The 2023–24 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending ...

. The Broncos, led by eighth-year head coach Herb Sendek, played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–13, 10–6 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated

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in the quarterfinals, before losing to

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in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to

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. They received an invitation to the

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, where they lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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