Center Maxime Raynaud is withdrawing his name from the NCAA transfer portal and returning to Stanford for the 2024-25 season, he announced Friday.Raynaud, from France, led Stanford in scoring last season with 15.5 points per game and in rebounding with 9.6. He shot 56.7 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from 3-point range.The 7-foot-1 Raynaud was named the Pac-12’s Most Improved Player and was named to the all-conference second team.He has appeared in 94 games (59 starts) over three years with the Cardinal, becoming a starter in his second season.His return to Stanford is a huge gain for new head coach Kyle Smith, who is moving to California from Washington State, hired after the firing of Jerod Hasse. The Cardinal, 14-18 last season, are losing most of their rotation to graduation or the transfer portal.