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Santa Clara University

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • Guard G 6'0" 175 lbs
    R-Sr. Charleston, W.V. Colony HS (Calif.)
    Redshirt Senior Charleston, W.V. Colony HS (Calif.)
  • Guard G 6'4" 195 lbs
    R-So. Denver, Colo. Dream City Christian (Ariz.)
    Redshirt Sophomore Denver, Colo. Dream City Christian (Ariz.)
  • Guard G 6'3" 175 lbs
    R-Fr. Botevgrad, Bulgaria NBA Global Academy
    Redshirt Freshman Botevgrad, Bulgaria NBA Global Academy
  • Center C 6'10" 220 lbs
    Fr. Dallas, Texas Argyle HS
    Freshman Dallas, Texas Argyle HS
  • Guard G 6'4" 180 lbs
    Fr. Quincy, Ill. Quincy HS
    Freshman Quincy, Ill. Quincy HS
  • Guard G 6'5" 195 lbs
    Fr. West Chester, Penn. Perkiomen School
    Freshman West Chester, Penn. Perkiomen School
  • Forward F 6'7" 220 lbs
    Sr. Toronto, Canada Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
    Senior Toronto, Canada Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
  • Guard G 6'6" 190 lbs
    R-So. North Richland Hills, Texas Birdville HS
    Redshirt Sophomore North Richland Hills, Texas Birdville HS
  • Forward F 6'8" 185 lbs
    Fr. Toulouse, France Elan Sportif Chalon
    Freshman Toulouse, France Elan Sportif Chalon
  • Center C 7'1" 220 lbs
    R-So. Houston, Texas Clements HS
    Redshirt Sophomore Houston, Texas Clements HS
  • Forward F 6'7" 250 lbs
    So. Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America
    Sophomore Montreal, Quebec NBA Academy Latin America
  • Guard G 6'8" 210 lbs
    Jr. Bangui, Central African Republic NBA Academy Africa
    Junior Bangui, Central African Republic NBA Academy Africa
  • Forward F 6'9" 225 lbs
    R-Fr. Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula HS
    Redshirt Freshman Ponchatoula, La. Ponchatoula HS
  • Guard G 6'9" 215 lbs
    R-Jr. Ulm, Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
    Redshirt Junior Ulm, Germany Ratiopharm Ulm
  • Guard G 6'1" 185 lbs
    Sr. Lombard, Ill. St. Francis HS
    Senior Lombard, Ill. St. Francis HS
  • Guard G 6'3" 195 lbs
    Gr. San Antonio, Texas Duncanville HS
    Graduate Student San Antonio, Texas Duncanville HS
  • Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    Sr. Santa Cruz, Calif. Pacific Collegiate Charter School
    Senior Santa Cruz, Calif. Pacific Collegiate Charter School

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Herb Sendek

  • Associate Head Coach

    Jason Ludwig

  • Associate Head Coach

    Ryan Madry

  • Assistant Coach

    Will Burkett

  • Assistant Coach

    Jackson Gion

  • Assistant Coach

    Mitch Smith

  • Director of Operations

    Alan Guillou

  • Director, Video & Analytics

    Caine Purnell

  • Graduate Assistant

    Andre Kelly

  • Graduate Assistant

    Dylan Parker

  • Graduate Assistant

    Hudson Radcliff

2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School/Last School Instagram Twitter
0 Brenton Knapper G 6-0 175 R-Sr. Charleston, W.V. / Colony HS (Calif.) _bk_03_ Bkelite03
1 Christian Hammond G 6-4 195 R-So. Denver, Colo. / Dream City Christian (Ariz.) c_ham0 Chrst_Hammond2
2 Sash Gavalyugov G 6-3 175 R-Fr. Botevgrad, Bulgaria / NBA Global Academy
3 Francis Chukwudebelu C 6-10 220 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Argyle HS
4 Brad Longcor III G 6-4 180 Fr. Quincy, Ill. / Quincy HS
7 KJ Cochran G 6-5 195 Fr. West Chester, Penn. / Perkiomen School
8 Elijah Mahi F 6-7 220 Sr. Toronto, Canada / Potter's House Christian (Fla.)
9 Gehrig Normand G 6-6 190 R-So. North Richland Hills, Texas / Birdville HS
10 Noah Badibanga F 6-8 185 Fr. Toulouse, France / Elan Sportif Chalon
12 Bukky Oboye C 7-1 220 R-So. Houston, Texas / Clements HS bukky.yyy bukky_yy
14 Chris Tadjo F 6-7 250 So. Montreal, Quebec / NBA Academy Latin America
15 Thierry Darlan G 6-8 210 Jr. Bangui, Central African Republic / NBA Academy Africa
22 Allen Graves F 6-9 225 R-Fr. Ponchatoula, La. / Ponchatoula HS
44 Jake Ensminger G 6-9 215 R-Jr. Ulm, Germany / Ratiopharm Ulm jr.ense JakeEnsminger
50 Brendan Yarusso G 6-1 185 Sr. Lombard, Ill. / St. Francis HS brendan_yarusso22 BrendanYarusso
51 Juan Reyna G 6-3 195 Gr. San Antonio, Texas / Duncanville HS
54 Malachi Douyon G 6-3 185 Sr. Santa Cruz, Calif. / Pacific Collegiate Charter School malachi_ni_douyon douyon_j

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Herb Sendek Herb Sendek Head Coach
Ludwig, Jason HS 2024 Jason Ludwig Associate Head Coach
Ryan Madry Ryan Madry Associate Head Coach
Burkett, Will HS Will Burkett Assistant Coach
Jackson Gion Jackson Gion Assistant Coach
Smith, Mitchell Mitch Smith Assistant Coach
Guillou_Alan Alan Guillou Director of Operations
Purnell, Caine HS Caine Purnell Director, Video & Analytics
Kelly, Andre HS Andre Kelly Graduate Assistant
Parker, Dylan HS 2025 Dylan Parker Graduate Assistant
Radcliff, Hudson HS 2025 Hudson Radcliff Graduate Assistant

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff