1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 1995-96 Season. Led by head coach Dick Davey, the Broncos finished with a record of 20–9, and a regular season record of 19–8, placing first in the West Coast Conference. After losing in the first round of the West Coast Conference tournament to Pepperdine,^[2] the school received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, where they beat Maryland in the first round,^[3] before being ousted by Kansas in the Round of 32.^[4] 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.

1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	20–9 (10–4 WCC)
Head coach	Dick Davey (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Hauser Steve Seandel
Home arena	Toso Pavilion
Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 †	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
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Roster

1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 11 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Michaels Victoria, BC G/F 12 Adam Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr     G 21 Lloyd Pierce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So Yerba Buena San Jose, California G 24 Marlon Garnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hamilton Los Angeles, California F 30 Jason Sedlock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr     C 31 Drew Zurek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr     C 33 Phil Von Buchwaldt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr     F 34 Kevin Dunne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr     C 42 Brendan Graves 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Sr	Head coach Dick Davey (Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Larry Hauser (Chicago State) Steve Seandel (San José State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1995*		vs. No. 4 UCLA Maui Invitational Tournament	W 78–69^[5]	1–0	21 – Garnett	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Nov 21, 1995*		vs. No. 3 Villanova Maui Invitational Tournament	L 65–77^[6]	1–1	–	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Nov 22, 1995*		vs. Michigan State Maui Invitational Tournament	W 77–71^[7]	2–1	23 – Nash	–	–	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1995*		vs. Oregon State	W 50–45	3–1	–	–	–	Rose Garden  Portland, Oregon
Dec 1, 1995*		vs. San Jose State	W 79–51	4–1	–	–	–	San Jose Arena  San Jose, California
Dec 9, 1995*	No. 25	Southern	W 98–53	5–1	–	–	15 – Nash	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Dec 12, 1995*	No. 22	Fresno State	W 66–58	6–1	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion (4,826) Santa Clara, California
Dec 16, 1995*	No. 22	at Marquette	L 49–78^[8]	6–2	11 – Tied	–	–	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 18, 1995*		at Illinois State	W 80–78	7–2	–	–	–	Redbird Arena (7,883) Normal, Illinois
Dec 22, 1995*		Pacific	W 75–70	8–2	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Dec 29, 1995*		vs. Penn State Cable Car Classic	L 49–70	8–3	–	–	–	San Jose Arena  San Jose, California
Dec 30, 1995*		vs. Georgia Tech Cable Car Classic	W 71–66^[9]	9–3	–	–	–	San Jose Arena  San Jose, California
Jan 12, 1996		Gonzaga	W 72–61	10–3 (1–0)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Jan 13, 1996		Portland	W 86–66	11–3 (2–0)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Jan 19, 1996		at Loyola Marymount	L 62–71	11–4 (2–1)	–	–	–	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Jan 20, 1996		at Pepperdine	W 87–76	12–4 (3–1)	–	–	–	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Jan 26, 1996		Pepperdine	L 69–72	12–5 (3–2)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Jan 27, 1996		Loyola Marymount	W 78–60	13–5 (4–2)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Feb 1, 1996		at San Francisco	W 70–57	14–5 (5–2)	–	–	–	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Feb 3, 1996		at San Diego	L 63–74	14–6 (5–3)	–	–	–	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 9, 1996		San Diego	W 72–52	15–6 (6–3)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Feb 10, 1996		San Francisco	W 65–41	16–6 (7–3)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Feb 14, 1996		at Saint Mary's	W 79–65	17–6 (8–3)	–	–	–	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 18, 1996		Saint Mary's	W 64–61	18–6 (9–3)	–	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
Feb 14, 1996		at Portland	L 71–80	18–7 (9–4)	–	–	–	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Feb 24, 1996		at Gonzaga	W 77–71^[10]	19–7 (10–4)	–	–	–	The Kennel  Spokane, Washington
WCC Tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		Pepperdine WCC Tournament quarterfinals	L 60–63^[2]	19–8	25 – Nash	–	–	Toso Pavilion  Santa Clara, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Maryland First Round	W 91–79	20–8	28 – Nash	9 – Dunne	12 – Nash	ASU Activity Center  Tempe, Arizona
Mar 17, 1996*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 4 Kansas Second Round	L 51–76	20–9	10 – Dunne	8 – Tied	6 – 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.

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Rankings

Main article: 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Awards and honors

• Steve Nash – WCC Player of the Year

Team players in the 1996 NBA draft

See also: 1996 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	15	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
2. "Pepperdine Pulls Off a Stunner, Defeating Santa Clara, 63-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
3. "School's out for UM as Santa Clara rules". The Baltimore Sun. March 16, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
4. "Vaughn Shuts Down Nash, Kansas Wins". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
5. "First Test Too Tough for Bruins". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. "Santa Clara Tries, but Can't Get Past Villanova". The Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
7. "MAUI INVITATIONAL : Villanova Wins Title, 77-75". The Los Angeles Times. November 23, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
8. "Marquette Puts The Clamps On Nash, Santa Clara". The Spokesman-Review. December 17, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
9. "Marbury gets points, Nash's Broncos the win". SFGATE. December 31, 1995. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
10. "Gonzaga Learns To Share; Broncos Defeat Bulldogs to Earn Tie for WCC Title". The Spokesman-Review. February 25, 1996. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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12. "Men's Basketball History".
13. "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
14. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1042–1043. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
15. "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.