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Season Wrapup: Men's Basketball Wins First Pac-10 Title
Cardinal advances to fifth-straight NCAA Tournament.
April 15, 1999
The 1998-99 Stanford University Basketball Post-Season Report
Stanford Cardinal (26-7 overall, 15-3 Pacific-10)
F - Peter Sauer 6-7, 225, Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa (8.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg) F - Mark Madsen 6-9, 235, Junior, Danville, Ca (13.1 ppg, 9.0 rpg) C - Tim Young 7-2, 250, Senior, Santa Cruz, Ca (10.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg) G - Kris Weems 6-2, 205, Senior, Kansas City, Ks (11.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg) G - Arthur Lee 6-1, 185, Senior, Los Angeles, Ca (13.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.4 apg)
Stanford Story
One of the best teams in school history, a high national ranking, excellent team chemistry, talent and depth ... It added up to another highly successful season for the Stanford Cardinal ... The 26 wins this year is third-best in school history and only four short of the school record set by the NCAA Final Four team in 1997-98 ... For the first time in school history, Stanford captured the Pacific-10 Conference championship, tying a school record with 15 conference wins ... For the fifth straight season, Stanford won at least 20 games ... During that time, the Cardinal has chalked up a record of 108-37.
Stanford Stat
Senior Salute
Five outstanding Cardinal seniors competed in their fourth NCAA Tournament during the 1998-99 season ... In the 84-year history of Stanford Basketball, only six Stanford players have participated in four NCAA Tournaments, five from this year's senior class ... This year's senior class chalked up a 7-4 in NCAA Tournament play ... This group played in 620 games, 399 as starters ... Tim Young played in a school record 132 games, and started the last 125 games, a school record ... Arthur Lee played in 126 games, including 79 straight as a starter ... Peter Sauer played in 124 games, including the last 96 games as a starter ... Mark Seaton played in 114 games ... Kris Weems played in 124 games, including the last 98 games as a starter ... Collectively, this group logged 13,487 minutes in Stanford uniforms ... The five seniors combined for 5,315 points, 2,401 rebounds, 1,017 assists, 325 steals and 262 blocks in four seasons.
NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Top 5 Stanford Graduated Senior Classes
(Scoring)
1. 1998-99 Todd Lichti, Brian McSweeney, Scott Meinert,
Eric Reveno, Howard Wright, 6,375 points
2. 1998-99 Arthur Lee, Peter Sauer, Mark Seaton, Kris Weems, Tim Young, 5,315 points
3. 1995-96 Darren Allaway, Dion Cross, David Harbour, Andy Poppink, 4,154 points
4. 1983-84 Keith Jones, Ricky Lewis, John Revelli, Hans Wichary, 3,725 points
5. 1985-86 Steve Brown, Andy Fischer, Neil Johnson, Earl Koberlein, Keith Ramee, 2,871 points
The Top 5 Stanford Graduated Senior Classes
(Rebounding)
1. 1988-89 Todd Lichti, Brian McSweeney, Scott Meinert,
Eric Reveno, Howard Wright, 2,531 rebounds
2. 1998-99 Arthur Lee, Peter Sauer, Mark Seaton, Kris Weems, Tim Young 2,401 rebounds
3. 1995-96 Darren Allaway, Dion Cross, David Harbour, Andy Poppink 1,661 rebounds
4. 1974-75 Melvin Arterberry, Mark Gilberg, Rich Kelley, Scott Trobbe 1,540 rebounds
5. 1983-84 Keith Jones, Ricky Lewis, John Revelli, Hans Wichary 1,406 rebounds
Cardinal Corner
The Cardinal of Stanford is the 1999 Pacific-10 Champion ... The Cardinal chalked up a 15-3 conference mark, and a two game advantage over second place Arizona ... The conference title was the school's first Pac-10 title, and the first conference crown since the 1962-63 season ... Stanford led by one game at the halfway point of the league race ... Since the league expanded in 1979, the leader at the mid-point of the conference had gone on to win the Pac-10 title in all but two seasons (1985-86 and 1993-94) ... The trend continued this year with Stanford winning the title ... Previous to this year, since the conference went to ten teams in 1978-79, only four teams had won the title (UCLA, Arizona, Washington, Oregon State) ... Previous to this year, Arizona and UCLA were the only schools to win the league title since the 1990-91 campaign ... Add Stanford to both lists ... Previous to this year, Stanford had not finished first in the conference since the 1962-63 season when the team shared the title with UCLA at 7-5 in the five-team AAWU ... Previous to this year's league title, the last time Stanford won the league title outright was during the NCAA championship season in 1941-42 with an 11-1 record in the southern division of the Pacific Coast Conference.
Stanford University Conference Championships
1919-20 Pacific Coast Conference
1920-21 Pacific Coast Conference
1935-36 Pacific Coast Conference
1936-37 Pacific Coast Conference
1937-38 Pacific Coast Conference
1941-42 Pacific Coast Conference
1962-63 (tie) AAWU
1998-99 Pacific-10 Conference
Stanford 20-win seasons
1. 1997-98, 30-5 8. 1937-38, 21-3 2. 1941-42, 28-3 8. 1940-41, 21-5 3. 1998-99, 26-7 8. 1995-96, 21-8 3. 1988-89, 26-7 8. 1987-88, 21-12 5. 1936-37, 25-2 12. 1990-91, 20-13 6. 1935-36, 22-7 12. 1994-95, 20-9 7. 1996-97, 22-8
Charity Catalogue
Free throws saw a marked improvement for Stanford in the last nine games ... The Cardinal hit 239 of its last 304 free throws for 79 percent ... After an early season slump, Stanford jumped to third in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage at .706 ... Arthur Lee finished first in the conference and fifth in the nation in free throw percentage at .886 (140-158) ... Tim Young placed fifth in the conference in free throw percentage at .825 (94-114) ... Lee hit 31 straight free throws during the latter part of the season, and made 74 of his last 78 free throw attempts for 95 percent ... In the six NCAA Tournament games Lee played in the last two seasons, he hit a string of 46 straight free throws ... Lee is the NCAA Tournament career free throw percentage holder at .935 (58-of-62).
