As it continues to reestablish Maples Pavilion as one of college basketball's toughest venues for opponents, Stanford begins its second season under coach Kyle Smith on Nov. 4 against visiting Portland State.

The Cardinal went 17-3 at their home court in Smith's 2024-25 debut, with the 17 wins matching a program record.

"(We are) just incredibly grateful for what Coach Smith did to the program so far," guard Benny Gealer said. "How he brought all our guys together when we entered a new league, and he was obviously a new coach with a ton of new players. Last year was just an amazing, amazing year for us. Projected 17th (in the ACC); ended up finishing seventh."

Stanford opens 2025-26 with more roster continuity than a season ago, including the former walk-on Gealer. He will step into a m

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