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2020–21 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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2020–21 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record12–8 (4–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga 15 0   1.000 31 1   .969
No. 23 BYU 10 3   .769 20 7   .741
Loyola Marymount 7 5   .583 13 9   .591
Pepperdine 7 6   .538 15 12   .556
Pacific 6 7   .462 9 9   .500
Santa Clara 4 5   .444 12 8   .600
Saint Mary's 4 6   .400 14 10   .583
San Francisco 4 9   .308 11 14   .440
San Diego 2 7   .222 3 11   .214
Portland 0 11   .000 6 15   .286
2021 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fifth-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the 2019–20 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.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
David Thompson 1 G 6'0" 165 Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Central Washington
Tahj Eaddy 2 G 6'2" 165 RS Junior West Haven, CT Graduate transferred to USC
Trey Wertz 3 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Charlotte, NC Transferred to Notre Dame

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Christian Carlyle 1 G 6'6" 210 RS Senior Jacksonville, FL Transferred from Florida Gulf Coast. Will be eligible to play immediately since Carlyle graduated from Florida Gulf Coast.
Joe Foley 3 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Atherton, CA Transferred from Lehigh. Will be eligible to play immediately; join the team as a walk-on.
Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 25 F 6'5" 200 Senior La Mirada, CA Transferred from Princeton. Will be eligible to play immediately since Reynoso-Avila graduated from Princeton.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trent Hudgens
PG
Glendale, AZ Ironwood High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Mar 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2021

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US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Camaron Tongue
#48 PF
Weston, MA The Rivers School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 3, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 76
Carlos Stewart
#51 SG
Baton Rouge, LA The Dunham School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 21, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Brenton Knapper
PG
Ontario, ON Colony High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Nov 23, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Max Besselink
PF
Finland International School of Helsinki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Jacob Holt
PF
Delta, BC Vancouver College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jun 24, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2020–21 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 D. J. Mitchell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Buchanan HS
Wake Forest
Fresno, CA
G 1 Christian Carlyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bishop Kenny HS
Florida Gulf Coast
Jacksonville, FL
G 2 Trent Hudgens, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ironwood HS Phoenix, AZ
G 3 Joe Foley (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Menlo School
Lehigh
Atherton, CA
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
G 10 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Tamanawis HS Surrey, BC
C 12 Jaden Bediako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Ridley College Brampton, ON
F 13 Josip Vrankic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
F 14 Keshawn Justice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Madison East HS Madison, WI
F 15 Juan Ducasse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Lee Academy Montevideo, Uruguay
G 20 Eli Barry (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So The Westminster Schools Atlanta, GA
G 21 Justin Traina (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Central Catholic HS Patterson, CA
G 22 Max Dorward (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Palo Alto HS Palo Alto, CA
C 23 Ezekiel Richards 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Oak Park HS Oak Park, CA
G 24 Jalen Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Perry HS Gilbert, AZ
F 25 Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr La Mirada HS
Princeton
La Mirada, CA
F 30 Guglielmo Caruso 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cuore Napoli Basket Team Naples, Italy
F 33 Austin Sacks (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oakwood Secondary School Encino, CA
G 35 Connor Strambi (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New Hampton School San Mateo, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, WCC Network
Idaho State
Bronco Invitational
W 62–49  1–0
 24  Vrankic   9  Bediako   4  Vrankic  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
November 27, 2020*
1:00 pm, WCC Network
UC Davis
Bronco Invitational
W 66–63  2–0
 14  J. Williams   14  Bediako   3  3 tied  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
November 28, 2020*
4:00 pm, WCC Network
Nicholls
Bronco Invitational
W 73–57  3–0
 28  Vrankic   15  Vrankic   3  3 tied  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
December 2, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Cal State Bakersfield W 53–47  4–0
 11  Vrankic   7  Justice   4  Carlyle  Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. New Mexico State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at Cal Poly W 76–69  5–0
 17  Vrankic   14  Vrankic   3  Justice  Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Sacramento State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 15, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Fresno Pacific W 88–65  6–0
 17  Vrankic   11  Justice   7  Mitchell  Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm, MW Network
vs. San Jose State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 22, 2020*
1:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Colorado State L 57–70  6–1
 17  Carlyle   8  Vrankic   4  Bediako  Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 23, 2020*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Bethesda Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
December 29, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 63–86  6–2
 13  Tied   6  Vrankic   3  Tomley  Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 2020*
2:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. New Mexico State Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Toyota Arena 
Ontario, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network
vs. Loyola Marymount Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
January 7, 2021
7:00 pm
at No. 1 Gonzaga Postponed due to COVID-19 issues McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at Saint Mary's W 66–64  7–2
(1–0)
 23  Justice   8  Vrankic   3  Justice  University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
January 14, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pacific L 58–79  7–3
(1–1)
 18  Justice   7  Vrankic   2  Tomley  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
January 16, 2020
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at San Diego Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 17, 2021
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at San Diego
rescheduled from January 16
W 69–63  8–3
(2–1)
 15  Tied   12  Vrankic   5  J. Williams  Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 21, 2021
7:00 pm, NBCSCA
vs. San Francisco L 50–73  8–4
(2–2)
 15  J. Williams   7  Caruso   3  J. Williams  Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
January 23, 2021
4:00 pm, NBCSCA
at Loyola Marymount W 72–69  9–4
(3–2)
 24  Vrankic   12  Vrankic   4  J. Williams  Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm
vs. Pacific Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm
at Portland Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 4, 2021
TBA
vs. Saint Mary's Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Kaiser Permanente Arena 
Santa Cruz, CA
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm
at No. 1 Gonzaga
rescheduled from January 7
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm
No. 1 Gonzaga Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 13, 2021
TBA
Portland Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm
Loyola Marymount
rescheduled from January 2
L 73–76  9–5
(3–3)
 18  J. Williams   5  Mitchell   6  J. Williams  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 18, 2021
6:00 pm
San Diego L 60–71  9–6
(3–4)
 25  Vrankic   15  Vrankic   4  J. Williams  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2021
3:00 pm, Stadium
Pepperdine W 86–82  10–6
(4–4)
 26  Vrankic   9  Vrankic   6  Tomley  Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 25, 2021
at BYU Canceled due to scheduling changes Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
February 25, 2021
4:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 1 Gonzaga
rescheduled from February 6
L 75–89  10–7
(4–5)
 19  Caruso   11  Vrankic   4  Vrankic  McCarthey Athletic Center (200)
Spokane, WA
February 27, 2021
San Francisco Canceled due to scheduling changes War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm
Portland
rescheduled from February 13
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
March 4, 2021
9:00 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (10) Portland
First round
W 95–86  11–7
 22  Justice   7  Caruso   4  J. Williams  Orleans Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2021
9:00 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (6) Pacific
Second round
W 81–76  12–7
 24  Vrankic   6  Caruso   4  J. Williams  Orleans Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(7) vs. (3) Pepperdine
Quarterfinals
L 70–78  12–8
 16  Caruso   10  Vrankic   2  Tied  Orleans Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". santaclarabroncos.com.