2009-10 Santa Clara men's basketball guide

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2009 HONORS AND RECORDS John Bryant WCC PLAYER OF THE YEAR AP HONORABLE MENITON ALL-AMERICAN John Bryant finished a storied fouryear career in 2009. He became the first Bronco in school history to score 1,600+ points, grab 1,100+ rebounds and block 200+ shots. Bryant finished his career at SCU No. 1 in rebounds (1,152), No. 1 in blocks (246) and No. 6 in scoring (1,667). He was named the 2009 WCC Player of the Year in early March after being named the WCC Player of the Month in February. In addition he was named to the all-district team and to the All-WCC First Team. Bryant had 50 double-doubles in his career, a school record, and was No. 2 of active players behind Washington’s Jon Brockman. Bryant had a national-leading 24 double-doubles during the regular season; and 26 double-doubles last season. He was the 30th player in the history of the NCAA to tally 26+ double-doubles in a season and only the third player in the 21st century. Bryant finished last season with 16 straight double-doubles, dating back to Jan. 11, 2009. It is the longest streak since then-Wake Forest center Tim Duncan pulled down 17 straight in 1997. Bryant was only the 24th player in NCAA history to grab 16 straight double-doubles or more. His 27 rebounds vs. San Diego on March 7 at the WCC Tournament were the most rebounds in an NCAA game in more than three years. It was also the most for a Bronco since 1971 (28, Fred Lavaroni, Feb. 15, 1971 vs. Saint Mary’s).

Kevin Foster

Freshman All-America WCC Newcomer of the Year All-WCC Freshman Team All-WCC Honorable Mention

Marc Trasolini

All-WCC Freshman Team

Ben Dowdell

All-WCC Academic Honor Roll

Michael Santos

All-WCC Academic Honor Roll

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