Stanford has talent, but where will rebounds come from?

Despite having just one senior and two juniors on his roster, Stanford men’s basketball coach Jerod Haase plainly hates the R-word.

“Our attitude in the locker room is not to talk about rebuilding,” the third-year head coach said.

Sophomores Daejon Davis, KZ Okpala and Oscar da Silva had plenty of experience as freshmen, he pointed out. And the newcomers from a second straight excellent recruiting class “have a great deal of maturity.”

In short, he said, “We’re trying to get after it right now. We’re not looking to the future.”

The Cardinal were 19-16 last season after losing to Oklahoma State in the second round of the NIT. They finished in a three-way tie for third in the Pac-12 at 11-7 with their most conference wins in a decade.