By R.L. Bynum
Jerod Haase, a former Carolina assistant coach, was off to a tough start in his eighth season as Stanford’s head coach but finished 2023 with a bang.
Freshman guard Kanaan Carlyle scored 25 points as the unranked Cardinal scored a school-record 16 3-pointers and stunned No. 4 Arizona despite 23 points from Caleb Love.
Haase, an assistant coach under Coach Roy Williams from 1999 to 2012, first at Kansas and then at UNC, got a victory over a top-5 team for a third consecutive season after topping No. 4 Arizona 88–79 last season and No. 5 USC 75-69 in the 2021–22 season.
“I think this will absolutely be the peak moment of this season for 2023,” Haase said. “For 2024, we’re going to start from scratch and see new peaks and new highs. Usually, I tell them to enjoy the win until midnight. This time, I told them they could enjoy this one for the rest of the year.”
Love was 9 of 19 from the floor and 1 of 6 from 3-point range with three rebounds and two steals. Love, who leads Arizona (10–3, 1–1 Pac-12) in scoring (17.4 points per game), has scored at least 20 points in three straight games and five of the last six after doing it only once in the first seven games.
The Wildcats have lost three of their last five games after winning their first eight.
Stanford (6–6, 1–1) was 16 of 25 from 3-point range (64%), becoming the first team to shoot at least 64% outside the arc against a top-four team since West Virginia shot 66.7% against No. 4 Louisville in a 2005 NCAA tournament regional final.
It was the first time Stanford has scored more than 100 points since 2019 and the first time an unranked team has scored at least 100 and won by double digits over a top-five team since Cincinnati’s 101–80 win over No. 4 Louisville in 2003.
Stanford never trailed after scoring the first seven points of the game.
The Cardinal lost all three games at the Battle 4 Atlantis was part of along with UNC, 77–74 in overtime to Arkansas, 83–78 to Michigan and 73–51 to Northern Iowa.
Elliot Cadeau, Michigan guard
6–1, 180 pounds | Junior | UNC 2023–25 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting point guard ahead of sophomore L.J. Cason
Season statistics — 10 games, ,10 starts, 9.7 points, 45.4 FG%, 37.8 3P%, 58.8 FT%, 3.2 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.4 turnovers
Team record: 10–0, 2–0 Big Ten; Rank: No. 2
Monday: No. 2 Michigan 101, (at) Maryland 83 — Started; 34 minutes, 12 points, 5–9 FG, 2–3 3FG, 1 rebound, 10 assists, 1 foul, 3 turnovers, 1 steal, +15
Next game — 4 p.m. Sunday vs. La Salle, Peacock
Trayanna Crisp, Mississippi State guard
5–8 | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 11 games, 11 starts, 8.1 points, 43.3 FG%, 42.9 3P%, 81.3 FT%, 2.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists
Team record: 10–1
Sunday: Mississippi State 87, Southern Miss 64 — Started; 33 minutes, 12 points, 5–10 FG, 2–5 3FG, 2–4 FT, 3 rebounds, 1 foul, 4 assists, 3 turnovers, 1 steal
Next game — 7:30 Wednesday vs. Alabama State
RyLee Grays, Tulsa forward
6–4 | Junior | UNC 2023–24 (1 season)
Roster situation — One of four forwards competing for time
Season statistics — 10 games, 2.5 points, 45.5 FG%, 1–2 3FG, 66.7 FT%, 2.5 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals
Team record: 6–4
Monday: Oklahoma State 90, Tulsa 58 — 18 minutes, career-high, team-high 14 points, 3–6 FG (FG total career-high), 1–2 3FG (first career 3-pointer), 7–8 FT (career-high for makes and attempts), 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 fouls, 4 turnovers, 1 steal, -9
Next game — 11 a.m. Thursday vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, ESPN+
Ian Jackson, St. John’s guard
6–5, 195 pounds | Sophomore | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — In rotation as reserve
Season statistics — 9 games, 2 starts, 11.7 points, 45.7 FG%, 31.7 3P%, 85.7 FT%, 2.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists
Team record: 6–3; Rank: No. 22
