2021–22 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2021–22 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–12 (10–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2021–22 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga † 13 – 1   .929 28 – 4   .875
No. 18 Saint Mary's 12 – 3   .800 26 – 8   .765
Santa Clara 10 – 5   .667 21 – 12   .636
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 24 – 10   .706
BYU 9 – 6   .600 24 – 11   .686
Portland 7 – 7   .500 19 – 15   .559
San Diego 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Pacific 3 – 11   .214 8 – 22   .267
Loyola Marymount 3 – 12   .200 11 – 18   .379
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 7 – 25   .219
† 2022 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by sixth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–5 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Portland in the third round of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Washington State.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Broncos finished the 2020–21 season 12–8, 4–5 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Portland and Pacific in the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Pepperdine.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
D. J. Mitchell 0 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Fresno, CA Graduated
Christian Carlyle 1 G 6'5" 210 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Trent Hudgens Jr. 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Northern Colorado
Joe Foley 3 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Atherton, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Juan Ducasse 15 F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Montevideo, Uruguay Signed to play professionally in Argentina with Hispano Americano
Justin Traina 21 G 6'3" 170 RS Sophomore Patterson, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Ezekiel Richards 23 C 6'10" 240 RS Sophomore Oak Park, CA Transferred to Northern Arizona
Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 25 F 6'5" 200 Senior La Mirada, CA Graduated
Guglielmo Caruso 30 F 6'11" 210 Junior Naples, Italy Signed to play professionally in Italy with Pallacanestro Varese
Austin Sacks 33 F 6'6" 195 Freshman Encino, CA Walk-on; transferred to Balyor
Connor Strambi 35 G 6'4" 175 Freshman San Mateo, CA Walk-on; transferred to Skyline College

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
P. J. Pipes 2 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Woodridge, IL Green Bay
Parker Braun 23 F 6'8" 217 RS Junior Overland Park, KS Missouri
Danilo Djuricic 30 F 6'8" 215 Senior Brampton, ON Harvard

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Camaron Tongue
#48 PF 		Weston, MA The Rivers School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 3, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 76
Carlos Stewart
#51 SG 		Baton Rouge, LA The Dunham School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 21, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Brenton Knapper
PG 		Ontario, ON Colony High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 23, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Max Besselink
PF 		Finland International School of Helsinki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 1, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Jacob Holt
PF 		Delta, BC Vancouver College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2022

College recruiting information (2022)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Ensminger
PG 		Ulm, Germany Orange Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 11, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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

