2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
Acrisure Invitational champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	10–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Eric Reveno
Assistant coaches	Jim Shaw; Wayne Hunter; Jeremy Harden; Brett MacConnell;
Home arena	Maples Pavilion

2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 3 Duke	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 12 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
No. 23т Virginia	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 11 Louisville	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Stanford	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
SMU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Clemson	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
NC State	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Florida State	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Boston College	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 20, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represents Stanford University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, play their home games at Maples Pavilion in their second season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cardinal finished 21-14 and 11–9 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the 2025 ACC tournament, they defeated rival Cal in the second round 78–73 before narrowly falling to Louisville 75–73 on a last second Chucky Hepburn buzzer-beater. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 2 seed in the San Francisco Region. They defeated Cal State Northridge in the First Round 87–80 before narrowly losing to Kent State 77–75 in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Stanford Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Derin Saran	1	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Istanbul, Turkey	Transferred to UC Irvine^[1]
Oziyah Sellers	4	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Transferred to St. John's^[2]
Cole Kastner	9	F	6'7"	215	Graduate Student	Palo Alto, CA	Graduated
Jaylen Blakes	21	G	6'2"	195	Graduate Student	Somerset, NJ	Graduated
Maxime Raynaud	42	C	7'1"	250	Senior	Paris, France	Graduated/2025 NBA Draft; Selected 42nd overall by the Sacramento Kings

Incoming transfers

Stanford Additions
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
AJ Rohosy	4	G	6'9"	230	Graduate Student	San Anselmo, CA	Transfer from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps^[3]
Jeremy Dent-Smith	25	G	6'1"	200	Graduate Student	Hawthorne, CA	Transfer from Cal State Dominguez Hills^[4]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ebuka Okorie PG	Nashua, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 24, 2024
Ebuka Okorie PG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: On3: ESPN: (78)
Kristers Skrinda PF	Riga, Latvia	Rīgas Zeļļi	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 18, 2024
Kristers Skrinda PF	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: On3: (NR)
Myles Jones SG	Modesto, CA	Modesto Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 15, 2024
Myles Jones SG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: On3: (NR)
Oskar Giltay C	Bilzen, Belgium	Limburg United	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 30, 2025
Oskar Giltay C	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 75 247Sports: 60
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Stanford 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 15, 2025. "2025 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved October 15, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Batson Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Notre Dame Preparatory High School	Scottsdale, AZ
G	1	Ebuka Okorie	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Nashua, NH
F	2	Donavin Young	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Link Academy	Pasco, WA
F	3	Tallis Toure	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	West Park High School	Roseville, CA
F	4	AJ Rohosy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Marin Catholic High School Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	San Anselmo, CA
G	5	Benny Gealer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Rolling Hills Preparatory	Palos Verdes Estates, CA
G	6	Myles Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Modesto Christian School	Sacramento, CA
F	10	Chisom Okpara	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	La Lumiere School Harvard	Bronxville, NY
G	11	Ryan Agarwal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Coppell High School	Coppell, TX
F	12	Kristers Skrinda	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Rīgas Zeļļi	Riga, Latvia
G	13	Ethan Kitch (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Gunn High School	Palo Alto, CA
F/C	15	Oskar Giltay	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Limburg United	Bilzen, Belgium
F	20	Cameron Grant (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	St. Edward High School	Lakewood, OH
F	24	Jaylen Thompson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Southern California Academy	Alameda, CA
G	25	Jeremy Dent-Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Serra High School (Gardena, CA) Cal State Dominguez Hills	Hawthorne, CA
F	33	Evan Stinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cheney High School	Cheney, WA
F	52	Aidan Cammann	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy	Wolfeboro, NH

Head coach

Kyle Smith (Hamilton)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Reveno (Stanford)
Jim Shaw (Western Oregon)
Wayne Hunter (Saint Mary's)
Jeremy Harden (Arizona)
Brett Macconnell (Rutgers)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Oregon	W 78–70	–	20 – Okpara	6 – Tied	3 – Gealer	Maples Pavilion (2,349) Stanford, CA
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Portland State	W 89–79	1–0	26 – Okorie	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,300) Stanford, CA
November 8, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Montana	W 91–68	2–0	29 – Okorie	8 – Rohosy	4 – Dent-Smith	Maples Pavilion (3,549) Stanford, CA
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Montana State	W 77–68	3–0	21 – Okorie	7 – Rohosy	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,334) Stanford, CA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Louisiana Acrisure Series campus-site game	W 93–66	4–0	26 – Okorie	7 – Agarwal	5 – Okorie	Maples Pavilion (2,266) Stanford, CA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Seattle	L 69–77	4–1	17 – Okorie	5 – Tied	3 – Okpara	Maples Pavilion (2,884) Stanford, CA
November 27, 2025* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Minnesota Acrisure Invitational semifinal	W 72–68	5–1	25 – Okorie	7 – Cammann	5 – Gealer	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Saint Louis Acrisure Invitational championship	W 78–77	6–1	19 – Okpara	9 – Rohosy	6 – Okorie	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 1, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Portland	W 94–72	7–1	16 – Dent-Smith	8 – Giltay	3 – Tied	Maples Pavilion (2,284) Stanford, CA
December 7, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	UNLV	L 74–75	7–2	18 – Okorie	14 – Giltay	4 – Okpara	Maples Pavilion (3,981) Stanford, CA
December 13, 2025* 4:30 p.m., CBSSN	at San Jose State	W 86–82	8–2	20 – Tied	9 – Agarwal	5 – Okpara	Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,745) San Jose, CA
December 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	UT Arlington	W 76–60	9–2	17 – Tied	7 – Rohosy	5 – Dent-Smith	Maples Pavilion (2,424) Stanford, CA
December 20, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Colorado Hall of Fame Series - Phoenix	W 77–68	10–2	32 – Okorie	5 – Tied	3 – Dent-Smith	Mortgage Matchup Center (10,567) Phoenix, AZ
December 27, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
ACC Regular Season
December 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Notre Dame						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 2, 2026 5:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 11 Louisville						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 10, 2026 11:15 a.m., The CW	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
January 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 25 North Carolina						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 6 Duke						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., ACCN	California Rivalry						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ACCN	at Miami						Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
January 31, 2026 3:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Clemson						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 4, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	Georgia Tech						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m., ACCN	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., ACCN	at California Rivalry						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 25, 2026 5:00 p.m., ACCN	Pittsburgh						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 28, 2026 3:00 p.m., ACCN	SMU						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
March 4, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
March 7, 2026 11:45 a.m., The CW	at NC State						Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP^[6]	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "Derin Saran Returns To UC Irvine For 2025-26 Season". ucirvinesports.com. May 21, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
^ "St. John's Men's Basketball Signs Oziyah Sellers". redstormsports.com. April 16, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Adds Rohosy". gostanford.com. May 21, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Welcomes Dent-Smith". gostanford.com. May 19, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "Derin Saran Returns To UC Irvine For 2025-26 Season". ucirvinesports.com. May 21, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

[2] "St. John's Men's Basketball Signs Oziyah Sellers". redstormsports.com. April 16, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

[3] "Men's Basketball Adds Rohosy". gostanford.com. May 21, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[4] "Men's Basketball Welcomes Dent-Smith". gostanford.com. May 19, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.

[5] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". gostanford.com. Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2025.

[6] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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