Doug Haller

azcentral sports

Former Arizona State coach Herb Sendek on Monday visited with Santa Clara officials about its open men's basketball job, a source confirmed to azcentral sports.

Earlier this month, Santa Clara fired Kerry Keating after nine years. The Broncos play in the West Coast Conference along with Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, BYU and others. They went 11-20 and 7-11 in conference action this season, their third consecutive losing season.

Evan Daniels of Scout.com first reported the news.

In nine years at ASU, Sendek went 159-137, taking the Sun Devils to two NCAA Tournaments and four NITs. Vice President of Athletics Ray Anderson fired Sendek last March and hired Buffalo's Bobby Hurley a few weeks later. ASU went 15-17 this season, finishing 11th in the Pac-12.

Sendek, 53, stayed out of coaching this season, but he kept busy, traveling to watch coaches run practice all across the country.

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