Santa Clara’s Graves, WCC’s top freshman, drawing NBA attention as tourney time nears

Allen Graves has enjoyed a breakout redshirt freshman season at Santa Clara after sitting out last year. Now he has dreams of playing in the NBA, sooner than later. In the meantime, the 6-foot-9 forward from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, has designs on helping the Broncos write some history with their first NCAA Tournament bid in 30 years. Graves is not looking past Santa Clara’s quarterfinal matchup Sunday at the West Coast Conference tournament against an undetermined opponent. But he’s clear about the Broncos’ intentions at Las Vegas. “Our mindset is to win it all,” he said, “and that’s what we plan to do.” A victory in Tuesday’s championship game would guarantee the Broncos (24-7) their first...