2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Pruitt
  • Sam Scholl
  • Kyle Schwan
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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
† 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 due to dq because of fans running onto the courts .[1]

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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: 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:

Roster

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Stephen Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Putnam West Muskogee, OK
F 1 Evan Wardlow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr El Camino Real Lake View Terrace, CA
G 3 Brandon Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Merrillville East Chicago, IN
G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Plano East Murphy, TX
G 5 Jalen Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Poston Butte San Tan Valley, AZ
G 10 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr The Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
G 20 Denzel Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr Clovis West Fresno, CA
F 22 Matt Hubbard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Colville Colville, WA,
G 23 Jared Brownridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Waubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
F 30 Andrew Papenfus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Aspen Snowmass, CO
C 35 Robert Garrett 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Sacramento Vallejo, CA
F 43 Nate Kratch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS So Watertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
F 44 Yannick Atanga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Besant Hill of Happy Valley (Ojai, CA) Yaoundé, Cameroon
C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Fr Junípero Serra Anambra, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-08-05

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
5:00 pm 		Cal State East Bay W 82–72 
Leavey Center (1,512)
Santa Clara, CA
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Fullerton W 89–72  1–0
 Leavey Center (1,226)
Santa Clara, CA
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm 		San Diego Christian W 70–58  2–0
 Leavey Center (1,203)
Santa Clara, CA
11/19/2014*
5:00 pm, RTNW 		at Utah State L 54–60  2–1
 Smith Spectrum (9,334)
Logan, UT
11/24/2014*
4:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 20 Michigan State
Orlando Classic opening round 		L 52–79  2–2
 Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
11/27/2014*
9:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. Tennessee
Orlando Classic quarterfinals 		L 57–64  2–3
 HP Field House (3,915)
Orlando, FL
11/28/2014*
11:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Rhode Island
Orlando Classic consolation round 		L 44–66  2–4
 HP Field House (4,383)
Orlando, FL
11/30/2014*
7:30 am, ESPN3 		vs. Rider
Orlando Classic 7th place game 		W 68–60  3–4
 HP Field House (4,842)
Orlando, FL
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 61–50  4–4
 Event Center Arena (2,123)
San Jose, CA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm 		Washington State W 76–67  5–4
 Leavey Center (1,172)
Santa Clara, CA
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm 		Northeastern
Cable Car Classic 		L 72–78  5–5
 Leavey Center (1,168)
Santa Clara, CA
12/23/2014*
2:00 pm 		Cal Poly
Cable Car Classic 		L 58–69  5–6
 Leavey Center (1,107)
Santa Clara, CA
12/27/2014
1:00 pm, CSNCA 		at Saint Mary's L 60–73  5–7 (0–1)
 McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
Moraga, CA
12/29/2014
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pacific W 57–40  6–7 (1–1)
 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
Stockton, CA
01/01/2015
2:00 pm, BYUtv 		BYU L 46–81  6–8 (1–2)
 Leavey Center (2,375)
Santa Clara, CA
01/03/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		San Diego W 59–56  7–8 (2–2)
 Leavey Center (1,331)
Santa Clara, CA
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Portland L 61–78  7–9 (2–3)
 Chiles Center (1,415)
Portland, OR
01/10/2015
5:00 pm, RTNW/TheW.tv 		at No. 6 Gonzaga L 57–79  7–10 (2–4)
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/13/2015*
7:00 pm 		Saint Katherine W 77–63  8–10
 Leavey Center (1,117)
Santa Clara, CA
01/17/2015
3:00 pm, CSNCA 		San Francisco W 70–64  9–10 (3–4)
 Leavey Center (2,074)
Santa Clara, CA
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA 		Loyola Marymount W 65–62  10–10 (4–4)
 Leavey Center (1,318)
Santa Clara, CA
01/24/2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA 		Pepperdine W 60–57  11–10 (5–4)
 Leavey Center (1,760)
Santa Clara, CA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at San Diego L 64–69  11–11 (5–5)
 Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,369)
San Diego, CA
01/31/2015
6:30 pm, BYUtv 		at BYU L 57–78  11–12 (5–6)
 Marriott Center (17,771)
Provo, UT
02/05/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 Gonzaga L 63–77  11–13 (5–7)
 Leavey Center (4,700)
Santa Clara, CA
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Portland L 54–74  11–14 (5–8)
 Leavey Center (2,110)
Santa Clara, CA
02/12/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at San Francisco L 62–69 OT 11–15 (5–9)
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,394)
San Francisco, CA
02/19/2015
6:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Pepperdine L 55–64  11–16 (5–10)
 Firestone Fieldhouse (1,055)
Malibu, CA
02/21/2015
3:00 pm, TheW.tv 		at Loyola Marymount W 70–63  12–16 (6–10)
 Gersten Pavilion (1,844)
Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv 		Pacific L 57–64  12–17 (6–11)
 Leavey Center (1,110)
Santa Clara, CA
02/28/2015
5:00 pm, CSN BAY 		Saint Mary's W 71–70  13–17 (7–11)
 Leavey Center (2,750)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
03/06/2015
8:00 pm, BYUtv 		vs. Loyola Marymount
First round 		W 85–54  14–17
 Orleans Arena (7,110)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. BYU
Quarterfinals 		L 76–78  14–18
 Orleans Arena (8,537)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ Hill, Adam (March 8, 2015). "Haws, Brigham Young keep eyes on prize". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2024.