SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Santa Clara men's basketball finishes off a three-day, two-game homestand on Saturday in the lone meeting of the season against Loyola Marymount.

Tipoff between the Broncos and Lions is set for 2 p.m. in Leavey Center.

Santa Clara (18-8, 5-6 West Coast Conference) lost at home to San Francisco, 70-61, on Thursday as Jamaree Bouyea scored a game-high 17 points to lead four players in double figures for the Dons who swept the season series. DJ Mitchell had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Jaden Bediako finished with a team-high 14 points for the Broncos.

The Lions (8-17, 2-9), who are 0-8 on the road, come in having dropped their last six, including a 77-54 home loss to BYU on Thursday.

Santa Clara has lost its last three at home after winning the previous 17.

QUICK HITS...
• With a victory over Pacific on Jan. 18, Santa Clara matched its win total from last season. The 16-4 start was the best since 1994-95 when the mark was the same. The 14-2 opening to the season was the best since beginning a school-record 21-0 in 1968-69 on the way to a 27-2 mark and a trip to the NCAAs. The Broncos won at least 14 of 16 to begin a season for only fourth time in school history: 14-2 in 1930-31 and 15-1 in 1946-47.
• Seven players are averaging at least 7.0 points, including four in double digits led by Trey Wertz (12.0 ppg), Josip Vrankic (11.7), Guglielmo Caruso (10.9) and DJ Mitchell (10.3). Keshawn Justice is averaging 9.1 points, Tahj Eaddy 8.5 and Jalen Williams 7.4. Mitchell leads the team in rebounding (5.4) is one of three players averaging at least 5.0 per game. Vrankic is second at 5.3 and Caruso, who returned to the lineup from injury on Thursday, is at 5.1. Wertz is averaging a team-high 4.1 assists per game and Vrankic is second with 3.0.

YEAR FOUR UNDER SENDEK...
The Broncos are heading into the their 113th year, including fourth under Herb Sendek, who has been successful in each of his three previous head-coaching stops. With a resume that includes 18 postseason appearances and three conference coach of the year awards, Sendek, was one of the three youngest coaches with 400 or more career victories. Having led the Broncos to winning records in two of his three seasons, he is in his 26th season as a collegiate head coach with stops at Arizona State, North Carolina State and Miami (Ohio).

INDIVIDUAL NOTES...
• Injuries are starting to take a toll and the one to Guglielmo Caruso has been the most impactful. He injured his lower right leg against Alcorn State (Dec. 29) and missed the next 10 games. Ezekiel Richards (ankle), who played in 10 games as a reserve, and Miguel Tomley (knee), who has not seen action, have been ruled out for the season. Juan Ducasse (ankle) and Giordan Williams (ankle) are recent additions to the injury list.
• Josip Vrankic has hit double-figure scoring in seven of the last nine games and averaged 15.6 points and 6.7 rebounds in that span.
• Over the last 13 contests, Trey Wertz is averaging 13.2 points on 65-for-117 from the field (55.6 percent), including 26 of 51 on 3-pointers (51.0 percent).
• Jaden Bediako has taken over for Caruso in the starting lineup. During the last eight games, Bediako has averaged 9.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.6 minutes.
• After scoring in single digits in the previous six games, Tahj Eaddy has hit double digits in four of the last seven, averaging 11.9 points on 13 of 29 shooting on 3-pointers (44.8 percent) in that span.

THE LMU SERIES...
In a series that began in 1937, Santa Clara holds a 91-62 lead. The Broncos have won six of the last 11, but LMU were victorious in meetings last season. The teams have split the regular-season series in five of the last seven years. The Broncos have won four of the last seven in Santa Clara though the Lions have claimed the last two..

BY THE NUMBERS
0...Number of seniors on the roster
2...Santa Clara ranks second in the WCC in field-goal percentage defense (41.4).
3...Santa Clara ranks third in the WCC in assists at 16.1 per game.
4...Number of returning starters - Tahj Eaddy, Trey Wertz, Josip Vrankic and Guglielmo Caruso
9...Number of underclassmen (four sophomores and five freshmen) scholarship players on the roster.
9...The Broncos have connected on at least 50 percent from the field in nine games this season. They did it seven times all last season.
21...Santa Clara made its final 21 free throws, including six in the last 21 seconds, to hang on to defeat Pacific, 84-80 (Jan. 18).
35...Josip Vrankic became the 35th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points by scoring 20 vs. San Diego (Jan. 25).
59...Josip Vrankic's 59 straight starts lead the team.
70...The Broncos were 10-3 last season when scoring at least 70 points. They are 14-3 this year..

Approximately 80 members of the program from 1960 to '80 are taking part in Alumni weekend activities around Saturday's @lmulionsMBB.
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— Santa Clara Men's Basketball (@SantaClaraHoops) February 15, 2020

RADIO/LIVE STREAM
Anthony Passarelli (play-by-play) and John Stege (analyst) call the action during the season on radio and through WCC Network at home. All Broncos home games and West Coast Conference contests (not on an ESPN platform, CBS Sports Network or BYUtv) will also be streamed through WCC Network (local blackout restrictions apply for games broadcast over the air). As in the past two seasons, nearly all games can also be heard on either KDOW-AM 1220 or KTRB-AM 860. In addition, every game this year can also be heard on the Tunein app. Saturday's game can be heard on KTRB-AM 860 and through Tunein. Listen to the pregame show with Passarelli and Stege, which starts at 1:45 p.m. and airing exclusively on TuneIn. Click here for the complete list of 2019-20 radio broadcast outlets.

TICKETS
There are a number of ticket options for 2019-20, which has three home games remaining. Single-game and game-plan packages are on sale. For questions, contact the Santa Clara Athletics ticket office at (408) 554-4660 or BroncoTickets@scu.edu. The ticket office and doors to Leavey Center open at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

FAN EXPERIENCE PACKAGES
Group-ticket options and Fan Experience Packages are available through the Santa Clara ticket office, which is open weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Contact Jesse Moreno, the team leader of sales and service, at (408) 554-4628 or jpmoreno@scu.edu for further details.

Coming to Saturday's @WCChoops game against @lmulionsMBB? Be sure to take advantage of the $ 2️⃣ beer special ��
�� 1 p.m. ▶️ Leavey Center opens
�� 2 p.m. ▶️ Tipoff#StampedeAhead | #WCCHoops pic.twitter.com/thpGwI3Rck

— Santa Clara Men's Basketball (@SantaClaraHoops) February 15, 2020

PARKING
Parking is $10 in the main campus parking structure, which is located on Palm Drive through the main campus entrance (500 El Camino Drive). The Leavey Center parking lot is reserved for season-ticket holders. Click here for a campus map and parking restrictions.

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