2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2018–19 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	16–15 (8–8 WCC)
Head coach	Herb Sendek (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Ludwig Scott Garson Ryan Madry
Home arena	Leavey Center

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		.863
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.

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:   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	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.