2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kerry Keating's eighth 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 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.

2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2014–15 record14–18 (7–11 WCC)
Head coachKerry Keating (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Pruitt
  • Sam Scholl
  • Kyle Schwan
Home arenaLeavey Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga171 .944  353  .921
BYU135 .722  2510  .714
Saint Mary's135 .722  2110  .677
Pepperdine108 .556  1814  .563
San Diego810 .444  1516  .484
Portland711 .389  1716  .515
Santa Clara711 .389  1418  .438
San Francisco711 .389  1418  .438
Pacific414 .222  1219  .387
Loyola Marymount414 .222  823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Broncos finished the season 14–19, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jerry Brown0F6'7"220SeniorRichmond, CAGraduated
Julian Clarke22G6'3"193JuniorToronto, ONTransferred to Toronto
Evan Roquemore24G6'3"175SeniorHenderson, NVGraduated
John McArthur25F6'9"228SeniorDanville, CAGraduated
Robert Garrett35C7'0"270JuniorVallejo, CALeft the team

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Wardlow
F
Woodland Hills, California El Camino Real 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Matt Hubbard
F
Colville, Washington Colville 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 67
Stephen Edwards
G
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Putnam City West 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kai Healy
G
Sydney, Australia The Scots College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Mar 4, 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 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2014 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Recruiting Class of 2015

    US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Matt Hauser
    G
    Thousand Oaks, California Thousand Oaks 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
    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

      2014–15 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
      PlayersCoaches
      Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
      G 0 Stephen Edwards 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrPutnam West Muskogee, OK
      F 1 Evan Wardlow 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrEl Camino Real Lake View Terrace, CA
      G 3 Brandon Clark 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrMerrillville East Chicago, IN
      G 4 Jarvis Pugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrPlano East Murphy, TX
      G 5 Jalen Richard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPoston Butte San Tan Valley, AZ
      G 10 Kai Healy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrThe Scots College in Bellevue Hills Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia
      G 20 Denzel Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrClovis West Fresno, CA
      F 22 Matt Hubbard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrColville Colville, WA,
      G 23 Jared Brownridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWaubonsie Valley Aurora, IL
      F 30 Andrew Papenfus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrAspen Snowmass, CO
      C 35 Robert Garrett 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrSacramento Vallejo, CA
      F 43 Nate Kratch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS SoWatertown-Mayer Watertown, MN
      F 44 Yannick Atanga 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBesant Hill of Happy Valley (Ojai, CA) Yaoundé, Cameroon
      C 50 Emmanuel Ndumanya 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS FrJunípero Serra Anambra, Nigeria
      Head coach
      Assistant coach(es)

