Santa Clara Broncos

5-0 overall, 0-0 WCC, margin +11.6

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+15.0

net rating per 100 · #55 in D-I · model

116.9

adjusted offense · #41

101.9

adjusted defense · #97

74.2

pace, possessions / 40 · #18

+3.9

strength of schedule so far · #50

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
44	Jake Ensminger	G	SR	6' 9"	5/5	29.8	6.6	6.4	3.2	58.0	61.7	+8.9
2	Sash Gavalyugov	G	JR	6' 3"	5/5	26.8	13.2	3.6	4.0	43.7	48.3	-3.6
4	Brad Longcor III	G	SO	6' 4"	5/5	24.0	11.6	2.8	2.4	48.9	54.8	-0.4
8	Elijah Mahi	F	SR	6' 6"	4/0	23.0	13.5	6.0	3.0	60.7	61.1	+3.7
0	David Castillo	G	JR	6' 1"	5/0	22.8	12.0	2.4	1.8	62.8	67.1	+0.4
77	Fedor Zugic	G	SR	6' 6"	5/5	20.6	10.4	4.2	1.2	60.9	65.1	+4.0
14	Chris Tadjo	F	JR	6' 7"	5/5	19.0	9.6	6.0	1.0	54.5	60.6	+5.4
15	Thierry Darlan	G	SR	6' 8"	5/0	16.4	4.4	3.8	2.2	36.1	47.3	+5.3
3	Francis Chukwudebelu	C	SO	6' 10"	5/0	10.2	3.0	1.6	0.4	46.2	50.8	+4.5
35	Sidi Gueye	C	SO	6' 11"	5/0	7.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	63.6	63.1	+4.4
10	Noah Badibanga	F	SO	6' 8"	3/0	3.7	1.3	1.0	0.7	50.0	50.0	+2.4
8	Alex Ensor FR	C	FR	7' 1"	2/0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	+2.4
13	Brayde Kuykendall FR	G	FR	6' 5"	2/0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	100.0	100.0	+1.7
7	Eli Jolin FR	G	FR	6' 7"	2/0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	100.0	+1.3
12	KJ Cochran	G	SO	6' 5"	0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Towson Tigers	ESPN+	W 89-70	-13.5 cover	–	–
Wed 11/4	vs Milwaukee Panthers	ESPN+	W 95-72	-16.5 cover	1	–
Sat 11/7	vs Sacramento State Hornets	ESPN+	W 83-77	-19.5 miss	2	–
Wed 11/11	at North Texas Mean Green	ESPN+	W 76-71	+2.0 cover	3	1,425 +2h
Sat 11/14	vs New Mexico Lobos	ESPN+	W 90-85	-1.5 cover	2	1,425
Thu 11/19	vs VCU Rams	ESPN2	10:30 PM ET	–model -6.5 · 70% win	4	–
Mon 11/23	vs Illinois State Redbirds N	FloSports	7 PM ET	–model -7.5 · 73% win	3	389
Tue 11/24	vs Nevada Wolf Pack N	CBSSN	7 PM ET	–model -3.6 · 62% win	0	–
Sat 11/28	vs Utah Tech Trailblazers	ESPN+	7 PM ET	–	3	389
Wed 12/2	vs Fresno State Bulldogs	ESPN+	10 PM ET	–	3	–
Sat 12/5	at Grand Canyon Lopes	–	8 PM ET	–	2	618 +1h
Sat 12/12	vs Murray State Racers N	–	7 PM ET	–	6	1,015
Mon 12/14	vs McNeese Cowboys N	–	9 PM ET	–	1	–
Mon 12/21	vs Boise State Broncos N	–	5 PM ET	–	6	756
Wed 12/23	vs Oregon State Beavers N	–	6 PM ET	–	1	–
Tue 12/29	vs Dominican (CA) Penguins	ESPN+	8 PM ET	–	5	359
Sat 1/2	at Pacific Tigers WCC	–	TBA ET	–	2	55
Thu 1/7	vs San Francisco Dons WCC	–	11 PM ET	–	5	55
Wed 1/13	at San Diego Toreros WCC	–	TBA ET	–	4	420
Sat 1/16	at Loyola Marymount Lions WCC	–	6 PM ET	–	3	111
Wed 1/20	vs Pepperdine Waves WCC	–	10 PM ET	–	3	309
Sat 1/23	vs Pacific Tigers WCC	–	7 PM ET	–	2	–
Wed 1/27	at Portland Pilots WCC	–	TBA ET	–	2	566
Sat 1/30	at Saint Mary's Gaels WCC	–	10 PM ET	–	3	600
Wed 2/3	vs Seattle U Redhawks WCC	–	10 PM ET	–	3	35
Sat 2/6	vs San Diego Toreros WCC	–	9 PM ET	–	2	–
Wed 2/10	vs Denver Pioneers WCC	–	10 PM ET	–	3	–
Sat 2/13	at Pepperdine Waves WCC	–	9 PM ET	–	2	291
Tue 2/16	at Seattle U Redhawks WCC	–	11 PM ET	–	2	999
Sat 2/20	vs Loyola Marymount Lions WCC	–	9 PM ET	–	3	709
Wed 2/24	at San Francisco Dons WCC	–	11 PM ET	–	3	39
Sat 2/27	vs Saint Mary's Gaels WCC	–	10 PM ET	–	2	39