2021–22 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brenton Knapper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Colony HS Ontario, CA
G 1 Carlos Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr The Dunham School Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 PJ Pipes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Lemont HS
Green Bay 		Woodridge, IL
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
G 10 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Tamanawis HS Surrey, BC
C 12 Jaden Bediako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Ridley College Brampton, ON
F 13 Josip Vrankic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 14 Keshawn Justice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Madison East HS Madison, WI
F 15 Jacob Holt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vancouver College Ladner, BC
G 20 Eli Barry (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr The Westminster Schools Atlanta, GA
F 21 Camaron Tongue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Rivers School Medfield, MA
G 22 Max Dorward (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Palo Alto HS Palo Alto, CA
F 23 Parker Braun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Blue Valley Northwest HS
Missouri 		Overland Park, KS
G 24 Jalen Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Perry HS Gilbert, AZ
F 30 Danilo Djuricic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr St. Michael's College
Harvard 		Brampton, ON
F 33 Max Besselink 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr International School of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
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, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Cal State Fullerton W 84–77  1–0
  29 – Vrankic   8 – Vrankic   5 – Tie  Leavey Center (1,031)
Santa Clara, CA
November 12, 2021*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Stanford W 88–72  2–0
  24 – Pipes   13 – Justice   8 – Vrankic  Leavey Center (2,181)
Santa Clara, CA
November 16, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Nevada W 96–74  3–0
  19 – Braun   8 – Tie   5 – Tie  Leavey Center (1,002)
Santa Clara, CA
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Cal Poly
SoCal Challenge campus game 		W 87–57  4–0
  26 – J. Williams   7 – J. Williams   5 – Pipes  Leavey Center (1,088)
Santa Clara, CA
November 22, 2021*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. TCU
SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals 		W 85–66  5–0
  22 – J. Williams   10 – Justice   5 – Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Fresno State
SoCal Challenge Surf Division championship 		L 52–59  5–1
  12 – Justice   10 – Braun   3 – Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021*
4:30 p.m., WCC Network 		UC Irvine L 64–69  5–2
  20 – Justice   7 – Justice   5 – Pipes  Leavey Center (834)
Santa Clara, CA
November 30, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Hawaiʻi W 70–58  6–2
  30 – J. Williams   10 – Justice   4 – J. Williams  Leavey Center (1,093)
Santa Clara, CA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Louisiana Tech L 75–78  6–3
  28 – J. Williams   12 – Braun   5 – Braun  Leavey Center (821)
Santa Clara, CA
December 7, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Mount St. Mary's W 88–77  7–3
  22 – J. Williams   10 – Justice   6 – J. Williams  Leavey Center (962)
Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2021*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at California L 60–72  7–4
  13 – Justice   9 – Justice   4 – Pipes  Haas Pavilion (4,606)
Berkeley, CA
December 14, 2021*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Boise State L 60–72  7–5
  12 – Tied   6 – Braun   5 – Pipes  ExtraMile Arena (6,187)
Boise, ID
December 17, 2021*
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Florida A&M W 80–66  8–5
  25 – J. Williams   6 – Braun   5 – Tied  Leavey Center (675)
Santa Clara, CA
December 19, 2021*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Montana W 79–64  9–5
  23 – Justice   11 – Justice   5 – Stewart  Leavey Center (835)
Santa Clara, CA
December 21, 2021*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San Jose State W 79–57  10–5
  20 – J. Williams   13 – Justice   6 – Vrankic  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,761)
San Jose, CA
WCC regular season
January 12, 2022
, WCC Network 		at Pacific
Rescheduled from Dec. 30 		W 84–70  11–5
(1–0) 		 22 – J. Williams   9 – Vrankic   5 – J. Williams  Alex G. Spanos Center (948)
Stockton, CA
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		No. 2 Gonzaga L 83–115  11–6
(1–1) 		 17 – J. Williams   7 – Holt   4 – J. Williams  Leavey Center (1,100)
Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Saint Mary's L 65–73  11–7
(1–2) 		 18 – Williams   9 – Braun   4 – Williams  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,056)
Moraga, CA
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		San Diego
Rescheduled from Jan. 1 		W 78–74 OT 12–7
(2–2) 		 22 – Vrankic   8 – Justice   4 – Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,100)
Santa Clara, CA
January 27, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		BYU W 77–76  13–7
(3–2) 		 26 – Williams   10 – Braun   4 – Vrankic  Leavey Center (1,100)
Santa Clara, CA
January 29, 2022
4:00 p.m., Stadium 		at San Francisco L 85–88  13–8
(3–3) 		 23 – Williams   7 – Bediako   5 – Justice  War Memorial Gymnasium (3,010)
San Francisco, CA
January 31, 2022
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Pacific W 81–59  14–8
(4–3) 		 20 – Vrankic   10 – Justice   5 – Williams  Leavey Center (680)
Santa Clara, CA
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., Stadium 		Loyola Marymount W 79–60  15–8
(5–3) 		 13 – Justice   10 – Justice   4 – Vrankic  Leavey Center (716)
Santa Clara, CA
February 5, 2022
4:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		at San Diego W 79–66  16–8
(6–3) 		 19 – Williams   11 – Justice   4 – Justice  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,221)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 22 Saint Mary's
Rescheduled from Jan. 6 		W 77–72  17–8
(7–3) 		 21 – Pipes   8 – Vrankic   10 – Williams  Leavey Center (1,714)
Santa Clara, CA
February 12, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		San Francisco L 58–74  17–9
(7–4) 		 16 – J. Williams   6 – Vrankic   3 – J. Williams  Leavey Center (2,011)
Santa Clara, CA
February 14, 2022
6:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Portland
Rescheduled from Jan. 8 		Canceled Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 17, 2022
8:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at Loyola Marymount W 84–80  18–9
(8–4) 		 19 – Pipes   8 – Bediako   5 – Williams  Gersten Pavilion (591)
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		at No. 1 Gonzaga L 69–81  18–10
(8–5) 		 27 – Pipes   10 – Bediako   6 – Williams  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Pepperdine W 89–73  19–10
(9–5) 		 25 – Williams   8 – Tied   6 – Williams  Firestone Fieldhouse (825)
Malibu, CA
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., WCC Network 		Portland W 102–89  20–10
(10–5) 		 30 – Vrankic   7 – Bediako   9 – Williams  Leavey Center (2,113)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 5, 2022
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(3) vs. (6) Portland
Third Round 		W 91–67  21–10
  24 – J. Williams   7 – Tied   6 – J. Williams  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (2) No. 17 Saint Mary's
Semifinals 		L 72–75  21–11
  21 – Vrankic   12 – Bediako   6 – Williams  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at (4) Washington State
First Round – SMU Bracket 		L 50–63  21–12
  19 – Williams   15 – Williams   4 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (1,389)
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". santaclarabroncos.com.