# 2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represents Santa Clara University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by ninth-year head coach Herb Sendek, play their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 10–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. As a No. 4 seed in the WCC tournament they defeated San Francisco in the quarterfinals before losing to Saint Mary's.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Francisco Cáffaro | 10 | C | 7'1" | 242 | GS Senior | Santa Fe, Argentina | Graduated |
| Jalen Benjamin | 15 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Carlos Marshall Jr. | 22 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Memphis, TN | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Elijah Mahi | 8 | F | 6'6" | | Junior | Toronto, ON | West Valley College |
| Carlos Stewart | 10 | G | 6'1" | 193 | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | LSU |

### Recruiting classes
#### Recruiting class of 2024

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Allen Graves PF | Ponchatoula, LA | Ponchatoula High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2025

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bradley Longcor PG | Quincy, IL | Quincy High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2025 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2025 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 4, 2024* 12:00 p.m., YouTube | | vs. Saint Louis Field of 68 Opening Day Showcase | W 85–78 | 1−0 | 24 – Bal | 8 – Tilly | 5 – Stewart Jr. | Sanford Pentagon (2,300) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 8, 2024* 5:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Arizona State Las Vegas Hoopfest | L 74–81 | 1–1 | 19 – Mahi | 8 – Ensminger | 4 – Tied | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | L 80–88 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | 18 – Bal | 14 – O'Neil | 3 – Bal | Leavey Center (1,628) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Nevada | L 59–85 | 1–3 | 22 – Mahi | 6 – O'Neil | 2 – Stewart Jr. | Lawlor Events Center (8,772) Reno, NV |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside Acrisure Invitational campus site game | W 96–54 | 2–3 | 20 – Tilly | 7 – O'Neil | 5 – Tilly | Leavey Center (1,230) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 23, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stanford | L 69–71 | 2–4 | 16 – Tilly | 5 – Tied | 4 – Knapper | Leavey Center (2,100) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TruTV | | vs. TCU Acrisure Invitational semifinals | W 69–52 | 3–4 | 18 – Stewart Jr. | 11 – Ensminger | 5 – Ensminger | Acrisure Arena (320) Thousand Palms, CA |
| November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., TruTV | | vs. Washington Acrisure Invitational championships | L 69–76 | 3–5 | 20 – Stewart Jr. | 7 – Mahi | 3 – Mahi | Acrisure Arena (1,532) Thousand Palms, CA |
| December 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at McNeese | W 74–67 | 4–5 | 17 – Bryan | 10 – Mahi | 4 – Bal | The Legacy Center (3,102) Lake Charles, LA |
| December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fresno State | W 81–66 | 5–5 | 18 – Stewart Jr. | 11 – Ensminger | 5 – Ensminger | Leavey Center (1.513) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 14, 2024* 1:30 p.m., Baller TV | | vs. Bradley Jack Jones Classic | W 84–74 | 6–5 | 23 – Mahi | 9 – Ensminger | 5 – Tilly | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 94–74 | 7–5 | 27 – Bal | 10 – Ensminger | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,047) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Dakota | W 98–81 | 8–5 | 20 – Bal | 10 – Ensminger | 6 – O'Neil | Leavey Center (1,120) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | W 91–80 | 9–5 (1–0) | 19 – Bal | 5 – Tied | 8 – Bal | Leavey Center (1,133) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 94–97 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | 20 – Tied | 10 – O'Neil | 6 – Stewart | Sobrato Center (2,958) San Francisco, CA |
| January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Diego | W 81–80 | 10–6 (2–1) | 20 – Stewart Jr. | 10 – O'Neil | 4 – Bal | Jenny Craig Pavilion (782) San Diego, CA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Oregon State | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (3–1) | 21 – Mahi | 7 – Tied | 5 – Mahi | Leavey Center (1,675) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 77–54 | 12–6 (4–1) | 25 – Stewart Jr. | 7 – Tilly | 4 – Stewart Jr. | Leavey Center (2,500) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 54–57 | 12–7 (4–2) | 25 – Tilly | 10 – Ensminger | 5 – Bal | Gersten Pavilion (1,499) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | W 103–99 | 13–7 (5–2) | 35 – Bryan | 9 – Ensminger | 4 – Tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Washington State | W 93–65 | 14–7 (6–2) | 17 – O'Neil | 10 – Tilly | 4 – Tied | Leavey Center (1,875) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 69–83 | 14–8 (6–3) | 13 – Bal | 6 – O'Neil | 7 – Knapper | Gill Coliseum (4,725) Corvallis, OR |
| January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Saint Mary's | L 54–67 | 14–9 (6–4) | 24 – Stewart Jr. | 6 – Ensminger | 3 – Stewart Jr. | Leavey Center (3,208) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 83–49 | 15–9 (7–4) | 19 – Tilly | 6 – Tilly | 6 – Mahi | Leavey Center (1,889) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | W 97–50 | 16–9 (8–4) | 19 – Tongue | 10 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Chiles Center (1,044) Portland, OR |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego | W 93–70 | 17–9 (9–4) | 28 – Mahi | 7 – O'Neil | 7 – Mahi | Leavey Center (2,227) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Saint Mary's | L 64–73 | 17–10 (9–5) | 18 – O'Neil | 6 – O'Neil | 6 – Stewart | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| February 19, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Loyola Marymount | W 76–61 | 18–10 (10–5) | 16 – Stewart | 13 – Ensminger | 3 – Mahi | Leavey Center (2,129) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Washington State | W 109–79 | 19–10 (11–5) | 22 – Stewart Jr. | 8 – Tongue | 5 – Knapper | Beasley Coliseum (4,380) Pullman, WA |
| February 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Gonzaga | L 76–95 | 19–11 (11–6) | 18 – Bryan | 7 – O'Neil | 4 – Bal | Leavey Center (4,200) Santa Clara, CA |
| March 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | W 97–66 | 20–11 (12–6) | 21 – Tilly | 12 – Tilly | 5 – Mahi | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,554) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (9) Pepperdine Quarterfinals | L 76–78 | 20–12 | 18 – Bryan | 9 – O'Neil | 3 – Tied | Orleans Arena (2,523) Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m. | (2) | UC Riverside First Round | W 101–62 | 21–12 | 17 – Bryan | 7 – Bryan | 5 – Mahi | Leavey Center (672) Santa Clara, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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