# 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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. 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.

## 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Stephen Edwards | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Muskogee, OK | Transferred to Trinity Valley CC |
| Brandon Clark | 3 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | East Chicago, IN | Graduated |
| Jalen Richard | 5 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | San Tan Valley, AZ | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Denzel Johnson | 20 | G | 6'3" | 189 | Senior | Fresno, CA | Graduated |
| Andrew Papenfus | 30 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Snowmass, CO | Graduated |
| Robert Garrett | 35 | C | 7'0" | 270 | Senior | Vallejo, CA | Graduated |
| Yannick Atanga | 44 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Yaoundé, Cameroon | Graduated |

### 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

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