Location: Santa Clara, California
Date/time/TV: Nov. 24, 8:30 p.m., FS1
Game location: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
Series with UA: Bracketed game in Las Vegas Invitational
Last season: 11-20 (7-11 WCC), RPI: 249
Coach: Herb Sendek (first year)
Go-to guys: G Jared Brownridge (20.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg), F Nate Kratch (8.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Glue: KJ Feagin (11.4 ppg, 3.8 apg)
Key newcomer: Sendek.
Upside: This may be an ideal fit for Sendek, the erudite and well-respected – if not dynamic – former ASU coach. Plus, fired former coach Kerry Keating left behind virtually every contributing player on last season’s roster, including prolific scorer Brownridge, who bulldozed his way through Arizona for 44 points last season while the Broncos took the Wildcats to overtime in the Wooden Legacy before UA pulled out a 75-73 win.
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Downside: Even if Sendek squeezes the most out of this team, it’s hard to see the Broncos moving up in the WCC past established powers Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s and BYU.
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