1994–95 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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 .
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Awards and honors
References
^ sports-reference.com 1994-95 West Coast Conference Season Summary
^ a b "Santa Clara stunned in tourney" . SFGATE . March 5, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
^ "Santa Clara Comes Up Short, 75-67" . The Spokesman-Review . March 18, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
^ "Kansas Avoids an Upset" . The New York Times . December 21, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
^ "BYU Rips Santa Clara" . The Deseret News . December 31, 1994. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
^ "Now that's clutch free-throw shooting" . SFGATE . January 8, 1995. Retrieved December 29, 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF) . Santa Clara Athletics . Retrieved April 26, 2020 .
^ "1994-95 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com" . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com .
^ "Men's Basketball History" .
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