March 1, 2004

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Stanford (25-0 overall, 16-0 Pac-10) at Washington State (12-14 overall, 6-10)
Thursday, March 4, 2004, 7:30 p.m.
Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum (12,058)
Fox Sports Bay Area

Stanford at Washington (15-10 overall, 10-6 Pac-10)
Saturday, March 6, 2004, 3:00 p.m.
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
ABC

Stanford completed an undefeated home schedule and said goodbye to the bouncy floors of Maples Pavilion with last Saturday's win over the University of Oregon. The Cardinal now travels to Washington and tries to finish out the Pac-10 regular season undefeated. With only two games left in Pac-10 play, the Cougars and the Huskies will be looking to knock off the number one team in the country.

This week the Cardinal handed losses to Oregon State and Oregon in the final games played at 36 year-old Maples Pavilion. Renovations have begun on the stadium and it will be ready for conference play in January of 2005. Thursday evening, Stanford defeated Oregon State by a score of 73-47, holding the Beavers to 2-13 shooting on three-pointers. Point guard Chris Hernandez led the team with 13 points, while Josh Childress had a great all-around game with 12 points, five assists, two rebounds, a steal and a block. Reserves played much of the second half, as freshman Fred Washington scored a career high 11 points on 4-5 shooting and also had a huge block late in the game. Eleven different players scored for the Cardinal. On Senior Day, Stanford easily won its final home game of the season 76-55 against Oregon. Josh Childress played a brilliant game with 29 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Making only his second career start, senior Joe Kirchofer had his best collegiate game ever, recording 13 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double. The Cardinal now holds a 25 game winning streak as it travels north for its last two Pac-10 regular season games.

On Thursday, the Cardinal will face the Washington State Cougars at 7:00 pm in Pullman, Washington. Washington State lost to Stanford 73-51 earlier in the season. The Cougars (12-14, 6-9 in the Pac-10) are returning from a trip to Arizona, where they won 83-70 against Arizona State and fell 72-60 against Arizona. Junior Thomas Kelati, who averages 10 points, scored a career high 27 points in the loss against Arizona. The Cougars are led by guard Marcus Moore, who scores 13.6 points per game but shoots only .382 from the floor.

The Washington Huskies have taken over second place in the Pac-10 after winning 10 of their last 11 conference games, including two wins over Pac-10 powerhouse Arizona. This last week, the Huskies won at Arizona 89-84 before rolling over Arizona State 96-72. Sophomore Brandon Roy was recently voted Pac-10 player of the week after scoring 12 points and dishing out 8 assists in the win against Arizona, and then scoring 22 points with five rebounds and five assists against Arizona State. He is averaging 13.6 points and 5.3 rebounds while leading the team in minutes played. Nate Robinson is another scoring threat. He averages 12.5 points and led the team with 16 points in Stanford's 85-72 win over Washington earlier in the season. The Huskies are one of the most athletic teams in the conference and will be hungry to beat the top team in the country. The Cardinal will have a tough test if they hope to finish the Pac-10 regular season undefeated.

Stanford Cardinal Starters (25-0 overall, 16-0 Pac-10)
F - Nick Robinson, 6-6, 200, Junior, Liberty, Mo (6.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
F - Josh Childress, 6-8, 205, Junior, Los Angeles, Ca (15.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg)
C - Rob Little, 6-10, 265, Junior, Hampton, Va (10.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
G - Matt Lottich, 6-4, 205, Senior, Winnetka, Il (12.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.8 apg)
G - Chris Hernandez, 6-2, 190, Sophomore, Fresno, Ca (10.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 4.7 apg)

Washington State Cougars Starters (12-14 overall, 6-10 Pac-10)
F - Shami Gill, 6-7, 238, Junior, Mission, British Columbia (5.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
C - Ezenwa Ukeagu, 6-8, 253, Senior, Coral Springs, Fl (5.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
G - Thomas Kelati, 6-5, 184, Junior, Walla Walla, Wa (10.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
G - Jeff Varem, 6-6, 235, Junior, Benue, Nigeria (9.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg)
G - Marcus Moore, 6-6, 208, Senior, Inglewood, Ca (13.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.8 apg)

