2016 – 17 Santa Clara Broncos men 's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Herb Sendek 's first season at Santa Clara . The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference . They finished the season 17 – 16 , 10 – 8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place . They defeated San Francisco in the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga . The Broncos finished the 2015 – 16 season 11 – 20 , 7 – 11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to BYU
WCC Tournament
2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team