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).

2022–23 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record23–10 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLeavey Center
Seasons
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
No. 9 Gonzaga 14 2   .875 31 6   .838
Santa Clara 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Loyola Marymount 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
San Francisco 7 9   .438 20 14   .588
BYU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Pacific 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
Portland 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
San Diego 4 12   .250 11 20   .355
Pepperdine 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: 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:

  • "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.

Roster

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2022–23 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brenton Knapper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Colony HS Ontario, CA
G 1 Carlos Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Dunham School Baton Rouge, LA
G 2 Carlos Marshall Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Southwind HS
Tennessee State
Memphis, TN
G 3 Kosy Akametu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr King Drew HS Carson, CA
G 4 Giordan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Long Beach Poly HS Long Beach, CA
C 12 Jaden Bediako 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Ridley College Brampton, ON
C 13 Christoph Tilly 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Alba Berlin Berlin, Germany
F 14 Keshawn Justice 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Madison East HS Madison, WI
F 15 Jacob Holt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Vancouver College Ladner, BC
F 21 Camaron Tongue 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Rivers School Medfield, MA
G 22 Brandin Podziemski 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So St John's Northwestern HS
Illinois
Muskego, WI
F 23 Parker Braun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Blue Valley Northwest HS
Missouri
Overland Park, KS
G 31 Malachi Douyon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pacific Collegiate Charter School Santa Cruz, CA
G 44 Jacob Ensminger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ratiopharm Ulm Ulm, Germany
G 50 Bradan Yarusso (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Francis HS Lombard, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 27, 2024

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 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.

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". santaclarabroncos.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.