2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–20 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 30 – 6   .833
BYU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
San Diego 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
San Francisco 9 – 9   .500 22 – 17   .564
Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Portland 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111 6 – 26   .188
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by second-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 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]

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2016–17 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.[2][3]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Evan Wardlow 1 G 6'4" 185 Junior Lake View Terrace, CA Graduate transferred
Akil Douglas 13 F 6'10" 190 Junior San Jose, CA Graduate transferred to Clark Atlanta
Evan Crawford 14 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Altadena, CA Walk-on; didn't return
Matt Hubbard 22 F 6'9" 230 Junior Colville, CA Graduate transferred to California Baptist
Jared Brownridge 23 G 6'3" 200 Senior Aurora, IL Graduated
Tony Lewis 35 F 6'8" 260 RS Freshman San Antonio, TX Transferred to Blinn College
Nate Kratch 43 F 6'6" 227 RS Senior Wartertown, MN Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tahj Eaddy 2 G 6'2" 154 Sophomore West Haven, CT Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Eaddy will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Henry Caruso 21 F 6'4" 200 Senior San Mateo, CA Transferred from Princeton. Will be eligible to play immediately since Caruso graduated from Princeton.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Matt Turner
#61 SG 		Trumbull, CT Blair Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Shaquille Walters
#62 SG 		London, England Blair Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 2, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Josip Vrankic
#85 PF 		Etobicoke, ON Wasatch Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 4, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 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) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Proctor Academy Saint John, NB
G 1 Matt Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Blair Academy Trumbull, CT
G 2 Tahj Eaddy Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Tennessee Prep
Southeast Missouri State 		West Haven, CT
F 3 Henrik Jädersten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Solna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Plano East Murphy, TX
G 10 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 12 Matt Hauser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, CA
F 13 Josip Vrankic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
G 15 Johnny Swayer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So DeMartha Hyattsville, MD
G/F 21 Henry Caruso 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Junípero Serra
Princeton 		San Mateo, CA
G/F 22 Shaquille Walters 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr City of London Academy/Lee Academy London, England
G 25 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr The Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
G 33 Matt Jasaitis (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Loyola
Grinnell College 		Manhattan Beach, CA
C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 267 lb (121 kg) RS Sr 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
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Saint Vincent W 103–61 
Leavey Center (1,113)
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		La Verne W 120–70  1–0
 Leavey Center (1,558)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Nevada L 63–93  1–1
 Leavey Center (1,892)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Cal Poly L 59–63  1–2
 Leavey Center (1,626)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 22, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Idaho
Great Alaska Shootout first round 		L 59–69  1–3
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,303)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 23, 2017*
9:00 pm 		at Alaska Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout consolation round 		L 73–78 OT 1–4
 Alaska Airlines Center (1,880)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 25, 2017*
1:00 pm 		vs. Sam Houston State
Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game 		L 59–73  1–5
 Alaska Airlines Center (1,823)
Anchorage, AK
Nov 30, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Northern Arizona W 89–57  2–5
 Leavey Center (1,263)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–57  3–5
 Leavey Center (1,273)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Portland State L 84–87  3–6
 Leavey Center (1,361)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 59–82  3–7
 Galen Center (2,712)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 18, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Valparaiso L 68–76  3–8
 Leavey Center (1,305)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm 		San Jose State
Cable Car Classic 		L 63–75  3–9
 Leavey Center (2,406)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2017
7:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 72–65  4–9
(1–0) 		Leavey Center (1,192)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 30, 2017
4:00 pm, NBCSCA 		at No. 20 Gonzaga L 52–101  4–10
(1–1) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSCA+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 65–49  5–10
(2–1) 		Gersten Pavilion (773)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm 		Portland W 70–68  6–10
(3–1) 		Leavey Center (1,688)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 11, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Saint Mary's L 57–81  6–11
(3–2) 		Leavey Center (2,871)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm, BYUtv 		BYU L 50–84  6–12
(3–3) 		Leavey Center (3,369)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSBA 		at San Francisco W 65–62  7–12
(4–3) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,508)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 20, 2017
5:00 pm, NBCSCA+ 		No. 13 Gonzaga L 60–75  7–13
(4–4) 		Leavey Center (5,011)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm 		at San Diego L 58–66  7–14
(4–5) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,231)
San Diego, CA
Jan 27, 2018
3:00 pm 		at Pepperdine W 73–59  8–14
(5–5) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (742)
Malibu, CA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSBA 		Pacific L 45–63  8–15
(5–6) 		Leavey Center (1,588)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 3, 2018
8:00 pm, NBCSCA 		San Francisco L 59–70  8–16
(5–7) 		Leavey Center (2,876)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 8, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at BYU L 58–80  8–17
(5–8) 		Marriott Center (11,638)
Provo, UT
Feb 10, 2018
1:00 pm 		San Diego W 70–64  9–17
(6–8) 		Leavey Center (2,046)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Portland W 81–72  10–17
(7–8) 		Chiles Center (2,031)
Portland, OR
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm, NBCSCA 		at Pacific W 72–68  11–17
(8–8) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,306)
Stockton, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount L 64–65  11–18
(8–9) 		Leavey Center (2,408)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 24, 2018
3:00 pm, NBCSCA 		at No. 22 Saint Mary's L 40–67  11–19
(8–10) 		McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
Mar 2, 2018
8:00 pm, NBCSCA 		(7) vs. (10) Pepperdine
First round 		L 69–85  11–20
 Orleans Arena (6,747)
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 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Santa Clara sneaks past USF at WCC Tournament". The Mercury News. March 4, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Meehan, Jim (March 6, 2017). "Gonzaga takes inside lane past Santa Clara". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 3, 2024.