 rpg entering Friday's games. The junior has posted seven 20-point games in nine contests this season. Humphrey is nearly averaging a double-double with 10.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg. His rebounding average is third-best in the Pac-12 entering Friday's action.
?? Big Mike Double-Double Alert ??#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/8WYEHPzJUg
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) November 30, 2017
R2T2
Junior preseason All-American Reid Travis is living up to his preseason accolades. The forward, who entered the year as the Pac-12's leading returning scorer and rebounder, ranks fifth nationally in total points with 191, 14 points behind NCAA leader Matt Scott of Niagara and 10 points back of Duke's Marvin Bagley III as of Friday. He leads the Pac-12 and ranks in the top six nationally in total points, total field goals, free throws made and free throws attempted as of Friday.
| Category | Conference Rank | National Rank | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring Average | 4 | 37 | 21.2 |
| Total Points | 1 | 5 | 191 |
| Free Throws Made | 1 | 6 | 58 |
| Free Throws Attempted | 1 | 3 | 82 |
| Total Field Goals Made | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| Total Rebounds | 4 | 47 | 67 |
APPROACHING 1K
Reid Travis enters Sunday's game at Long Beach State 64 points shy of becoming the 45th player in school history with 1,000 career points. Of the 44 who have already achieved the milestone, only eight have done so in less than 80 career games. Travis has played in 72 games.
TRAVIS AGAINST TOP-10 FOES
Reid Travis is averaging 25.2 points and 9.0 rebounds in five games he has played against top-10 opponents over the past two seasons. He posted a career-best 29-point performance at No. 4 Kansas last season.
LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Daejon Davis scored 17 points to help spark Stanford to a 70-54 win over Montana Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion. Reid Travis scored 20 points and Michael Humphrey added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cardinal. Montana led 50-44 with just under 10 minutes left, but was outscored 26-4 the rest of the way, including 14-0 to finish the game. They missed their final nine shots and were 17 of their last 19.
You run the floor, you get rewarded. ?????? @reid_travis_22 #GoStanford
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FRESHMAN FOCUS
Despite one of the most veteran rosters in the nation, Stanford's freshman class has contributed valuable minutes. Three freshmen - Daejon Davis, Oscar Da Silva and Isaac White - are each averaging more than 27 minutes per game. White ranks second on the team in scoring (11.1 ppg) and da Silva ranks third on the roster in rebounding (6.1 rpg).
All three freshmen have started the Cardinal's last six games. Prior to this season, Stanford last started three freshmen on January 27, 1983 (at Washington) with Keith Ramee, Andy Fischer and Earl Koberlein earned the starting nod in that contest.
| Name | Starts | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac White | 8 | 29.1 | 11.1 | 2.0 |
| Oscar da Silva | 6 | 28.1 | 7.6 | 6.1 |
| Daejon Davis | 7 | 28.6 | 8.3 | 4.6 (assists) |
DAVIS TAKING CONTROL OF THE POINT
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all eight career games he has played in. After averaging 3.0 ppg in his first two career games, he is averaging 11.5 points in his last six contests. The freshman posted a career-best 17-point performance last time out against Montana on Wednesday.
Trust the process.
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) November 30, 2017
Solid performance from @DaejonDavis last night.#GosStanford pic.twitter.com/lLEt83etOa
CARDINAL OFFENSE IMPROVED FROM LAST SEASON
Stanford, which returned 78.4 percent of its scoring from last season, is averaging 75.4 points per game this season. The average is up nearly 7.0 ppg from its 69.1 scoring average last season. The Cardinal has topped the 70-point mark in a game eight times in nine games. Last season, it had only reached the 70-point mark three times in its first nine games.
PAGON EARNING IMPORTANT MINUTES
Sophomore guard Blake Pagon, a walk-on, has earned valuable minutes for the Cardinal recently. After playing 10 minutes over five games last season, Pagon has totaled 58 minutes playing in seven of the first nine games this year. He is coming off a career-long 19-minute game vs. Montana Wednesday. He had a career-best four rebounds and two assists vs. the Grizzlies. Pagon, who has two career points on a pair of free throws last season, is in search of his first career field goal. He has one field goal attempt this season.
Pagon, one of five sons for parents Garrett and Amanda, is following in his parents' footsteps. Both also studied at Stanford. His mother, Amanda, was a standout runner and swimmer at Stanford. She was a member of three Pac-10 cross country championship teams in 1993, 1994 and 1996. She was a member of Stanford's first NCAA champion women's cross country team in 1996.
HUMPHREY CONTROLLING THE GLASS
Michael Humphrey, who was among the Pac-12 leaders in rebounding last season, ranks third in the Pac-12 in rebounding this season with an average of 8.9 rpg. He posted a career-high 18 rebounds against Pacific on Nov. 12. The senior, who is averaging 10.9 ppg, has three double-doubles this year.
CARTWRIGHT WITH CAREER-BEST NUMBERS
After averaging 4.1 ppg over the first two seasons (67 games) of his career, junior Robert Cartwright is averaging 10.2 ppg in nine games this season. He had a season-high 19 points against Portland State two games ago. He ranks eighth in the Pac-12 in assist/turnover ratio (2.5). Cartwright earned his first start of the season last time out against Montana, finishing with 11 points and five assists.
THE FOURTH-YEAR CLASS
The four members of Stanford's fourth-year class - Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens Michael Humphrey and Robert Cartwright - accounted for 62.6 percent of the team's scoring and 55.4 percent of the team's rebounding last season. Pickens and Humphrey are true seniors, while Travis and Cartwright have each had their medical hardship waivers granted and are redshirt juniors with another year of eligibility remaining after this season. Cartwright missed the entire 2015-16 season with a compound fracture of his right forearm sustained in preseason practice on Nov. 2, 2015. Travis was forced to miss the final 22 games of the 2015-16 season with a right leg injury. Pickens has missed the last seven games with a left foot injury.
PETER SAUER CAPTAINSHIP
Head coach Jerod Haase announced the establishment of the Peter Sauer Captainship in September, naming Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens and Michael Humphrey captains. The three will wear patches on their uniforms honoring the legacy of the late Peter Sauer, a team captain and leader of Stanford's 1998 Final Four team. Stanford will celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the 1998 Final Four team during the regular-season home finale against Washington State on Feb. 24, 2018.