Schedule Story
Stanford's schedule was the toughest in school history ... Included were games against nine teams that were ranked in the top 25, #1 & #3 Connecticut, #5 & #9 St. John's, #5 & #8 Maryland, #12 Gonzaga, #12 & #16 Arizona, #13 & #18 North Carolina, #14 Temple, #15 & #21 UCLA, and #24 Southwest Missouri State.
Cardinal Chatter
The Cardinal gave up only 60.8 ppg, #1 in the Pac-10, and #15 in the nation ... This year's defensive points per game average was the best since the 1962-63 season.
1. 55.0 ppg, 1959-60 6. 59.7 ppg, 1961-62 2. 57.8 ppg, 1949-50 7. 60.5 ppg, 1947-58 3. 58.9 ppg, 1962-63 8. 60.8 ppg, 1998-99 4. 59.0 ppg, 1958-59 9. 61.3 ppg, 1955-56 5. 59.2 ppg, 1960-61 10. 63.5 ppg, 1963-64Mike Montgomery's Top Five Best Defensive Teams
1. 60.8 ppg, 1998-99 2. 63.7 ppg, 1989-90 3. 65.0 ppg, 1988-89 4. 66.7 ppg, 1995-96 5. 68.0 ppg, 1991-92Backcourt Barometer
Arthur Lee and Kris Weems are almost like brothers ... Not only are they roommates, they comprised one of the top backcourts in the country ... Experience and talent certainly paid off for the duo ... In the last three seasons, this combination started 67 games, and during that time, the Cardinal chalked up a record of 55-12 ... During the 1996-97 season, Lee, Weems and Brevin Knight combined to start 12 games in a three-guard starting lineup ... With that combination, the team ran up a 9-3 record.
Starter Story
Consistency was a trademark of the starting lineup for the Stanford Cardinal ... Over the last 38 games, Stanford marched out a starting lineup of Peter Sauer and Mark Madsen at forward, Tim Young at center, and Arthur Lee and Kris Weems at guard ... Fifty-seven times, this quintet of players started together, and during that time, Stanford chalked up a record of 47-10 over the past two seasons.
Stanford Starters (Lee, Madsen, Sauer, Weems,Young, 47-10)
First eleven games of 1997-98 season (11-0) Games 22-to-29 of 1997-98 season (6-2) Games 31-to-35 of 1997-98 season (4-1) Games 1-to-33 of 1998-99 season (26-7)
Attendance Analysis
Stanford Basketball is popular ... At Maples Pavilion, Stanford's home floor, all 15 games were soldout (7,391) this year ... The Cardinal played before 100 percent capacity, tops in the Pac-10 ... The Cardinal played 33 games this year and played before 332,900 fans ... The Stanford-Maryland game at the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. attracted 20,544 fans ... The next night, 18,244 watched Stanford play George Washington ... Two games against St. John's and North Carolina at the pre-season NIT at Madison Square Garden attracted a total crowd of 28,671 ... At the Pete Newell Classic, the Cardinal played Temple before a crowd of 19,657, the largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game in the state of California, and the largest regular season crowd in the history of West Coast basketball ... The Stanford-California game at Oakland drew 15,269, the largest crowd to watch these two teams play in the 233-game history of the series.
Maples Memo
Stanford is 62-7 at Maples Pavilion since the 1994-95 season ... During that time, the Cardinal has won games by an average of 18.8 points per game ... Stanford was 13-2 at home this year ... The Cardinal has won 36 of its last 40 games at Maples Pavilion, and 48 of the last 53 ... Stanford is 25-3 over Pac-10 schools at Maples Pavilion in the last three seasons.
Stanford's 10 biggest wins during the last 69 games at Maples Pavilion
53 points (93-42 vs Lehigh 1997-98) 49 points (94-45 vs Washington State 1998-99) 48 points (109-61 vs UCLA 1996-97) 47 points (97-50 vs San Diego State 1996-97) 45 points (94-49 vs Santa Clara 1998-99) 42 points (94-52 over Cal Poly SLO 1994-95) 38 points (98-60 vs USF 1994-95) 37 points (99-62 vs USC 1997-98) 35 points (86-51 vs SMU 1998-99) 33 points (84-51 vs Oregon State 1995-96) 33 points (87-54 vs Oregon State 1996-97) 33 points (95-62 vs UC Santa Barbara 1997-98)
Tough Ticket
Enthusiasm for the Stanford basketball team is at an all-time high ... Every home game this year was sold out, a first in school history ... The capacity crowd of 7,391 for the Stanford-UC Davis (11/14/98) game was the first sellout season-opening crowd in Mike Montgomery's tenure at Stanford ... Stanford has played before 24 straight home sellout crowds ... For the first time, the school held Cardinal Chaos, Stanford's version of Midnight Madness ... The event attracted more than 2,500 fans ... This year, students started waiting in line to buy tickets two weeks before they went on sale, with about 60 tents springing up around Maples Pavilion ... At one time or another, approximately 1,600 students waited for 1,200 available seats ... Many well-known faces attended Stanford games this year, including Chelsea Clinton, former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, former Cardinal All-Americans Todd Licthi, Adam Keefe and Brevin Knight, University president Gerhard Casper, singer Vanessa Williams, golfers Tiger Woods and Casey Martin, Golden State Warriors head coach P.J. Carlesimo, numerous NBA scouts, Hall of Famer Jerry West, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, former 49ers and Stanford head football coach Bill Walsh, NBA all-star Gary Payton, and rapper Jay-Z ... The game at Pacific (12/19/98) was a sellout (6,150), and more than 2,000 Stanford fans purchased tickets for the game.
