# 1967–68 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They finished the season with a 22–4 record (11–1 WCAC) and made the NCAA tournament, reaching the Elite Eight before falling to mighty UCLA. They were led by second-year head coach Dick Garibaldi.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 4, 1967* | San Francisco State | W 106–54 | 1–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 4, 1967* | Creighton | W 92–80 | 2–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 15, 1967* | vs. Loyola–Chicago Cable Car Classic | W 91–88 | 3–0 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 16, 1967* | vs. Western Kentucky Cable Car Classic | W 75–68 | 4–0 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 18, 1967* | at Nevada | W 80–75 | 5–0 | Virginia Street Gymnasium Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 22, 1967* | at Brigham Young | W 80–75 | 6–0 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| Dec 23, 1967* | at Brigham Young | L 46–91 | 6–1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| Dec 27, 1967* | vs. NYU Hurricane Classic | L 88–93 | 6–2 | Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1967* | vs. Dartmouth Hurricane Classic | W 77–69 | 7–2 | Miami Beach Exhibition Hall Miami, Florida |
| Jan 6, 1968 | at San Francisco | L 68–70 | 7–3 (0–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Jan 12, 1968 | at Pepperdine | W 102–80 | 8–3 (1–1) | Campus Gym Malibu, California |
| Jan 13, 1968 | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–71 | 9–3 (2–1) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 20, 1968 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 85–74 | 10–3 (3–1) | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 24, 1968 | at San Jose State | W 82–64 | 11–3 | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Feb 2, 1968 | UC Santa Barbara | W 85–72 | 12–3 (4–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 3, 1968* | Cal State Hayward | W 97–74 | 13–3 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 9, 1968 | at Pacific | W 98–83 | 14–3 (5–1) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California |
| Feb 10, 1968 | at Saint Mary's | W 107–78 | 15–3 (6–1) | Madigan Gym Moraga, California |
| Feb 17, 1968 | San Francisco | W 70–60 | 16–3 (7–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 24, 1968 | at San Jose State | W 86–66 | 17–3 | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Mar 1, 1968* | Saint Mary's | W 72–56 | 18–3 (8–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Mar 2, 1968 | Pacific | W 72–68 | 19–3 (9–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Mar 8, 1968 | Pepperdine | W 94–66 | 20–3 (10–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Mar 9, 1968 | Loyola Marymount | W 77–62 | 21–3 (11–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1968* | vs. No. 6 New Mexico Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 86–73 | 22–3 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 16, 1968* | vs. No. 2 UCLA Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 66–87 | 22–4 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||