Stanford fires coach Jerod Haase after eight seasons - ESPN

Stanford has fired men's basketball coach Jerod Haase, the school announced Thursday night, less than 10 minutes after the Cardinal's season ended in the Pac-12 tournament.

Stanford lost to No. 22 Washington State 79-62 in the quarterfinals, bringing a close to a 14-18 (8-12 Pac-12) season.

«I have not won here to the level that I expect,» Haase said after the game in an emotional news conference. «Just like I hold my team accountable, I'm being held accountable, and I have no issue with that.»

Haase failed to reach the NCAA tournament in any of his eight seasons at the helm, finishing above .500 in the Pac-12 just once.

«While the on-court results fell short of our expectations, Coach Haase led our men's basketball program with great integrity and made a deeply positive impact on many Cardinal student-athletes,» athletic director Bernard Muir said. «As we embark on the search for our next head coach, I wish Jerod and his family all the best in the future.»

Haase led Stanford to a 19-16 (11-7) record in his second year and had the Cardinal on the precipice of the NCAA tournament in 2020. But they lost their last three games and likely would have missed the field had the tournament not been canceled.

Stanford has struggled over the past three seasons, with Muir releasing a statement after the 2021-22 campaign that Haase would be back as coach but needed to show improvement. The Cardinal then had their worst campaign since Haase's first year in charge, finishing 14-19 overall and 7-13 in the league.

This season, despite the addition of two top-50 recruits, they couldn't generate momentum. Stanford scored 100 points and beat Arizona on New Year's Eve, but a six-game losing streak in February and early March sealed Haase's