Washington Huskies Starters (14-10, 9-6 Pac-10)
F - Mike Jensen, 6-8, 240, Sophomore, Covington, Wa (7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
F - Bobby Jones, 6-6, 200, Sophomore, Compton, Ca (11.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg)
G - Brandon Roy, 6-6, 220, Sophomore, Seattle, Wa (13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg)
G - Nate Robinson, 5-9, 180, Sophomore, Seattle, Wa (12.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
G - Will Conroy, 6-2, 190, Junior, Seattle, Wa (12.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 4.6 apg)

Series Story
Stanford has won 15 straight games over Washington State to increase its series lead over the Cougars to 57-52 ... Earlier this year (1/2/04) at Maples Pavilion, Honors Candidate Justin Davis scored 13 points and All-America candidate Josh Childress made his season debut with ten points after missing the first nine games with a stress reaction in his left foot in a 73-51 victory ... Stanford never trailed, maintaining a comfortable lead while shooting 60 percent in the first half ... Stanford led at halftime, 37-23 ... Last year in Pullman, Honors Candidate Matt Lottich scored 17 points as the Cardinal rallied for a 73-68 overtime victory over WSU ... Stanford trailed 14-2 after five minutes, 40-26 at the half, and 44-33 early in the second half before scoring 18 straight points ... Stanford has won eight straight games in Pullman ... Twelve wins in the last 13 games have given Stanford a 57-52 advantage in the series over Washington ... Earlier this year (1/4/04) on Stanford's home floor, the Cardinal scored a 85-72 victory over the Huskies as Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds ... Chris Hernandez tallied 13 points and nine assists while Nick Robinson added 13 points (6-for-7 from the floor) ... Stanford shot .596 ... Last year in Seattle, Washington ended its ten game losing streak to Stanford as Anthony Washington made two free throws with 7.8 seconds to play to give the Huskies a 73-68 victory ... Childress led Stanford with 18 points and ten rebounds while Lottich added 15 ... Rob Little collected a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Coaches Corner
Mike Montgomery is in his 18th season as head coach at Stanford ... Montgomery is 388-165 on The Farm, and holds an overall career record of 542-242 (17-plus seasons at Stanford, 8 seasons at Montana) ... Montgomery has led Stanford to nine straight trips to the NCAA Tournament ... Montgomery is 26-9 against Washington State including an 11-6 mark in Pullman ... Montgomery is 27-9 against the Washington Huskies, including a 10-7 record in Seattle ... Dick Bennett is in his first season at Washington State ... Bennett's career record (9 seasons at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 10 seasons at Wisconsin-Green Bay, 6 seasons at Wisconsin, first year at Washington State) is 465-272 ... Bennett is 0-1 against Stanford ... Lorenzo Romar is in his second season at Washington with a 25-27 ... Romar's career record (3 years at Pepperdine, 3 years at St. Louis, 1-plus year at Washington) is 118-115 ... Romar is 1-2 against Stanford.

Scouting Stanford
A 25-0 record, a #1 national ranking, a victory over a former #1 ranked team, four victories over nationally-ranked teams, 14 wins over teams with winning records and nine road victories in nine games ... That's pretty good news for the top-ranked, unbeaten and Pac-10 champion Stanford Cardinal basketball team as it prepares to travel to Washington State (3/4/04, 7:30 p.m.) and Washington (3/6/04, 3:00 p.m.) ... Stanford is the Pac-10's only unbeaten team at 25-0, and one of only two teams in the nation with an unbeaten slate ... The Cardinal has won its games by a margin of 14.7 points per game, tops in the Pac-10 ... The Cardinal is 14-0 at home, 9-0 on the road, and 2-0 on neutral territory, has outrebounded its opponents in 22 of the 25 games, holds a 14-0 record against teams with a winning record, has made 124 more field goals than its opponents, and 146 more free throws ... Stanford is #1 in the Pac-10 in scoring margin (+14.7), field goal percentage defense (.394), rebounding defense (29.3 rpg) and rebounding margin (+7.2) ... Stanford is second in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.485).

Conference Champions
For the fourth time in the last six years, Stanford is champion of the Pacific-10 Conference ... A 76-67 victory at USC (2/19/04) clinched at least a tie for the title, and then a 73-60 victory at UCLA (2/12/04) gave the Cardinal sole possession of the conference trophy ... Stanford has finished either first or second in the Pac-10 in the last eight seasons.

