Maxime Raynaud sprinted across the court and in practically no time had triumphantly picked up a 6-year-old boy named Henry and heaved the young fan onto his shoulders before running through Maples Pavilion with an arm in the air and mouth agape.

Maxime Raynaud had 16 of his game-high 23 points in a runaway first half, Oziyah Sellers added 18 and the host Stanford Cardinal rolled to a 78-60 Atlantic Coast Conference

Stanford University has implemented a hiring freeze, citing financial concerns stemming from potential federal funding cuts and proposed tax changes. In an open letter released Wednesday, Stanford President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez highlighted the uncertainty surrounding federal support for research as the reason for the freeze.

Stanford University is implementing a hiring freeze as colleges and universities across the US confront the threat of severe funding cuts from the Trump administration.