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Stanford (14-13, 8-6)
Thursday, Feb. 22 • 6:00 p.m. PT
Maples Pavilion • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford and Washington meet Thursday night at Maples Pavilion as both teams battle for positioning in the Pac-12 standings with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Winners of five of its last seven against Washington, the Cardinal is looking for its second two-game sweep of the Huskies in the last four seasons. The teams played just once during the 2016 and 2017 Pac-12 regular season slate. Stanford earned a 73-64 win in Seattle on Jan. 13.
THE PAC-12 PICTURE
Stanford (8-6) and Washington (8-6) enter Thursday tied in the loss column with Utah (9-6) for fourth place in the Pac-12 standings. Arizona leads the league at 11-3, with UCLA and USC tied for second at 10-5. A win on Thursday would give Stanford the tiebreaker over Washington, should the two teams finish the regular-season tied in the conference standings. The top-four teams in the conference standings will receive a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament.
STANFORD IN THE PAC-12
Stanford's eight conference wins so far are two more than its win total from all of last season's league slate. The Cardinal opened Pac-12 play with a 5-1 mark for the second time in the last 14 seasons. In January, Stanford won five consecutive conference games for the first time in 10 seasons and posted its first conference road sweep in eight seasons.
AGAINST WASHINGTON
Stanford leads the all-time series against Washington, 76-71. The Cardinal has won three straight and five of the last seven in the series, including a 76-69 win in Seattle in January. Stanford was won the last three games played between the two teams at Maples Pavilion. The current members of the Stanford roster have not lost to the Huskies at home in their careers.
CARDINAL PLAYERS AGAINST WASHINGTON
Nine active Stanford players have played against Washington in their careers. Junior Reid Travis (11.3) and seniors Dorian Pickens (8.3) and Michael Humphrey (8.0) are each averaging at least eight points per game against the Huskies in their careers.
| Players vs. Washington | Games | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Humphrey | 6 | 132 | 48 | 32 |
| Dorian Pickens | 6 | 142 | 50 | 17 |
| Reid Travis | 3 | 64 | 34 | 14 |
| Robert Cartwright | 5 | 63 | 19 | 5 (assists) |
| Josh Sharma | 4 | 50 | 9 | 9 |
| KZ Okpala | 1 | 30 | 10 | 3 |
| Daejon Davis | 1 | 39 | 16 | 10 |
| Oscar da Silva | 1 | 30 | 5 | 11 |
| Isaac White | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
THE LAST MEETING WITH THE HUSKIES
Seattle native Daejon Davis recorded his first career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Stanford to a 73-64 victory at Washington Jan. 13. Reid Travis finished with 16 points as Stanford completed its first two-game road sweep in conference play in eight years.
What a @Pac12 road sweep looks like. #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/ZaGEAiyCCk
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) January 14, 2018
LAST TIME OUT
Stanford stormed back in the second half to cut a 16-point deficit down to one, but could not catch Colorado in the end as the Buffaloes outlasted the Cardinal 64-56 Sunday in Boulder. Dorian Pickens scored 10 of his game-high 18 points in the second half, including a key three during a late Stanford run. Davis finished with 12 points and Travis added 10 points and six rebounds to round out the Cardinal in double figures in the contest.
NOBODY BETTER IN THE PAC-12 THAN PICKENS IN THE LAST 11 GAMES
Dorian Pickens is the only Pac-12 player with at least 31 three pointers and a three-point shooting percentage better than 46 percent in their last 11 games. The senior is shooting 47.2 percent with 34 three pointers over that span.
TRAVIS AMONG RARE COMPANY
Junior Reid Travis is one of just 12 players in Stanford history with at least 1,200 career points and 650 career rebounds. He enters Thursday's game against Washington with 1,252 points and 662 rebounds.
| Player (Years) | Games | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Lichti (1985-89) | 124 | 2,336 | 697 |
| Adam Keefe (1988-92) | 125 | 2,319 | 1,119 |
| Kimberly Belton (1976-80) | 107 | 1,616 | 955 |
| Howard Wright (1985-89) | 124 | 1,599 | 860 |
| John Revelli (1980-84) | 100 | 1,592 | 798 |
| Anthony Brown (2010-15) | 144 | 1,562 | 691 |
| Tim Young (1994-99) | 132 | 1,544 | 1,070 |
| Dwight Powell (2010-14) | 136 | 1,465 | 853 |
| Tom Dose (1961-64) | 75 | 1,441 | 755 |
| Rich Kelley (1972-75) | 76 | 1,412 | 944 |
| Lawrence Hill (2005-09) | 131 | 1,404 | 661 |
| Reid Travis (2015-present) | 90 | 1,252 | 662 |
PICKENS 10TH ON CAREER THREE POINTERS LIST
Dorian Pickens, who missed 11 games with a foot injury, returned for the beginning of conference play. He ranks 10th in school history with 172 career threes. The forward has totaled 40 threes in the last 13 games. He is second the Pac-12 in threes per game (3.0), fourth in three-point percentage (.447) and eighth in scoring (15.9 ppg) during conference play. Despite missing nearly half the season, Pickens leads the team with 44 threes. Earlier this season, Pickens became the 46th all-time and second active member of Stanford's 1,000-point club. He enters the Washington contest with 1,066 career points in 108 career games.
