No. 3 seed Stanford (19-15) vs.
No. 2 seed Oklahoma State (20-14)
National Invitation Tournament
Monday, March 19 • 4:00 p.m. PT
Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Okla.
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STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 seed Stanford, winners of six of its last eight games, travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma, to face No. 3 seed Oklahoma State Monday at Gallagher-Iba Arena in the second round of the NIT. The Cardinal, which defeated BYU in its NIT opener, is making its second ever trip to Oklahoma State.
STANFORD IN THE NIT
• Ninth appearance
• Owns a 19-5 all-time record in the postseason tournament
• Won its last six and 12 of its last 13 tournament games
• Won its last nine NIT games played at Maples Pavilion
• Captured the NIT championship three times (1991, 2012, 2015)
• Last appearance was in 2015, when Stanford defeated Miami (66-64) in 2OT to win the title
• Reid Travis, Dorian Pickens, Michael Humphrey and Robert Cartwright part of 2015 NIT title
• Oklahoma State is Stanford's second Big 12 opponent (def. Oklahoma to win 1991 NIT title)
HAASE INCREASES WIN TOTALS EACH SEASON
Jerod Haase has led his teams to increased win totals in each of his six seasons as a head coach. In his first season as a head coach in 2012-13, Haase guided UAB to 16 wins, eventually posting 26 wins and a second consecutive postseason berth in his final year with the Blazers in 2015-16. After Stanford earned 14 wins in his first season on The Farm in 2016-17, he has already led the Cardinal to 19 wins and an NIT berth this season.
AGAINST OKLAHOMA STATE
Stanford and Oklahoma State have met three times previously, with the Cowboys winning two of those contests. The two teams last met on Nov. 23, 2011, when Stanford defeated Oklahoma State, 82-67, in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Madison Square Garden. In its only previous trip to Stillwater, the Cardinal dropped a 79-68 decision to the Cowboys in the Pac-10/Big 12 Hardwood Series matchup on Dec. 21, 2010. The lone other meeting between the two teams was a 71-70 OSU victory at Stanford on Dec. 16, 2009.
AGAINST THE BIG 12
Stanford owns a 14-19 record against current members of the Big 12 Conference. The Cardinal's last meeting with a Big 12 opponent was against Kansas (loss 75-54) Dec. 22, 2017 in Sacramento. Stanford's last visit to a Big 12 school was against Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, last season.
CARDINAL RECORDED MOST CONFERENCE WINS AND HIGHEST FINISH IN 10 SEASONS
Stanford finished with 11 conference wins, its most in 10 seasons (13-5 in 2008) and five more than last season's league win total. The Cardinal tied for third in the conference, its highest finish in the standings since a second-place finish in 2008. Stanford posted at least 10 conference wins for just the third time in the last 10 seasons. 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 (Washington/Washington State) in eight seasons.
PAC-12 HONORS CARDINAL TRIO
Junior Reid Travis was a First Team All-Pac-12 selection for the second consecutive season, while senior Dorian Pickens was an honorable mention All-Pac-12 pick and freshman Daejon Davis was one of five members on the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team as selected by the coaches. Travis, the conference's only repeat first-team pick, is the first Cardinal repeat First Team All-Pac-12 selection since Chasson Randle (2014 and 2015). Davis is the first Cardinal to make the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team since Randle was selected to the squad in 2012.
PICKENS VOTED PAC-12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Senior Dorian Pickens was named the Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior was also a First Team Pac-12 All-Academic selection for the third consecutive year. Pickens owns a 3.42 cumulative GPA in communication. He was also voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
R2T2
Two-time First Team All-Pac-12 selection, Reid Travis, has established himself as one of the top players at his position in the nation. The forward was recently named to both the NABC and USBWA All-District teams. He ranks in the top-three in the Pac-12 in 10 categories. The junior has registered eight double-doubles in his last 10 games, including each of the last six contests. In Travis' last seven games, he is averaging 23.0 points and 12.1 rebounds. He is sixth on Stanford's single-season scoring list with 668 points so far this season.
LAST TIME OUT
Reid Travis scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Stanford held off a late rally to beat visiting BYU 86-83 in the opening round of the NIT. Michael Humphrey also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Stanford opened a 72-58 advantage with 6:13 left before BYU scored 10 straight points. Daejon Davis hit a 3-pointer with 1:49 left and the Cardinal opened an eight-point edge at 76-68. The Cougars got within 86-83 with nine seconds to play. Elijah Bryant missed both free throws with six seconds remaining but BYU got the rebound and missed a shot at tying the game.
TRAVIS AMONG RARE COMPANY
Junior Reid Travis is one of just nine players in Stanford history with at least 1,400 career points and 700 career rebounds. He's one of only three players to achieve the feat in less than 100 games. Travis enters Monday's NIT game vs. Oklahoma State with 1,413 points and 747 rebounds in 97 career games.
