# 2022–23 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by seventh-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2021–22 season 21–12, 10–5 in WCC play, to finish in third place. They defeated Portland in the third round of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Washington State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| PJ Pipes | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Woodridge, IL | Graduated |
| Miguel Tomley | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Sophomore | Surrey, BC | Transferred to Idaho State |
| Josip Vrankic | 13 | F | 6'9" | 216 | RS Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Eli Barry | 20 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Max Dorward | 22 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Senior | Palo Alto, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Jalen Williams | 24 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Gilbert, AZ | Declared for 2022 NBA draft |
| Danilo Djuricic | 30 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Brampton, ON | Graduated; signed to play professionally in Canada with Scarborough Shooting Stars |
| Max Besselink | 33 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Helsinki, Finland | Signed to professionally in Germany with s.Oliver Würzburg |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Carlos Marshall Jr. | | G | 6'6" | | RS Senior | Memphis, TN | Tennessee State |
| Brandin Podziemski | | G | 6'5" | 200 | Sophomore | Muskego, WI | Illinois |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jake Ensminger PG | Ulm, Germany | Orange Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 11, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Kosy Akametu SG | Los Angeles, CA | LA Premier Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 3, 2022 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Christoph Tilly C | Berlin, Germany | Alba Berlin | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 9, 2022 |
| Recruiting 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 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2022 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 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 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Eastern Washington | W 84–72 | 1–0 | 30 – Podziemski | 9 – tied | 5 – Braun | Leavey Center (1,655) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Georgia Southern | W 78–62 | 2–0 | 34 – Podziemski | 11 – Podziemski | 3 – tied | Leavey Center (1,152) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Utah State | L 74–96 | 2–1 | 14 – Braun | 6 – Tilly | 5 – Braun | Smith Spectrum (6,549) Logan, UT |
| November 18, 2022* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. DePaul Bahamas Championship semifinals | W 69–61 | 3–1 | 21 – Podziemski | 12 – Podziemski | 4 – Justice | Baha Mar Convention Center (687) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 20, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. UCF Bahamas Championship finals | L 50–57 | 3–2 | 12 – Justice | 8 – Braun | 3 – Justice | Baha Mar Convention Center (714) Nassau, BAH |
| November 23, 2022* 4:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Menlo College | W 64–51 | 4–2 | 17 – Justice | 18 – Podziemski | 5 – Justice | Leavey Center (766) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 9:00 p.m. | | vs. Iona Las Vegas Holiday Classic | W 86–76 | 5–2 | 27 – Podziemski | 9 – Podziemski | 5 – Braun | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 30, 2022* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Wyoming Sport Tours Showdown | W 89–85 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 19 – tied | 11 – Bediako | 4 – tied | Lifetime Activities Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Sacramento State | W 72–65 | 7–2 | 27 – Podziemski | 9 – Braun | 5 – Justice | Leavey Center (1,106) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | New Mexico State | W 66–65 | 8–2 | 18 – Justice | 9 – Braun | 6 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (1,039) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Jose State | L 64–75 | 8–3 | 25 – Justice | 6 – tied | 5 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (1,225) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Portland State | W 78–75 | 9–3 | 24 – Stewart | 11 – Bediako | 5 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (750) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | UC Irvine | W 86–74 | 10–3 | 29 – Stewart | 6 – Justice | 5 – Justice | Leavey Center (880) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | California | W 71–62 | 11–3 | 20 – Podziemski | 7 – tied | 6 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (1,290) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Boise State | W 73–58 | 12–3 | 25 – Stewart | 10 – Podziemski | 5 – Justice | Leavey Center (1,061) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Francisco | W 79–67 | 13–3 (1–0) | 18 – tied | 9 – Braun | 5 – tied | Leavey Center (1,302) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 31, 2022 4:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | Saint Mary's | L 64–67 | 13–4 (1–1) | 19 – Podziemski | 10 – Bediako | 3 – tied | Leavey Center (1,379) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at Pepperdine | W 89–79 | 14–4 (2–1) | 27 – Podziemski | 10 – Podziemski | 6 – Podziemski | Firestone Fieldhouse (682) Malibu, CA |
| January 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., NBCSBA+ | | No. 9 Gonzaga | L 76–81 | 14–5 (2–2) | 22 – Justice | 11 – Braun | 5 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (4,200) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 14, 2023 6:00 p.m., NBCSC | | at Pacific | W 92–81 | 15–5 (3–2) | 26 – Justice | 12 – Braun | 3 – Stewart | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,380) Stockton, CA |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | BYU | W 83–76 | 16–5 (4–2) | 23 – Justice | 8 – Podziemski | – Stewart | Leavey Center (2,455) Santa Clara, CA |
| January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., NBCSBA | | at Saint Mary's | L 58–77 | 16–6 (4–3) | 17 – Stewart | 7 – Braun | 2 – Bediako | University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Pacific | L 89–95 | 16–7 (4–4) | 38 – Podziemski | 9 – Podziemski | 4 – Stewart | Leavey Center (1,805) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at No. 12 Gonzaga | L 70–88 | 16–8 (4–5) | 22 – Stewart | 4 – tied | 3 – Stewart | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at San Francisco | W 83–70 | 17–8 (5–5) | 25 – Stewart | 10 – Podziemski | 4 – tied | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,650) San Francisco, CA |
| February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | San Diego | W 80–75 | 18–8 (6–5) | 20 – Podziemski | 9 – Podziemski | 4 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (1,860) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., NBCSC | | Loyola Marymount | W 71–69 | 19–8 (7–5) | 30 – Podziemski | 5 – Podziemski | 3 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (2,850) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at BYU | W 81–74 | 20–8 (8–5) | 26 – Podziemski | 12 – Podziemski | 4 – Justice | Marriott Center (13,321) Provo, UT |
| February 18, 2023 5:30 p.m., WCC Network | | at Portland | W 103–84 | 21–8 (9–5) | 22 – Justice | 15 – Podziemski | 5 – Podziemski | Chiles Center (2,621) Portland, OR |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | Pepperdine | W 91–82 | 22–8 (10–5) | 23 – Podziemski | 18 – Podziemski | 5 – Knapper | Leavey Center (2,082) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 25, 2023 7:00 p.m., WCC Network | | at San Diego | W 81–63 | 23–8 (11–5) | 26 – Podziemski | 10 – Podziemski | 5 – Podziemski | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,898) San Diego, CA |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| March 4, 2023 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (3) | vs. (6) San Francisco Quarterfinals | L 87–93 $^{2OT}$ | 23–9 | 22 – tied | 11 – Podziemski | 9 – Podziemski | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | (3) Sam Houston First round – Oklahoma State bracket | L 56–58 | 23–10 | 18 – Podziemski | 8 – Tilly | 7 – Podziemski | Leavey Center (1,203) Santa Clara, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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