stanford basketball 2013-14 november 2013, issue 4.1

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Dear Cardinal Basketball Faithful,

Welcome to the first issue of the 2013-14 Stanford basketball magazine! With the

season in full swing and the first victories in the books, the squad is looking forward

to a Thanksgiving week trip to New York for the Progressive Legends Classic, where

the Cardinal will face teams from top conferences around the country.

This issue will introduce you to the new faces on the Cardinal roster, including

assistant coach Tim OToole, who has ventured to Palo Alto with 20 years of

coaching experience on the East Coast, and freshmen Marcus and Malcolm Allen,

Schuyler Rimmer and Scott Woods. This newsletter will also include a recap and

photos of the annual Cardinal-White Scrimmage as well as a preview of the

upcoming season.

Enjoy!


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Staff Spotlight:

Tim OTooleAssistant Coach

Tim OToole comes to Stanford from Syracuse,where he most recently served as the Director of

Basketball Operations. OToole has 20 years ofDivision I coaching experience, and he has spenttime at Army, Iona, Syracuse, Duke, Seton Halland Fairfield, where he was honored as the 2003MAAC Coach of the Year. He also completed adistinguished playing career at Fairfield, wherehe led the Stags to a pair of MAAC titles andNCAA Tournament appearances and was namedthe Male Athlete of the Year in 1987. OToolereceived his M.B.A. and later taught at theFordham Graduate School of Business. Beforehis second stint at Syracuse he worked as acollege basketball analyst for ESPN, SNY-TV andthe St. Johns radio broadcasts. OToole and his

wife, Joanie, have three children: Collin (11),Jameson (9) and Christine (7).

As a lifelong East Coaster, what are yourimpressions of Stanford and the Bay Area so far?

Its overwhelming. Its hard to believehow overpowering Stanford is as an institution. Ihate to say this, although it might be a positivething, but Imnot even familiar with the Bay Area.I tell Joanie that we live 35 minutes from one ofthe major cities of the world, and werenot evenaware that it exists. Youre soconsumed in PaloAlto. Im from New York, half an hour outside ofManhattan, but even there we were not as

absorbed as we are at Stanford and this area.

You were here in March with Syracuse,eventually advancing to the Final Four. Whatwas that incredible postseason run like?

Its been a fairytale. The whole journey,from being back at Syracuse after being out ofcollege basketball for six years to today. I wasdoing TV for ESPN and radio for St. Johns, andthen ended up going back to Syracuse and thenext thing you know were having a prettysuccessful season. So we make the NCAATournament and end up in San Jose, but for thelife of me, I had no idea where San Jose was. Ithought it was in the middle of the state ofCalifornia, like near Bakersfield. I think the firstperson I called was Jeff LaMere, becausesomeone had mentioned that it was near SanFrancisco, and I knew Stanford was also nearSan Francisco. Sure enough, as fate would haveit, we practiced in Stanfords practice facility.That night was the NIT game against Stephen F.

Austin, and Jeff was kind enough to leave metickets, so I went to the game that night andrekindled this relationship with the staff here. Weended up playing extremely well here, went backto D.C. and played extremely well there, and thenext thing you know were in the Final Four inAtlanta. For every coach, if you had a bucket listthats number one on it. We didntwin it, which isunfortunate, but it was an amazing experienceAnd then you move the clock ahead threemonths after Mark left, and something incredibly

powerful and great had to be there for us to leaveSyracuse. It was a place we loved and my familyis from that way, but when you have anopportunity at Stanford, its like a gigantic magnepulling you, and here we are.

Youve coached along two real legends ocollege basketball in Mike Krzyzewski and JimBoeheim. What are some of the lessons youlearned during the time you spent with them?

When I worked with Coach Boeheim firstin 1991-95, I had been to Fordham, West Pointand Iona. The first day of practice he asked meTimmy, are we a lot different from the placesyouve been to? When I said yes, he saidRemember thereare a lot of ways to skin a ca t.

My next job was at Duke with Coach KThe first day of practice he asked me if Duke wasa lot different from Syracuse. And I told himeverything theyre doing is all out, full court. Andhe said, Well there are a lot of ways to skin acat. I like to piecemeal these things through.


