Tangle in Tucson

 Stanford (16-13, 10-6) at
No. 19 Arizona (22-7, 12-4)
Thursday, March 1 • 7:00 p.m. PT
McKale Center • Tucson, Ariz.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Winners of three straight and in third in the Pac-12 standings, Stanford closes the regular season in the Grand Canyon state, beginning with Thursday's game at conference leader Arizona.

At 10-6 in the Pac-12 with two games left, several possibilities remain for the Cardinal. With wins over Arizona and Arizona State this week, an additional loss by Arizona to California, and a UCLA win over USC, Stanford would earn a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title. In that scenario, Stanford, Arizona and USC would all finish 12-6 and the Cardinal would be the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament in a tiebreaker. Stanford can finish anywhere from sharing the conference crown (receive the two seed) to sixth in the final standings.  

Come watch the game Thursday with your fellow Cardinal fans at @bowlmorlanes!#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jBi644y8dG

— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 27, 2018

CARDINAL IN CONFERENCE PLAY
Stanford's 10 conference wins so far are four more than its win total from all of last season's league slate. It's the most Pac-12 wins for Stanford in four seasons, equaling the 10 conference wins in 2014. The Cardinal has posted 10 or more conference wins just three times over the last 10 seasons. Stanford's last top-four finish in the conference was in 2008 (second, 13-5).   
 
Stanford opened Pac-12 play with a 5-1 mark for the second time in the last 14 seasons. In January, the Cardinal won five consecutive conference games for the first time in 10 seasons and posted its first conference road sweep (Washington/Washington State) in eight seasons.

TRAVIS COLLECTS PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior Reid Travis was voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week after the forward averaged a double-double in leading Stanford to a sweep of the Washington schools last week. Travis averaged 26.5 points and 10.0 rebounds, while shooting 60 percent (18-of-30) from the field in the Cardinal's two wins. He scored a career-high 33 points and collected nine rebounds in the 16-point victory over Washington, posting 23 points in the first half against the Huskies. The forward recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the win over Washington State. Travis, who ranks in the top-five in 10 different Pac-12 categories, is fourth in the conference in scoring (19.3 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (7.9 rpg).

.@2ReidTravis2 had it all going on for @StanfordMBB this week.

He recorded a career-high 33 points to earn #Pac12Hoops Player of the Week: https://t.co/LVwzVtHfRZ pic.twitter.com/SYS0QsEp9L

— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) February 26, 2018

AGAINST ARIZONA
Arizona leads the all-time series, 64-29. The Wildcats have won the last 16 games. Stanford's last win in the series was Jan. 4, 2009, when the Cardinal, led by a game-high 19 points from Landry Fields, defeated the Wildcats, 76-60, at home. Stanford's last win in Tucson was on Feb. 16, 2008, when a double-double from Brook Lopez (23 pts., 10 rebs.) that included game-winning free throws with 18 seconds left guided No. 7 Stanford to a 67-66 victory over Arizona.  

CARDINAL PLAYERS AGAINST ARIZONA
Nine active Stanford players have faced Arizona previously. Arizona natives Dorian Pickens (9.9 ppg, seven contests) and Michael Humphrey (9.3 ppg, six contests) have seen the most action.
 

STANFORD AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS
No. 19 Arizona is Stanford's sixth game against a ranked opponent this season. Stanford is 1-12 vs. ranked foes in the AP poll in the Jerod Haase era, defeating No. 16 Arizona State (86-77) Jan. 17. Stanford's last road win over a ranked team came at No. 9 Texas (74-71 OT) Dec. 23, 2014.
 
Jerod Haase owns a 3-20 record against ranked teams as a head coach. He played 10 ranked foes as the head coach at UAB, leading the Blazers to a win over No. 9 Iowa State (60-59) in the NCAA Tournament on March 19, 2015 in Louisville, and a victory over No. 16 North Carolina (63-59) in Birmingham, on Dec. 1, 2013. The Jan. 17, 2018 victory over No. 16 ASU was his first ranked win at Stanford.

