# 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Herb Sendek's first season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated San Francisco in the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Broncos 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brendyn Taylor | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduate transferred |
| Bryson Lockley | 13 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Panola College |
| Werner Nistler | 30 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Akil Douglas | 13 | F | 6'10" | 190 | Junior | San Jose, CA | Junior college transferred from San Jose City College |

## Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Julian Roche C | Andover, NH | Proctor Academy | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Santa Clara 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Santa Clara Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 7:30 pm | | Life Pacific | W 83–65 | | Leavey Center (1,558) Santa Clara, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona Cable Car Classic | W 67–64 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (1,821) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/12/2016* 6:00 pm | | UC Davis Cable Car Classic | L 58–63 | 1–1 | Leavey Center (1,734) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:30 pm | | Tennessee State Cable Car Classic | L 61–69 | 1–2 | Leavey Center (1,102) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational | W 88–72 | 2–2 | Leavey Center (1,331) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/21/2016* 10:00 pm | | Sacred Heart Las Vegas Invitational | W 84–74 | 3–2 | Leavey Center (1,112) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/24/2016* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 8 Arizona Las Vegas Invitational semifinals | L 61–69 | 3–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2016* 5:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. Vanderbilt Las Vegas Invitational 3rd place game | L 66–76 | 3–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 55–58 | 3–5 | Leavey Center (1,082) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 40–55 | 3–6 | Event Center Arena San Jose, CA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cal State East Bay | W 75–50 | 4–6 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 77–53 | 5–6 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 68–69 | 5–7 | Beasley Coliseum (2,388) Pullman, WA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Valparaiso | W 87–80 $^{2OT}$ | 6–7 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,854) Valparaiso, IN |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 59–89 | 6–8 (0–1) | Marriott Center (17,415) Provo, UT |
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm, CSNBA | | San Francisco | W 72–58 | 7–8 (1–1) | Leavey Center (1,389) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 70–42 | 8–8 (2–1) | Leavey Center (1,404) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Loyola Marymount | L 56–66 | 8–9 (2–2) | Gersten Pavilion (2,060) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 59–57 | 9–9 (3–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,435) San Diego, CA |
| 01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SPCSN | | at Pepperdine | W 75–61 | 10–9 (4–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,053) Malibu, CA |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 4 Gonzaga | L 57–88 | 10–10 (4–3) | Leavey Center (4,738) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | Loyola Marymount | W 64–63 | 11–10 (5–3) | Leavey Center (1,793) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | BYU | W 76–68 | 12–10 (6–3) | Leavey Center (2,419) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/28/2017 8:00 pm, CSNCA | | No. 21 Saint Mary's | L 59–72 | 12–11 (6–4) | Leavey Center (2,707) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, CSNCA+ | | at Portland | W 60–45 | 13–11 (7–4) | Chiles Center (1,706) Portland, OR |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | L 55–90 | 13–12 (7–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, CSNBA | | at San Francisco | L 58–61 | 13–13 (7–6) | War Memorial Gymnasium (2,005) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 64–47 | 14–13 (8–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620) Stockton, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 106–55 | 15–13 (9–6) | Leavey Center (1,216) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 58–60 $^{2OT}$ | 15–14 (9–7) | Leavey Center (1,828) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 69–68 | 16–14 (10–7) | Leavey Center (1,792) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at No. 20 Saint Mary's | L 56–70 | 16–15 (10–8) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm, SPCSN | (4) | vs. (5) San Francisco Quarterfinals | W 76–69 | 17–15 | Orleans Arena (7,461) Paradise, NV |
| 03/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga Semifinals | L 68–77 | 17–16 | Orleans Arena (8,712) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||