The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. This was head coach

Herb Sendek Herbert Joseph Sendek Jr. (born February 22, 1963) is an American college basketball coach who is the current men's basketball head coach at Santa Clara. Early life Herbert Joseph Sendek, Jr. of Slovak descent, grew up in Pittsburgh and attended ...

's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated

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in the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to

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. On March 7, 2016, head coach

Kerry Keating Kerry Keating (born July 15, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Santa Clara University. Early life and college education Keating was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts and grew up in Rockvi ...

was fired by Santa Clara. On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek as head coach.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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