After stepping up the level of competition the past three games, Stanford hosts what will likely be one of their lowest rated opponents of the season. The Cardinal are favored by 17.5, and the over/under is 155.5. Implied score is 86.5-69. Hopefully they can use a game like this to build on the success of the prestigious Acrisure Invitational championship, iron out some of the inconsistencies, and continue to build depth by getting more minutes for the bench players.
The Pilots were picked in the pre-season to finish 12th (of 12) in the WCC. They are 5-3 (0-1 on the road). They are coached by Shantay Legans, who was a three-year starting point guard at Cal in 1999-2002.
Portland has an interesting roster. The starting five includes two Australians, a Slovakian, and two transfers from Trinity Valley CC in Texas. On the bench they have two more players from Australia, along with one each from the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, and the UAE. They seem to be pretty balanced statistically - in fact, two of their top three scorers come off the bench. But there is one player who leads in about every category. Joel Foxwell (#23 6'1/180 Fr G), from Melbourne, leads the Pilots in: scoring (15.8ppg), rebounds, (5.4/gm), assists (6.1/gm), 3s (2.1/gm on 39.5% shooting), and turnovers (3.6/gm). Foxwell spent last season as a development player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League, the top professional league in Australia. Should be fun to see him battle it out with Ebuka Okorie.
The Pilots were picked in the pre-season to finish 12th (of 12) in the WCC. They are 5-3 (0-1 on the road). They are coached by Shantay Legans, who was a three-year starting point guard at Cal in 1999-2002.
Portland has an interesting roster. The starting five includes two Australians, a Slovakian, and two transfers from Trinity Valley CC in Texas. On the bench they have two more players from Australia, along with one each from the Netherlands, Canada, Denmark, and the UAE. They seem to be pretty balanced statistically - in fact, two of their top three scorers come off the bench. But there is one player who leads in about every category. Joel Foxwell (#23 6'1/180 Fr G), from Melbourne, leads the Pilots in: scoring (15.8ppg), rebounds, (5.4/gm), assists (6.1/gm), 3s (2.1/gm on 39.5% shooting), and turnovers (3.6/gm). Foxwell spent last season as a development player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League, the top professional league in Australia. Should be fun to see him battle it out with Ebuka Okorie.