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
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	21–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Dick Davey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Larry Hauser Steve Seandel
Home arena	Toso Pavilion
Seasons ← 1993–94 1995–96 →

1994–95 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Dick Davey (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Larry Hauser (Chicago State)
Steve Seandel (San José State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

Steve Nash – WCC Player of the Year

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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