2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Herb Sendek's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2016–17 record17–16 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga171 .944  372  .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's162 .889  295  .853
BYU126 .667  2212  .647
San Francisco108 .556  2013  .606
Santa Clara108 .556  1716  .515
Loyola Marymount810 .444  1515  .500
San Diego612 .333  1318  .419
Pepperdine513 .278  922  .290
Pacific414 .222  1122  .333
Portland216 .111  1122  .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU.

On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara.[1] On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek as head coach.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brendyn Taylor5G6'3"195RS JuniorLos Angeles, CAGraduate transferred
Bryson Lockley13G6'7"210FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Panola College
Werner Nistler30G6'2"170SeniorPortland, ORGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Akil Douglas13F6'10"190JuniorSan Jose, CAJunior college transferred from San Jose City College

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Julian Roche
C
Andover, NH Proctor Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 56
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Julian Roche 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrProctor Academy Saint John, NB
    G 1 Evan Wardlow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrEl Camino Real Lake View Terrace, CA
    G 2 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
    F 3 Henrik Jädersten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoSolna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
    G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrPlano East Murphy, TX
    G 10 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrThe Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
    G 12 Matt Hauser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoThousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, CA
    F 13 Akil Douglas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrEvergreen Valley
    San Jose City College
    San Jose, CA
    G 14 Evan Crawford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSt. Francis Altadena, CA
    G 15 Johnny Swayer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDeMartha Hyattsville, MD
    F 22 Matt Hubbard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrColville Colville, WA
    G 23 Jared Brownridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrWaubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
    F 35 Tony Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS FrCentral Catholic San Antonio, TX
    F 43 Nate Kratch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)227 lb (103 kg) RS SrWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
    C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)267 lb (121 kg) RS JrJunípero 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
    11/05/2016*
    7:30 pm
    Life Pacific W 83–65 
    Leavey Center (1,558)
    Santa Clara, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Northern Arizona
    Cable Car Classic
    W 67–64  1–0
    Leavey Center (1,821)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/12/2016*
    6:00 pm
    UC Davis
    Cable Car Classic
    L 58–63  1–1
    Leavey Center (1,734)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/13/2016*
    2:30 pm
    Tennessee State
    Cable Car Classic
    L 61–69  1–2
    Leavey Center (1,102)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Northern Colorado
    Las Vegas Invitational
    W 88–72  2–2
    Leavey Center (1,331)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/21/2016*
    10:00 pm
    Sacred Heart
    Las Vegas Invitational
    W 84–74  3–2
    Leavey Center (1,112)
    Santa Clara, CA
    11/24/2016*
    7:30 pm, FS1
    vs. No. 8 Arizona
    Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
    L 61–69  3–3
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    11/25/2016*
    5:00 pm, FS1
    vs. Vanderbilt
    Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game
    L 66–76  3–4
    Orleans Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    UC Irvine L 55–58  3–5
    Leavey Center (1,082)
    Santa Clara, CA
    12/03/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at San Jose State L 40–55  3–6
    Event Center Arena 
    San Jose, CA
    12/10/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Cal State East Bay W 75–50  4–6
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, CA
    12/13/2016*
    7:00 pm
    UC Riverside W 77–53  5–6
    Leavey Center 
    Santa Clara, CA
    12/17/2016*
    1:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 68–69  5–7
    Beasley Coliseum (2,388)
    Pullman, WA
    12/22/2016*
    5:00 pm
    at Valparaiso W 87–80 2OT 6–7
    Athletics–Recreation Center (1,854)
    Valparaiso, IN
    WCC regular season
    12/29/2016
    6:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU L 59–89  6–8
    (0–1)
    Marriott Center (17,415)
    Provo, UT
    12/31/2016
    3:00 pm, CSNBA
    San Francisco W 72–58  7–8
    (1–1)
    Leavey Center (1,389)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/05/2017
    7:00 pm
    Portland W 70–42  8–8
    (2–1)
    Leavey Center (1,404)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/07/2017
    3:00 pm, SPCSN
    at Loyola Marymount L 56–66  8–9
    (2–2)
    Gersten Pavilion (2,060)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm
    at San Diego W 59–57  9–9
    (3–2)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,435)
    San Diego, CA
    01/14/2017
    5:00 pm, SPCSN
    at Pepperdine W 75–61  10–9
    (4–2)
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053)
    Malibu, CA
    01/19/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 4 Gonzaga L 57–88  10–10
    (4–3)
    Leavey Center (4,738)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/21/2017
    1:00 pm, SPCSN
    Loyola Marymount W 64–63  11–10
    (5–3)
    Leavey Center (1,793)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/26/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    BYU W 76–68  12–10
    (6–3)
    Leavey Center (2,419)
    Santa Clara, CA
    01/28/2017
    8:00 pm, CSNCA
    No. 21 Saint Mary's L 59–72  12–11
    (6–4)
    Leavey Center (2,707)
    Santa Clara, CA
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm, CSNCA+
    at Portland W 60–45  13–11
    (7–4)
    Chiles Center (1,706)
    Portland, OR
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 1 Gonzaga L 55–90  13–12
    (7–5)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    02/09/2017
    8:00 pm, CSNBA
    at San Francisco L 58–61  13–13
    (7–6)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,005)
    San Francisco, CA
    02/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Pacific W 64–47  14–13
    (8–6)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620)
    Stockton, CA
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm
    Pepperdine W 106–55  15–13
    (9–6)
    Leavey Center (1,216)
    Santa Clara, CA
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm
    San Diego L 58–60 2OT 15–14
    (9–7)
    Leavey Center (1,828)
    Santa Clara, CA
    02/23/2017
    7:00 pm
    Pacific W 69–68  16–14
    (10–7)
    Leavey Center (1,792)
    Santa Clara, CA
    02/25/2017
    7:00 pm
    at No. 20 Saint Mary's L 56–70  16–15
    (10–8)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
    Moraga, CA
    WCC Tournament
    03/04/2017
    3:00 pm, SPCSN
    (4) vs. (5) San Francisco
    Quarterfinals
    W 76–69  17–15
    Orleans Arena (7,461)
    Paradise, NV
    03/06/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    (4) vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga
    Semifinals
    L 68–77  17–16
    Orleans Arena (8,712)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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