# 1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They finished the season with a 27–2 record (13–1 WCAC) and made the NCAA tournament, reaching the Elite Eight before falling to mighty UCLA for the second straight season. They were led by head coach Dick Garibaldi.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1968* | | Nevada | W 101–64 | 1–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 3, 1968* | No. 18 | UC Davis | W 94–66 | 2–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 6, 1968* | No. 18 | at Fresno State | W 82–65 | 3–0 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Dec 13, 1968* | No. 16 | vs. No. 12 Houston Cable Car Classic | W 75–50 | 4–0 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 14, 1968* | No. 16 | at San Francisco Cable Car Classic | W 78–56 | 5–0 | San Francisco Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 20, 1968* | No. 10 | North Texas State | W 46–31 | 6–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 23, 1968* | No. 9 | Gonzaga | W 86–62 | 7–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Dec 26, 1968* | No. 9 | vs. West Virginia Rainbow Classic | W 72–58 | 8–0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 27, 1968* | No. 9 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 81–59 | 9–0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1968* | No. 9 | vs. Columbia Rainbow Classic | W 64–58 | 10–0 | Honolulu International Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 1, 1969* | No. 6 | Oklahoma City | W 92–82 | 11–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Jan 4, 1969 | No. 6 | San Francisco | W 86–66 | 12–0 (1–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Jan 10, 1969 | No. 3 | Saint Mary's | W 70–49 | 13–0 (2–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Jan 11, 1969* | No. 3 | Pacific | W 67–56 | 14–0 (3–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Jan 16, 1969 | No. 3 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 80–69 | 15–0 (4–0) | Rob Gym Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 18, 1969 | No. 3 | at San Jose State | W 62–49 | 16–0 (5–0) | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Jan 31, 1968* | No. 3 | at Cal State Hayward | W 103–72 | 17–0 | Pioneer Gymnasium Hayward, California |
| Feb 3, 1969* | No. 3 | San Francisco State | W 72–59 | 18–0 | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 7, 1969 | No. 3 | Loyola Marymount | W 82–65 | 19–0 (6–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 8, 1969 | No. 3 | Pepperdine | W 88–60 | 20–0 (7–0) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 15, 1969 | No. 3 | at San Francisco | W 72–47 | 21–0 (8–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Feb 21, 1969 | No. 2 | at San Jose State | L 69–73 $^{2OT}$ | 21–1 (8–1) | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Feb 22, 1969 | No. 2 | UC Santa Barbara | W 91–71 | 22–1 (9–1) | San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California |
| Feb 28, 1969 | No. 4 | at Pepperdine | W 62–52 | 23–1 (10–1) | Campus Gym Malibu, California |
| Mar 1, 1969 | No. 4 | at Loyola Marymount | W 89–66 | 24–1 (11–1) | Loyola Memorial Gymnasium Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 7, 1969 | No. 3 | at Pacific | W 81–69 | 25–1 (12–1) | Pacific Pavilion Stockton, California |
| Mar 8, 1969 | No. 3 | at Saint Mary's | W 72–56 | 26–1 (13–1) | Madigan Gym Moraga, California |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1969* | No. 3 | vs. Weber State Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 27–1 | Pauley Pavilion (11,700) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 15, 1969* | No. 3 | at No. 1 UCLA Regional final – Elite Eight | L 52–90 | 27–2 | Pauley Pavilion (12,812) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||