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A couple years later I interviewed withMike DAntoniwith the New York Knicks. So heasked me about Coach K and all these othercoaches, and then he said, You know Timmy,there are a lot of different ways to skin a cat.

So the thing I think about with all thoseguys is that there are a lot of different ways toskin a cat. But the one thing that I think aboutthose two guys, and Coach K is number one inall time wins and Coach Boeheim is numbertwo, from a leadership perspective, is that they

never panicked. They never reacted; theyalways responded. So in this profession, a lotof crazy things happen, and you have to beable to slow down, sift through it and have thepatience to gather the facts before you make aknee jerk decision. That was an overbearingleadership perspective that I learned. They areso different in how their approach is, but Iworked for great, great men. Thats anotherthing with coming to work for Coach Dawkins, isthat I have the opportunity to work for anothergreat human being.

Lastly, one thing that Coach Boeheimdoes is the 2-3 zone, and Coach K is great at

teaching man-to-man defense, so I learned alot of intricacies on a technical level. Withoutquestion, Ive been the luckiest guy. Ive beenblessed that Ive had the opportunity to learnfrom these great men.

You spent some time as a college basketballanalyst. How did that compare to coaching?

There were two things I did withtelevision. One, I worked for a company calledSNY in New York, which was the Mets and theJets New York station. With that, I was thecollege basketball studio analyst. I covered theFinal Four, the Big East Tournament and the

NBA Draft. When I worked with ESPN, I was acolor analyst, so I covered games everywhere

from the MAAC to the Big East. It was because I had the ability to go and see teapractice. For instance, I would go see MBrey at Notre Dame one night and then seeJohns the next. I had the opportunity to tathese guys and figure out what it is they what are their strategies and why thesuccessful. When youre the analyst, yoalso trying to explain to the viewer at homeonly what is happening but why it is happenIt was a lot of fun, but I knew every night tha

soon as I took off the headset I was because I knew it was not ultimately whwanted to do.

Outside of the basketball realm, you earyour MBA and taught at the Fordham GradSchool of Business. How does that inform coaching philosophy?

Basketball, without question, isclassroom, and the laws of education come play. You have to be able to teach and demonstrate, and then repeat and repeat repeat. If they dont get it you need to kdoing it until they do get it. We all learn thro

different modalities, so some of us kinesthetic, some audio, some visual, and dont check your learning strategiesdisabilities at the door. So as the educatocoach or teacher, you have to have a pulsthe people youre working with, because yknow if you see a blank look in their eyes theyre not getting your information. Its nquestion of what we know, its what we canacross so that our players know.

Going back to my MBA, when I got business school, and I was a graduassistant, I didnt know why I was doing itwasntuntil I got to Syracuse the first time w

all of a sudden it came full circle. That mucthis level of college athletics is a business an

Coach OToole at theCardinal-White scrimmage(right) and with his family atthe Final Four last year (farright).


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of my b-law courses were like the NCAA manual. All ofmy statistics classes were like the quantitative data westudy now. From a managerial standpoint, I learnedabout quality control. How do we teach throughempirical evidence? How do we eradicate fear? Howdo you get everyone to function as one?

My MBA experience has helped shape mycoaching philosophy toward individual improvement.We have to set individual goals in addition to team

goals and hopefully those two can meet at some pointin time. Using quantitative data and never forgettingabout the heart of the organization. I think its easy todo on or the other but hard to do both. When I taughtat Fordham I created this course on how to create,build, lead and sustain championship teams. What ithelped me do was look at my last 20 years in coaching,look at the good, bad, indifferent experiences and try tocreate this formula where people can put themselves ifthey want to be part of a great team.

What are you most looking forward to about theupcoming season?

I cantwait to see our team come together ancompete as one on a daily basis. Its already comingits there, now its just a question of when. Like wheMichelangelo said he released David from the marblewere still hammering away at our marble. A lot of thstuff that the staff has been building for the past fewyears, the momentum is surging, and the energy anstrength of this core group is tremendously exciting

What I love about this, the holy grail of coaching, is howdo you find synergy where the sum is greater than thparts combined? I do believe with the crew we havewe have this special thing because of all thexperiences theyve shared and theres a hunger andesire. Im excited, because I get to see it everydayand how do you keep our eyes on the prize, dont getoo high or too low, how do you let this team grow intwhat they can become. Thats always the fun part. Imreally excited about this team because it has a lot ogreat things in store.