Road Review
Since the 1997-98 season, the Cardinal is 63-11 (.851) on enemy turf ... This year, Stanford is 9-0 on the road at UC Irvine (72-59, 11/25/03), Rice (60-56, 11/30/03), Arizona State (63-62, 1/8/04), Arizona (82-72, 1/10/04), Oregon State (62-48, 1/29/04), Oregon (83-80, 1/31/04), California (69-58, 2/14/04), USC (76-67, 2/19/04) and UCLA (73-60, 2/21/04).

Senior Salute
A big reason for Stanford's success this year has been the play of its three seniors, Justin Davis, Joe Kirchofer and Matt Lottich ... Davis has played in 98 games (57 as a starter) while Lottich has played in 106 games (58 as a starter) at Stanford during their four seasons on The Farm ... During their tenure at Stanford, Davis and Lottich have helped Stanford chalk up a 100-22 record, three trips to the NCAA Tournament (and a fourth in 2003-04) and two Pac-10 titles ... Davis currently ranks sixth in the Stanford record book for career field goal percentage (.560) ... Lottich is one of the school's all-time three-pointer shooters ... Lottich's 415 three-point attempts is seventh-best in school history while his 153 three-pointers is seventh-best in the record books ... Kirchofer has been one of the unsung heroes for Stanford since the 1999-00 season ... Kirchofer has played in 107 games, and during that span, has shot .554 from the floor, ninth-best in school history ... During his tenure at Stanford, Kirchofer has helped Stanford to a 96-23 record, three trips to the NCAA Tournament (and a fourth in 2003-04) and two conference titles ... All three players will graduate in June, 2004 ... Davis will earn a degree in Communication, Kirchofer in Urban Studies and Lottich in Science, Technology and Society.

Stanford's Streak
Stanford's 25-game winning streak is the longest in the Pac-10 since Oregon State won 26 straight during the 1980-81 season ... Since the end of UCLA's dynasty in 1975, these are the longest winning streaks in the Pacific-10 Conference ... 26 (Oregon State, 1980-81); 25 (Stanford, 2003-04), 20 (Stanford, 2000-01); 19 (Arizona, 1997-98); 19 (Arizona, 1992-93); 19 (UCLA, 1994-95, won NCAA title).

Fantastic Finishes
Despite double-digit and last minute deficits, Stanford Basketball refuses to lose ... At Oregon (1/17/04), the Cardinal fought back from a 19-point second-half deficit to beat the Ducks, 83-80 ... Oregon was up, 45-26, early in the second half, but Stanford whittled away the Duck lead until All-America candidate Josh Childress gave the Cardinal its first lead since the opening basket with a three-pointer that made it 70-69 with 3:50 left ... Chris Hernandez scored all 22 of his points in the second half, and Stanford scored on all 15 of its final possessions in the second half ... Then against Arizona (2/7/04), Nick Robinson hit a running 35-foot basket as time ran out to give Stanford a highly dramatic 80-77 victory over the Wildcats ... The Cardinal came from four points (77-73) behind in the final minute ... Childress made one of two free throws with 43 seconds left ... A steal by Honors Candidate Matt Lottich then led to Childress' 3-pointer from the corner to tie the game with 24 seconds to go ... The winning shot was set up when Robinson and Lottich trapped Arizona's Salim Stoudamire, knocking the ball loose ... Robinson grabbed the ball, headed up court, and with time running out, fired home the winning three-pointer as time expired ... At USC (2/19/04), Stanford was down13 points, 36-23, with 1:34 in the first half, but Childress scored a career-high 36 points, Lottich added 20 points, and Stanford shot 64 percent in the second half to score a 76-67 win ... In five games this year, Stanford has battled back from a halftime deficit ... At Rice (11/30/03), Stanford was down at the half, 28-22, but rallied to win 60-56 ... Down 34-28 to USC (1/24/04) at Maples Pavilion, Stanford came back to win, 77-67 ... Down 15 points, 39-24, at Oregon (1/31/04), Stanford rallied to win in Eugene, 83-80 ... At California (2/14/04), Stanford was down 37-35 at halftime, but came back to win 69-58 ... At USC (2/19/04), Stanford faced a 36-28 halftime deficit, but rallied to win 76-67.

