SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball is set to begin year No. 10 under head coach Herb Sendek. The Broncos will open the season on Tuesday, Nov. 4th against Cal Poly Humboldt in the first of two games they will host inside the Leavey Center this week. 

The Broncos, picked to finish fourth in the annual West Coast Conference Preseason Poll, features a mix of new and familiar faces for 2025-26. Returners from last year's squad include preseason All-WCC selection Elijah Mahi, Jake Ensminger and Brenton Knapper while the newcomers consists of talented transfers (Sash Gavalyugov, Gehrig Normand and Chris Tadjo), freshmen (KJ Cochran, Brad Longcor III, Francisc Chukwudebelu and Noah Badibanga) and former G Leaguer Thierry Darlan. 

Tuesday's game will be the eighth overall meeting between the Broncos and Lumberjacks. Santa Clara won all seven of the previous matchups and are looking to extend their winning streak in season openers to seven straight. Overall, SCU is 8-1 in season-openers under Sendek's direction.