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 10,604 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

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Players

Jake Ensminger #44 · G

Player rating+8.9#2 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+6.6#1

Defense+2.3#15

271 possessions · usage 10%

6.6 pts6.4 reb3.2 ast29.8 min 12-25 FG5-13 3PT4-4 FT 61.7 TS%8.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 9" · 215 lbs · Ulm, Germany · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	28	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	5	4	1	0	1
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	25	15	6-7	3-3	0-0	7	4	0	2	1
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	30	6	2-8	0-3	2-2	5	3	1	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	33	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	6	2	1	1	1
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	33	7	2-3	1-1	2-2	9	3	0	0	1

Sash Gavalyugov #2 · G

Player rating-3.6#116 of 133 in the WCC

Offense-1.8#103

Defense-1.9#106

244 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 33%

13.2 pts3.6 reb4.0 ast26.8 min 22-63 FG11-37 3PT11-12 FT 48.3 TS%24.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 3" · 175 lbs · Botevgrad, Bulgaria · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	26	17	6-12	4-9	1-1	1	2	3	1
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	26	8	2-10	1-4	3-4	2	8	0	1
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	31	12	4-14	2-8	2-2	7	5	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	27	10	4-14	1-8	1-1	4	2	8	3
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	24	19	6-13	3-8	4-4	4	3	3	0

Brad Longcor III #4 · G

Player rating-0.4#65 of 133 in the WCC

Offense-0.3#68

Defense-0.1#68

219 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

11.6 pts2.8 reb2.4 ast24.0 min 17-45 FG10-20 3PT14-18 FT 54.8 TS%20.6 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 4" · 180 lbs · Quincy, IL · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	24	18	5-9	3-5	5-5	4	3	1	1	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	24	11	3-8	2-5	3-4	2	5	2	1	2
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	21	7	2-9	2-4	1-3	6	2	2	2	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	26	10	3-11	0-2	4-5	1	0	4	2	0
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	25	12	4-8	3-4	1-1	1	2	0	0	0

Elijah Mahi #8 · F

Player rating+3.7#19 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+0.8#46

Defense+2.9#11

168 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 31%

13.5 pts6.0 reb3.0 ast23.0 min 21-42 FG9-19 3PT3-5 FT 61.1 TS%24.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 220 lbs · Toronto, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	23	11	5-11	1-3	0-0	5	4	2	3	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	21	6	3-8	0-3	0-0	6	3	3	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	20	11	4-8	2-6	1-1	4	0	2	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	DNP
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	28	26	9-15	6-7	2-4	9	5	4	1	0

David Castillo #0 · G

Player rating+0.4#55 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+2.9#11

Defense-2.5#116

208 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 23%

12.0 pts2.4 reb1.8 ast22.8 min 18-39 FG13-28 3PT11-13 FT 67.1 TS%17.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 1" · 185 lbs · Bartlesville, OK · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	21	14	3-8	3-8	5-6	1	3	1	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	23	13	3-9	3-7	4-4	2	0	1	3
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	26	13	4-8	3-5	2-2	4	2	4	2
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	23	13	5-7	3-4	0-0	3	2	0	2
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	21	7	3-7	1-4	0-1	2	2	0	0

