1967–68 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

1967–68 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
Record	22–4 (11–1 WCAC)
Head coach	Dick Garibaldi
Home arena	San Jose Civic Auditorium

1967–68 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Santa Clara	11	–	1		.917			22	–	4		.846
Loyola (Calif.)	10	–	2		.833			19	–	6		.760
San Francisco	8	–	4		.667			16	–	10		.615
San Jose State		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Pacific	5	–	7		.417			17	–	9		.654
UC Santa Barbara	3	–	9		.250			9	–	17		.346
Saint Mary's	3	–	9		.250			4	–	20		.167
Pepperdine	2	–	10		.167			9	–	17		.346
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

1967–68 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Bud Ogden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr San Luis Obispo, California F Ralph Ogden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So San Luis Obispo, California C Dennis Awtrey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So	Head coach Dick Garibaldi 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 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[1]	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.

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Rankings

Main article: 1967–68 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

References

1. "UCLA Wins Far West Crown". El Paso Times. March 17, 1968. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.