1994–95 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

1994–95 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Hauser
  • Steve Seandel
Home arenaToso Pavilion
Seasons
1994–95 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Santa Clara 12 2   .857 21 7   .750
Portland 10 4   .714 21 8   .724
Saint Mary's 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 21 9   .700
San Diego 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
San Francisco 4 10   .286 10 19   .345
Pepperdine 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Loyola Marymount 4 10   .286 13 15   .464
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1994–95 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 1994-95 Season. Led by head coach Dick Davey, the Broncos finished with a record of 21-7, and a WCC record of 12-2, placing first in the West Coast Conference. After losing in the first round of the West coast Conference tournament to Loyola Marymount,[2] the school received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, where they were beaten by Mississippi State in the first round.[3] Throughout the season, Canadian point guard Steve Nash was a standout performer for the Broncos, winning the WCC Player of the Year. Following the season, Nash would contemplate entering the NBA draft, but elected to return for his senior season.

Roster

1994–95 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Phil Doherty
   
G 11 Steve Nash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Michaels Victoria, BC
G/F 12 Adam Anderson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr    
G 21 Lloyd Pierce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Yerba Buena San Jose, California
G 24 Marlon Garnett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hamilton Los Angeles, California
F 30 Jason Sedlock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr    
C 31 Drew Zurek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So    
C 33 Phil Von Buchwaldt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr    
F 34 Kevin Dunne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr    
C 42 Brendan Graves 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1994*
at Pacific W 74–72 OT 1–0
                     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Dec 2, 1994*
vs. Cal State Fullerton
Coors Lite Classic
W 79–65  2–0
               12  Nash  Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 3, 1994*
at Fresno State
Coors Lite Classic
W 81–57  3–0
                     Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 10, 1994*
at Oregon State L 78–85  3–1
                     Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 10, 1994*
Oregon W 88–83  4–1
 34  Nash                Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 16, 1994*
vs. Georgia Southern
UAB Classic
W 86–66  5–1
                     BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17, 1994*
at UAB
UAB Classic
W 80–65  6–1
                     BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 20, 1994*
at No. 7 Kansas L 75–80[4]  6–2
 26  Garnett                Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 22, 1994*
Illinois State W 80–63  7–2
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 28, 1994*
vs. Alaska Anchorage
Cable Car Classic
W 78–75  8–2
                     San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Dec 29, 1994*
vs. BYU
Cable Car Classic
L 55–76[5]  8–3
                     San Jose Arena 
San Jose, California
Jan 7, 1995
Saint Mary's W 75–71[6]  9–3
(1–0)
 34  Nash                Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 13, 1995
Pepperdine W 67–50  10–3
(2–0)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 14, 1995
Loyola Marymount W 83–70  11–3
(3–0)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 19, 1995
at Gonzaga W 73–68 OT[7] 12–3
(4–0)
 40  Nash                The Kennel 
Spokane, Washington
Jan 21, 1995
at Portland L 49–72  12–4
(4–1)
                     Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 27, 1995
Portland W 85–58  13–4
(5–1)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 28, 1995
Gonzaga W 83–74  14–4
(6–1)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 2, 1995
at San Diego W 89–64  15–4
(7–1)
                     USD Sports Arena 
San Diego, California
Feb 4, 1995
at San Francisco W 80–63  16–4
(8–1)
                     War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 7, 1995*
Cal State Sacramento W 82–53  17–4
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 10, 1995
San Francisco W 82–62  18–4
(9–1)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 12, 1995
San Diego W 74–62  19–4
(10–1)
                     Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Feb 18, 1995
at Saint Mary's W 77–62  20–4
(11–1)
                     McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 24, 1995
at Loyola Marymount W 74–69  21–4
(12–1)
 20  Garnett                Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 25, 1995
at Pepperdine L 63–73  21–5
(12–2)
 30  Nash                Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
WCC Tournament
Mar 4, 1995*
Loyola Marymount
WCC Tournament quarterfinals
L 83–87[2]  21–6
 20  Nash                Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1995*
vs. No. 18 Mississippi State L 67–75  21–7
 22  Nash   7  Nash   2  Tied  Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 West Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Santa Clara stunned in tourney". SFGATE. March 5, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Santa Clara Comes Up Short, 75-67". The Spokesman-Review. March 18, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Kansas Avoids an Upset". The New York Times. December 21, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "BYU Rips Santa Clara". The Deseret News. December 31, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  6. ^ "Now that's clutch free-throw shooting". SFGATE. January 8, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "Broncos End GU's Win Streak; Nash's Second-Half 35-Point Effort Too Much for Inexperienced Zags". The Spokesman-Review. January 20, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "1994-95 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  10. ^ "Men's Basketball History".