2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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
Incoming Transfers
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
College recruiting information
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)
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
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:
Roster
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
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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