Ready to Lead, Ready to Fol low, Never Quit .-U.S. Navy SEALs Motto

Shortly after reporting to campus for the season, the Cardinal participated in a a grueling on-campus

Navy SEAL training to build leadership and teamwork skills. Wearing plain white t-shirts stenciled with

their last names, the players and staff began the day by taking part in basic boot camp drills, answering to

commands, carrying large rafts above their heads and learning proper techniques for standing, turningand crawling. Training on the court, in the pool and in the sand, the drills tested the physical limits and

mental toughness of the team.


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FRESH TOTHEFARM

From left toright: MarcusAllen, ScottWoods, headcoach JohnnyDawkins,SchuylerRimmer,Malcolm

Allen

Meet Stanfords Freshman ClassStanford welcomes i ts newest

freshman class for the 99th season of Cardinalbasketball.

Guards Marcus and Malcolm Allen arethe fourth set of twins to play varsity basketball atStanford since 1960. Following a rich lineage ofCardinal twins -- most recently Brook and RobinLopez, who were selected in the 2008 NBA Draft,and Jason and Jarron Collins, who joined the

NBA after graduating in 2001 -- the Allens hailfrom Las Vegas, NV, and turned 19 shortly beforearriving on campus in September. Marcus andMalcolm have had a Stanford connection sincebirth: their mother, Trina Wiggins, was a gymnastat Stanford who graduated in 1982.

The Allens will add a welcome athleticismto the Stanford lineup. Both are gritty defenders,

and Malcolm is known for his jump shot whileMarcus is a little bigger and tougher at the rim.

Schuyler Rimmer, from Orlando, FL, hatraveled across the country to join the Cardinal. center with size and strength, Rimmer plays witphysicality in the paint. Rimmer had a versatilstat line in the Cardinal-White scrimmage: 2-of-free throw shooting, four rebounds and 2 blocks in20 minutes.

Rounding out the class is Scott Woods, native Californian out of Simi Valley. Slender bathletic, Woods is known for his shot-blockinability and agility. The forward saw only seveminutes of action in the Cardinal-Whitscrimmage but collected an impressive fourebounds in that time.


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MalcolmAllen

Height: 6-1Weight: 175Position: GuardHometown: Las Vegas, NVHigh School: Centenninal High SchoolPrep Career: As a senior earned first team all-stateaccolades in addition to being named NIAAAll-SunsetRegion TEam and First Team Southwest Division...2013 Ball is Life three-point champion...2013 Mr.Assist award recipient...Guided Centennial HighSchool to consecutive Northwest titlesScouting Report: lightening quick with a bouncygame...handled the ball for the majority of his highschool career...plays with elite athleticism

MarcusAllen

Height: 6-3Weight: 190Position: GuardHometown: Las Vegas, NVHigh School: Centennial HIgh SchoolPrep Career: 2013 Nevada Gatorade Player of theYear...Earned first team all-state and MVP of SunsetRegion Southwest Division as senior...GuidedCentennial HIgh School to consecutive NorthwesttitlesScouting Report: skilled shooting guard...stands outon the defensive end of the floor, could be a majorcontributor if he embraces shutting down opposingguards

Schuyler

Rimmer

Height: 6-10Weight: 255Position: CenterHometown: Orlando, FLHigh School: Boone High SchoolPrep Career: Totaled 1,500 points and 1,100rebounds during his career...Named first-team all-state, first team all-county, first team all-metro...McDonalds All-American nomineeScouting Report: Big body center who could see timethis year as an enforcer...skilled for his size andage...skilled rebounder...physical in the post

Scot t

Woods

Height: 6-9Weight: 210Position: ForwardHometown: Simi Valley, CAHigh School: Royal High SchoolPrep Career: County leader in blocked shots...ledteam to back-to-back CIF finalist appearances and astate semifinalist showing in 2013...named First TeamAll-CIF selection as a seniorScouting Report: Athletic and versatile big man whohas a knack for blocking shots...long and lean butworking to put on weight...could see critical minutesthroughout his career as his game continues todevelop


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Cardinal-White ScrimmageOctober 24, 2013

Stanford kicked off the seasons festivities withthe annual Cardinal-White scrimmage in October. The

intrasquad scrimmage gave the public its first look atthis years team and allowed the coaching staff toexperiment with different combinations of players on thecourt in preparation for the season opener next week.

