Stanford (6-8, 0-1) vs.
UCLA (11-3, 2-0)
Thursday, Jan. 4 • 7:00 p.m. PT
Maples Pavilion • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford continues its stretch of eight consecutive games in the state of California as the Cardinal hosts UCLA Thursday at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion. Stanford enters the week 6-8 overall and 0-1 in the Pac-12 after dropping a 77-74 decision to California at Maples Pavilion this past Saturday. The Bruins come to The Farm 11-3 overall and 2-0 in the conference after posting a sweep of the Washington schools this past weekend.
It's the fifth consecutive season Stanford has opened the Pac-12 slate at home and the fourth straight year the Cardinal has opened the conference portion of its schedule with consecutive home games.
THE GOLDEN STATE TOUR
Stanford is in the middle of a stretch of eight consecutive games played in the state of California. It began with a Nov. 29 matchup with Montana at home, followed by a visit to Long Beach State Dec. 3 and home games with Denver and San Francisco at Maples Pavilion. Stanford then faced No. 14 Kansas in a neutral-site contest in Sacramento Dec. 21, before opening Pac-12 play with Saturday's game against California.
The UCLA game is the third of four consecutive opponents from the state of California to visit Maples Pavilion. USC visits The Farm to close the stretch on Sunday. When it's complete, Stanford will have remained in the State of California for a span of 45 days. The Cardinal will play its first conference road game Jan. 11 at Washington State in Pullman, Washington.
AGAINST UCLA
UCLA leads the all-time series between the schools, 143-93. The Cardinal and Bruins only played once each of the previous two seasons due to Pac-12 scheduling. Stanford defeated UCLA, 79-70, in the Bruins' last trip to Maples Pavilion on Feb. 27, 2016. UCLA has won four of the last six between the two schools overall, but the Cardinal has won two of the last three games played on The Farm.
CARDINAL PLAYERS AGAINST UCLA
Six active Stanford players have played against UCLA in their careers. Michael Humphrey has averaged 13.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg in four contests against the Bruins. Fellow senior Dorian Pickens is the lone other Cardinal to have played in four games against UCLA, averaging 7.5 ppg in those contests. With Reid Travis missing the entire 2015-16 season and last year's lone contest against UCLA, he has faced the Bruins just once as a freshman in 2015.
| Player vs. UCLA | Games | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reid Travis | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| Dorian Pickens | 4 | 88 | 30 | 8 |
| Michael Humphrey | 4 | 78 | 53 | 25 |
| Robert Cartwright | 3 | 52 | 18 | 10 (assists) |
| Marcus Sheffield | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Sharma | 2 | 31 | 11 | 8 |
LAST TIME OUT
Stanford dropped a 77-74 decision to California Saturday in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. The Golden Bears trailed 65-48 before outscoring the Cardinal 27-8 over the last 7½ minutes to win at Maples Pavilion for the first time since 2014. Dorian Pickens scored 13 points in his return for Stanford after missing seven weeks with a foot injury. Michael Humphrey added 15 points and 13 rebounds, Reid Travis had 15 points and eight rebounds, and Kezie Okpala scored 11..
TRAVIS NEWEST MEMBER OF 1,000-POINT CLUB
Junior forward Reid Travis, a preseason All-American and candidate for several national player of the year awards, ranks third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 20.9 ppg. He averaged nearly 23 ppg over his final six nonconference games. The forward matched his career-high with 29 points (first recorded against Kansas last season) in the victory over San Francisco on Dec. 17 to become the 45th member of Stanford's 1,000-point club. He enters Thursday's game against UCLA with 1,038 points and 552 rebounds in his 77-game career so far. Travis ranks 11th in the Pac-12 in rebounding (7.1 rpg).
Heading into conference play, Reid Travis leads the Pac-12 in scoring with 21.4 PPG.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/RS3iWTzR2G
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) December 28, 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, is third in the conference in scoring at 20.9 ppg. He ranks 33rd nationally in points per game and ranks in the top-10 in the Pac-12 in 10 categories entering Thursday's games.
| Category | Conference Rank | National Rank | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoring Average | 3 | 33 | 20.9 |
| Total Points | 2 | 32 | 293 |
| Free Throws Made | 5 | 35 | 76 |
| Free Throws Attempted | 2 | 12 | 110 |
| Total Field Goals Made | 2 | 21 | 105 |
| Total Rebounds | 10 | 173 | 100 |
POST PRESENCE
Stanford's starting post players, Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, have combined to average 32.8 points and 16.0 rebounds per game this season. The duo is second in the conference among starting post players in combined scoring and is third in combined rebounding, the only pair to rank in the top-three in both categories in the conference. Travis is third in the Pac-12 in scoring at 20.9 ppg, to go along with 7.1 rpg. Humphrey ranks third in the conference in rebounding at 8.9 rpg, to go along with 11.9 ppg.