Fedor Zugic #77 · G

Player rating+4.0#18 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+3.7#8

Defense+0.3#53

187 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

10.4 pts4.2 reb1.2 ast20.6 min 15-32 FG9-18 3PT13-18 FT 65.1 TS%16.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 6" · 215 lbs · Podgorica, Montenegro · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	20	11	3-6	2-3	3-4	4	1	0	2
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	16	7	2-6	2-4	1-2	2	1	1	2
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	22	12	5-8	1-2	1-2	5	2	0	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	22	7	2-6	1-3	2-2	2	1	0	0
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	23	15	3-6	3-6	6-8	8	1	1	0

Chris Tadjo #14 · F

Player rating+5.4#9 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.8#25

Defense+3.6#7

172 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

9.6 pts6.0 reb1.0 ast19.0 min 18-33 FG0-0 3PT12-15 FT 60.6 TS%19.2 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 7" · 250 lbs · Montreal, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	19	10	4-8	0-0	2-2	7	2	1	0	3
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	17	7	3-6	0-0	1-2	10	0	0	1	1
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	17	14	5-8	0-0	4-4	3	1	2	1	2
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	24	14	5-8	0-0	4-5	8	2	0	1	0
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	18	3	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	3	1	0

Thierry Darlan #15 · G

Player rating+5.3#10 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.8#26

Defense+3.5#8

148 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

4.4 pts3.8 reb2.2 ast16.4 min 5-18 FG3-15 3PT9-12 FT 47.3 TS%13.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 210 lbs · Bangui, Central African Republic · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	13	3	0-1	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	1	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	19	2	0-3	0-3	2-2	5	6	1	2	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	11	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	24	16	5-9	3-7	3-4	9	2	2	0	1
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	15	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	1	1	0	0

Francis Chukwudebelu #3 · C

Player rating+4.5#13 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+4.7#5

Defense-0.1#69

92 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 18%

3.0 pts1.6 reb0.4 ast10.2 min 6-13 FG0-4 3PT3-4 FT 50.8 TS%13.9 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 10" · 220 lbs · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	15	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	1
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	10	10	4-5	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	8	3	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	0	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	9	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	9	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	3

Sidi Gueye #35 · C

Player rating+4.4#15 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+2.7#13

Defense+1.7#26

70 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 24%

3.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast7.6 min 7-11 FG0-0 3PT1-2 FT 63.1 TS%18.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 11" · 215 lbs · Guediawaye, Senegal · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	6	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	1
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	10	10	5-5	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	1
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	14	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	2	1	1	0
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	3	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0

Noah Badibanga #10 · F

Player rating+2.4#31 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.8#28

Defense+0.6#47

19 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 20%

1.3 pts1.0 reb0.7 ast3.7 min 2-4 FG0-1 3PT0-0 FT 50.0 TS%14.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 8" · 185 lbs · Toulouse, France · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	2	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	DNP
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	7	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Alex Ensor #8 · C

Player rating+2.4#32 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.2#39

Defense+1.2#32

7 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 13%

1.0 pts1.0 reb0.0 ast2.0 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%10.0 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 7' 1" · 225 lbs · Denver, CO · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	DNP
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	DNP
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	DNP

Brayde Kuykendall #13 · G

Player rating+1.7#37 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.5#35

Defense+0.3#54

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

1.0 pts0.0 reb0.5 ast1.5 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%13.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · 180 lbs · San Ramon, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	DNP
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	DNP
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	DNP

Eli Jolin #7 · G

Player rating+1.3#42 of 133 in the WCC

Offense+1.0#44

Defense+0.3#52

5 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 35%

1.0 pts0.0 reb0.0 ast1.5 min 1-1 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 100.0 TS%26.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 7" · 185 lbs · Rouyn-noranda, Canada · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	2	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	DNP
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	DNP
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	DNP

KJ Cochran #12 · G

Has not appeared yet.

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 5" · 195 lbs · West Chester, PA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN
11-03	vs TOW	W 89-70	DNP
11-05	vs MILW	W 95-72	DNP
11-08	vs SAC	W 83-77	DNP
11-12	at UNT	W 76-71	DNP
11-15	vs UNM	W 90-85	DNP