2025–26 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

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

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

The Cardinal won their first four straight games, including a victory over [[2025–26 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team|Louisiana]] in their opening [[Acrisure Series]] game. Their first loss of the season came by eight-points against [[2025–26 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team|Seattle]]. They traveled to [[Thousand Palms, California]] to participate in the remainder of the Acrisure Series. The Cardinal won their semifinal game against [[2025–26 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team|Minnesota]] by four-points and then won the Championship game against [[2025–26 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team|Saint Louis]] by a point to finish as champions. They lost by a point to [[2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]], but otherwise won the remainder of their non-conference games. This included a neutral-site win over [[2025–26 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team|Colorado]] in the Hall of Fame Series. The Cardinal opened ACC play with a low-scoring 40–47 loss against [[2025–26 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team|Notre Dame]]. They rebounded by going 3–1 over their next four games. The run saw the Cardinal face three ranked teams. They defeated fourteenth-ranked [[2025–26 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team|North Carolina]] and sixteenth-ranked [[2025–26 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team|Louisville]] but lost to twenty-third ranked [[2025–26 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]. The Cardinal went on a five-game losing streak after the run. They lost to sixth-ranked [[2025–26 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]], twentieth-ranked [[2025–26 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team|Clemson]] and rivals [[2025–26 California Golden Bears men's basketball team|California]] over the stretch. The team broke the streak on February 7 with a win over [[2025–26 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team|Georgia Tech]]. After defeating [[2025–26 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team|Boston College]], they lost to [[2025–26 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team|Wake Forest]] and their rivalry re-match with California. They finished the regular season on a high, winning their final four games. The final two games were road victories over Notre Dame and [[2025–26 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team|NC State]].

The Cardinal finished 20–13 and 9–9 in [[2025–26 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball season|ACC play]] to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the tenth seed in the [[2026 ACC men's basketball tournament|2026 ACC tournament]], they were defeated by [[2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh]] 63–64 in the First Round. They received an at-large bid to the [[2026 College Basketball Crown|College Baketball Crown]]. They lost to eventual tournament champions [[2025–26 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team|West Virginia]] 77–82 in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

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