2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record16–15 (8–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 33 – 4   .892
Saint Mary's † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 12   .647
BYU 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
San Francisco 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677
Loyola Marymount 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647
Santa Clara 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 21 – 15   .583
Pepperdine 6 – 10   .375 16 – 18   .471
Pacific 4 – 12   .250 14 – 18   .438
Portland 0 – 16   .000 7 – 25   .219
† 2019 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by third-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2017–18 season 11–20, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Julian Roche 0 C 6'11" 235 RS Freshman Saint John, NB Graduate transferred to Simon Fraser
Matt Turner 1 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Trumbull, CT Transferred to Marist
Jarvis Pugh 4 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Murphy, TX Graduated
Henry Caruso 21 G/F 6'4" 195 Senior San Mateo, CA Graduated
Shaquille Walters 22 G/F 6'6" 190 Freshman London, England Transferred to Northeastern
Kai Healy 25 G 6'5" 210 Senior Wahroonga, Australia Graduated
Emmanuel Ndumanya 50 C 6'9" 267 RS Senior Anambra, Nigeria Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
D. J. Mitchell 0 F 6'8" 215 Junior Clovis, CA Transferred from Wake Forest. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Josh Martin 22 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Seattle, WA Transferred from Cal Poly. Will be eligible to play immediately since Martin graduated from Cal Poly.
Fallou Ndoye 25 C 6'11" 225 RS Senior Ta'if, Senegal Transferred from Cal State Bakersfield. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ndoye graduated from Cal State Bakersfield.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Wertz
#61 SG 		Charlotte, NC Providence Day School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Keshawn Justice
F 		Madison, WI East High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 23, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Juan Ducasse
PF 		Montevideo, Uruguay Lee Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 30, 2017 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Guglielmo Caruso
PF 		Naples, Italy Generazione Vincente Cuore Napoli 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 4, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ezekiel Richards
C 		Oak Park, CA Oak Park High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 10, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miguel Tomley
PG 		Surrey, BC Tamanawis Secondary School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 29, 2018 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

Roster

2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Mitchell Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Buchanan
Wake Forest 		Clovis, CA
G 1 Trey Wertz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Providence Day Charlotte, NC
G 2 Tahj Eaddy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So Tennessee Prep
Southeast Missouri State 		West Haven, CT
F 3 Henrik Jädersten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Solna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 10 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 12 Matt Hauser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, CA
F 13 Josip Vrankic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 14 Keshawn Justice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Madison East Madison, WI
F 15 Juan Ducasse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lee Academy Montevideo, Uruguay
G 20 Johnny Swayer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr DeMartha Hyattsville, MD
F 22 Josh Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Bothell
Cal Poly 		Seattle, WA
C 23 Zeke Richards 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Oak Park Oak Park, CA
C 25 Fallou Ndoye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Findlay Prep
Cal State Bakersfield 		Taif, Senegal
F 30 Guglielmo Caruso 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cuore Napoli Basket Team Naples, Italy
G 33 Matt Jasaitis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Loyola
Grinnell College 		Manhattan Beach, CA
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M L 64–81  0–1
  15 – Justice   13 – Martin   4 – Eaddy  Leavey Center (1,621)
Santa Clara, CA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm 		UC Irvine L 49–61  0–2
  11 – Eaddy   7 – Eaddy   4 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,304)
Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Washington
Vancouver Showcase 		L 68–82  0–3
  21 – Vrankic   6 – Caruso   5 – Wertz  Vancouver Convention Centre (3,107)