Defensive Data
Stanford's defense was sharp this year ... The Cardinal held the opposition to .380 shooting (#1 in the Pac-10, #10 in the nation), 60.8 ppg (#1 in the Pac-10, #15 in the nation), and outrebounded the opposition, 40.7 to 32.1 rpg (#1 in the conference) ... Stanford outrebounded its opponents in 28 of 33 games this year, and 35 of 40 games over the last two seasons ... Stanford's rebound margin of 8.6 was #1 in the Pac-10, and #8 in the nation ... The Cardinal grabbed 40 or more rebounds in eight of the last ten games ... Stanford's scoring margin of +12.7 was #1 in the Pac-10, and #13 in the nation ... Stanford beat seven opponents by 25 points or more ... When Stanford scored a 94-45 victory over Washington State (1/21/99), that was the biggest margin of victory (49 points) this year ... The 49-point win was eighth-best in school history, the biggest win over Washington State ever, the largest over a Pac-10 opponent, and the second biggest win ever in the 30-year history of Maples Pavilion ... When Stanford scored a 44 point win over Nevada (12/17/98), that was the second biggest margin of victory for a road game in Stanford basketball history ... Only 12 opponents shot 40 percent or better this year ... Stanford gave the opposition only a .380 shooting percentage, #1 in the Pac-10 and #10 in the nation ... Only 12 opponents scored 60 or more points this year ... Stanford established a first in school history when the Cardinal scored more than 100 points in a road game ... The Cardinal won at Nevada (12/17/98), 101-57.
Stanford in the Pacific-10 Stat Notebook
1. Scoring Margin (+12.7) 1. Rebounding Margin (+8.6) 1. Scoring Defense (60.8 ppg) 1. Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.18) 1. Field Goal Pct. Defense (.380) 2. Rebounding Offense (40.7) 1. Three-point fg Pct. defense (.284) 3. Free Throw Percentage (.706) 1. Rebounding Defense (32.1 rpg) 3. Offensive Rebounds (13.9)
Honors Hoopla
Mike Montgomery is the 1999 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, the 1999 NABC District-14 Coach of the Year, and the 1999 USBWA District-9 Coach of the Year ... Montgomery was one of six finalists for the Claire Bee Award, honoring the active Division I college basketball coach who has made the most significant contributions to the sport ... In his 13th season at the helm, Montgomery guided the Stanford Cardinal to its first conference title since 1963 ... Arthur Lee and Mark Madsen were named honorable mention All-American by Associated Press, the All Pacific-10 Conference first team, the NABC All District-14 first team, the USBWA All-District 9 first team, and the All-West first team by Basketball Times ... Madsen was a finalist for the Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award, given to a player who has demonstrated personal character on-and-off the court ... Madsen, who was a third team All-American by the NABC, was a finalist for the John Wooden Award ... Lee, an All-America candidate, was a candidate for the John Wooden and the Naismith Awards, symbolic of the nation's best player ... Lee was also one of 30 candidates for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, selected by the United States Basketball Writers Association, for college basketball Player of the Year ... Madsen was named a first team All Pacific-10 Academic selection, while Tim Young was named a second team All Pac-10 academic choice.
The 1999 All-Pacific-10 Conference Team
Arthur Lee, Stanford
Mark Madsen, Stanford
Jason Terry, Arizona (Player of the Year)
Mike Batiste, Arizona State
A.J. Bramlett, Arizona
Baron Davis, UCLA
Eddie House, Arizona State
Bobby Lazor, Arizona State
Todd MacCulloch, Washington
Deaundra Tanner, Oregon State
Kris Weems, Stanford (Honorable Mention)
Mike Montgomery, Stanford (Pac-10 Coach of the Year)
Coaches Corner
Mike Montgomery completed his 13th season as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal in 1998-99 ... Montgomery is 261-139 on The Farm ... Montgomery is the winningest men's basketball coach at Stanford ... During his tenure at Stanford, he has coached the Cardinal to seven NCAA tournament appearances and four NIT appearances ... Overall (13 seasons at Stanford, 8 seasons at Montana), Montgomery is 415-216.
Minute Memo
Eight players played at least 10 minutes per game ... Cardinal starters averaged 28.6 minutes per game ... All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee led the team in minutes per game at 32.6, while his backcourt mate, Kris Weems, averaged 31.5 minutes per game.
Medical Monitor
The injury bug hit the Cardinal roster ... Four players on the 13-man roster were sidelined a total of 76 games ... Jason Collins was ruled out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair a dislocated right wrist in the game against George Washington (12/7/98) ... Michael McDonald suffered a sprained foot in the season opener against UC Davis (11/14/98) and missed 16 games ... Ryan Mendez suffered from a stress reaction in his left knee, and only played in five games ... The lastest addition to the list was Jarron Collins, who suffered a sprained left ankle against Oregon (3/4/99) ... Collins missed the final three games of the season, including the two NCAA Tournament games.
Neutral Notes
The road for the Stanford Cardinal has been kind in recent years ... In the last two seasons, the Cardinal was 12-4 on neutral court sites, including a 6-2
mark in the NCAA Tournament ... In road and neutral court games, Stanford has chalked up a 32-8 over the last two seasons.
Stanford away from Maples Pavilion (1997-98, 1998-99)
1998-99, 10-2 on the road, 3-3 on neutral courts
1997-98, 10-2 on the road, 9-1 on neutral courts
Game-by-Game - The Stanford Cardinal in 1998-99
Game 1 vs UC Davis (11/14/98)
Ten players played at least 15 minutes as the Cardinal scored a 76-49 victory over NCAA Division II national champion UC Davis, in the season opener before a soldout crowd (7,391) at Maples Pavilion ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen led the Cardinal with eleven points and eleven rebounds ... Stanford outrebounded the Aggies, 55-28, and collected 25 offensive boards.
Game 2 vs SMU (11/18/98)
Eleven different Cardinal players played at least 10 minutes as the Cardinal scored a 86-51 victory over SMU in the opening round of the pre-season NIT ... Jarron Collins came off the bench to play 15 minutes and scored 12 points along with ten rebounds ... Three Cardinal starters scored in double figures ... Stanford outrebounded the Mustangs, 51-28, including 20 offensive rebounds ... Stanford dominated from start to finish, holding SMU to 17 first half points ... SMU shot 26 percent from the floor for the game.
