How to Watch Stanford Cardinal Basketball Without Cable

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I’ve watched Stanford maintain its position as one of the best basketball programs in the NCAA — especially on the women’s side. In my experience following college basketball, that excellence has continued right into this 2023-24 season.

In a hurry? Cardinal games appear on a number of TV channels but if you want to watch all the games, you will need Pac-12 Network. It isn’t as widely available as many channels but these three streaming services offer it:

• Fubo: The ultimate sports streaming service, it’s a bit more expensive but you get a lot more. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
• Sling TV: Although not listed in the Sports Extra add-on, this low-cost service provides all the Pac-12 Network channels. Save $25 on Sling TV now.

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Stanford has one of the best athletics departments in the country with more than 130 national championships, and its basketball programs have contributed to that number. The men’s team won an NCAA title in 1942 while Stanford’s women’s program claimed championships in 1990, 1992, and 2021.

Do you want to see all the action taking place inside Maples Pavilion this winter? If so, you are not alone as both Stanford basketball teams receive a significant amount of national interest in their games.

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Stanford Cardinal in March Madness

March Madness 2024 is here. Stanford’s men’s team hasn’t made it to the tournament since 2014 and they won’t go this year after a dreadful season. The women’s team, however, dominated the Pac-12. They were in the top 10 of the rankings all season and will participate in the tournament as they have the last 35 times.

Channels to Watch Stanford Basketball

In most cases, you can watch Stanford basketball games on the Pac-12 Networks, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ABC, and FS1. In some cases, other channels such as CBS will broadcast Cardinal games as well.

Also note that some Stanford home games may be only available online through “Stanford Live Stream” or “Stanford Live Stream-2,” both of which are free livestreams on the Pac-12’s website. In addition, other entities may show away-from-Stanford non-conference matchups. For example, a 2022-23 women’s game at Pacific on November 11 was streamed by the WCC Network while neutral-site contests with Florida Gulf Coast on November 25 and Grambling State on November 26 were not streamed at all.

Radio broadcasts for all games played by both teams, including the rare ones with no video streaming, are available on Stanford All-Access and may be accessed on Stanford’s athletics department’s website.

How to Stream Stanford Cardinal Basketball

The Cardinal basketball teams appear on the major sports channels. But a large number of their games appear on Pac-12 Network, which is only available through three services.

Fubo

With plans starting at $79.99/month, Fubo (formerly FuboTV) gives you 130+ channels including CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), ESPN, ESPN2, FS1, FS2, and the networks beIN Sports and TUDN. Pac-12 Network comes with the Fubo Extra ($7.99/mo) and Sports Plus With NFL RedZone ($10.99/mo).

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You also get unlimited cloud DVR storage and streaming on up to 10 devices at once. Get all the information in our Fubo review.

Sling TV

Although Sling TV offers plans starting at $40.00/month, Stanford basketball fans will probably want to upgrade to the Sling Orange & Blue plan for $55.00/month. It includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 (ABC Sports), FS1, and USA Network. You also get Fox and NBC in select markets.

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The Sports Extra add-on for $15/mo gives you Pac-12 Network and many other channels including ESPNU, ESPNews, ACC Network, Longhorn Network, and SEC Network. You also get NFL RedZone, MLB Network, NBA TV, and NHL Network.

All plans come with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. You can stream on up to 3 devices with the Blue plan channels but only one with the Orange (eg, ESPN) channels. For more information, see our Sling TV review. We also have a guide to March Madness coverage and schedule.

Other Streaming Services

You can still watch a lot of Stanford basketball without Pac-12 Network. These streaming services offer excellent packages:

• DIRECTV STREAM ($79.99/month)
• Hulu + Live TV ($76.99/month)
• YouTube TV ($72.99/month).

ESPN+ and Paramount+ will each stream one game (women’s and men’s) during the 2023-24 season.

Devices to Live Stream Stanford Basketball

At base, all the streaming services support these devices:

The support from Sling TV and Fubo is notably better — including smart TVs from LG, Samsung, and Vizio plus gaming systems from Xbox.

Stanford Basketball

The Stanford Cardinal has played in the Pac-12 Conference since 1959, joining the then-named Athletic Association of Western Universities after the Pacific Coast Conference, which it and several other Pac-12 schools were members of, disbanded.

