2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record17–16 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 37 – 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853
BYU 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
San Francisco 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
San Diego 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290
Pacific 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333
Portland 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Herb Sendek's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.

On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara.[1] On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek as head coach.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brendyn Taylor 5 G 6'3" 195 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred
Bryson Lockley 13 G 6'7" 210 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Panola College
Werner Nistler 30 G 6'2" 170 Senior Portland, OR Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Akil Douglas 13 F 6'10" 190 Junior San Jose, CA Junior college transferred from San Jose City College

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Julian Roche
C 		Andover, NH Proctor Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 56
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Julian Roche 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Proctor Academy Saint John, NB
G 1 Evan Wardlow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr El Camino Real Lake View Terrace, CA
G 2 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
F 3 Henrik Jädersten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Solna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Plano East Murphy, TX
G 10 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr The Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
G 12 Matt Hauser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, CA
F 13 Akil Douglas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Evergreen Valley
San Jose City College 		San Jose, CA
G 14 Evan Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Francis Altadena, CA
G 15 Johnny Swayer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DeMartha Hyattsville, MD
F 22 Matt Hubbard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Colville Colville, WA
G 23 Jared Brownridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Waubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
F 35 Tony Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Central Catholic San Antonio, TX
F 43 Nate Kratch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 267 lb (121 kg) RS Jr Junípero Serra Anambra, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
7:30 pm 		Life Pacific W 83–65 
Leavey Center (1,558)
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona
Cable Car Classic 		W 67–64  1–0
 Leavey Center (1,821)
Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016*
6:00 pm 		UC Davis
Cable Car Classic 		L 58–63  1–1
 Leavey Center (1,734)
Santa Clara, CA
11/13/2016*
2:30 pm 		Tennessee State
Cable Car Classic 		L 61–69  1–2
 Leavey Center (1,102)
Santa Clara, CA
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		Northern Colorado
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 88–72  2–2
 Leavey Center (1,331)
Santa Clara, CA
11/21/2016*
10:00 pm 		Sacred Heart
Las Vegas Invitational 		W 84–74  3–2
 Leavey Center (1,112)
Santa Clara, CA
11/24/2016*
7:30 pm, FS1 		vs. No. 8 Arizona
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals 		L 61–69  3–3
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/25/2016*
5:00 pm, FS1 		vs. Vanderbilt
Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game 		L 66–76  3–4
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		UC Irvine L 55–58  3–5
 Leavey Center (1,082)
Santa Clara, CA
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm 		at San Jose State L 40–55  3–6
 Event Center Arena 
San Jose, CA
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm 		Cal State East Bay W 75–50  4–6
 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm 		UC Riverside W 77–53  5–6
 Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 68–69  5–7
 Beasley Coliseum (2,388)
Pullman, WA
12/22/2016*
5:00 pm 		at Valparaiso W 87–80 2OT 6–7
 Athletics–Recreation Center (1,854)
Valparaiso, IN
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 59–89  6–8
(0–1) 		Marriott Center (17,415)
Provo, UT
12/31/2016
3:00 pm, CSNBA 		San Francisco W 72–58  7–8
(1–1) 		Leavey Center (1,389)
Santa Clara, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm 		Portland W 70–42  8–8
(2–1) 		Leavey Center (1,404)
Santa Clara, CA
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN 		at Loyola Marymount L 56–66  8–9
(2–2) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,060)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		at San Diego W 59–57  9–9
(3–2) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,435)
San Diego, CA
01/14/2017
5:00 pm, SPCSN 		at Pepperdine W 75–61  10–9
(4–2) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053)
Malibu, CA
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 4 Gonzaga L 57–88  10–10
(4–3) 		Leavey Center (4,738)
Santa Clara, CA
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN 		Loyola Marymount W 64–63  11–10
(5–3) 		Leavey Center (1,793)
Santa Clara, CA
01/26/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		BYU W 76–68  12–10
(6–3) 		Leavey Center (2,419)
Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2017
8:00 pm, CSNCA 		No. 21 Saint Mary's L 59–72  12–11
(6–4) 		Leavey Center (2,707)
Santa Clara, CA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, CSNCA+ 		at Portland W 60–45  13–11
(7–4) 		Chiles Center (1,706)
Portland, OR
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 1 Gonzaga L 55–90  13–12
(7–5) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA 		at San Francisco L 58–61  13–13
(7–6) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,005)
San Francisco, CA
02/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Pacific W 64–47  14–13
(8–6) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620)
Stockton, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 106–55  15–13
(9–6) 		Leavey Center (1,216)
Santa Clara, CA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm 		San Diego L 58–60 2OT 15–14
(9–7) 		Leavey Center (1,828)
Santa Clara, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm 		Pacific W 69–68  16–14
(10–7) 		Leavey Center (1,792)
Santa Clara, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm 		at No. 20 Saint Mary's L 56–70  16–15
(10–8) 		McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
03/04/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN 		(4) vs. (5) San Francisco
Quarterfinals 		W 76–69  17–15
 Orleans Arena (7,461)
Paradise, NV
03/06/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(4) vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga
Semifinals 		L 68–77  17–16
 Orleans Arena (8,712)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Santa Clara Fires Basketball Coach Kerry Keating". Retrieved March 16, 2016.