Rankings Review Stanford, for the third straight week, is ranked first in the Associated Press poll and the ESPN/USA Today poll ... Stanford received 67 first-place votes in the Associated Press poll for a total of 1,795 points ... Only 13 weeks ago, Stanford was ranked 21st in the country ... St. Joseph's, the only other unbeaten team in the nation besides Stanford, is #2 in this week's Associated Press poll with five first-place votes for a total of 1,722 points ... In the ESPN/USA Today poll, the Cardinal generated 27 first-place votes and 771 points to remain in first place nationally while St. Joseph's collected four first-place votes and 745 points ... In 13 weeks, Stanford has jumped from 17th to first in the ESPN/USA Today poll ... Fifteen times Stanford has been ranked #1 in the nation by Associated Press and 15 times by USA Today/ESPN ... Previous to this year, the last time Stanford was #1 was during the 2000-01 season when Stanford went 31-3, won the Pac-10 title (16-2) and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight.

Depth Dialogue
Stanford's entire roster has played an important role in the team's 25-0 start ... Ten players on the 14-man roster are averaging at least ten minutes per game ... Reserve forward Matt Haryasz has come off the bench to shoot .520 while averaging 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... Haryasz is the team leader in blocks (32, #5 in the Pac-10) ... Haryasz tied a school record with six blocks at Oregon State (1/29/04) along with ten points, seven rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes off the bench ... Haryasz is averaging 17.0 minutes per game in reserve ... With the injury to Justin Davis, Haryasz started at Oregon (1/31/04) and responded with a career-high 19 points (9-for-14 from the floor), seven rebounds, three assists and one block in 33 minutes ... However, Haryasz sprained his right ankle in practice (2/3/04) and the injury to Davis means Nick Robinson has returned to the starting lineup ... In Robinson's 21 starts this year, Stanford is 21-0 ... In 32 starts for Robinson over the last two seasons, Stanford is 30-2 ... Robinson started the first 14 games of the 2003-04 season while All-America candidate Josh Childress was mending from a foot injury ... Robinson is averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Robinson, who is shooting .475, tallied a career-high 15 points along with six rebounds at UCLA (2/21/04) ... Robinson will always be remembered for his dramatic 35-foot shot as time ran out to propel Stanford to a 80-77 victory over Arizona (2/7/04).

Defensive Data
In 13 of the 25 games, Stanford's defense has held the opposition to under 40 percent shooting ... Only two teams have shot 50 percent or better against Stanford this year ... Stanford has outrebounded its opponent in 22 of 25 games ... Eight times this season Stanford has held a double-digit margin in rebounds ... Stanford is tops in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage defense (.394).

Shooting Stats
Stanford has shot 50 percent or better in eleven of the 25 games ... Stanford is second in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (.485) ... Two Stanford players rank in the Pac-10 Top-10 in field goal percentage ... Justin Davis is second (.578) while Rob Little is third (.577) ... Combined, Stanford's five post players (Justin Davis, Rob Little, Joe Kirchofer, Matt Haryasz and Nick Robinson) are shooting .544 (362-for-666) from the field.

Free Throw Facts
Free throws made have played a role in Stanford's success this year ... Five players are shooting 80 percent or better led by Chris Hernandez who is first in the Pac-10 at .915 (86-for-94) ... Stanford's three guards (Chris Hernandez, Jason Haas, Matt Lottich) have combined to hit 160-of-179 free throw attempts for .894 ... Lottich is fourth in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.855, 53-for-62) ... Free throws made in the closing minutes of several games have helped the Cardinal to victory ... Stanford hit its final ten free throws in the final 1:15 to help defeat nationally-ranked Gonzaga (12/22/03), 87-80, at the Pete Newell Challenge ... Stanford hit its last nine free throw attempts in the final 6:35 in the 60-56 victory at Rice (11/30/03) ... The Cardinal hit 6-of-7 free throw attempts in the final 4:05 in the 64-58 victory over then #1 ranked Kansas (12/6/03) ... Stanford made 12-of-12 free throw attempts in the final 10:12 in the second half in the 86-71 decision over UNLV (12/13/03) ... Stanford hit 11 of its final 12 free throw attempts in the final 3:01 to defeat California (1/17/04), 68-61 ... In Stanford's 83-80 victory at Oregon (1/31/04), the Cardinal hit 9-of-11 free throw attempts in the final 5:37 of the game ... Stanford has made 140 more free throws than its opponent this year ... Stanford is second in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.748).

