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The Stanford Cardinal is the nickname of the athletic teams at Stanford University. Following its win over Cal in the first-ever Big Game in 1892, the color cardinal was picked as the primary color of Stanford's athletic teams, and white was adopted as a secondary color in the 1940s. The athletic department adopted the mascot "Indian" in 1930, and the Indian symbol and name were later dropped by President Richard Lyman in 1972, after objections from Native American students and a vote by the student senate.
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School President Donald Kennedy declared that the athletic teams be represented by the color Cardinal in its singular form on November 17, 1981. Their home basketball games are played at the 7,392 capacity Maples Pavilion, which is located in Stanford, CA, and was built in 1968. The Stanford Cardinal team is the basketball team that represents Stanford University in Stanford, California, and currently competes in the Pacific-10 Conference.
The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008, and they were last coached by Trent Johnson, who left after the 2007-08 season to become head coach at LSU. It was announced on April 26, 2008 that former Duke assistant coach Johnny Dawkins will become the new head coach at Stanford. The Cardinal have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments, and their combined record is 21-15.
