1995β96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball | |
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WCC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 20β9 (10β4 WCC) |
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Home arena | Toso Pavilion |
1996β97 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland β | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1995β96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the: 1995-96 Season. Led by, "head coach Dick Davey," theββBroncos finished with a record of 20β9, and a regular season record of 19β8, placing first in the "West Coast Conference." After losing in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournamentββto Pepperdine, the school received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, where they beat Maryland in the first round, before being ousted by Kansas in the Round of 32. Throughout the season, Canadian point guard Steve Nash was a standout performer for the Broncos, winning his second consecutive WCC Player of the Year. Following the season, Nash would enter the NBA draft, being selected 15th overall by the Phoenix Suns. In his NBA career, "Nash would play two tenures with the Suns," being named MVP twice, he would also play for the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers.
Rosterβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1995* |
vs. No. 4 UCLA Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 78β69 | 1β0 |
21 β Garnett | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
Nov 21, 1995* |
vs. No. 3 Villanova Maui Invitational Tournament |
L 65β77 | 1β1 |
β | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
Nov 22, 1995* |
vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 77β71 | 2β1 |
23 β Nash | β | β | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii | ||||
Nov 25, 1995* |
vs. Oregon State | W 50β45 | 3β1 |
β | β | β | Rose Garden Portland, Oregon | ||||
Dec 1, 1995* |
vs. San Jose State | W 79β51 | 4β1 |
β | β | β | San Jose Arena San Jose, California | ||||
Dec 9, 1995* |
No. 25 | Southern | W 98β53 | 5β1 |
β | β | 15 β Nash | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | |||
Dec 12, 1995* |
No. 22 | Fresno State | W 66β58 | 6β1 |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion (4,826) Santa Clara, California | |||
Dec 16, 1995* |
No. 22 | at Marquette | L 49β78 | 6β2 |
11 β Tied | β | β | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||
Dec 18, 1995* |
at Illinois State | W 80β78 | 7β2 |
β | β | β | Redbird Arena (7,883) Normal, Illinois | ||||
Dec 22, 1995* |
Pacific | W 75β70 | 8β2 |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Dec 29, 1995* |
vs. Penn State Cable Car Classic |
L 49β70 | 8β3 |
β | β | β | San Jose Arena San Jose, California | ||||
Dec 30, 1995* |
vs. Georgia Tech Cable Car Classic |
W 71β66 | 9β3 |
β | β | β | San Jose Arena San Jose, California | ||||
Jan 12, 1996 |
Gonzaga | W 72β61 | 10β3 (1β0) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Jan 13, 1996 |
Portland | W 86β66 | 11β3 (2β0) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Jan 19, 1996 |
at Loyola Marymount | L 62β71 | 11β4 (2β1) |
β | β | β | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California | ||||
Jan 20, 1996 |
at Pepperdine | W 87β76 | 12β4 (3β1) |
β | β | β | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California | ||||
Jan 26, 1996 |
Pepperdine | L 69β72 | 12β5 (3β2) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Jan 27, 1996 |
Loyola Marymount | W 78β60 | 13β5 (4β2) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Feb 1, 1996 |
at San Francisco | W 70β57 | 14β5 (5β2) |
β | β | β | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | ||||
Feb 3, 1996 |
at San Diego | L 63β74 | 14β6 (5β3) |
β | β | β | USD Sports Center San Diego, California | ||||
Feb 9, 1996 |
San Diego | W 72β52 | 15β6 (6β3) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Feb 10, 1996 |
San Francisco | W 65β41 | 16β6 (7β3) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Feb 14, 1996 |
at Saint Mary's | W 79β65 | 17β6 (8β3) |
β | β | β | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California | ||||
Feb 18, 1996 |
Saint Mary's | W 64β61 | 18β6 (9β3) |
β | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
Feb 14, 1996 |
at Portland | L 71β80 | 18β7 (9β4) |
β | β | β | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon | ||||
Feb 24, 1996 |
at Gonzaga | W 77β71 | 19β7 (10β4) |
β | β | β | The Kennel Spokane, Washington | ||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 2, 1996* |
Pepperdine WCC Tournament quarterfinals |
L 60β63 | 19β8 |
25 β Nash | β | β | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California | ||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 1996* |
(10 W) | vs. (7 W) Maryland First Round |
W 91β79 | 20β8 |
28 β Nash | 9 β Dunne | 12 β Nash | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | |||
Mar 17, 1996* |
(10 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 4 Kansas Second Round |
L 51β76 | 20β9 |
10 β Dunne | 8 β Tied | 6 β Nash | ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankingsβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
Team players in the 1996 NBA draftβ»
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 15 | Steve Nash | Phoenix Suns |
Referencesβ»
- ^ sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Pepperdine Pulls Off a Stunner, Defeating Santa Clara, 63-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "School's out for UM as Santa Clara rules". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Vaughn Shuts Down Nash, Kansas Wins". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "First Test Too Tough for Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Santa Clara Tries. But Can't Get Past Villanova". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "MAUI INVITATIONAL : Villanova Wins Title, 77-75". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Marquette Puts The Clamps On Nash, Santa Clara". The Spokesman-Review. December 17, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Marbury gets points, Nash's Broncos the win". SFGATE. December 31, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzaga Learns To Share; Broncos Defeat Bulldogsββto Earn Tie for WCC Title". The Spokesman-Review. February 25, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "1995-96 Santa Clara Broncos Roster. And Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "Men's Basketball History".
- ^ "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042β1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.