Blocks Barometer/Steals Saga
Traditionally, Stanford has been near the bottom of the Pac-10 standings in blocks and steals ... Not this year ... The Cardinal has averaged 4.36 blocks per game, second-best in the Pac-10 and currently second-best in school history since that statistic was kept at the start of the 1976-77 season ... The 1999-00 team holds the school record with 5.4 blocks per game ... Matt Haryasz leads the team in blocks (32, #5 in the Pac-10) and 12th-best for a single season in school history ... Haryasz recently tied the school record with six blocks at Oregon State (1/29/04) ... In the game against the Beavers, Stanford recorded a school record 13 blocks ... Stanford also ranks third in the Pac-10 in steals at 7.04 per game ... That is the highest per game average since the 1985-86 season when Stanford averaged 8.2 steals per game ... Eight Stanford players have at least ten steals with Nick Robinson (31), Chris Hernandez (29) and Justin Davis (21) leading the way.

Backcourt Bullets
The word is out ... Stanford's starting backcourt of Matt Lottich and Chris Hernandez is among the best in the country ... Lottich is averaging 12.6 ppg while Hernandez checks in at 10.3 ppg ... Combined, Lottich and Hernandez have hit 139-of-156 free throw attempts for .891, and 203 assists for an average of 8.12 assists per game ... Their assist-to-turnover margin is 203-to-101 ... Lottich is fourth in the Pac-10 in assist/turnover ratio at 2.04 while Hernandez is fourth at 1.95 ... Lottich and Hernandez have hit 87 three-pointers in 216 attempts for .403 ... Hernandez is first in the Pac-10 in free throw percentage (.915, 86-for-94) and Lottich is fourth (.855, 53-for-62) ... Hernandez is first in the Pac-10 in three-point field goal percentage at .480 (36-for-75) ... Hernandez is fifth in the Pac-10 in assists (4.74 apg) while Lottich is averaging 3.76 apg ... Hernandez is one of 16 finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, symbolic of the nation's best point-guard ... Lottich is a candidate for the John R. Wooden All-America team.

The 2003-04 Stanford Basketball Varsity

#2 Mark Bradford, 6-2, 190, Freshman, Los Angeles, Ca
Joined the basketball season after playing his freshman year as a wide receiver on the Cardinal football team ... Caught 37 passes for 587 yards (15.9 ypc) and three touchdowns ... Started seven of the eleven games ... Averaged 20 points per game as a senior at Fremont High School ... Played his first collegiate basketball game against Southern Utah (12/22/03) and played four minutes with one assist ... Scored his first collegiate basket against Harvard (12/28/03) ... Scored a season-high three points in three minutes of play against Oregon State (2/26/04).
Career Highs
Points: 3 vs Oregon State (2/26/04)
Rebounds: 1 vs Harvard (12/28/03)
Assists: 1 vs Southern Utah (12/22/03)
Steals: 1 vs Oregon State (2/26/04)
Minutes: 4 vs Southern Utah (12/22/03)

#1 Josh Childress, G/F, 6-8, 205, Junior, Los Angeles, Ca
A finalist for Adolph F. Rupp Player of the Year ... Also a candidate for Naismith Player of the Year ... The All-America candidate returned to the active roster after missing the first nine games with a stress reaction in his left foot ... Started his first game of the year against UCLA (1/22/04) and responded with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals ... Averaging 15.4 points (#1 on the Cardinal) and 7.3 rebounds per game (#1 on the Cardinal) ... Has scored in double figures in 15 of 16 games, including a string of 14 games in a row ... Shooting .813 (61-for-75) from the free throw line ... Has hit 27-of-29 free throw attempts in the last five games for 93 percent ... The hero of the 76-67 victory at USC (2/19/04) with a career-high 36 points (12-for-15 from the floor, 3-for-4 from behind the arc, 9-for-9 from the free throw line) along with eleven rebounds and two steals ... Scored a game-high 29 points (10-for-16 from the floor, 4-of-6 from the free throw line, 5-for-5 from the free throw line) along with 12 rebounds, five assists and three blocks against Oregon (2/28/04) ... Tallied 19 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks in Stanford's 82-72 victory at then third-ranked Arizona (1/10/04) ... Scored the winning basket on a layup with nine seconds to play to give Stanford a 63-62 victory at Arizona State (1/8/04) ... Against the Sun Devils, Childress scored 14 points and grabbed eleven rebounds ... For his efforts against Arizona State (1/8/04) and Arizona (1/10/04), he was named Pac-10 Player of the Week ... Collected 17 points, five blocks (career-high) and four rebounds in Stanford's 62-48 victory at Oregon State (1/29/04) ... Collected a double-double with ten points and ten rebounds against California (1/17/04), and another double with 18 points and ten rebounds against Arizona (2/7/04) ... Tallied ten points (4-for-5 from the floor) in seven minutes of play in his season debut against Washington State (1/2/04).
Career Highs
Points: 36 at USC (2/14/04)
Rebounds: 15 vs USC (1/25/03)
Assists: 6 vs Yale (12/30/02)
Blocks: 5 vs Oregon State (1/29/04)
Steals: 3 vs Portland State (12/19/01), Arizona (2/28/02), Arizona (1/130/03)
Minutes: 40 vs Oregon State (2/9/03), Arizona (3/1/03), USC (2/19/04)