Saturday: No. 22 St. John’s 91, Iona 64 — Started; 27 minutes, 14 points, 4–11 FG, 1–7 3FG, 5–5 FT, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers, 2 fouls, 3 steals, +12
Next game — 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. DePaul, Peacock
Teonni Key, Kentucky forward
6–4 | RS senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 12 games, 12 starts, 11.0 points, 55.9 FG%, 1–10 3FG, 71.1 FT%, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks
Team record: 11–1; Rank: No. 12
Sunday: No. 12 Kentucky 77, Belmont 69 — Started, 18:38, 5 points, 2–4 FG, 0–1 3FG, 1–2 FT, 6 rebounds, 3 fouls, 1 turnover, 1 steal, 1 block, +8
Next game — 6:30 Friday vs. Wright State
Ven-Allen Lubin, N.C. State forward
6–9, 250 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 11 games, 11 starts, 13.4 points, 67.0 FG%, 3–6 3FG, 71.7 FT%, 7.5 rebounds
Team record: 7–4
Saturday: No. 17 Kansas 77, N.C. State 76, OT — Started; 39 minutes, 16 points, 7–11 FG, 2–2 FT, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 fouls, 2 blocks, -2
Next game — 7 p.m. Wednesday vs. Texas Southern at Reynolds Coliseum, ACCN Extra
Plays UNC —7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, ESPN or ESPN2
Tyler Nickel, Vanderbilt wing
6–7, 220 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starting forward
Season statistics — 10 games, 10 starts, 15.0 points, 52.1 FG%, 47.3 3P%, 83.3 FT%, 3.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Team record: 10–0: Rank: No. 13
Saturday: No. 13 Vanderbilt 83, Central Arkansas 72 — Started; 30 minutes, 30 points (career-high), 10–18 FG (career-high FG total), 8–15 3FG (career-high 3-pointers total), 2–2 FT, 4 rebounds, 1 foul, +13
Next game — 7 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis, ESPN2
Paulina Paris, SMU guard
5–9 | Senior | UNC 2022–24 (2 seasons)
Roster situation — Starting guard
Season statistics — 10 games, 4 starts, 7.2 points, 38.3 FG%, 17.6 3P%, 75.0 FT%, 2.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.0 steal
Team record: 5–6, 0–1 ACC
Wednesday: SMU 57, Coppin State 49 — Started; 26 minutes, 11 points, 3–7 FG, 1–3 3FG, 4–4 FT, 3 rebounds, 4 fouls, 2 assists, 3 turnovers
Next game — 6 p.m. Friday at Sam Houston, ESPN+
Plays UNC —7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at Carmichael Arena, ACCN
Will Shaver, Samford center
6–10, 265 pounds | RS junior | UNC 2022–23 (1 season)
Roster situation — Reserve minutes
Season statistics — 11 games, 1.8 points, 44.4 FG%, 33.3 3P%, 2–4 FT, 1.9 rebounds, seven assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals
Team record: 6–6
Monday: Samford 106, Bryant 51 — 13 minutes, career-high 8 points, 3–6 FG (ties for most FGs in career), 2–4 3FG (first two 3-pointers of his career), 5 rebounds, 1 foul, 1 assist, 1 block
Next game — 1 p.m. Friday vs. Reinhardt, ESPN+
Cade Tyson, Minnesota wing
6–7, 180 pounds | Senior | UNC 2024–25 (1 season)
Roster situation — Starter
Season statistics — 11 games, 11 starts, 22.6 points, 52.2 FG%, 40.7 3P%, 81.7 FT%, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists
Team record: 6–5, 1–1 Big Ten
Wednesday: Minnesota 89, Texas Southern 53 —Started; 37 minutes, 38 points, 11–19 FG, 8–12 3FG, 8–11 FT, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 foul, 2 turnovers, 4 steals, +37
Next game — 6 p.m. Sunday vs. Campbell, Big Ten Network
Jalen Washington, Vanderbilt center
6–9, 240 pounds | Senior | UNC 2022–25 (3 seasons)
Roster situation — Competing for starting minutes at center
Season statistics — 10 games, 1 start, 9.0 points, 60.8 FG%, 26.7 3P%, 80.0 FT%, 5.2 rebounds, 1.4 blocks
Team record: 9–0: Rank: No. 13
Saturday: No. 13 Vanderbilt 83, Central Arkansas 72 — Didn’t start, 23 minutes, 12 points, 2–3 FG, 8–9 FT, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 foul, 1 turnover, -2
Next game — 7 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis, ESPN2
Photo via @GoStanford
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