Santa Clara hires Herb Sendek as new head coach

By foxsports
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Former Arizona State coach Herb Sendek has been hired as Santa Clara's new basketball coach.

Athletic director Renee Baumgartner announced Tuesday that Sendek will replace the fired Kerry Keating. Sendek will be officially introduced at a news conference on Wednesday.

Sendek was fired by the Sun Devils late last March after nine seasons. Sendek has also been a head coach at North Carolina State and Miami of Ohio in a 22-year head coaching career. He has a 413-295 career record and has won coach of the year honors in the Pac-10, ACC and Mid-American conferences.

Keating had a 139-159 record at Santa Clara and won the 2011 CollegeInsider.com postseason championship and the 2013 College Basketball Invitational postseason title. The Broncos have not been to the NCAA Tournament since 1996.