#22 Justin Davis, F, 6-9, 230, Senior, Berkeley, Ca
The Honors Candidate should be back soon after suffering a partial tear of his medial collateral ligament in his left knee, the same injury he suffered last year ... Davis suffered the injury in the second half at Oregon State (1/29/04) ... Stanford's second leading rebounder (6.9 rpg, #8 in the Pac-10) ... Shooting .578 (78-for-135, #2 in the Pac-10) ... Has hit 50 percent or better in 12 of 18 games played ... Collected a career-high four steals against California (1/17/04) ... Has collected four double-doubles this year ... Scored 17 points along with a season high 13 rebounds against Washington (1/4/04) ... Grabbed a team-high ten rebounds in the season opener against Sacramento State (11/22/03), ten more against UNLV (12/13/03) and Arizona (1/10/04) ... Scored a season-high 21 points (9-for-10 from the floor, hit his first seven shots) along with ten rebounds against UNLV (12/13/03) ... Also netted 21 points (10-for-11 from the floor) against UCLA (1/22/04) ... Tallied 18 points, nine rebounds and four steals (career-high) in Stanford's 87-80 victory over Gonzaga (12/20/03) at the Pete Newell Challenge ... Hit 5-of-7 shots from the floor enroute to scoring 17 points against Sacramento State (11/22/03) ... Hit 7-of-10 shots enroute to 17 points and seven rebounds against Harvard (12/28/03) ... Grabbed nine rebounds against then #1 ranked Kansas (12/6/03) at the John Wooden Classic.
Career Highs
Points: 24 vs Gonzaga (12/28/02)
Rebounds: 16 vs UNLV (12/21/02)
Assists: 6 vs Yale (12/30/02)
Blocks: 2, five times
Steals: 4 vs Gonzaga (12/20/03), vs California (1/17/04)
Minutes: 32 vs Boston University (11/18/02), Florida (11/127/02)

#20 Dan Grunfeld, F, 6-6, 210, Sophomore, River Hills, Wi
An important reserve ... Averaging 11.7 minutes per game ... Scored a career-high 21 points (5-for-8 from the floor, 9-for-9 from the free throw line) in 22 minutes of play against Southern Utah (12/22/03) ... Scored 13 points along with four rebounds and two steals in a career-high 27 minutes against Florida International (12/15/03) ... Tallied nine points (7-for-8 from the free throw line) along with two assists in 17 minutes of play against UNLV (12/13/03) ... Also scored nine points (7-for-8 from the free throw line) against Arizona State (2/5/04) ... Grabbed five rebounds at UC Irvine (11/25/03).
Career Highs
Points: 22 vs Southern Utah (12/22/03)
Rebounds: 5 vs UC Irvine (11/25/03)
Assists: 3 vs Sacramento State (11/22/03), Harvard (12/28/03)
Blocks: 1, four times
Steals, 2 vs Arizona State (2/1/03), Washington State (2/15/03), Fla International (12/15/03)
Minutes: 27 vs Florida International (12/15/03)

