Stanford wraps up the Big Sky portion of their schedule tonight against the Montana State Bobcats. Stanford is favored by 14.5, the over/under is 150.5, making the implied score 82.5-68. Stanford received a vote in the AP Top 25 poll this week for the first time since Week 2 of the 2020-21 season.
The Bobcats finished 5th in the Big Sky last season (and lost in the Big Sky tourney semi-finals) and are picked to finish 5th & 6th this season by the preseason coaches and media polls. Their roster includes 5 returnees, 7 transfers, and 3 freshmen. They opened the season with a 84-78 loss at Colorado, followed by 2 home games - a 114-44 win over Northwest Indian College and a a 75-73 loss to Denver. They have some impressive shooting stats - 55.7% FGs, 40.9% 3s, 12 3s per game.
Expected starting line-up includes 2 returnees (both 4-year Bobcats!) and 3 transfers:
#1 Patrick McMahon 6'7/200 RSr G Former Alaska Gatorade PoY, leads the team in scoring (17.5 ppg);
#24 Jed Miller 6'2/185 Sr G 14.0 ppg, leads team with 10 steals, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 apg and 9 3s (in 17 attempts);
#7 Christian King 6'8/210 RSo F Transfer from Washington, 11.3 ppg;
#4 Cavin Holden 6'2/175 Jr G Transfer from Div II Central Washington where he was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference PoY;
#21 Chris Hodges 6'9/240 Gr F Transfer from Wisconsin;
Providing a spark off the bench is #0 Davian Brown (6'3/180 Gr G) with 15.7 ppg. He is in his 6th year of college basketball (has played in 150 games!), previously playing at The Masters University, Lewis & Clark State, and Biola. Not sure how that works, but I assume it's got something to do with spending 4 years at 2 NAIA schools??
I'm looking forward to getting my first in-person look at this Stanford team.
The Bobcats finished 5th in the Big Sky last season (and lost in the Big Sky tourney semi-finals) and are picked to finish 5th & 6th this season by the preseason coaches and media polls. Their roster includes 5 returnees, 7 transfers, and 3 freshmen. They opened the season with a 84-78 loss at Colorado, followed by 2 home games - a 114-44 win over Northwest Indian College and a a 75-73 loss to Denver. They have some impressive shooting stats - 55.7% FGs, 40.9% 3s, 12 3s per game.
Expected starting line-up includes 2 returnees (both 4-year Bobcats!) and 3 transfers:
#1 Patrick McMahon 6'7/200 RSr G Former Alaska Gatorade PoY, leads the team in scoring (17.5 ppg);
#24 Jed Miller 6'2/185 Sr G 14.0 ppg, leads team with 10 steals, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 apg and 9 3s (in 17 attempts);
#7 Christian King 6'8/210 RSo F Transfer from Washington, 11.3 ppg;
#4 Cavin Holden 6'2/175 Jr G Transfer from Div II Central Washington where he was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference PoY;
#21 Chris Hodges 6'9/240 Gr F Transfer from Wisconsin;
Providing a spark off the bench is #0 Davian Brown (6'3/180 Gr G) with 15.7 ppg. He is in his 6th year of college basketball (has played in 150 games!), previously playing at The Masters University, Lewis & Clark State, and Biola. Not sure how that works, but I assume it's got something to do with spending 4 years at 2 NAIA schools??
I'm looking forward to getting my first in-person look at this Stanford team.