2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
2014–15 record	14–18 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach	Kerry Keating (8th year)
Assistant coach	Jesse Pruitt
Assistant coach	Sam Scholl
Assistant coach	Kyle Schwan
Home arena	Leavey Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
BYU	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Saint Mary's	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	18	–	14	.563
San Diego	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Portland	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Santa Clara	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
San Francisco	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kerry Keating's eighth 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 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.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jerry Brown	0	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Richmond, CA	Graduated
Julian Clarke	22	G	6'3"	193	Junior	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Toronto
Evan Roquemore	24	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Henderson, NV	Graduated
John McArthur	25	F	6'9"	228	Senior	Danville, CA	Graduated
Robert Garrett	35	C	7'0"	270	Junior	Vallejo, CA	Left the team

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Wardlow F	Woodland Hills, California	El Camino Real	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 11, 2013
Evan Wardlow F	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Matt Hubbard F	Colville, Washington	Colville	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 28, 2013
Matt Hubbard F	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67
Stephen Edwards G	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Putnam City West	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 20, 2014
Stephen Edwards G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Kai Healy G	Sydney, Australia	The Scots College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Mar 4, 2014
Kai Healy G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2014 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting Class of 2015

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matt Hauser G	Thousand Oaks, California	Thousand Oaks	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	May 11, 2014
Matt Hauser G	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66
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

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Edwards, StephenStephen Edwards	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Putnam West	Muskogee, OK
3.5 !F	1	Wardlow, EvanEvan Wardlow	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	El Camino Real	Lake View Terrace, CA
1.5 !G	3	Clark, BrandonBrandon Clark	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Merrillville	East Chicago, IN
1.5 !G	4	Pugh, JarvisJarvis Pugh	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Plano East	Murphy, TX
1.5 !G	5	Richard, JalenJalen Richard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Poston Butte	San Tan Valley, AZ
1.5 !G	10	Healy, KaiKai Healy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	The Scots College in Bellevue Hills	Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
1.5 !G	20	Johnson, DenzelDenzel Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 189 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Clovis West	Fresno, CA
3.5 !F	22	Hubbard, MattMatt Hubbard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Colville	Colville, WA,
1.5 !G	23	Brownridge, JaredJared Brownridge	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Waubonsie Valley	Aurora, IL
3.5 !F	30	Papenfus, AndrewAndrew Papenfus	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Aspen	Snowmass, CO
5.0 !C	35	Garrett, RobertRobert Garrett	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 270 lb (122 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sacramento	Vallejo, CA
3.5 !F	43	Kratch, NateNate Kratch	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 213 lb (97 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Watertown-Mayer	Watertown, MN
3.5 !F	44	Atanga, YannickYannick Atanga	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Besant Hill of Happy Valley (Ojai, CA)	Yaoundé, Cameroon
5.0 !C	50	Ndumanya, EmmanuelEmmanuel Ndumanya	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 260 lb (118 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Junípero Serra	Anambra, Nigeria

Head coach

Kerry Keating (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Jesse Pruitt (UC Davis)
Sam Scholl (San Diego)
Kyle Schwan (Northern State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-08-05

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	Cal State East Bay	W 82–72		Leavey Center (1,512)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	Cal State Fullerton	W 89–72	1–0	Leavey Center (1,226)
11/15/2014*	San Diego Christian	W 70–58	2–0	Leavey Center (1,203)
11/19/2014*	at Utah State	L 54–60	2–1	Smith Spectrum (9,334)
11/24/2014*	at #20 Michigan State (Orlando Classic opening round)	L 52–79	2–2	Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
11/27/2014*	vs. Tennessee (Orlando Classic quarterfinals)	L 57–64	2–3	HP Field House (3,915)
11/28/2014*	vs. Rhode Island (Orlando Classic consolation round)	L 44–66	2–4	HP Field House (4,383)
11/30/2014*	vs. Rider (Orlando Classic 7th place game)	W 68–60	3–4	HP Field House (4,842)
12/06/2014*	at San Jose State	W 61–50	4–4	Event Center Arena (2,123)
12/13/2014*	Washington State	W 76–67	5–4	Leavey Center (1,172)
12/20/2014*	Northeastern (Cable Car Classic)	L 72–78	5–5	Leavey Center (1,168)
12/23/2014*	Cal Poly (Cable Car Classic)	L 58–69	5–6	Leavey Center (1,107)
12/27/2014	at Saint Mary's	L 60–73	5–7 (0–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
12/29/2014	at Pacific	W 57–40	6–7 (1–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
01/01/2015	BYU	L 46–81	6–8 (1–2)	Leavey Center (2,375)
01/03/2015	San Diego	W 59–56	7–8 (2–2)	Leavey Center (1,331)
01/08/2015	at Portland	L 61–78	7–9 (2–3)	Chiles Center (1,415)
01/10/2015	at #6 Gonzaga	L 57–79	7–10 (2–4)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
01/13/2015*	Saint Katherine	W 77–63	8–10	Leavey Center (1,117)
01/17/2015	San Francisco	W 70–64	9–10 (3–4)	Leavey Center (2,074)
01/22/2015	Loyola Marymount	W 65–62	10–10 (4–4)	Leavey Center (1,318)
01/24/2015	Pepperdine	W 60–57	11–10 (5–4)	Leavey Center (1,760)
01/29/2015	at San Diego	L 64–69	11–11 (5–5)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,369)
01/31/2015	at BYU	L 57–78	11–12 (5–6)	Marriott Center (17,771)
02/05/2015	#2 Gonzaga	L 63–77	11–13 (5–7)	Leavey Center (4,700)
02/07/2015	Portland	L 54–74	11–14 (5–8)	Leavey Center (2,110)
02/12/2015	at San Francisco	L 62–69 ^OT	11–15 (5–9)	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,394)
02/19/2015	at Pepperdine	L 55–64	11–16 (5–10)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,055)
02/21/2015	at Loyola Marymount	W 70–63	12–16 (6–10)	Gersten Pavilion (1,844)
02/26/2015	Pacific	L 57–64	12–17 (6–11)	Leavey Center (1,110)
02/28/2015	Saint Mary's	W 71–70	13–17 (7–11)	Leavey Center (2,750)
WCC Tournament
03/06/2015	vs. Loyola Marymount (First round)	W 85–54	14–17	Orleans Arena (7,110)
03/07/2015	vs. BYU (Quarterfinals)	L 76–78	14–18	Orleans Arena (8,537)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball

Venues	San Jose YMCA (1904–1927) Kezar Pavillion (1927–1951) Seifert Gymnasium (1935–1951) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1951–1975) Toso Pavilion / Leavey Center (1975–present)

Culture & lore	History "Fight for Santa Clara"

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA Final Four appearance in italics