Stanford players with at least 1,300 points and 700 rebounds
| Player (Years) | Games | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Reid Travis (2015-present) | 97 | 1,413 | 747 |
DAVIS SURPASSES KNIGHT FOR FRESHMAN ASSIST RECORD
With seven assists in the win over BYU this past Wednesday, Daejon Davis moved past Brevin Knight (150 in 1993-94) for the most assists by a freshman in school history with 156.
PICKENS EIGHTH ON CAREER THREE POINTERS LIST
Dorian Pickens, who missed 11 games with a foot injury this season, ranks eighth in school history with 195 career threes. The senior has totaled 36 threes in the last 11 games, with multiple threes in each of his last 16 games. He led the Pac-12 in threes per game (3.1), was sixth in three-point percentage (.455) and eighth in scoring (15.9 ppg) during conference play. Despite missing the 11 contests, Pickens leads the team with 67 threes. Pickens, the 46th all-time and one of three active members of Stanford's 1,000-point club, enters the Oklahoma State game with 1,175 career points.
TRAVIS AMONG NATION'S ELITE POST PLAYERS
Reid Travis is third in the Pac-12 in both scoring (19.6 ppg) and rebounding (8.7 rpg). Travis and Arizona's DeAndre Ayton are the lone players to rank in the top five of the conference in both categories. Travis ranks in the top three in the Pac-12 in 10 categories. The junior posted a career-high 33 points in the win over Washington in February.
| Category | Conference Rank | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Free Throws Attempted | 1 | 241 |
| Total Field Goals Attempted | 2 | 449 |
| Total Field Goals Made | 2 | 244 |
| Free Throws Made | 2 | 162 |
| Scoring Average | 3 | 19.6 |
| Rebounding Average | 3 | 8.7 |
| Offensive Rebounding Average | 3 | 2.9 |
| Double-Doubles | 3 | 17 |
| Total Points | 3 | 668 |
| Total Rebounds | 3 | 295 |
Throw it DOWN, @2ReidTravis2.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/zwQYHPrdRQ
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 20, 2018
HOME SWEET HOME
Stanford completed the 2017-18 regular season 13-4 at Maples Pavilion. The 13 wins are tied (2014-15) for the most regular-season home victories in the past six years. The 2011-12 team won 17 home games during the regular season and 20 overall with three NIT victories at Maples Pavilion. With Wednesday's home victory over BYU, the Cardinal now has 14 victories at Maples Pavilion this season.
WINNING THE BATTLE OF THE BOARDS
Reid Travis and Michael Humphrey have helped Stanford win the rebounding battle in 27 of 34 games, including 23 of the last 27 contests. The Cardinal is second in the Pac-12 in rebounding at 38.6 rpg, behind UCLA (38.8 rpg).
OKPALA'S LAST SIX GAMES
After missing all but the final nonconference game, freshman KZ Okpala made his collegiate debut in late December. He has played 22 games with 20 starts. The forward is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.1 ppg in 28.2 minutes per contest. Okpala is averaging 13.5 ppg in the last six contests. He recorded his first career double-double in the regular-season finale at Arizona State with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Against UCLA in the Pac-12 quarterfinal, the freshman scored a career-high 23 points in a career-long 37 minutes.
DAVIS DIRECTING THE OFFENSE
Freshman Daejon Davis has started all 32 games he has played in. He's averaging 11.1 points, 5.3 assists, 4.4 rebounds in his last seven games.
Last time out, Davis recorded seven assists to become Stanford's all-time assist leader by a freshman with 156 this season. He passed Brevin Knight, who had 150 during the 1993-94 season.
Highlighting his play is the 50-foot heave to win it at the buzzer against USC. The freshman registered career-highs in points (23) and assists (10) against UCLA on Jan 27. He has posted two double-doubles 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 in February.
A cool 2??2?? from @DaejonDavis in Berkeley last night.#GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jzKY8eyIh8
— Stanford Men's Basketball (@StanfordMBB) February 19, 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 32 games and at least one freshman has started in all 34 games.
Three of the four average at least 24 minutes. Davis leads the Cardinal in assists (4.9 apg), White is second in three pointers (38) and da Silva is second in blocks (30). KZ Okpala, who made his collegiate debut 22 games ago, is averaging 13.5 ppg in his last six contests.
In the win in Stanford's first meeting with Arizona State this season, the Cardinal's final 16 points were scored by freshmen. In the victory at Washington St., Stanford's four freshmen scored the first 23 points of the second half during a 21-3 run to erase Stanford's deficit en route to the road win.
| Name | G-S | Minutes | Points | Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daejon Davis | 31-31 | 30.5 | 10.7 | 4.8 (assists) |
| Oscar da Silva | 33-11 | 24.3 | 6.2 | 4.7 |
| KZ Okpala | 21-19 | 28.0 | 10.2 | 3.9 |
| Isaac White | 31-9 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 |
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.