Pac-12's Post Players in 2017-18
| School | Players | Combined Scoring | Combined Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford | Travis/Humphrey | 32.8 | 16.0 |
| Oregon State | Tinkle/Eubanks | 31.9 | 13.4 |
| Washington State | Franks/Bernstine | 23.9 | 14.5 |
| USC | Boatwright/Metu | 34.6 | 14.6 |
| California | Lee/Sueing | 24.6 | 12.9 |
| UCLA | Welsh/Golomon | 19.7 | 16.1 |
| Washington | Timmins/Dickerson | 21.8 | 13.3 |
| Arizona | Ayton/Ristic | 29.7 | 18.0 |
| Arizona State | White/Mitchell | 20.2 | 15.4 |
| Oregon | White/McIntosh | 19.2 | 8.8 |
| Colorado | King/Bey | 17.9 | 12.0 |
| Utah | Collette/Rawson | 24.2 | 11.4 |
YOUTH MOVEMENT
Stanford's roster has played 620 combined games. The Cardinal entered the season with the fifth-most veteran roster (games played) in the nation. While fourth-year players Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey anchor the post, injuries have limited several veteran perimeter players. This has given one of the nation's top recruiting classes a chance to play important minutes as freshmen this season. All four members of Stanford's freshman class have started at least one game this season and three freshmen - Daejon Davis, Oscar da Silva and Isaac White - have started together in six games this season.
All four freshmen on the roster average more than 25 minutes per game. Davis leads the Cardinal in assists per game (4.0 apg), White leads all freshmen in the Pac-12 in three-pointers (29) and da Silva ranks third on the roster in rebounding (5.5 rpg), second in blocks (13) and third in steals (11). Fellow freshman Kezie Okpala made his collegiate debut two games ago. He is averaging 8.5 ppg in 32.5 mpg over those two contests.
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.
Freshman Production
| Name | G-S | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac White | 14-9 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 1.9 |
| Daejon Davis | 12-12 | 27.8 | 8.5 | 4.0 (assists) |
| Oscar da Silva | 14-10 | 25.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Kezie Okpala | 2-1 | 32.5 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
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 with an average of 8.9 rpg. The average is 58th nationally. The forward ranks third in the conference and 25th nationally in defensive rebounds per game (7.1 drpg). He posted a career-high 18 rebounds against Pacific on Nov. 12. The senior, who is averaging 11.9 ppg, has four double-doubles this year.
PICKENS' OUTSIDE TOUCH
Dorian Pickens, the only player to start all 31 games last season, posted at least one three-pointer in all but four games, with multiple three-pointers in 19 contests during his junior season. He ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in three-point field goals made in conference play (39, 2.2) and 11th overall (67, 2.2) as Stanford's leading three-point shooter (67-of-169, 39.6 percent) last year. The forward registered a career-high seven three-pointers (7-of-10) against Idaho last season. He had his consecutive games played streak of 63 snapped in the third game of this season, missing 11 games with a left foot injury, before returning last time out against California. Pickens is 9-for-30 from three-point range this season.
DAVIS TAKING CONTROL OF THE POINT
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all 12 career games he has played in. After averaging 7.0 ppg in his first five games, he is averaging 9.6 points in his last seven contests. In a two-game span against Montana and Denver, Davis totaled 37 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
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 8.2 ppg in 14 games this season. He had a season-high 19 points against Portland State. He ranks seventh in the Pac-12 in assist/turnover ratio (2.2). Cartwright has started six games this season.
WIN NO. 100 FOR HAASE
The Dec. 17 victory over San Francisco was head coach Jerod Haase's 100th career coaching victory. He is in his sixth season as a head coach and second with Stanford, following four successful seasons at UAB. The win was Haase's 20th at the helm of the Cardinal.
Shoutout to Reid and Coach Haase for reaching major milestones today! #GoStanford
A post shared by Stanford Men's Basketball (@stanfordmbb) on Dec 17, 2017 at 5:49pm PST
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.
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 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 Feb. 24, 2018, against Washington State.