TRAVIS AMONG NATION'S ELITE POST PLAYERS
Junior Reid Travis is fifth in the Pac-12 in scoring (18.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). Travis and Arizona's DeAndre Ayton are the lone players to rank in the top five of the conference in both scoring and rebounding. Travis ranks in the top-six in the Pac-12 in 10 categories overall. The junior matched his career-high with 29 points in wins over USC and San Francisco this season. He became the 45th member of Stanford's 1,000-point club earlier this year and enters the Washington game with 1,252 points and 662 rebounds in his 90-game career so far.
| Category | Conference Rank | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Free Throws Attempted | 1 | 183 |
| Total Field Goals Made | 2 | 186 |
| Field Goals Attempted | 3 | 356 |
| Double-Doubles | 3 | 9 |
| Total Points | 4 | 507 |
| Scoring Average | 5 | 18.8 |
| Rebounding Average | 5 | 7.8 |
| Total Rebounds | 5 | 210 |
| Free Throws Made | 6 | 121 |
| Field Goal Percentage | 6 | 52.2 |
Throw it DOWN, @2ReidTravis2.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/zwQYHPrdRQ
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 20, 2018
TRAVIS COMPARED TO THE KARL MALONE AWARD FINALISTS
While Reid Travis was not included among the recently-announced 10 finalists for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award, his stats stack up with the listed finalists below. Stanford's strength of schedule is the fifth-highest among teams with the listed finalists.
| Player | School | Scoring | Rebounding | RPI | SOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Maye | North Carolina | 18.4 | 10.5 | 5 | 4 |
| Robert Williams | Texas A&M | 11.2 | 9.6 | 21 | 9 |
| Marvin Bagley III | Duke | 21.2 | 11.4 | 4 | 17 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Duke | 14.4 | 9.6 | 4 | 17 |
| Reid Travis | Stanford | 19.0 | 7.7 | 96 | 24 |
| DeAndre Ayton | Arizona | 19.7 | 10.9 | 17 | 44 |
| Yante Maten | Georgia | 19.5 | 8.6 | 66 | 54 |
| Gary Clark | Cincinnati | 12.8 | 8.7 | 12 | 59 |
| Nick King | Middle Tenn. St. | 21.4 | 8.4 | 23 | 77 |
| Jordan Murphy | Minnesota | 17.3 | 11.4 | 147 | 90 |
| Mike Daum | South Dakota St. | 23.5 | 9.9 | 67 | 217 |
WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey have helped Stanford win the rebounding battle in 21 of 27 games this year, including 17 of the last 20 contests. The Cardinal is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 38.0 rpg. Only one opponent (USC's Chimezie Metu, 12 pts, 10 rebs.) has recorded a double-double against Stanford in the last 32 games, dating back to last season.
DAVIS DIRECTING THE OFFENSE
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all 25 games he has played in. In his last 13 games, Davis is averaging 13.1 points, 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds during Stanford's five-game winning streak in January.
Highlighting his play during conference action is the 50-foot heave to win the game at the buzzer against USC. The freshman registered career-highs in points (23) and assists (10) against UCLA on Jan 27. He has totaled 45 points and 17 assists in the two games against the Bruins this season. Davis has posted two double-doubles this season with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Washington and the 23-point, 10-assist performance at UCLA. The freshman is coming off a 22-point, seven-rebound, five-assist performance in the win at California this past Sunday.
A cool 2??2?? from @DaejonDavis in Berkeley last night.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jzKY8eyIh8
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 19, 2018
POST PRESENCE
Stanford's starting post players, Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey, have combined to average 29.2 points and 15.2 rebounds per game. The duo is second in the conference among starting post players in combined rebounding and fourth in combined scoring. Travis is fifth in the Pac-12 in scoring (18.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.8 rpg). Humphrey is seventh in the conference in rebounding (7.4 rpg) along with 10.4 ppg.
THE CAPTAINS IMPACT
Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens and Michael Humphrey were each voted to the role of the Peter Sauer Captainship, honoring the legacy of the late Peter Sauer, a team captain and leader of Stanford's 1998 Final Four team. The three captains account for 59.4 percent of the scoring average (44.4 out of 74.8 ppg) and 50.0 percent (19.0 out of 38.0 rpg) of the rebounding average.
YOUTH MOVEMENT
One of the top recruiting classes in school history has played a big role in its first season on The Farm. Each of the Cardinal's four freshmen have started at least one game and three - Daejon Davis, Oscar da Silva and Isaac White - started together in six games. At least two freshmen have started in 25 games and at least one freshman has started in all 27 games.
All four average at least 20 minutes per game. Davis leads the Cardinal in assists (4.8 apg), White is second on the team in three pointers (38) and da Silva leads the Cardinal in blocks (27). KZ Okpala, who made his collegiate debut 15 games ago, is averaging 8.9 ppg in 27.4 mpg.
In the win over Arizona State, Stanford's final 16 points were scored by freshmen. In the victory at Washington State, Stanford's four freshmen scored the first 23 points of the second half during the Cardinal's 21-3 run to erase its deficit en route to the road win.
| Name | G-S | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejon Davis | 25-25 | 30.3 | 11.1 | 4.8 (assists) |
| Oscar da Silva | 27-11 | 25.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| KZ Okpala | 15-13 | 27.4 | 8.9 | 3.0 |
| Isaac White | 26-9 | 20.1 | 6.8 | 1.5 |
OKPALA MAKING IMPACT IN CONFERENCE PLAY
Freshman KZ Okpala made his collegiate debut 15 games ago in Stanford's nonconference finale. The forward is fifth on the team in scoring at 8.9 ppg in 27.4 minutes per contest. Okpala, who has started 13 of the 15 games he has played in, has a pair of 20-point games against Washington State (21) and Oregon (20).
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.