Game 3 vs Southwest Missouri State (11/20/98)
Stanford jumped to a 13-2 lead with 15:38 in the first half and never looked back in scoring a 76-51 victory over Southwest Missouri State in the second round of the pre-season NIT ... Eleven different Cardinal players played at least eleven minutes ... All-America candidate Arthur Lee, for the third time in his career, hit five three-pointers in leading the Cardinal in scoring with 17 points ... Stanford led by as many as 33 points (66-33) in the second half.
Game 4 vs St. John's (11/25/98)
Stanford battled back from a 10-point deficit in the final 6:12, and All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee hit two free throws with 11.8 seconds to play to lift second-ranked Stanford to a 55-53 victory over St. John's in the semi-finals of the NIT at Madison Square Garden ... St. John's led throughout much of the game ... With the Cardinal down 48-38 with 6:12 to play, the Cardinal outscored the Red Storm, 14-3, to give the Cardinal its first lead of the game, 53-51 ... St. John's tied the game at 53-53 before Lee won the game with the two free throws.
Game 5 vs North Carolina (11/27/98)
Second-ranked Stanford dropped its first game of the season, losing to then eighth-ranked North Carolina in the championship game of the pre-season NIT ... The Cardinal mustered only a shooting percentage of 29 percent, while being held to its lowest point total in six years.
Game 6 vs Maryland (12/6/98)
Fifth-ranked Stanford fought hard but fell to second-ranked Maryland, 62-60, before a pro-Terrapins crowd of 20,544 in the opening round of the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center in Washington D.C. ... The Cardinal jumped to a 19-8 lead with 11:29 in the first half, but Maryland outscored the Cardinal, 19-5, over the next seven minutes to take a 27-24 lead ... The Terrapins extended their lead to 39-28 with 2:15 in the first half ... Stanford fought back to tie the game at 45-45 with 11:56 to play ... The Cardinal built a 51-48 lead with 7:49 left to play, but Maryland took the lead at 58-57 with 1:22 to play, and extended it to five points, 62-57, with 12 seconds to play ... All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee, who led Stanford scorers with 14 points, hit a three-pointer with nine seconds to play, but Stanford could not cut Maryland's lead any further.
Game 7 vs George Washington(12/7/98)
Sixth-ranked Stanford scored a 70-56 victory over George Washington in the consolation game of the BB&T Classic in Washington, D.C., but the victory was costly ... Redshirt freshman center Jason Collins suffered a dislocated right wrist and will be out the rest of the season ... Collins was driving to the basket with less than 13 minutes to play ... Collins made the basket, but was fouled and crashed to the floor, bracing his fall with his right hand ... Collins was not able to shoot the free throw to complete the three-point play ... After holding a 36-32 halftime, Stanford eventually pulled away in the second half ... Four of Stanford's starters scored in double figures, led by All-America candidate Mark Madsen with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Game 8 at Nevada (12/17/98)
Stanford set a school record in the 101-57 victory at Nevada ... Stanford recorded a first by scoring 100 or more points in a road game ... Kris Weems and David Moseley each tallied 23 points ... For Moseley, it was a career-high ... Nevada led 24-23 with 8:16 in the first half, but Stanford outscored the Wolfpack, 61-19, to earn the win ... Stanford shot 58 percent from the floor, and outrebounded Nevada, 42-22 ... The Cardinal commited only eight turnovers.
Game 9 at Pacific (12/19/98)
Stanford survived a gritty effort by Pacific to record a 71-58 decision ... The Cardinal led 12-4 to start the game, but Pacific, thanks to six three-pointers took a 35-33 lead at halftime, Stanford's first halftime deficit of the year ... The Tigers led by as many as five points (47-42) in the second half, before the Cardinal mounted a steady rally ... Stanford pulled in front at 48-47 with 12:19 and never trailed the rest of the way ... Four Cardinal players scored in double figures, led by All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee with 17 points, and All-America forward candidate Mark Madsen with 16.
Game 10 vs Elon College (12/21/98)
Four Stanford players scored in double figures as the sixth-ranked Cardinal scored a 82-58 victory over Elon College in the first round of the Stanford Invitational ... Stanford jumped to a 23-6 lead with 12:09 in the first half and never looked back ... Kris Weems continued his hot shooting, hitting for 20 points (6-for-8 from three-point territory) ... David Moseley came off the bench to hit four 3-pointers en route to 15 points in 21 minutes of play ... Stanford shot 51 percent from the floor, and outrebounded Elon College, 37-23 ... Arthur Lee directed the Cardinal offense with eight assists, and added three steals.
Game 11 vs Santa Clara (12/22/98)
Stanford recorded its biggest victory over Santa Clara in the 72-game series with a 94-49 decision in the championship game of the Stanford Invitational ... The Cardinal dominated throughout the game ... Stanford shot 55 percent from the floor, 53 percent from three-point territory, and outrebounded the Broncos, 37-21 ... Arthur Lee led Stanford with 19 points (5-for-6 from three-point territory) ... Mark Madsen was named tournament MVP, while Kris Weems was named to the all-tournament team.
Game 12 vs Temple (12/29/98)
A bad case of the flu didn't deter All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee from leading Stanford to victory over 25th-ranked Temple in the Pete Newell Challenge in Oakland ... Lee tallied 16 points, three assists, and two steals in the 57-50 win ... Lee hit 6-of-7 shots, 4-for-4 from three-point territory ... Stanford scored nine baskets in the second half, eight of them from three-point range ... Temple outrebounded the Cardinal, 40-33, to end a streak of 19 games in which the Cardinal had outrebounded the opposition over the last two seasons ... A crowd of 19,657 fans watched the Cardinal win, the biggest collegiate crowd to witness a game in the state of California ... It was also the largest crowd to watch a college game during the regular season on the West Coast.
Game 13 vs Oregon State (1/2/99)
Stanford raced to a 41-18 halftime lead and never looked back in scoring a 72-56 victory over Oregon State in the Pac-10 season opener for both schools ... Mike Montgomery won his 400th game as head coach (8 seasons at Montana, 13th season at Stanford) ... Four Cardinal players scored in double figures led by Peter Sauer with a season-high 19 points ... Kris Weems added 17 points.
