Santa Clara University Athletics

Men's Basketball

Santa Clara University

NCAA D1 · West Coast Conference · Santa Clara, CA

Strong recruitingRecruits at a top-62% level nationally.

26-9

2025-26 record

66%

Win rate, 3yr

$33.3k

Avg net price

88%

Grad rate

Strong

Recruiting tier

The program

2025-26 26-92024-25 21-132023-24 20-132022-23 23-102021-22 21-12

Under Herb Sendek: 187-129 since 2016

Herb Sendek, Head coach · 10 seasons

Assistants: Alan Guillou · Andre Kelly (Graduate Assistant) · Caine Purnell · Dylan Parker (Graduate Assistant) · Jackson Gion · Jason Ludwig · Mitch Smith · Ryan Madry · Will Burkett

The roster · 2026

17 on the roster6 Fr4 So2 Jr4 Sr1 Grad

Brendan Yarusso

Sr. · Guard

Lombard, Ill.

Juan Reyna

Gr. · Guard

San Antonio, Texas

Malachi Douyon

Sr. · Guard

Santa Cruz, Calif.

Brad Longcor III

Fr. · Guard

Quincy, Ill.

Jake Ensminger

R-Jr. · Guard

Ulm, Germany

Francis Chukwudebelu

Fr. · Center

Dallas, Texas

Allen Graves

R-Fr. · Forward

Ponchatoula, La.

Elijah Mahi

Sr. · Forward

Toronto, Canada

Christian Hammond

R-So. · Guard

Denver, Colo.

Sash Gavalyugov

R-Fr. · Guard

Botevgrad, Bulgaria

Gehrig Normand

R-So. · Guard

North Richland Hills, Texas

Thierry Darlan

Jr. · Guard

Bangui, Central African Republic

Noah Badibanga

Fr. · Forward

Toulouse, France

KJ Cochran

Fr. · Guard

West Chester, Penn.

Chris Tadjo

So. · Forward

Montreal, Quebec

Brenton Knapper

R-Sr. · Guard

Charleston, W.V.

Bukky Oboye

R-So. · Center

Houston, Texas

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Guard3 of 11 graduating
Forward1 of 4 graduating

Where they're from

Texas 4Illinois 2California 1Louisiana 1Colorado 1Other 8

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$23.0k/yr
$30-48k$19.2k/yr
$48-75k$26.5k/yr
$75-110k$37.2k/yr
$110k+$60.7k/yr

SAT 25-75%

1350-1490

Grad rate

88%

Admit rate

48%

Enrollment

7k

Also in the West Coast Conference

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