Santa Clara Broncos
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #80
Conference Rank: #4 West Coast
2024-25 Record: 21-13, 12-6
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Herb Sendek
Coach Record: 160-120 at Santa Clara, 573-415 overall
Key Departed Players:
Adama-Alpha Bal, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.0 apg
Christoph Tilly, Center, 12.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.9 apg
Carlos Stewart Jr., Guar, 12.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.9 apg
Tyeree Bryan, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg
Johnny O’Neil, Forward, 7.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 bpg
Camaron Tongue, Forward, 7.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Key Returning Players:
Elijah Mahi, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.7 apg
Brenton Knapper, Senior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg
Jake Ensminger, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.9 apg
Bukky Oboye, Sophomore, Center, 1.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg
Christian Hammond, Sophomore, Guard, DNP last season
Key New Players:
Noah Badibanga, Freshman, Forward
Francis Chukwudebelu, Freshman, Center
KJ Cochran, Freshman, Guard
Aleksandar Gavalyugov, Freshman, Guard
Allen Graves, Freshman, Forward
Bradley Longcor III, Freshman, Guard
Gehrig Normand, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Michigan State
Chris Tadjo, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Iowa
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.9 (20th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.0 (206, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.2 (50, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (140, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.9 (5, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (15, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (153, 5)
Rebound Margin: 5.0 (36, 3)
Assists Per Game: 17.3 (8, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.9 (194, 7)