Game 14 vs Oregon (1/4/99)
Stanford's defense continued to dominate early in the game, and the reesult was a 77-59 victory over the Oregon Ducks ... The Cardinal jumped to a 22-6 lead with 12:55 in the first half ... The Ducks didn't hit double-figures untiil 7:39 in the first half (25-12) ... Stanford held Oregon to 38 percent shooting ... All-America center candidate Tim Young led Stanford with 23 points and 12 rebounds ... All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee added 15 points, a career-high eight rebounds, six assists and four steals in 38 minutes of play.
Game 15 vs California (1/9/99)
Stanford held back a strong challenge from California to post a 71-62 victory over the Golden Bears ... The lead changed hands seven times and the game was tied six times in the first half ... Cal held a 30-28 halftime lead ... The Cardinal gradually pulled away in the second half, building a lead of 13 points (59-46) with 7:54 left ... Kris Weems and Arthur Lee combined for 24 points, six assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Game 16 vs USC (1/14/99)
For the second straight season, the Cardinal won at USC ... Mark Madsen and Jarron Collins each recorded double-doubles as Stanford scored a 72-55 victory ... Madsen hit 5-of-7 shots en route to 17 points and ten rebounds ... Collins came off the bench to score career-highs in points (13) and rebounds (12) ... USC shot only 30 percent.
Game 17 vs UCLA (1/16/99)
A zone defense ... A defense that Stanford uses rarely proved to be a deciding factor in Stanford's 72-59 victory at UCLA ... With the Cardinal down 47-42 with 12:14 to play, Stanford installed the zone defense and it worked as the Cardinal outscored the Bruins, 30-12 ... The victory was the second straight at Pauley Pavilion ... All five starters scored in double figures, and the Cardinal made 32 free throws compared to six for the Bruins ... The victory was the biggest ever for Stanford at Pauley Pavilion.
Game 18 vs Washington State (1/21/99)
Stanford exploded for its biggest output of the season with a 94-45 thrashing of Washington State ... This was the eighth biggest margin of victory in school history, the biggest victory margin over Washington State, and the second biggest victory margin in the 30-year history of Maples Pavilion ... The victory gave the school 1,100 victories in history.
Game 19 vs Washington (1/23/99)
Three Stanford starters scored in double figures as the third-ranked Cardinal held off a fierce challenge from the Washington Huskies, 67-60 ... UW held a 29-24 halftime lead, but the Cardinal mounted a late second half rally, thanks in part to the play of All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee ... Lee hit seven points in the final 54 seconds to ice the game for the Cardinal ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen led Cardinal scorers with 20 points, and added nine rebounds.
Game 20 at Arizona (1/28/99)
Stanford battled back from a 13-point first half deficit, but fell in the final seconds at Arizona, 78-76 ... The Cardinal opened the game with a 7-2 lead, but Arizona fought back to take a 30-17 lead with 8:55 in the first half ... The Cardinal then gained the momentum and trailed 40-36 at the half ... Stanford led by as many as five points in the second half, and enjoyed a 72-68 lead with 3:08 to play ... But Arizona came back and with 3.4 seconds to play, Jason Terry hit a fallaway eight footer in the lane to win it for the Wildcats ... All five Stanford starters scored in double figures, led by Kris Weems with 18 points.
Game 21 at Arizona State (1/30/99)
Stanford battled back from a 29-18 first half deficit to score a 73-63 victory at Arizona State ... The Cardinal scored seven fewer baskets than the Sun Devils, but Stanford hit 31 of 43 free throws, compared to 6-for-11 for ASU ... Peter Sauer recorded a double-double, 13 points and ten rebounds.
Game 22 at California (2/3/99)
Stanford scored the game's final seven points en route to a 57-55 victory at California ... Down 55-50 with 3:30 to play, Peter Sauer hit a jumper to cut the lead to three points with 2:28 left ... Two free throws by Tim Young cut the Cal lead to one point with 1:49 remaining ... Kris Weems hit a three-pointer with 1:04 to play to give the Cardinal the lead for good ... Stanford held the Golden Bears to only four baskets, and 15 percent shooting in the second half ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen recorded a double-double, 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Game 23 vs Connecticut (2/6/99)
UConn jumped to a 26-8 lead in the first half and never looked back in scoring a 70-59 victory over Stanford ... The Cardinal cut the margin to 30-26 at halftime, and to within two points (56-54) with 2:34 to play.
Game 24 vs UCLA (2/11/99)
Stanford battled back from a 14-4 first half deficit to post a 77-73 win over UCLA ... The Cardinal took its first lead of the game on a layup by All-America candidate Arthur Lee to give Stanford a 37-35 lead with 15:10 to play ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen recorded a double-double, 11 points and 12 rebounds ... Stanford hit 22-of-24 free throws in the second half, including the last 12 in a row.
Game 25 vs USC (2/13/99)
USC's Brian Scalabrine hit his first three-pointer of the season with 1:15 in overtime, and added two free throws with 19 seconds to play to give USC a 86-82 overtime upset victory over Stanford ... Stanford was down by as many 13 points in the first half ... Four Stanford starters scored in double figures, led by All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee with 22 points.
Game 26 at Washington (2/18/99)
Stanford recorded its biggest win ever at Washington as the Cardinal drubbed the Huskies, 89-57 ... The Cardinal shot 51 percent from the floor, outrebounded the Huskies, 48-25, and held UW to 36 percent shooting ... Five Cardinal players scored in double figures ... Mark Seaton came off the bench to score 12 points and grab seven rebounds.
Game 27 at Washington State (2/20/99)
Stanford battled back from a 7-0 deficit to start the game and went onto defeat Washington State, 64-58 ... All-America candidate Tim Young led the Cardinal with 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists ... David Moseley came off the bench to score 13 points.
