Following a successful year one under new head coach Kyle Smith, Stanford basketball looked like they were headed in an upwards direction in their rebuild, hoping to bring the Cardinal back to March Madness.
This season, the Stanford Cardinal have been somewhat successful on the basketball court. After two great exhibition performances and four straight wins, Stanford looked phenomenal before a home loss to Seattle hindered their success.
Tonight is the start of the college basketball season for the Stanford Cardinal, as they matchup with an interesting opponent, the Portland State Vikings.
Spirits are high for Stanford men's basketball after last night's win over Oregon in exhibiion play. h. The Cardinal are in year two of their program revamping under head coach Kyle Smith.
Ryan Agarwal dropped in a go-ahead layup with eight seconds remaining, Maxime Raynaud saved 21 of his game-high 25 points for the second half as Stanford survived a scare from visiting North Carolina State, 74-73 in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Saturday afternoon.