Stanford head coach Kyle Smith has Family in NC, and a Improved Cardinal Team for 2025-26

NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS NETWORK · Oct 7, 2025 · 16m

Kyle Smith was announced as the Anne and Tony Joseph Director of Men's Basketball on March 25, 2024, and begins his second season at Stanford in 2025-26.In its first season in the ACC, and the first under Smith, the Cardinal finished the 2024-25 season at 21-14 overall, marking its most total victories since 2014-15 while matching a program record with 17 wins at Maples Pavilion. Stanford went 9-1 at home in the ACC, while Smith is just the second coach in program history to win 20 or more games in his first season. Additionally, the seven-win improvement year-to-year matches a program record…