Game 28 vs Arizona State (2/25/99)
Stanford rallied from a 13-point first half deficit to post a 87-77 overtime victory over Arizona State ... The Sun Devils, who had beaten Stanford in an overtime game last year, jumped to a 16-4 lead, and upped it to 13 points, 32-19, with 3:39 in the first half ... Stanford then chopped the lead to two points, 32-30, with 45 seconds in the first half ... Stanford continued to gain the momentum and had a 49-40 lead with 13:29 to play ... ASU then took the lead at 54-53 with 7:33 to play ... ASU's Mike Batiste tied the game at 68-68 on a three-pointer with seven seconds in regulation and send the game into overtime ... But Stanford scored 19 points in the five-minute overtime to win the game ... The backcourt of Kris Weems and Arthur Lee combined for 37 points, and 13-of-14 from the free throw line ... Mark Madsen collected a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds.
Game 29 vs Arizona (2/27/99)
Stanford clinched its first-ever Pacific-10 title, and its first league crown since the 1962-63 season with a convincing 98-83 victory over Arizona ... The Cardinal led from start-to-finish ... Stanford led by as many as 20 points in the first half, and extended the lead to 23 points, 85-62, with 4:38 to play ... The backcourt of Arthur Lee and Kris Weems combined for 52 points (nine 3-pointers) ... Lee scored a career-high 29 points, and also dished out eight assists.
Game 30 at Oregon (3/4/99)
Stanford jumped to an 11-2 lead and never looked back in scoring a 73-61 victory at Oregon ... Five Cardinal players scored in double figures, led by All-America guard candidate Arthur Lee with 21 points ... All-America candidates Mark Madsen and Tim Young each scored 12 points along with 14 rebounds.
Game 31 at Oregon State (3/6/99)
Stanford jumped to a 16-9 lead, but Oregon State prevailed in a 59-45 victory over the Cardinal in Corvallis ... Tim Young tallied 13 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, while Mark Madsen added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Game 32 vs Alcorn State (3/11/99)
Second-seeded Stanford opened NCAA Tournament play with a 69-57 victory over Alcorn State in Seattle ... The Cardinal started fast, building a 21-7 lead, and held a 40-26 halftime lead ... But Alcorn State mounted a gradual comeback in the second half, tying the game at 55-55 with 4:11 to play ... But six free throws in the final 2:38 by All-America candidate Arthur Lee helped carry the Cardinal to victory ... All-America candidate Mark Madsen tallied a career-high 23 points along with 13 rebounds.
Game 33 vs Gonzaga (3/13/99)
The Stanford season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as tenth-seeded Gonzaga scored a 82-74 victory over Stanford at the West Regional in Seattle ... The backcourt of Arthur Lee and Kris Weems combined for 42 points, while Mark Madsen hit his fourth straight double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds ... Lee led Stanford scorers with 24 points.
And The Writers Say:
"At Stanford, it's still done the right way. Talented student-athletes who are
well-spoken, polite, respectful of opponents, and who manage to graduate on time. And - oh yes, athletes who win."
- Dave Newhouse, Oakland Tribune
"... and here's Stanford, brilliantly coached, with a bunch of guys you can actually get to know after four years, always a good bet for the NCAA Tournament, and everyone graduates. The very essence of the collegiate experience." -Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle
The 1998-99 Season (26-7, *15-3)
* Pacific-10 Champions W 76-49 UC Davis W 86-51 +SMU W 76-51 +SW Missouri State W 55-53 +St. John's L 49-57 +North Carolina L 60-62 #Maryland W 70-56 #George Washington W 101-57 at Nevada W 71-58 at Pacific W 82-58 =Elon College W 94-49 =Santa Clara W 57-50 Temple W 72-56 *Oregon State W 77-59 *Oregon W 71-62 *California W 72-55 *at USC W 72-59 *at UCLA W 94-45 *Washington State W 67-60 *Washington L 76-78 *at Arizona W 73-62 *at Arizona State W 57-55 *at California L 59-70 Connecticut W 77-73 *UCLA L 82-86 ot *USC W 89-57 *at Washington W 64-58 *at Washington State W 87-77 ot *Arizona State W 98-83 *Arizona W 73-61 *at Oregon L 45-59 *at Oregon State W 69-57 Alcorn State L 74-82 Gonzaga
+ Pre-Season NIT
# BB&T Classic;
= Stanford Invitational
Pete Newell Challenge
* Pacific-10 Conference
NCAA Tournament
The Final Pacific-10 Standings
School Conf Overall
1. Stanford 15-3 26-7
2. Arizona 13-5 22-6
3. UCLA 12-6 22-9
4. Washington 10-8 17-11
5. California 8-10 22-11
5. Oregon 8-10 19-13
7. USC 7-11 15-13
7. Oregon State 7-11 13-14
9. Arizona State 6-12 14-16
10. Wash. State 4-14 10-19
Ranking Review
Week AP USAToday/ESPN Pre-sea. 3 2 Nov. 16 3 2 Nov. 23 3 2 Nov. 30 5 5 Dec. 7 6 7 Dec. 14 6 7 Dec. 21 6 7 Dec. 28 5 5 Jan. 4 4 4 Jan. 11 4 4 Jan. 18 3 3 Jan. 25 3 3 Feb. 1 4 4 Feb. 8 6 6 Feb. 15 7 8 Feb. 22 6 6 Feb. 28 6 6 Mar. 8 7 7 Mar. 8/31 7 9
NCAA Notations
Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery coached in his 15th and 16th NCAA Tournament games this year ... First-year Stanford assistant coach Blaine Taylor was previously the head coach at Montana, and coached the 1991-92 Grizzlies to the NCAA Tournament that year ... Former Stanford assistant Trent Johnson (now head coach at Nevada), during his sophomore season at Boise State, started against #1 ranked Nevada-Las Vegas in the NCAA Tournament ... Cardinal assistant Eric Reveno started against Siena in the 1989 NCAA Tournament.