Chasson Randle, Anthony Brown and RobbieLemons all scored in double figures for the Cardinal,with Randle leading the way with 18 points. Brown didnot disappoint in his highly anticipated return to thecourt after sitting out last season with hip injuries.Scoring 14 points in 21 minutes of action, Brown wasperfect from the field and looks to be a dangerousoffensive threat for the Cardinal this season. JoshHuestis was another top performer for the Cardinal,dominating in the paint and finishing with seven

rebounds and three blocks.The scrimmage also marked the debut of theStanford freshmen. Highlights included Marcus Allensthree steals and a four-rebound, two-block performanceby Schuyler Rimmer.

Before the scrimmage, Stanford became thefirst team to wear Google Glass when Cardinal playersdonned the revolutionary eyewear during warm-ups.Attendees at the scrimmage were able view the actionthrough the athletes perspectives by watching the livestream on the video board or with their mobile devices.Fans in attendance were also treated to tours of MaplesPavilion and a tasting of the new concessions offeredthis season.

Anthony Brown impressed in his return from his redshirt s

(far left), and Chasson Randle was the top scorer (above)Director of Operations JeffLaMere tries out Google GlassFestivities included behind-the-scenes tours of the facility

where fans were able to see the video room, where the ga

produced (above).


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The squad...

2013-14 Season Outlook

With a talented group of newcomers joining a veteran-loaded upperclass group, Stanford looks poised

to contend for the Pac-12 title and make a deep postseason run. Heavy on experience, the Cardinal boasts

substantial depth, which should prove invaluable in a conference that is strong top to bottom.

Headlining the squad are senior co-captains Dwight Powell and Josh Huestis, both of whom are

looking forward to capstone seasons. Powell, who last year was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and wasvoted the conferences Most Improved Player, led the team with 14.9 points and 4.8 assists per game. The only

player in the conference to rank in the top 10 in both categories, Powell proves a challenging matchup for

opponents with his combination of length and athleticism. Huestis is the stalwart of the Cardinal defense and

one of the greatest shot-blockers to ever don a Cardinal jersey. He also led the squad with 9.0 rebounds per

game last year. Aaron Bright is another veteran leader of the class and will bring basketball savvy to the point

guard position, which will be crucial in Stanfords revamped up tempo offense. Both John Gage and Robbie

Lemons are known for their three-shooting prowess, and Gage led the conference last year, shooting nearly

50% from beyond the arc. Andy Brown suffered a career-ending fourth ACL tear over the summer but remains

a dedicated teammate and leader.

The junior class is also long on talent and experience. Anthony Brown will make a highly anticipated

return to the court after redshirting last year due to hip injuries. Chasson Randle, who scored an impressive 37

points in the exhibition against Seattle Pacific, is a playmaker who can play either guard position and is just as

dangerous driving the lane as he is from the perimeter. Stefan Nastic brings an improved game after spendingthe summer playing for the Serbian national team, and Jack Ryan, Wade Morgan and Elliott Bullock are all

walk-ons who have seen limited playing time but are crucial in helping the squad prepare for upcoming

opponents in practice.Rosco Allen, Grant Verhoeven and Christian Sanders make up the sophomore class. Like Nastic,

Allen also gained international playing experience this summer while playing for the Hungarian national team.

Verhoeven is one of the Cardinals most physical players and a force to be reckoned with in the paint. Sanders,

who has struggled with injury recently, had season-ending surgery and will redshirt this year.

