1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 1968–69
|team = Santa Clara Broncos
|sport = Basketball
|image =
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|conference = West Coast Athletic Conference
|division =
|short_conf = WCAC
|CoachRank = 4
|APRank = 3
|record = 27–2
|conf_record = 13–1
|head_coach = Dick Garibaldi
|hc_year =
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|stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
|champion = West Coast Athletic Conference champions
|tourney = NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = Elite Eight
}}
{{1968–69 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Santa Clara Broncos}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 30, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|title=Nevada}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 101–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=UC Davis Aggies|title=UC Davis}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 94–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Selland Arena
| site_cityst = Fresno, California
| gamename =
| score = 82–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = San Francisco Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename = Cable Car Classic
| score = 75–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=San Francisco Dons|title=San Francisco}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Francisco Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename = Cable Car Classic
| score = 78–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=North Texas State Mean Green|title=North Texas State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 46–31
| overtime =
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| record = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1968
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| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 9
| opponent = Gonzaga
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 86–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 26, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Honolulu International Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 72–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Hawaii Rainbow Warriors|title=Hawaii}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Honolulu International Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 81–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Columbia Lions|title=Columbia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Honolulu International Center
| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii
| gamename = Rainbow Classic
| score = 64–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 1, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Oklahoma City Chiefs |title=Oklahoma City}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 92–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 86–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
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| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 70–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Pacific Tigers|title=Pacific}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 67–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–0
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rob Gym
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, California
| gamename =
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–0
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spartan Gym
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 62–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–0
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1968
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Cal State East Bay Pioneers|title=Cal State Hayward}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pioneer Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Hayward, California
| gamename =
| score = 103–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=San Francisco State Gators|title=San Francisco State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 72–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Loyola Marymount Lions|title=Loyola Marymount}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 82–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–0
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 88–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–0
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, California
| gamename =
| score = 72–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–0
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = San Jose State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Spartan Gym
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 69–73
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 21–1
| conference = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1968|sex=men|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = San Jose, California
| gamename =
| score = 91–71
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–1
| conference = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Pepperdine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Campus Gym
| site_cityst = Malibu, California
| gamename =
| score = 62–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–1
| conference = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 1, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Loyola Marymount
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Loyola Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename =
| score = 89–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–1
| conference = 11–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Pacific
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Pacific Pavilion
| site_cityst = Stockton, California
| gamename =
| score = 81–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–1
| conference = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 8, 1969
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Saint Mary's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madigan Gym
| site_cityst = Moraga, California
| gamename =
| score = 72–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 26–1
| conference = 13–1
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Santa Clara Broncos}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3
| seed =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = Regional semifinal {{ndash}} Sweet Sixteen
| score = 63–59
| overtime = OT
| attend = 11,700
| record = 27–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1969
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| seed =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 1
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California
| gamename = Regional final {{ndash}} Elite Eight
| score = 52–90{{cite news |title=U.C.L.A., Santa Clara in Repeat of Last Season's Regional Final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/03/15/archives/ucla-santa-clara-in-repeat-of-last-seasons-regional-final.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 15, 1969 |access-date=February 4, 2024}}{{cite news |title=U.C.L.A. Is Victor, 90-52; Santa Clara Crushed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1969/03/16/archives/ucla-is-victor-9052-santa-clara-crushed.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 16, 1969 |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
| attend = 12,812
| record = 27–2
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Pacific Time
| region = W
| regionname = West
| notes =
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{{cite web |title=2023-24 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records |url=https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/santaclara.sidearmsports.com/documents/2023/11/28/23-24-mbb_record_book_Niall_Updated.pdf |publisher=Santa Clara Athletics |access-date=February 4, 2024}}
Rankings
{{main|1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings}}
References
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