The 1998-99 Stanford Varsity
3 Kris Weems G 6-2 205 Senior, Kansas City, Ks 4 Michael McDonald G 6-1 175 Soph., Long Beach, Ca 5 Peter Sauer F 6-7 225 Senior, Pittsburgh, Pa 11 Arthur Lee G 6-1 180 Senior, Los Angeles, Ca 20 Alex Gelbard G 6-3 200 Junior, Sherman Oaks, Ca 21 David Moseley G/F 6-4 205 Jr, Las Cruces, NM 25 Tony Giovacchini G 6-2 170 Fr, Salt Lake City, Ut 31 Jarron Collins F 6-9 245 Soph, N. Hollywood, Ca 32 Ryan Mendez F/G 6-7 215 Junior, Burleson, Tx 33 Jason Collins C 6-10 250 Fr. (RS),N. Hollywood,Ca 44 Mark Seaton F 6-9 225 Senior, Cypress, Ca 45 Mark Madsen F 6-9 235 Junior, Danville, Ca 55 Tim Young C 7-2 250 Senior, Santa Cruz, Ca Head Coach: Mike Montgomery Assistant Coaches: Trent Johnson, Eric Reveno, Blaine Taylor
How the Cardinal was built
Seniors: Arthur Lee, Peter Sauer, Mark Seaton, Kris Weems, Tim Young Juniors: Alex Gelbard, Mark Madsen, Ryan Mendez, David Moseley Sophomores: Jarron Collins, Michael McDonald Freshman: Jason Collins (Redshirt freshman), Tony Giovacchini, Kyle Logan (Redshirt)Stanford Players by State
California 8 Pennsylvania 1 Kansas 1 Maryland 1 New Mexico 1 Texas 1 Utah 1
Record Review
Four school records were broken this year.
Career Games 1. Tim Young, 1994-99, 132
Career Consective Starts 1. Tim Young, 1994-99, 125
Career Blocks 1. Tim Young, 1994-99, 167
Single Season Home Sellouts 1. 1998-99 15
Stanford StorySchool: Stanford University
Location: Stanford, Ca 94305
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 6,556
Colors: Cardinal & White
Nickname: Cardinal
Conference: Pacific-10
Arena: Maples Pavilion (7,391)
President: Dr. Gerhard Casper
Athletic Director: Dr. Ted Leland
Head Coach: Mike Montgomery
Assistant Coaches: Tony Fuller, Eric Reveno, Blaine Taylor
Director of Intercollegiate Services: Earl Koberlein
Media Relations Director: Bob Vazquez
Basketball Marketing & Promotions Director: Jamie Zaninovich
Team Doctor: Dr. Gordon Campbell
Trainer: Jeff Roberts
Strength Coach: Mike Bradley
Administrative Associate: Sandi Peregrina
Managers: Ben Mossawir, Rafael Ruano
Basketball Adminstrative Assistant: Paul Rundell
World Wide Web
Stanford Athletics are now on the World Wide Web at www.gostanford.com ... The lastest information from the Pac-10 is now available at www.pac-10.org
Television Time
A school record 31 Stanford games were televised during the 1998-99 season.
Honors Hoopla
Six new members were added to the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame this year, and two of them were former Cardinal basketball standouts ... They were Todd Lichti (1985-89) and Kimberly Belton (1976-80) ... Lichti is the school's all-time leading scorer (2,336 points), and was a four-time All Pac-10 player, only one of two conference players to achieve such a feat ... Lichti, who played several years in the NBA, recently played professional basketball in Australia ... Belton, a three-time all Pac-10 selection, is the school's #3 all-time rebounder (955) and #5 all-time scorer (1,615 points) ... Belton is currently a producer for ABC Sports ... Belton produced the Stanford-Maryland game at the BB&T Classic, the Stanford-Washington game and Stanford's game against UConn.
Number Notes
2 - The number of players (Arthur Lee & Jason Collins) who graced the front cover of Sports Illustrated this year.
5 - With entry in the NCAA Tournament in 1999, the number of consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances by Stanford Basketball.
5 - The number of consecutive 20-win seasons for Stanford Basketball.
6 - The number of birthdays of Stanford basketball players during the 1998-99 season.
8 - The number of teams that Stanford played in 1998-99 that advanced to the NCAA Final Four, Sweet 16, Elite 8 or NIT Final Four.
8 - The number of returning Stanford players next season.
9 - The number of Top 25 teams the Cardinal played in 1998-99.
10 - The number of brothers and sisters in Mark Madsen's family.
12 - The number of winning seasons in Mike Montgomery's 13-year career at Stanford.
12 - The number of 20-win seasons in Mike Montgomery's coaching career (Montana, Stanford).
15 - The number of sellouts at Maples Pavilion this season.
20 - The number of winning seasons in the 21-year head coaching career (Montana, Stanford) of Mike Montgomery.
23 - The number of winning seasons in the 31-year history of Maples Pavilion.
30 - The number of former Stanford basketball players in the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
31 - The number of Stanford games that were televised during the 1998-99 season.
100 - The graduation rate of Stanford basketball players under Mike Montgomery.
171 - The number of news media credentialed for the Stanford-Connecticut game on Feb. 6.
261 - The number of wins in head coach Mike Montgomery's 13-year coaching career at Stanford.
415 - The number of wins in head coach Mike Montgomery's 21 year coaching career.
438 - The number of games played in the 31-year history of Maples Pavilion.
620 - The number of games the five Stanford seniors played.
1,110 - The number of victories in Stanford basketball history.
2,401 - The number of rebounds the five seniors garnered in their four-year careers.
5,315 points - The number of points the five seniors scored in their four-year careers.
10,527 - The number of miles traveled to tournaments in New York City and Washington D.C., and the trips to Nevada-Reno and Pacific.
13,487 - The number of minutes the five Cardinal seniors played in their four-year careers.
15,269 - The largest crowd to watch Stanford and California play in the 233-game series.
19,657 - The largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game in the state of California when Stanford played Temple, and California played North Carolina in the Pete Newell Challenge at The Arena in Oakland. It was also the largest crowd to ever watch a collegiate basketball game during the regular season on the West Coast.
110,865 - The number of people who watched Stanford Basketball at Maples Pavilion this year.
332,900 - The number of people who watched Stanford Basketball in 33 games this year.
