- Todd Lichti scored 2,336 points over his four-year career at Stanford, second in program history.
- Brevin Knight was the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 1994.
- Casey Jacobsen scored 49 points against Arizona State in 2001-02, the second most in a single game in Stanford history.
From 2015 to 2024, if you wanted to bet on the Stanford Cardinal NCAA basketball odds in the NCAA Tournament, sadly, you would’ve been unable to. Their most recent trip to it was in 2014.
That said, they have one NCAA Tournament championship under their belt, which came in 1942.
Right now, you can bet on their basketball odds at the BetMGM online sportsbook.
The Cardinal basketball team has been around for well over 100 years.
Below, I sort through that and find the five best players ever to suit up for them.
5 Best Stanford Cardinal Basketball Players, Ranked
| Rank | Player | Position | Cardinal Years |
| 1 | Brevin Knight | G | 1993-1997 |
| 2 | Adam Keefe | F | 1988-1992 |
| 3 | Todd Lichti | G | 1985-1989 |
| 4 | Casey Jacobsen | G | 1999-2002 |
| 5 | Brook Lopez | C | 2006-2008 |
Stanford Cardinal All-Time Greatest Basketball Players
1. Brevin Knight
Knight’s career with Stanford spanned four years, from 1993 to 1997.
He was a consensus second-team All-American, won the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (given to the best player in the country 6 feet or less), three-time first-team All-Pac-10, and was Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.
He scored 1,714 points (fifth in program history), had 780 assists (first), and 298 steals (first).
Knight holds three of the top five (including the top two) single-season records in assists, headlined by 234 in the 1996-97 season.
As for steals, he holds the top four spots. His highest was 83 in the 1996-97 season.
He averaged 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, and 2.6 steals per game.
2. Adam Keefe
Keefe was second-team All-American, third-team All-American, and three-time first-team All-Pac-10 during his time with Stanford from 1988 to 1992.
From his sophomore year on, he averaged 20.0 points per game or more in each season.
As a junior, he averaged 25.3 points and 12.2 rebounds per game.
He scored 2,319 points (third), hauled in 1,119 rebounds (first), and had 141 steals (seventh).
Keefe also holds the record for most rebounds in a single season at Stanford, with 355 in the 1991-92 season.
3. Todd Lichti
Lichti played for Stanford from 1985 to 1989. He scored 2,336 points (second) and stole 156 balls (fourth).
Of the top 10 single-season scorers in Cardinal history, he holds the No. 7 and No. 8 spots with 664 in 1987-88 and 663 in 1988-89, respectively.
Lichti was a consensus second-team All-American and four-time first-team All-Pac-10.
He averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.
4. Casey Jacobsen
Jacobsen was a consensus first-team All-American, consensus second-team All-American, three-time first-team All-Pac-10, and was Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year.
In his three seasons, he averaged 18.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.
As a junior, he averaged 21.9 points per game.
Jacobsen scored 1,723 points (fourth).
He also holds the single-season scoring record with 734 that same year.
5. Brook Lopez
Lopez played two seasons for Stanford from 2006 to 2008. He was a third-team All-American and first-team All-Pac-10.
As a sophomore, he averaged 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 2.1 blocks per game.
Lopez holds the Stanford single-game blocks record with 12 against USC in the 2006-07 campaign.
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