Vancouver, BC
November 20, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Minnesota
Vancouver Showcase 		L 66–80  0–4
  20 – Eaddy   8 – Martin   4 – Eaddy  Vancouver Convention Centre (3,070)
Vancouver, BC
November 24, 2018*
3:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 71–63  1–4
  23 – Eaddy   7 – Vrankic   10 – Wertz  Event Center Arena (1,665)
San Jose, CA
November 26, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 66–78  1–5
  16 – Wertz   14 – Martin   4 – Eaddy  Haas Pavilion (4,116)
Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Jackson State W 81–70  2–5
  33 – Wertz   14 – Martin   5 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,029)
Santa Clara, CA
December 1, 2018*
4:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 81–74  3–5
  22 – Eaddy   14 – Vrankic   7 – Martin  Leavey Center (1,817)
Santa Clara, CA
December 7, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Idaho State L 66–68  3–6
  17 – Eaddy   11 – Martin   8 – Eaddy  Leavey Center (1,124)
Santa Clara, CA
December 9, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Sonoma State W 82–54  4–6
  19 – Vrankic   8 – Martin   6 – Eaddy  Leavey Center (1,316)
Santa Clara, CA
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 82–54  5–6
  16 – Justice   12 – Martin   5 – Eaddy  Leavey Center (862)
Santa Clara, CA
December 18, 2018*
7:00 pm 		USC W 102–92 2OT 6–6
  28 – Wertz   18 – Martin   8 – Eaddy  Leavey Center (2,226)
Santa Clara, CA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Idaho W 77–56  7–6
  13 – Martin   8 – Martin   10 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,109)
Santa Clara, CA
December 29, 2018*
11:00 am, P12N 		vs. Washington State
Spokane Showcase 		W 79–71  8–6
  16 – Eaddy   8 – Eaddy   7 – Wertz  Spokane Arena (2,723)
Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm 		San Diego W 68–56  9–6
(1–0) 		 30 – Eaddy   13 – Martin   4 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,513)
Santa Clara, CA
January 5, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSCA 		at No. 7 Gonzaga L 48–91  9–7
(1–1) 		 14 – Justice   8 – Caruso   5 – Wertz  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSBA 		Pepperdine W 67–64  10–7
(2–1) 		 28 – Eaddy   11 – Vrankic   8 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,650)
Santa Clara, CA
January 12, 2019
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 74–80  10–8
(2–2) 		 20 – Wertz   10 – Vrankic   5 – Wertz  Marriott Center (12,709)
Provo, UT
January 17, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSBA 		at Saint Mary's L 55–75  10–9
(2–3) 		 16 – Caruso   5 – Caruso   3 – Wertz  McKeon Pavilion (3,261)
Moraga, CA
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Pacific W 69–57  11–9
(3–3) 		 18 – Eaddy   10 – Vrankic   5 – Wertz  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,879)
Stockton, CA
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW 		No. 4 Gonzaga L 39–98  11–10
(3–4) 		 12 – Vrankic   6 – Vrankic   3 – Justice  Leavey Center (5,094)
Santa Clara, CA
January 26, 2019
6:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount L 61–69  11–11
(3–5) 		 13 – Wertz   11 – Martin   5 – Wertz  Leavey Center (2,133)
Santa Clara, CA
February 2, 2019
6:00 pm 		Portland W 69–63 OT 12–11
(4–5) 		 17 – Justice   12 – Martin   3 – Wertz  Leavey Center (2,226)
Santa Clara, CA
February 7, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Pepperdine W 79–71  13–11
(5–5) 		 26 – Vrankic   9 – Vrankic   5 – Wertz  Firestone Fieldhouse (874)
Malibu, CA
February 9, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSBA 		at San Francisco L 72–78  13–12
(5–6) 		 24 – Vrankic   15 – Vrankic   3 – Justice  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
February 14, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Saint Mary's L 55–66  13–13
(5–7) 		 13 – Eaddy   8 – Martin   3 – Wertz  Leavey Center (2,176)
Santa Clara, CA
February 16, 2019
6:00 pm 		Pacific W 64–59  14–13
(6–7) 		 18 – Vrankic   10 – Martin   9 – Wertz  Leavey Center (1,929)
Santa Clara, CA
February 23, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSCA 		San Francisco W 68–65  15–13
(7–7) 		 20 – Vrankic   9 – Vrankic   2 – Tied  Leavey Center (3,125)
Santa Clara, CA
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, SPCSN 		at Loyola Marymount L 70–72  15–14
(7–8) 		 28 – Eaddy   7 – Caruso   6 – Justice  Gersten Pavilion (1,150)
Los Angeles, CA
March 2, 2019
7:00 pm 		at Portland W 78–62  16–14
(8–8) 		 26 – Eaddy   6 – Caruso   9 – Wertz  Chiles Center (3,007)
Portland, OR
WCC tournament
March 8, 2019
8:00 pm, TheW.tv 		(6) vs. (7) San Diego
Second round 		L 45–62  16–15
  12 – Wertz   9 – Martin   3 – Wertz  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Pepperdine beats Santa Clara 85-69 in WCC opening round". ESPN. March 2, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2024.