Footnote Facts
Stanford's 98-83 win over Arizona was the biggest margin of victory over the Wildcats at Maples Pavilion (22 games) ... The 98 points scored against Arizona was the second most number of points scored in the 56-game series ... Stanford scored 99 points against Arizona in 1979-80 ... Kyle Logan, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman, redshirted the 1998-99 season ... Four of Stanford's players on the 14-man roster are lefthanded (Tim Young, Alex Gelbard, Tony Giovacchini, Kyle Logan) ... All three Cardinal assistant coaches played for head coach Mike Montgomery ... During Trent Johnson's (who has sinced moved on as head coach at Nevada) sophomore season at Boise State, Montgomery was an assistant coach with the Broncos ... Eric Reveno was the team's starting center when Montgomery coached the Cardinal to a 26-7 record in 1988-89 ... Blaine Taylor played point guard at Montana when Montgomery was head coach there ... Stanford beat three UC schools this year (UCLA twice, California twice and UC Davis once) ... That means the Cardinal has won eleven straight against four UC schools (Cal, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis) since the 1996-97 season ... Stanford defeated UCLA at Pauley Pavilion this year ... That gave the Cardinal four wins at UCLA during the 1990's ... Previous to the 1990's, Stanford had never beaten UCLA in Pauley Pavilion ... Stanford has beaten UCLA two straight years at Pauley Pavilion, a feat not accomplished since the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons ... Stanford beat Arizona (2/27/99), the sixth straight season that the Cardinal has won on Senior Night ... Stanford beat Oregon at McArthur Court for a third straight season ... Stanford has chalked up a 12-7 record in eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament ... Arthur Lee competed in the 1999 Three-Point Championships leading up to the NCAA Final Four in Tampa, Fla ... Tony Fuller, formerly head coach at San Diego State and Pepperdine, has been hired as an assistant coach at Stanford.
Future Facts
The 1999-2000 schedule is in the works, and Stanford will once again play a highly competitive schedule ... On Nov. 27, the Cardinal will face nationally-ranked Auburn in the John Wooden Classic at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim ... This one day tournament will also pit Duke against USC ... Auburn will return four starters, including Chris Porter, who averaged 16.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game ... This will be the second appearance for the Cardinal at the John Wooden Classic ... In 1997, Stanford scored a 76-74 victory over Georgia ... Stanford is scheduled to open the season at the Coaches vs Cancer Tournament in New York City on Nov. 11-12, a tournament that will feature Duke, Iowa and Connecticut ... The Cardinal will also play at Georgia Tech on Dec. 11 ... Stanford will also play in the Pete Newell Challenge on Dec. 21 against Oklahoma State.
Stanford Saga
For the first time in the history of Stanford Basketball, two Cardinal men's player graced the cover of Sports Illustrated ... Arthur Lee gained honors by appearing in the College Basketball issue (Nov. 23) ... Sports Illustrated proclaimed Stanford as the #1 team in the nation in its pre-season poll ... Jason Collins was on the cover of the NCAA Tournament edition (3/11).
Pacific-10 Potpourri
Free Throw Percentage
1. Arthur Lee .886
5. Tim Young .825
Field Goal Percentage 2. Mark Madsen .605
Rebounds 3. Mark Madsen 9.0 rpg
Three-Point Field Goal Pct 5. Arthur Lee .397 8. Kris Weems .384
Assists 7. Arthur Lee 4.39 apg
Steals 7. Arthur Lee 1.79 spg
Blocks 8. Tim Young 0.94 bpg
Scoring 17. Arthur Lee 13.2 ppg 19. Mark Madsen 13.1 ppg
Record Review
Stanford played 33 games this year against 24 opponents ... Twelve opponents played in the NCAA Tournaments, and three opponents played in the NIT.
*UConn (NCAA Champs) 34-2 *Maryland (Sweet 16) 28-6 *Gonzaga (Elite 8) 28-7 *St. John's (Elite 8) 28-9 *North Carolina 24-10 *Temple (Elite 8) 24-11 *Alcorn State 23-7 =UC Davis 22-6 *Arizona 22-7 *UCLA 22-9 *SW Missouri St (Sw.16) 22-11 #California (NIT Champs) 22-11 George Washington 20-9 #Oregon (NIT Final 4) 19-13 *Washington 17-12 #USC 15-13 SMU 15-15 Pacific 14-13 Santa Clara 14-15 Arizona State 14-16 Oregon State 13-14 Elon College 11-16 Washington State 10-19 Nevada 8-18 * NCAA Tournament # NIT = NCAA Tournament (Div. II)Schedule Story
Below is the very tentative 1999-2000 Stanford Basketball Schedule
Date/Opponent Sat/Sun, Oct. 30-31 - Marathon Oil Thur, Nov. 4 - Athletes in Action Thur/Fri, Nov. 11-12 at Coaches vs Cancer Tournament in New York City (Stanford, UConn, Duke, Iowa)
Sat Nov. 20 at UC Santa Barbara Tues/Wed Nov. 23-24 Home Game Sat Nov. 27 at John Wooden Classic (Stanford vs Auburn, Duke vs USC) Sat Dec. 11 - at Georgia Tech Thur Dec. 16 - Nevada Sat Dec. 18 - Sacramento State Mon Dec. 21 - at Pete Newell Challenge (Stanford vs Oklahoma State) Wed/Thur Dec. 29-30 - Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Columbia, Davidson, New Hampshire) Thur Jan. 6 - Arizona State Sat Jan. 8 - Arizona Thur Jan. 13 - at Oregon State Sat Jan. 15 - at Oregon Sat Jan. 22 - at California Thurs Jan. 27 - Washington Sat Jan. 29 - Washington State Thurs Feb. 3 - at UCLA Sat Feb. 5 - at USC Thur Feb. 10 - Oregon Sat Feb. 12 - Oregon State Sat Feb. 19 - California Thur Feb. 24 - at Washington State Sat Feb. 26 - at Washington Thur Mar 2 - USC Sat Mar. 4 - UCLA Thurs Mar. 9 - at Arizona Sat Mar. 11 - at Arizona State Thur-Sun Mar. 16-19 - at NCAA First/Second Rounds Thur-Sun Mar. 23-26 - at NCAA Regional Finals Sat-Mon Apr. 1-3 at NCAA Final Four (Indianapolis)