The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...
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 early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men' ...
. 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. grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Penn Hills High S ...
's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the
Leavey Center as members of the
West Coast Conference
The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...
. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated
San Francisco
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in the
WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to
Gonzaga.
Previous season
The
Broncos
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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
BYU.
On March 7, 2016, head coach
Kerry Keating 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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!colspan=9 style=, WCC regular season
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WCC tournament
References
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