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2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–13 (6–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
Pacific 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
San Francisco 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 14   .125 9 23   .281
Portland 1 15   .063 9 23   .281
2020 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference.[1] They finished the season 20–13, 6–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to Pepperdine.

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the 2018–19 season 16–15, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[2] They lost in the second round of the WCC tournament to San Diego.[3]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Henrik Jädersten 3 F 6'11" 240 Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
K. J. Feagin 10 G 6'1" 190 Senior Long Beach, CA Graduated
Matt Hauser 12 G 6'1" 180 Senior Thousand Oaks, CA Graduated
Johnny Swayer 20 G 6'2" 190 Junior Hyattsville, MD Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Josh Martin 22 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Fallou Ndoye 25 C 6'11" 225 RS Senior Taif, Senegal Graduated
Matt Jasaitis 33 G 5'11" 170 RS Senior Manhattan Beach, CA Walk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
David Thompson 1 G 6'0" 170 Junior Whitefish Bay, WI Junior college transferred from Mt. San Jacinto College

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaden Bediako
C
Brampton, ON Ridley College 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Giordan Williams
SG
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jalen Williams
SG
Gilbert, AZ Perry High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Miguel Tomley
PG
Surrey, BC Tamanawis Secondary School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Santa Clara 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Buchanan
Wake Forest
Clovis, CA
G 1 David Thompson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Whitefish Bay
Mt. San Jacinto College
Milwaukee, WI
G 2 Tahj Eaddy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Tennessee Prep
Southeast Missouri State
West Haven, CT
G 3 Trey Wertz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Providence Day Charlotte, NC
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 10 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tamanawis Surrey, BC
C 12 Jaden Bediako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ridley College Brampton, ON
F 13 Josip Vrankic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 14 Keshawn Justice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Madison East Madison, WI
F 15 Juan Ducasse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Lee Academy Montevideo, Uruguay
C 23 Ezekiel Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Oak Park Oak Park, CA
G 24 Jalen Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Perry Gilbert, AZ
F 30 Guglielmo Caruso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Cuore Napoli Basket Team Naples, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Cruz W 97–52  1–0
 18  Mitchell   7  Tied   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,420)
Santa Clara, CA
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 77–63  2–0
 18  Mitchell   10  Caruso   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (2,000)
Santa Clara, CA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm
Washington State W 70–62  3–0
 22  Caruso   10  Caruso   3  Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,202)
Santa Clara, CA
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 64–82  3–1
 13  Vrankic   5  Tied   4  Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,491)
Stanford, CA
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame de Namur
Cable Car Classic
W 101–54  4–1
 14  3 Tied   10  Mitchell   6  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,127)
Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2019*
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 78–65  5–1
 12  Tied   5  Bediako   7  Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,146)
Santa Clara, CA
November 27, 2019*
2:00 pm
Denver
Cable Car Classic
W 81–64  6–1
 19  Eaddy   10  Vrankic   7  Vrankic  Leavey Center (912)
Santa Clara, CA
November 29, 2019*
2:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State
Cable Car Classic
W 87–75  7–1
 24  Wertz   5  Wertz   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,009)
Santa Clara, CA
November 30, 2019*
3:30 pm
Cal State Fullerton
Cable Car Classic
W 70–55  8–1
 17  Vrankic   7  Mitchell   4  Vrankic  Leavey Center (993)
Santa Clara, CA
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 67–98  8–2
 8  Tied   7  Vrankic   3  Wertz  Lawlor Events Center (7,577)
Reno, NV
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm
California W 71–52  9–2
 16  Caruso   12  Caruso   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (2,326)
Santa Clara, CA
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm
Sacramento State W 60–58  10–2
 15  Vrankic   6  Caruso   5  Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,008)
Santa Clara, CA
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 89–84  11–2
 25  Caruso   6  Tied   9  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,165)
Santa Clara, CA
December 20, 2019*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 100–71  12–2
 28  Wertz   8  Mitchell   6  Williams  Leavey Center (875)
Santa Clara, CA
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm
Alcorn State W 92–57  13–2
 24  Justice   9  Vrankic   7  Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,242)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm
San Diego W 80–63  14–2
(1–0)
 26  Justice   7  Vrankic   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,361)
Santa Clara, CA
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, NBCSBA
at San Francisco L 61–80  14–3
(1–1)
 21  Mitchell   6  Mitchell   1  4 tied  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,207)
San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Mary's W 67–66  15–3
(2–1)
 22  Vrankic   10  Vrankic   3  Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
January 16, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 1 Gonzaga L 54–104  15–4
(2–2)
 12  Vrankic   10  Bediako   2  Wertz  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 18, 2020
6:00 pm
Pacific W 84–80  16–4
(3–2)
 31  Wertz   8  Mitchell   3  Tied  Leavey Center (1,760)
Santa Clara, CA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, NBCSCA
Pepperdine L 86–90 OT 16–5
(3–3)
 33  Vrankic   13  Bediako   7  Wertz  Leavey Center (1,914)
Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2020
3:00 pm
at San Diego W 65–52  17–5
(4–3)
 20  Vrankic   9  Vrankic   4  Eaddy  Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,038)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 Gonzaga L 72–87  17–6
(4–4)
 17  Mitchell   12  Vrankic   5  Tied  Leavey Center (4,200)
Santa Clara, CA
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm
at Portland W 85–61  18–6
(5–4)
 17  Justice   9  Bediako   9  Wertz  Chiles Center (2,375)
Portland, OR
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 77–91  18–7
(5–5)
 19  Bediako   9  Bediako   5  Wertz  Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349)
Malibu, CA
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, NBCSCA
San Francisco L 61–70  18–8
(5–6)
 14  Bediako   10  Mitchell   5  Wertz  Leavey Center (2,077)
Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2020
2:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 59–75  18–9
(5–7)
 17  Vrankic   11  Bediako   4  Tied  Leavey Center (1,862)
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 23 BYU L 75–85  18–10
(5–8)
 28  Vrankic   11  Vrankic   6  Mitchell  Marriott Center (12,757)
Provo, UT
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm
at Pacific L 74–87  18–11
(5–9)
 18  Mitchell   7  Bediako   1  5 tied  Alex G. Spanos Center (3,043)
Stockton, CA
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Saint Mary's L 72–78  18–12
(5–10)
 20  Eaddy   9  Justice   5  Eaddy  Leavey Center (2,512)
Santa Clara, CA
February 29, 2020
1:00 pm, NBCSCA
Portland W 73–68  19–12
(6–10)
 25  Mitchell   8  Justice   3  Tied  Leavey Center (2,324)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2020
8:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (10) Portland
First round
W 76–62  20–12
 17  Mitchell   9  Justice   5  Tied  Orleans Arena (1,983)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2020
8:00 pm, BYUtv
(7) vs. (6) Pepperdine
Second round
L 73–84  20–13
 18  Vrankic   6  Tied   4  Eaddy  Orleans Arena (3,850)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Santa Clara men's basketball team returns top five scorers from last season". SFChronicle.com. November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "West Coast Conference 2019-20 College Basketball Predictions". D1coachcorner.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Season Ends Against San Diego in WCC Tournament". Santa Clara. March 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". santaclarabroncos.com.