LAST TIME OUT
Freshman Daejon Davis hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds to play, lifting Stanford to an 86-84 victory over Washington State on Saturday in the home finale at Maples Pavilion. With the game tied, Davis held onto the ball for 20 seconds and then made his move toward the basket. He was fouled and made both foul shots, the second following a WSU timeout.

PICKENS AMONG THREE-POINT LEADERS FROM MAJOR CONFERENCES IN LAST 15 GAMES
Dorian Pickens' 47 threes in the last 15 games ranks as the fifth-most among players from the six major conferences (ACC, BIG EAST, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC) in that span. (as of Feb. 28)

TRAVIS AMONG RARE COMPANY
Junior Reid Travis is one of just 11 players in Stanford history with at least 1,300 career points and 680 career rebounds. He enters Thursday's game at Arizona with 1,305 points and 682 rebounds. 
 

PICKENS NINTH ON CAREER THREE POINTERS LIST
Dorian Pickens, who missed 11 games with a foot injury, returned for the beginning of conference play. He ranks ninth in school history with 179 career threes and has totaled 47 threes in the last 15 games. He leads the Pac-12 in threes per game (3.1), is fifth in three-point percentage (.458) and eighth in scoring (16.0 ppg) during conference play. Despite missing nearly half the season, Pickens leads the team with 51 threes. Pickens, the 46th all-time and second active member of Stanford's 1,000-point club, enters the Arizona game with 1,100 career points.

TRAVIS AMONG NATION'S ELITE POST PLAYERS
Junior Reid Travis is fourth in the Pac-12 in scoring (19.3 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (7.9 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-five in the Pac-12 in 10 categories overall. The junior posted a career-high 33 points in the win over Washington last week. He became the 45th member of Stanford's 1,000-point club earlier this year and enters Thursday's Arizona game with 1,305 points and 682 rebounds in his 92-game career so far.
 

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.
 

WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey have helped Stanford win the rebounding battle in 23 of 29 games, including 19 of the last 22 contests. The Cardinal is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 38.1 rpg. Only two opponents (Washington's Noah Dickerson (14 pts., 13 rebs.) and USC's Chimezie Metu (12 pts., 10 rebs.)) have recorded a double-double against Stanford in the last 34 games.

DAVIS DIRECTING THE OFFENSE
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all 27 games he has played in. In his last 15 games, Davis is averaging 12.5 points, 5.7 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. He averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 assists and 5.4 rebounds during Stanford's five-game winning streak in January.
 
Davis' 134 assists so far are 16 shy of Brevin Knight's (1993-94) Stanford freshman record.
 
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. 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 recorded 22 points seven rebounds and five assists in the win at California.

A cool 2??2?? from @DaejonDavis in Berkeley last night.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jzKY8eyIh8

— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 19, 2018

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 59.9 percent of the scoring average (45.5 out of 75.9 ppg) and 49.9 percent (19.0 out of 38.1 rpg) of the rebounding average.
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Congrats, @DorianPickens11.

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— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 28, 2018

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 27 games and at least one freshman has started in all 29 games.
 
All four average at least 19 minutes per game. Davis leads the Cardinal in assists (5.0 apg), White is second on the team in three pointers (38) and da Silva is second on the Cardinal roster in blocks (27). KZ Okpala, who made his collegiate debut 17 games ago, is averaging 9.5 ppg in 27.7 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. 

OKPALA MAKING IMMEDIATE IMPACT IN CONFERENCE PLAY
Freshman KZ Okpala made his collegiate debut 17 games ago in Stanford's nonconference finale. The forward is fifth on the team in scoring at 9.5 ppg in 27.7 minutes per contest. Okpala, who has started 15 games, is averaging 12.3 ppg in the last three contests.

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 celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the 1998 Final Four team on Feb. 24 against Washington State.