1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1996 WCC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	West Coast Conference
1995–96 record	20–9 (10–4 WCC)
Head coach	Dick Davey (4th season);
Home arena	Toso Pavilion

The 1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team[2][3] 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, 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 fifteenth 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.

Roster

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

Head coach

Dick Davey (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 29, 1995*		at Penn State Cable Car Classic	L 49–70	8–3	San Jose, California
Feb 24, 1996		at Gonzaga	W 77–71	19–7 (10–4)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
WCC Tournament
Mar 2, 1996*		Pepperdine WCC Tournament Quarterfinals	L 60–63	19–8	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1996*	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) Maryland First Round	W 91–79	20–8	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Mar 17, 1996*	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 4 Kansas Second Round	L 51–76	20–9	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Tournament results

WCC Tournament
3/2/1996 Vs. Pepperdine - L, 60-63 @ Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, CA
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1996 First Round Vs. Maryland - W, 91-79 @ ASU Activities Center, Tempe, AZ
3/17/1996 Round of 32 Vs. Kansas - L, 51-76 @ ASU Activities Center, Tempe, AZ

Awards and honors

Steve Nash – WCC Player of the Year

Team players in the 1996 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	15	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns

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References

sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary
"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.
"1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1995-96 West Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "1995-96 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "Men's Basketball History".

[4] "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

[5] "1996 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
Venues	San Jose YMCA (1904–1927) Kezar Pavilion (1927–1951) Seifert Gymnasium (1935–1951) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1951–1975) Toso Pavilion / Leavey Center (1975–present)
Culture & lore	"Fight for Santa Clara" KSCU
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1995–96 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	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

† 1996 WCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]