# 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by second-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 11–20, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Evan Wardlow | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Lake View Terrace, CA | Graduate transferred |
| Akil Douglas | 13 | F | 6'10" | 190 | Junior | San Jose, CA | Graduate transferred to Clark Atlanta |
| Evan Crawford | 14 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | Altadena, CA | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Matt Hubbard | 22 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Junior | Colville, CA | Graduate transferred to California Baptist |
| Jared Brownridge | 23 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Aurora, IL | Graduated |
| Tony Lewis | 35 | F | 6'8" | 260 | RS Freshman | San Antonio, TX | Transferred to Blinn College |
| Nate Kratch | 43 | F | 6'6" | 227 | RS Senior | Wartertown, MN | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tahj Eaddy | 2 | G | 6'2" | 154 | Sophomore | West Haven, CT | Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Eaddy will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Henry Caruso | 21 | F | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | San Mateo, CA | Transferred from Princeton. Will be eligible to play immediately since Caruso graduated from Princeton. |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Matt Turner #61 SG | Trumbull, CT | Blair Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 12, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Shaquille Walters #62 SG | London, England | Blair Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Josip Vrankic #85 PF | Etobicoke, ON | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 67 ||||||
| 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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2017 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Vincent | W 103–61 | | Leavey Center (1,113) Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | La Verne | W 120–70 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (1,558) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Nevada | L 63–93 | 1–1 | Leavey Center (1,892) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | L 59–63 | 1–2 | Leavey Center (1,626) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 22, 2017* 6:30 pm | | vs. Idaho Great Alaska Shootout first round | L 59–69 | 1–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,303) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 23, 2017* 9:00 pm | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout consolation round | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (1,880) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 25, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game | L 59–73 | 1–5 | Alaska Airlines Center (1,823) Anchorage, AK |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 89–57 | 2–5 | Leavey Center (1,263) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 72–57 | 3–5 | Leavey Center (1,273) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 84–87 | 3–6 | Leavey Center (1,361) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 59–82 | 3–7 | Galen Center (2,712) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 18, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Valparaiso | L 68–76 | 3–8 | Leavey Center (1,305) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | San Jose State Cable Car Classic | L 63–75 | 3–9 | Leavey Center (2,406) Santa Clara, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 72–65 | 4–9 (1–0) | Leavey Center (1,192) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, NBCSCA | | at No. 20 Gonzaga | L 52–101 | 4–10 (1–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSCA+ | | at Loyola Marymount | W 65–49 | 5–10 (2–1) | Gersten Pavilion (773) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 70–68 | 6–10 (3–1) | Leavey Center (1,688) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Mary's | L 57–81 | 6–11 (3–2) | Leavey Center (2,871) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | BYU | L 50–84 | 6–12 (3–3) | Leavey Center (3,369) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSBA | | at San Francisco | W 65–62 | 7–12 (4–3) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,508) San Francisco, CA |
| Jan 20, 2017 5:00 pm, NBCSCA+ | | No. 13 Gonzaga | L 60–75 | 7–13 (4–4) | Leavey Center (5,011) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 58–66 | 7–14 (4–5) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,231) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 27, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 73–59 | 8–14 (5–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (742) Malibu, CA |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSBA | | Pacific | L 45–63 | 8–15 (5–6) | Leavey Center (1,588) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 3, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSCA | | San Francisco | L 59–70 | 8–16 (5–7) | Leavey Center (2,876) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 8, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at BYU | L 58–80 | 8–17 (5–8) | Marriott Center (11,638) Provo, UT |
| Feb 10, 2018 1:00 pm | | San Diego | W 70–64 | 9–17 (6–8) | Leavey Center (2,046) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 81–72 | 10–17 (7–8) | Chiles Center (2,031) Portland, OR |
| Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSCA | | at Pacific | W 72–68 | 11–17 (8–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,306) Stockton, CA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 64–65 | 11–18 (8–9) | Leavey Center (2,408) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, NBCSCA | | at No. 22 Saint Mary's | L 40–67 | 11–19 (8–10) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSCA | (7) | vs. (10) Pepperdine First round | L 69–85 | 11–20 | Orleans Arena (6,747) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||