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

      Roster
      Last update: 2014-08-05

      Schedule and results

      Date
      time, TV
      Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
      city, state
      Exhibition
      11/07/2014*
      5:00 PM
      Cal State East Bay W 82–72 
      Leavey Center (1,512)
      Santa Clara, CA
      Regular Season
      11/14/2014*
      7:00 PM
      Cal State Fullerton W 89–72  1–0
      Leavey Center (1,226)
      Santa Clara, CA
      11/15/2014*
      7:00 PM
      San Diego Christian W 70–58  2–0
      Leavey Center (1,203)
      Santa Clara, CA
      11/19/2014*
      5:00 PM, RTNW
      at Utah State L 54–60  2–1
      Smith Spectrum (9,334)
      Logan, UT
      11/24/2014*
      4:00 PM, BTN
      at No. 20 Michigan State
      Orlando Classic opening round
      L 52–79  2–2
      Breslin Student Events Center (14,797)
      East Lansing, MI
      11/27/2014*
      9:00 AM, ESPN2
      vs. Tennessee
      Orlando Classic quarterfinals
      L 57–64  2–3
      HP Field House (3,915)
      Orlando, FL
      11/28/2014*
      11:30 AM, ESPNU
      vs. Rhode Island
      Orlando Classic consolation round
      L 44–66  2–4
      HP Field House (4,383)
      Orlando, FL
      11/30/2014*
      7:30 AM, ESPN3
      vs. Rider
      Orlando Classic 7th place game
      W 68–60  3–4
      HP Field House (4,842)
      Orlando, FL
      12/06/2014*
      7:00 PM
      at San Jose State W 61–50  4–4
      Event Center Arena (2,123)
      San Jose, CA
      12/13/2014*
      7:00 PM
      Washington State W 76–67  5–4
      Leavey Center (1,172)
      Santa Clara, CA
      12/20/2014*
      2:00 PM
      Northeastern
      Cable Car Classic
      L 72–78  5–5
      Leavey Center (1,168)
      Santa Clara, CA
      12/23/2014*
      2:00 PM
      Cal Poly
      Cable Car Classic
      L 58–69  5–6
      Leavey Center (1,107)
      Santa Clara, CA
      12/27/2014
      1:00 PM, CSNCA
      at Saint Mary's L 60–73  5–7 (0–1)
      McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
      Moraga, CA
      12/29/2014
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Pacific W 57–40  6–7 (1–1)
      Alex G. Spanos Center (2,007)
      Stockton, CA
      01/01/2015
      2:00 PM, BYUtv
      BYU L 46–81  6–8 (1–2)
      Leavey Center (2,375)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/03/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      San Diego W 59–56  7–8 (2–2)
      Leavey Center (1,331)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/08/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Portland L 61–78  7–9 (2–3)
      Chiles Center (1,415)
      Portland, OR
      01/10/2015
      5:00 PM, RTNW/TheW.tv
      at No. 6 Gonzaga L 57–79  7–10 (2–4)
      McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
      Spokane, WA
      01/13/2015*
      7:00 PM
      Saint Katherine W 77–63  8–10
      Leavey Center (1,117)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/17/2015
      3:00 PM, CSNCA
      San Francisco W 70–64  9–10 (3–4)
      Leavey Center (2,074)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/22/2015
      8:00 PM, CSNCA
      Loyola Marymount W 65–62  10–10 (4–4)
      Leavey Center (1,318)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/24/2015
      8:00 PM, CSNCA
      Pepperdine W 60–57  11–10 (5–4)
      Leavey Center (1,760)
      Santa Clara, CA
      01/29/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at San Diego L 64–69  11–11 (5–5)
      Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,369)
      San Diego, CA
      01/31/2015
      6:30 PM, BYUtv
      at BYU L 57–78  11–12 (5–6)
      Marriott Center (17,771)
      Provo, UT
      02/05/2015
      8:00 PM, ESPN2
      No. 2 Gonzaga L 63–77  11–13 (5–7)
      Leavey Center (4,700)
      Santa Clara, CA
      02/07/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Portland L 54–74  11–14 (5–8)
      Leavey Center (2,110)
      Santa Clara, CA
      02/12/2015
      8:00 PM, ESPNU
      at San Francisco L 62–69 OT 11–15 (5–9)
      War Memorial Gymnasium (2,394)
      San Francisco, CA
      02/19/2015
      6:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Pepperdine L 55–64  11–16 (5–10)
      Firestone Fieldhouse (1,055)
      Malibu, CA
      02/21/2015
      3:00 PM, TheW.tv
      at Loyola Marymount W 70–63  12–16 (6–10)
      Gersten Pavilion (1,844)
      Los Angeles, CA
      02/26/2015
      7:00 PM, TheW.tv
      Pacific L 57–64  12–17 (6–11)
      Leavey Center (1,110)
      Santa Clara, CA
      02/28/2015
      5:00 PM, CSN BAY
      Saint Mary's W 71–70  13–17 (7–11)
      Leavey Center (2,750)
      Santa Clara, CA
      WCC Tournament
      03/06/2015
      8:00 PM, BYUtv
      vs. Loyola Marymount
      First round
      W 85–54  14–17
      Orleans Arena (7,110)
      Paradise, NV
      03/07/2015
      8:00 PM, ESPN2
      vs. BYU
      Quarterfinals
      L 76–78  14–18
      Orleans Arena (8,537)
      Paradise, NV
      *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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