# 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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 .

## 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting 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: "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. ||||||

## 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. |||||