2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Kerry Keating's ninth season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.

2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–20 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Snell
  • Jessie Pruitt
  • Michael Peck
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara.[1] He finished at Santa Clara with a nine-year record of 139–159 and was the first coach to win both a College Basketball Invitational and a CollegeInsider.com Tournament titles. On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek.[2]

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the 2014–15 season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to BYU.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stephen Edwards 0 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Muskogee, OK Transferred to Trinity Valley CC
Brandon Clark 3 G 6'0" 170 Senior East Chicago, IN Graduated
Jalen Richard 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore San Tan Valley, AZ Transferred to Cal State East Bay
Denzel Johnson 20 G 6'3" 189 Senior Fresno, CA Graduated
Andrew Papenfus 30 F 6'5" 215 Senior Snowmass, CO Graduated
Robert Garrett 35 C 7'0" 270 Senior Vallejo, CA Graduated
Yannick Atanga 44 F 6'8" 220 Senior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Brendyn Taylor 5 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from USC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ke'Jhan Feagin
PG
Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
Matt Hauser
SG
Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 66
Tony Lewis
C
San Antonio, TX Central Catholic High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bryson Lockley
PF
Houston, TX Cy-Fair High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A Sep 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Evan Wardlow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So El Camino Real Lake View Terrace, CA
F 3 Henrik Jädersten 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Solna Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Plano East Murphy, TX
G 5 Brendyn Taylor (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairfax
USC
Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So The Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
G 12 Matt Hauser 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, CA
G 13 Bryson Lockley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Cy Fair Houston, TX
F 15 Tony Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Central Catholic San Antonio, TX
F 22 Matt Hubbard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Colville Colville, WA,
G 23 Jared Brownridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Waubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
G 30 Werner Nistler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Jesuit Portland, OR
G 32 K. J. Feagin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
F 43 Nate Kratch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 267 lb (121 kg) RS So Junípero Serra Anambra, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2015*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame de Namur W 86–44 
Leavey Center (1,302)
Santa Clara, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Lipscomb
Cable Car Classic
L 63–65 2OT 0–1
Leavey Center (1,552)
Santa Clara, CA
November 14, 2015*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
Denver
Cable Car Classic
L 33–55  0–2
Leavey Center (1,150)
Santa Clara, CA
November 15, 2015*
2:30 pm, TheW.tv
Milwaukee
Cable Car Classic
L 65–71  0–3
Leavey Center (1,314)
Santa Clara, CA
November 19, 2015*
7:00 pm
at UC Riverside L 63–77  0–4
SRC (486)
Riverside, CA
November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine
Wooden Legacy
L 61–79  0–5
Bren Events Center (2,359)
Irvine, CA
November 26, 2015*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Arizona
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
L 73–75 OT 0–6
Titan Gym (2,460)
Fullerton, CA
November 27, 2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Evansville
Wooden Legacy 2nd round consolation
L 57–69  0–7
Titan Gym (2,873)
Fullerton, CA
November 29, 2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Boston College
Wooden Legacy 7th place game
W 62–45  1–7
Honda Center (4,393)
Anaheim, CA
December 5, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Jose State W 78–75  2–7
Leavey Center (1,676)
Santa Clara, CA
December 12, 2015*
7:30 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific Union W 73–66  3–7
Leavey Center (1,002)
Santa Clara, CA
December 15, 2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 69–57  4–7
Leavey Center (1,241)
Santa Clara, CA
December 18, 2015*
7:00 pm, MW Net
at Nevada L 69–72  4–8
Lawlor Events Center (5,813)
Reno, NV
WCC regular season
December 21, 2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific L 72–73 OT 4–9
(0–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,705)
Stockton, CA
December 23, 2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA
Saint Mary's L 59–81  4–10
(0–2)
Leavey Center (1,950)
Santa Clara, CA
December 31, 2015
2:00 pm, CSNCA
Gonzaga L 77–79  4–11
(0–3)
Leavey Center (3,121)
Santa Clara, CA
January 2, 2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
Portland W 84–77  5–11
(1–3)
Leavey Center (1,365)
Santa Clara, CA
January 7, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at BYU L 61–97  5–12
(1–4)
Marriott Center (12,77)
Provo, UT
January 9, 2016
7:00 pm, TWCSN
at San Diego W 65–53  6–12
(2–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,664)
San Diego, CA
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pepperdine W 62–60  7–12
(3–4)
Leavey Center (1,394)
Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
Loyola Marymount L 66–76  7–13
(3–5)
Leavey Center (1,572)
Santa Clara, CA
January 21, 2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
San Francisco L 61–74  7–14
(3–6)
Leavey Center (1,413)
Santa Clara, CA
January 28, 2016
6:00 pm, CSNBA/CSNCA
at Gonzaga L 67–84  7–15
(3–7)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 31, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland W 90–84  8–15
(4–7)
Chiles Center (2,242)
Portland, OR
February 6, 2016
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco L 86–89  8–16
(4–8)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,538)
San Francisco, CA
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego W 74–71  9–16
(5–8)
Leavey Center (1,428)
Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
BYU L 62–96  9–17
(5–9)
Leavey Center (2,469)
Santa Clara, CA
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount W 76–72  10–17
(6–9)
Gersten Pavilion (1,721)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2016
5:00 pm, TWCSN
at Pepperdine L 76–88  10–18
(6–10)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,977)
Malibu, CA
February 25, 2016
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at Saint Mary's L 50–75  10–19
(6–11)
McKeon Pavilion (3,165)
Moraga, CA
February 27, 2016
6:00 pm, CSNCA
Pacific W 69–65  11–19
(7–11)
Leavey Center (3,808)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
03/05/2016
1:00 pm, BYUtv/CSNCA/TWCSN
vs. BYU
Quarterfinals
L 60–72  11–20
Orleans Arena (7,341)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Santa Clara Fires Basketball Coach Kerry Keating". Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "Santa Clara hires Herb Sendek as new head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 27, 2017.