#32 Jason Haas, G, 6-2, 190, Sophomore, Centre Hall, Pa
Earned his first collegiate start against UNLV (12/13/03) ... Subbing for an injured Chris Hernandez, started two games (UNLV, Florida International) ... In those two games, played 58 minutes, scored eleven points, dished out seven assists along with five rebounds and three steals ... Played a career-high 33 minutes, six points (4-for-4 from the free throw line), five assists and two steals against UNLV (12/13/03) ... Followed up with five points and four rebounds (career-high) against Florida International (12/15/03) ... Played ten key minutes in the second half against Gonzaga (12/20/03) after starter Chris Hernandez picked up his fourth foul with 13:12 in the second half and helped maintain Stanford's lead ... Tallied a career-high seven points along with two assists in 17 minutes against Arizona State (2/5/04) ... Played 16 minutes against Oregon State (2/26/04) with five points and three rebounds ... Scored three points and dished out two assists in seven minutes of play against then #1 ranked Kansas (12/6/03) ... Has played double-digit minutes in eleven of the team's 25 games.
Career Highs
Points: 7 vs Arizona State (2/5/04)
Rebounds: 4 vs Florida International (12/15/03)
Assists: 6 vs Washington (2/13/03)
Steals: 2, vs UNLV (12/13/03)
Minutes: 33 vs UNLV (12/13/03)

#52 Matt Haryasz, F, 6-10, 225, Sophomore, Page, Az
Has been one of Stanford's top players off the bench ... Shooting .520 (64-for-123) ... Has shot 50 percent or better in 12 of the 23 games he has played ... Averaging 7.0 points and 4.3 rebounds ... Averaging 17.0 minutes per game ... Started his first collegiate game at Oregon (1/31/04) and responded with a career-high 19 points (9-for-14 from the floor), seven rebounds, three assists, and a block in 33 minutes ... Scored 16 points (7-for-11 from the floor) against Harvard (12/28/03) ... Tallied a career-high eight rebounds, along with three blocks in Stanford's 67-37 victory over Southern Utah (12/22/03) ... Hit 5-of-5 shots for ten points along with seven rebounds in the season opener against Sacramento State (11/22/03) ... Added ten points (4-for-6 from the floor) against UNLV (12/13/03) ... Tied a school record with a career-high six blocks along with ten points (5-for-7 from the floor), seven rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes off the bench in the 62-48 victory at Oregon State (1/29/04) ... Leads the team in blocked shots (32, #5 in the Pac-10) ... Has at least one block in 16 of 23 games played ... Netted three blocks against Rice (11/30/03), then #1 ranked Kansas (12/6/03), Southern Utah (12/22/03) and USC (1/24/04) ... Grabbed six rebounds along with eight points against Gonzaga (12/20/03) at the Pete Newell Challenge.
Career Highs
Points: 19 vs Oregon (1/31/04)
Rebounds: 8 vs Southern Utah (12/22/03)
Assists: 3 vs Oregon (1/31/04)
Blocks: 6 vs Oregon State (1/29/04)
Steals: 2 vs Oregon State (1/29/04)
Minutes: 33 vs Oregon (1/31/04)

#11 Chris Hernandez, 6-2, 190, Guard, Sophomore, Fresno, Ca
A finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, symbolic of the nation's top point-guard ... Stanford's fourth leading scorer (10.3 ppg) ... Returned to action against Gonzaga (12/20/03) after missing the previous two games against UNLV (12/13/03) and Florida International (12/15/03) with two bulging disks in his lower back ... The Pac-10 leader in free throw percentage (.915, 86-for-94) ... Hit 31 straight free throws before missing against Washington State (1/2/04) ... First in the conference in three-point field goal percentage (.480, 36-for-75) ... Second on the team in steals (29) ... Averaging 4.74 assists per game, fifth-best in the Pac-10 ... Has an assist/turnover ratio of 1.95, #5 in the Pac-10 ... Named Pac-10 Player of the Week for helping lead Stanford to two victories at UC Irvine (72-59, 11/25/03) and Rice (60-56, 11/30/03) ... Scored 39 points against UCI and Rice ... Scored a career-high 22 points (16 in the first half) along with five assists and no turnovers in 30 minutes of play at UC Irvine ... Hit 8-of-9 shots from the floor, and 6-for-7 from three-point territory against the Anteaters ... Hit a career-high six three-pointers against UCI ... Scored 17 points (15 in the second half), dishe