The school’s men’s basketball team first took to the court during its inaugural 1913-14 season.

However, it was Stanford’s women’s team that played the school’s first college basketball game. In fact, it was the country’s first women’s intercollegiate sporting event. On April 4, 1896, Stanford defeated California, 2-1, in San Francisco in this historic contest.

Today, both Stanford teams play home games at Maples Pavilion. This building, which has a capacity of 7,392, opened in 1969 before being renovated in 2004. It is shared with the school’s volleyball teams.

Stanford’s big rival is Cal, which is also located in the Bay Area, 40 miles to the north in Berkeley. The Battle of the Bay has been dominated by Stanford in both men’s and women’s basketball.

Stanford Men’s Basketball

Although Stanford’s men’s basketball team has not had much success the last decade-plus, it does have notable history in this sport. Most notably, it claimed the 1942 NCAA Tournament, which was the fourth edition of March Madness. Stanford rode wins over Rice, Colorado, and Dartmouth to that title.

However, it would not even be selected to another NCAA Tournament field until 1989 while it next played in the Elite Eight in 1998, advancing one round further that year to the Final Four. Another Elite Eight appearance occurred three years later.

Overall, Stanford has made 17 NCAA Tournament appearances although just one since 2008, which came in 2014.

The players leading Stanford’s 2023-24 squad Brandon Angel, Michael Jones, Maxime Raynaud, Spencer Jones, Kanaan Carlyle, Jared Bynum, and Andrej Stojakovic. The top performers are Maxime Raynaud (points, rebounds), Jared Bynum (assists), and Spencer Jones (steals, blocks).

2023-24 Cardinal Men’s Basketball Schedule

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Stanford Women’s Basketball

Stanford’s women’s basketball program is not only one of the country’s most historic, dating back to that initial game in 1896, but it is also amongst its most prestigious. Most notably, under the tutelage of head coach Tara VanDerveer, the Cardinal claimed national championships in 1990, 1992, and 2021.

Its most recent title was the result of March Madness wins over Utah Valley, Oklahoma State, Missouri State, Louisville, South Carolina, and fellow Pac-12 member Arizona. The squad’s attempt at a repeat in 2022 came up a couple of wins short, ending with a Final Four loss to UConn, 63-58.

The Cardinal is a regular participant in the Women’s Final Four as that 2022 appearance was its 15th. It even had a five-year stretch of making every one, from 2008-12, to go with three-year runs from 1990-92 and 1995-97.

Those contributing significantly in the 2023-24 squad include Hannah Jump, Talana Lepolo, Kiki Iriafen, Cameron Brink, Brooke Demetre, Elena Bosgana, and Nunu Agara. The top performers are Kiki Iriafen (points), Talana Lepolo (assists), Jzaniya Harriel (steals), and Cameron Brink (blocks, rebounds). Brink will be playing for the WNBA next year, and she’s expected to be in the top three picks of the 2024 draft.

2023-24 Cardinal Women’s Basketball Schedule

Wrapping Up

Stanford is an institution that is full of basketball history, and its games may be viewed on numerous channels. However, if you secure access to the Pac-12 Networks, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and FS1, you will be able to watch a considerable majority of them. Also keep CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV in mind for when the school’s men’s program achieves its return to March Madness. That will likely not be in 2023, however.

We recommend Fubo for Stanford Cardinal fans. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

FAQs

How can I watch the Stanford-UConn game?

If Stanford and UConn are playing, it is likely a postseason game as they have not met in the regular season in men’s or women’s basketball since the Cardinal women lost to UConn, 78-53, on November 12, 2017. It likely being a postseason contest also means that it is likely a women’s game. In that case, you should head to ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 as one of those channels is probably broadcasting it.

Why is Stanford’s name the Cardinal singular?

A common misunderstanding is what Stanford’s mascot is. It is not Cardinals, the bird. In other words, it is not the same nickname as the St Louis Cardinals baseball team. It is Cardinal, the color. As a result, it is utilized in the singular form — like the Harvard Crimson.

How can I watch other NCAA basketball teams?

We’ve written guides for a number of teams:

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Image cropped from Cameron Brink of the Stanford Cardinal by Gamecock Central under CC BY 2.0.

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I am a Senior Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, I bring a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

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