Stanford (0-0) vs. Sonoma State (0-0) | Tuesday • 7 p.m.
Exhibition • Avery Aquatic Center • Stanford, Calif.
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STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford will play host to Sonoma State in an exhibition contest Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.
HOW TO FOLLOW
The Stanford Cardinal Sports Network will provide a live audio broadcast on GoStanford.com and the TuneIn app, with Stanford alums John Platz and Scott Reiss on the call. Tuesday's contest will also be livestreamed on GoStanford.com, with Stanford alums Kevin Danna and Jordan Watkins on the call.
PROMOTIONS
Fans will enjoy a spooky night in Maples, as kids can pick up some Halloween treats on the concourse during the game.
CARDINAL SNAPSHOT
Stanford returns two starters and nine letterwinners overall from last season's squad that won 19 games overall and reached the postseason for the first time in three years. Headlining the group are sophomores Daejon Davis and KZ Okpala.
Davis, who started all 33 games he played in, was named to the five-member All-Pac-12 Freshman Team last season after averaging 10.7 points and 4.8 assists. He broke Brevin Knight's freshman assist record with 160 last season.
Okpala, who started 21 of the 23 games he played in, averaged 10.0 ppg last year. The forward poured in a career-best 23 points against UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament.
The Cardinal also returns center Josh Sharma, who owns 87 career blocks, including 27 last season.
BACK-TO-BACK TOP-20 RECRUITING CLASSES
Stanford's heralded freshman class will make its debut on Tuesday. The Cardinal's class of newcomers is ranked as high as No. 20 nationally, giving the program back-to-back top-20 recruiting classes. Stanford's 2017 recruiting class of Daejon Davis, KZ Okpala, Oscar da Silva and Isaac White was ranked as high as No. 8 nationally.
SCOUTING SONOMA STATE
Sonoma State is coming off a 10-16 campaign in 2017-18, finishing 8-14 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Seawolves return last year's leading scorer in senior guard Armani Nicolis, who averaged 12.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg and 2.0 apg. Junior forward Isaac Davidson was second on the team in scoring last year with a 9.0 ppg average. Pat Fuscaldo is in his 25th season as head coach of the Seawolves. His wife, Molly Goodenbour, was an All-American and two-time NCAA Champion for the Stanford women's basketball team (1989-93).
LOOKING AHEAD
Stanford will officially tip off the 2018-19 season on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with the regular-season opener against Seattle at 7 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.