# 2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 6–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Portland in the first round of the WCC tournament before losing in the second round to Pepperdine.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2018–19 season 16–15, 8–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the second round of the WCC tournament to San Diego.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Henrik Jädersten | 3 | F | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Stockholm, Sweden | Graduated |
| K. J. Feagin | 10 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Long Beach, CA | Graduated |
| Matt Hauser | 12 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Thousand Oaks, CA | Graduated |
| Johnny Swayer | 20 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Hyattsville, MD | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Josh Martin | 22 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Fallou Ndoye | 25 | C | 6'11" | 225 | RS Senior | Taif, Senegal | Graduated |
| Matt Jasaitis | 33 | G | 5'11" | 170 | RS Senior | Manhattan Beach, CA | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| David Thompson | 1 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Whitefish Bay, WI | Junior college transferred from Mt. San Jacinto College |

## Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jaden Bediako C | Brampton, ON | Ridley College | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Giordan Williams SG | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Polytechnic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jalen Williams SG | Gilbert, AZ | Perry High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Miguel Tomley PG | Surrey, BC | Tamanawis Secondary School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 29, 2018 |
| Star ratings: 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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2019 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UC Santa Cruz | W 97–52 | 1–0 | 18 – Mitchell | 7 – Tied | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,420) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 77–63 | 2–0 | 18 – Mitchell | 10 – Caruso | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (2,000) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Washington State | W 70–62 | 3–0 | 22 – Caruso | 10 – Caruso | 3 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (1,202) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 64–82 | 3–1 | 13 – Vrankic | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (3,491) Stanford, CA |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Notre Dame de Namur Cable Car Classic | W 101–54 | 4–1 | 14 – 3 Tied | 10 – Mitchell | 6 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,127) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 78–65 | 5–1 | 12 – Tied | 5 – Bediako | 7 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (1,146) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 27, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Denver Cable Car Classic | W 81–64 | 6–1 | 19 – Eaddy | 10 – Vrankic | 7 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (912) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State Cable Car Classic | W 87–75 | 7–1 | 24 – Wertz | 5 – Wertz | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,009) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 30, 2019* 3:30 pm | | Cal State Fullerton Cable Car Classic | W 70–55 | 8–1 | 17 – Vrankic | 7 – Mitchell | 4 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (993) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 67–98 | 8–2 | 8 – Tied | 7 – Vrankic | 3 – Wertz | Lawlor Events Center (7,577) Reno, NV |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm | | California | W 71–52 | 9–2 | 16 – Caruso | 12 – Caruso | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (2,326) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 60–58 | 10–2 | 15 – Vrankic | 6 – Caruso | 5 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (1,008) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 89–84 | 11–2 | 25 – Caruso | 6 – Tied | 9 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,165) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 20, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 100–71 | 12–2 | 28 – Wertz | 8 – Mitchell | 6 – Williams | Leavey Center (875) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 92–57 | 13–2 | 24 – Justice | 9 – Vrankic | 7 – Vrankic | Leavey Center (1,242) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm | | San Diego | W 80–63 | 14–2 (1–0) | 26 – Justice | 7 – Vrankic | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,361) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, NBCSBA | | at San Francisco | L 61–80 | 14–3 (1–1) | 21 – Mitchell | 6 – Mitchell | 1 – 4 tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,207) San Francisco, CA |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Mary's | W 67–66 | 15–3 (2–1) | 22 – Vrankic | 10 – Vrankic | 3 – Tied | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| January 16, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 54–104 | 15–4 (2–2) | 12 – Vrankic | 10 – Bediako | 2 – Wertz | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm | | Pacific | W 84–80 | 16–4 (3–2) | 31 – Wertz | 8 – Mitchell | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,760) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, NBCSCA | | Pepperdine | L 86–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (3–3) | 33 – Vrankic | 13 – Bediako | 7 – Wertz | Leavey Center (1,914) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 25, 2020 3:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 65–52 | 17–5 (4–3) | 20 – Vrankic | 9 – Vrankic | 4 – Eaddy | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,038) San Diego, CA |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | No. 2 Gonzaga | L 72–87 | 17–6 (4–4) | 17 – Mitchell | 12 – Vrankic | 5 – Tied | Leavey Center (4,200) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Portland | W 85–61 | 18–6 (5–4) | 17 – Justice | 9 – Bediako | 9 – Wertz | Chiles Center (2,375) Portland, OR |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 77–91 | 18–7 (5–5) | 19 – Bediako | 9 – Bediako | 5 – Wertz | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,349) Malibu, CA |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, NBCSCA | | San Francisco | L 61–70 | 18–8 (5–6) | 14 – Bediako | 10 – Mitchell | 5 – Wertz | Leavey Center (2,077) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 59–75 | 18–9 (5–7) | 17 – Vrankic | 11 – Bediako | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,862) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 23 BYU | L 75–85 | 18–10 (5–8) | 28 – Vrankic | 11 – Vrankic | 6 – Mitchell | Marriott Center (12,757) Provo, UT |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 74–87 | 18–11 (5–9) | 18 – Mitchell | 7 – Bediako | 1 – 5 tied | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,043) Stockton, CA |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Saint Mary's | L 72–78 | 18–12 (5–10) | 20 – Eaddy | 9 – Justice | 5 – Eaddy | Leavey Center (2,512) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 29, 2020 1:00 pm, NBCSCA | | Portland | W 73–68 | 19–12 (6–10) | 25 – Mitchell | 8 – Justice | 3 – Tied | Leavey Center (2,324) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (7) | vs. (10) Portland First round | W 76–62 | 20–12 | 17 – Mitchell | 9 – Justice | 5 – Tied | Orleans Arena (1,983) Paradise, NV |
| March 6, 2020 8:00 pm, BYUtv | (7) | vs. (6) Pepperdine Second round | L 73–84 | 20–13 | 18 – Vrankic | 6 – Tied | 4 – Eaddy | Orleans Arena (3,850) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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