Stanford Basketball is
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Stanford Basketball is
This is Stanford Basketball Stanford Basketball is … •An opportunity to win the National Championship •Committed teammates with great character •A world-renowned academic program •Preparation & training for the NBA •A sold-out, newly-renovated on-campus arena •Sports Illustrated’s “most stable program in college basketball” •National media exposure •Excited & knowledgeable fans •A highly successful, committed alumni network •Perfect weather & a beautiful campus •Unselfish, tough team basketball 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball NBA First Round Picks 1997-Present Brevin Knight Josh Childress Mark Madsen Jason Collins Curtis Borchardt Casey Jacobsen 1997 NBA Draft #16 Pick Overall 2000 NBA Draft #18 Pick Overall 2004 NBA Draft #6 Pick Overall 2002 NBA Draft #18 Overall Pick 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball 2000 NBA Draft #29 Pick Overall 2002 NBA Draft #22 Pick Overall Stanford in the NBA Jason Collins New Jersey Nets Mark Madsen Minnesota Timberwolves Jarron Collins Utah Jazz Josh Childress Atlanta Hawks Casey Jacobsen Houston Rockets 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Stanford playmaker in the NBA Brevin Knight Charlotte Bobcats at Stanford • 16th pick overall, 1997 NBA Draft • First team All-America selection 1996-97 season • First team All-Pac-10 selection 1996-97, 1995-96 and 1994-95 seasons • Career record holder in assists and steals; fourth all-time leading scorer Recent NBA Achievements 2005-06 Category Avg. NBA Rank Assists per game 8.8 3rd Assists/TO 3.72 2nd Steals per game 2.28 2nd 2004-05 Category Avg. NBA Rank Assists per game 9.0 2nd Assists/TO 4.02 1st Steals per game 1.98 6th 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Training to NBA Standards “Now that I have seen it from the NBA side, I am convinced that Stanford Basketball is doing a great job of preparing its players for the next level.” Coach Mike Montgomery, Former head coach Golden State Warriors •Highest level of basketball skill development by coaching staff • Strength and conditioning to maximize athletic performance • Access to cutting-edge medical knowledge and innovative training • World-class facilities with new renovated Maples Pavilion, a new weight room and underwater treadmill “Stanford Basketball has long been committed to having the best strength and conditioning program in the country. They prepare athletes to win championships in college and also to succeed afterwards.” Coach John Murray Strength coach Golden State Warrriors 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Elite Program in the Elite Conference •The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is projected to be one of the three strongest conferences in the country for the 2006-07 season. •Stanford has dominated the Pac-10 over the last 11 seasons, capturing the most league titles (4) and winning the most regular season games (150). The Cardinal won the Pac-10 title in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2004, averaging 14 conference wins a year. Josh Childress 2003-04 Pac-10 Player of the Year •The Cardinal have been nationally ranked several times over the past decade and have held the No. 1 ranking during three different seasons. •Stanford made a Final Four appearance in 1998 and has consistently been a team to be reckoned with in the NCAA Tournament. Over the last five year, the Cardinal have entered the Big Dance as a No. 1 seed twice. 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Established Champions Over the last 10 years, Stanford Basketball has become one of the most dominant programs in the country. In 2004, Sports Illustrated called Stanford Basketball the “Most Stable Program” in the nation. Pac-10 Conference, Past Eight Years 1999-2006 School Titles Wins Losses 1. Stanford 4 (1) 111 33 2. Arizona 3 (1) 109 35 3. UCLA 1 85 59 4. California 0 78 66 5. Oregon 1 72 72 6. Washington 0 68 76 7. USC 0 66 78 8. Arizona State 0 54 90 9. Oregon State 0 45 99 10.Washington State 0 31 113 (1) finished in a tie for the Conference championship 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Pct. .771 .757 .590 .542 .500 .472 .458 .375 .313 .215 Stanford on National teams •Four former Stanford players have competed in the Olympics – Ron Tomsic (1952-55), Jim Walsh (1950-52), Carlos Bea (1954-56) and Andrew Vlahov (1988-91) •In 2005, Chris Hernandez (2001-06) and Matt Haryasz (2002-06) won gold with the U.S. at the World University Games •Adam Keefe (1988-92) was a starter on the 1991 USA Pan American Games team that won a bronze medal in Cube and Mark Madsen (1996-00) earned gold with the 1999 USA World University Game team in Spain •Tim Young (1994-99) captured gold as a member of the 1994 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying and 1996 22-andunder World Championship Qualifying teams •Casey Jacobsen (1999-02) was a member of the gold medal winning USA Basketball Men’s World Youth Games team, which compiled a 6-0 record in Russia Casey Jacobsen Matt Haryasz and Chris Hernandez 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Top Recruiting •Stanford recruits nationally for the top student-athletes in the country. Current roster includes players from seven different states from coast to coast. •The Cardinal has the 10th-ranked recruiting class in the country for 2006 including McDonald’s All Americans Brook (bottom left) and Robin (left) Lopez, the No. 11 and No. 21 recruits in the country, respectively. •Recent McDonald’s All-Americans at Stanford include Josh Childress (2005), Jason and Jarron Collins (2000) and Casey Jacobsen. Jarron (left) and Jason Collins 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Casey Jacobsen Big Time Basketball Extensive media coverage keeps our school, team and players in the spotlight •Stanford garners national headlines from ESPN, CBS, ABC, FSN •Last season the Cardinal scored 25 games on national and regional television •Stanford Basketball dominates the sports section of the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News •Consistent coverage in the L.A. Times and New York Times •Covers of Sports Illustrated, Sporting News and T.V. Guide Stanford gets coverage and players get exposure 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball State-of-the-art Arena Maples: A great home-court advantage “Trying to write on press row was a constant circus, as your pen would jump whenever a player passed or the fans continued to stomp” Andy Katz of ESPN, who lists Stanford and Maples Pavilion as one of the top five places to see a game. •The newly renovated Maples Pavilion is a state-of-the-art arena that is sold out every game! •New and expanded locker rooms (left), a top of the line strength and conditioning facility (bottom left), a training room and meeting rooms •Television monitors allow fans to watch throughout the concourse while above the court, a new center-hung scoreboard has video and replay ability 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball World Class Facilities •Brand new football stadium for the 2006 season; $90 million dollar renovation •70,000 square foot state-of-the-art Arrillaga Recreation Center •World-renowned aquatic center; hosts national and world championship events •Tennis Center; hosts ATP tour events and NCAA Championships •Top 100 private golf course; accessible by students 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Culture of Excellence •101 National Championships •12 straight Directors’ Cups for best overall collegiate athletic program in the country •Fellow student-athletes are Olympians and National Champions •U.S. News and World Report declared Stanford “Best Athletic Program in the Nation” Stanford Alums have won the most prestigious awards in sports … Olympic gold medals, World Cup winners, Basketball Hall of Famers, Cy Young Award winners, NFL Hall of Famers, World Record holders, NBA World champions, NFL MVPs, Grand Slam tennis champions, Grand Slam golf champions … Stanford – Where winning is expected and contagious 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball The Stanford Faithful •Decades of consecutive sell-outs •Raucous environment creates strong homecourt advantage •Stars such as Tiger Woods create celebrity atmosphere • Toughest ticket to get in the Bay Area Jim Plunkett Heisman Trophy winner & Super Bowl MVP Josh Childress 2003-04 Pac-10 Player of the Year & NBA star 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Gene Washington NFL Director of Football Operations The One and Only Sixth man club •Thousands of fanatic students attend every game •One of the most loyal student sections in the country •Creative and vocal support creates intimidating homecourt advantage •Strong bond between players and Sixth Man •Featured regularly on TV broadcasts 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Stanford by the numbers Stanford Faculty Andrew Fire 2006 Nobel Prize, Medicine Roger Kornberg 2006 Nobel Prize, Chemistry •18 Nobel Prize Winners (27 faculty members have won since the University’s founding, including two in 2006) •Four Pulitzer Prize Winners •23 MacArthur Fellows •21 National Medal of Science Winners •400+ members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and Engineering •Six to one student to faculty ratio Stanford Introductory Seminars •224 freshman and sophomore seminars •15 maximum class size of freshman seminars •12 maximum size of sophomore seminars Stanford Libraries •Eight million volumes in total •110,000 added per year •23 libraries on campus 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Stanford’s Academic Rankings U.S. News & World Report annually ranks Stanford as one of the top few universities in the country. Stanford’s national rank by school/department School/Department Biology Physics Computer Science Psychology Business Law Engineering Mathematics Earth Sciences Political Science Chemistry Economics Medicine 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball National Rank #1 #1 #1 #1 #2 #2 #2 #2 #2 #2 #3 #3 #7 Excellent academic support Stanford Basketball has the highest graduation rate (94%) of any high major Division I program •Athletic Academic Resource Center (AARC) provides dedicated tutoring and support for student-athletes •Undergraduate Advising Program (UAP) assists in determining majors, course planning, and career planning •Partners for Academic Excellence designed to mentor and assist minority and transfer students 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Pac-10 All-Academic Selections Stanford players accounted for 50% of the Pac-10 firstteam All-Academic selections over the last four seasons. 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 1st Team 2 4 2 2 2nd Team 2 0 1 0 Honorable Mention 0 1 2 1 2006 graduate Chris Hernandez was a three-time All-Academic selection and a three-time All-Conference selection. 2006 graduate Dan Grunfeld was named Pac-10 first-team AllAcademic three times and was also one five Division I players named to the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team. 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Unlimited Career Paths Stanford Basketball = Prosperous Career Year Name Industry 2001 Ryan Mendez Business Founder Mike McDonald Marketing Executive 1999 Mark Seaton Business Finance 1996 Darren Allaway Business Finance Andy Poppink Commercial Real Estate 1995 Warren Gravely Technology Consulting Todd Manley Internet Technology 1993 Marcus Lollie Business Finance 1992 Paul Garrett Lobbyist 1991 Andrew Vlahov Professional Basketball John Patrick Sports Marketing 1989 Todd Lichti Wine Ryan Mendez Drive Capital, Internet Domain Properties Darren Allaway UBS Warburg-London 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Employer Drive Capital, Internet Domain Properties Stryker Endoscopy Robertson Stephens UBS Warburg – London The Staubach Company Ross Perot Corporation WebEx Credit Suisse First Boston U.S. Commerce Department Team Owner – Perth, Australia Nike – Japan JHL Wine – Victoria, Australia Andrew Vlahov Team Owner-Perth, Australia Great Campus Life •Ranked No. 1 for happiest students and No. 2 for quality of life – Princeton Review •Access to big name events and concerts on campus •Four years of guaranteed on campus housing •Active weekly social calendar •98 percent of students live on campus •State-of-the-art recreation facilities •78 residence facilities •600 student groups and organizations •70 community service organizations •40 religious groups •Strong participation in intramural sports 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Stanford and San Francisco Bay Area •Stanford is located within a thirty-minute drive of San Francisco •First-class attractions, world-class sports and music, cultural diversity, remarkable skylines and breathtaking views AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants •The San Francisco Bay area is one of the world’s most popular destinations •Popular sites include the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco’s Chinatown and Pier 39 Fishermans Wharf and Pier 39 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Stanford and San Francisco Bay Area HP Pavilion at San Jose, home of the NHL Sharks and a frequent concert venue •Lake Tahoe and Yosemite are just a few hours away for skiing and hiking getaways •Only 30 minutes away, students can head to the beach every weekend Yosemite National Park •Driving time from Stanford to: San Jose 20 min. San Francisco 30 min. Santa Cruz 40 min. Monterey 90 min. Lake Tahoe 3 hr. Yosemite 3 hr. Several beaches are nearby, including Santa Cruz, one of the West Coast’s best surfing venues 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball Cardinal Travels •An international trip every four years to explore diverse cultures and compete against international teams •Playing at Stanford means you get to live in California and travel all over the West Coast during the Pac-10 season to cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle and Phoenix •During the past few years, Stanford has traveled to such places as Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand •This summer, the Cardinal are planning a tour of Italy 2006-2007 Stanford Basketball