Lastly, the Cardinal adds an exciting crop of newcomers to the squad. Continuing Stanfords heralded

tradition of signing twins, Marcus and Malcolm Allen of Las Vegas will suit up for the Stanford backcourt this

year. Schuyler Rimmer, a post player from Florida, will add depth in the paint, and native Californian walk-on

Scott Woods rounds out the squad.


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The schedule...

After opening at home against Bucknell on

Nov. 8, Stanford was featured in ESPNs 24-hour

TIp-Off Marathon in a matchup with BYU to mark the

beginning of the college basketball season.

Stanfords preseason lineup is highlighted by

two trips to the Barclays Center, the home of the

Brooklyn Nets and former Cardinal Brook Lopez.

The first comes in November, when the Cardinal

participates in the Progressive Legends Classic

tournament over Thanksgiving week. Stanford is

slated to face Houston and then either Pittsburgh or

Texas Tech. The Cardinal will return to Brooklyn in

December to play national runner-up Michigan after

facing Connecticut in Hartford during in the teams

pre-Christmas break road swing.

Once the Pac-12 season starts in January,

the Cardinal faces a challenging slate of opponents

with Arizona, Oregon and UCLA ranked in the Top 25

entering the season, and Colorado and Cal alsoreceiving votes. This year, Stanford travels to the

Oregon schools and hosts Colorado and Utah at

home, while playing every other conference team

twice. The Card open against Cal at home on

Thursday, Jan. 2.

Stanford returns to Las Vegas for the Pac-12

Tournament in March. Like last years inaugural run,

all games will be played at the MGM Grand, with the

first round beginning on Wednesday, March 12.

Stanford was picked to finish sixth in the

Pac-12 preseason media poll. Arizona is the

overwhelming favorite for the conference title

followed by UCLA in second.

Seniors Aaron Bright, Dwight Powell, John Gage

Josh Huestis, Andy Brown and Robbie Lemons

lead the 2013-14 Cardinal. Powell and Huestis

were named co-captains.


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2013-14 Stanford Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time

11/2/13 vs. Seattle Pacific (exhibition) Stanford, CA W, 89-6111/8/13 vs. Bucknell Stanford, CA W, 72-68

11/11/13 vs. Brigham Young Stanford, CA L, 112-103

11/14/13 vs. Northwestern Stanford, CA W, 71-58

11/17/13 at Denver Denver, CO W, 66-57

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Progressive Legends Classic

11/21/13 vs. Texas Southern Stanford, CA W, 97-71

11/25/13 vs. Houston Brooklyn, NY 6:30 p.m.

11/26/13 vs. Texas Tech/Pittsburgh Brooklyn, NY TBA

12/1/13 vs. South Dakota State Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m.

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12/14/13 vs. UC Davis Stanford, CA 5:00 p.m.

12/18/13 at Connecticut Hartford, CT 6:00 p.m.

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Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational

12/21/13 vs. Michigan Brooklyn, NY 5:00 p.m.

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12/29/13 vs. Cal Poly Stanford, CA 4:00 p.m.

1/2/14 vs. California Stanford, CA 6:00 p.m.

1/9/14 at Oregon State Corvallis, OR 7:00 p.m.

1/12/14 at Oregon Eugene, OR 2:00 p.m.

1/15/14 vs. Washington State Stanford, CA 7:00 p.m.

1/18/14 vs. Washington Stanford, CA 8:00 p.m.

1/23/14 at UCLA Los Angeles, CA 8:00 p.m

1/26/14 at USC Los Angeles, CA 2:00 p.m1/29/14 vs. Arizona Stanford, CA 1:00 p.m.

2/1/14 vs. Arizona State Stanford, CA 1:00 p.m.

2/5/14 California Berkeley, CA 6:00 p.m.

2/12/14 at Washington Seattle, WA 6:00 p.m.

2/15/14 at Washington State Pullman, WA 4:00 p.m.

2/20/14 vs. USC Stanford, CA 8:00 p.m.

2/22/14 vs. UCLA Stanford, CA TBA

2/26/14 at Arizona State Tempe, AZ 8:00 p.m.

3/2/14 at Arizona Tucson, AZ 5:00 p.m.

3/5/14 Colorado Stanford, CA 6:00 p.m.

3/8/14 Utah Stanford, CA 11:30 a.m.

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