2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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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 represents Santa Clara University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos are led by third-year head coach Herb Sendek and play 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.

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	Gradauted
Emmanuel Ndumanya	50	C	6'9"	267	RS Senior	Anambra, Nigeria	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Donovan 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:   Rivals:   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:   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: "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

2018–19 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) 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 Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon) Assistant coach(es) Jason Ludwig (UCLA) Scott Garson (UC Santa Barbara) Ryan Madry (West Georgia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Prairie View A&M	L 64–81	0–1	Leavey Center (1,621) Santa Clara, CA
Nov 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		UC Irvine	L 49–61	0–2	Leavey Center (1,304) Santa Clara, CA
Nov 18, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Washington Vancouver Showcase	L 68-82	0–3	Vancouver Convention Centre (3,107) Vancouver, BC
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN		vs. Minnesota Vancouver Showcase	L 66–80	0–4	Vancouver Convention Centre (3,070) Vancouver, BC
Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 71–63	1–4	Event Center Arena (1,665) San Jose, CA
Nov 26, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 66–78	1–5	Haas Pavilion (4,116) Berkeley, CA
Nov 29, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Jackson State	W 81–70	2–5	Leavey Center (1,029) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm, TheW.tv		Northern Arizona	W 81–74	3–5	Leavey Center (1,817) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Idaho State	L 66–68	3–6	Leavey Center (1,124) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Sonoma State	W 82–54	4–6	Leavey Center (1,316) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Mississippi Valley State	W 82–54	5–6	Leavey Center (862) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		USC	W 102–92 OT	6–6	Leavey Center (2,226) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Idaho	W 77–56	7–6	Leavey Center (1,109) Santa Clara, CA
Dec 29, 2018* 11:00 am, P12N		vs. Washington State Spokane Showcase			Spokane Arena  Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm		San Diego			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Jan 5, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSCA		at No. 7 Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA		Pepperdine			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU			Marriott Center  Provo, UT
Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA		at Saint Mary's			McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm		at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW		Gonzaga			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Jan 26, 2019 6:00 pm		Loyola Marymount			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Feb 2, 2019 6:00 pm		Portland			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
Feb 9, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA		at San Francisco			War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU		Saint Mary's			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm		Pacific			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSCA		San Francisco			Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, SPCSN		at Loyola Marymount			Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm		at Portland			Chiles Center  Portland, OR
WCC Tournament
Mar 7–12, 2019		vs.			Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.