1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

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.

1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 3
Record	27–2 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach	Dick Garibaldi
Home arena	San Jose Civic Auditorium
Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Santa Clara	13	–	0		1.000			27	–	2		.931
San Jose State		–			–			16	–	8		.667
Pacific	7	–	5		.583			17	–	9		.654
UC Santa Barbara	8	–	4		.667			17	–	9		.654
Pepperdine	6	–	6		.500			14	–	12		.538
Loyola (Calif.)	3	–	9		.250			6	–	19		.240
Saint Mary's	3	–	9		.250			6	–	19		.240
San Francisco	3	–	10		.231			7	–	18		.280
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1968–69 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Bud Ogden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr San Luis Obispo, California F Ralph Ogden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr San Luis Obispo, California C Dennis Awtrey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr	Head coach Dick Garibaldi Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 30, 1968*		Nevada	W 101–64	1–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Dec 3, 1968*	No. 18	UC Davis	W 94–66	2–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Dec 6, 1968*	No. 18	at Fresno State	W 82–65	3–0	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Dec 13, 1968*	No. 16	vs. No. 12 Houston Cable Car Classic	W 75–50	4–0	San Francisco Civic Auditorium  San Francisco, California
Dec 14, 1968*	No. 16	at San Francisco Cable Car Classic	W 78–56	5–0	San Francisco Civic Auditorium  San Francisco, California
Dec 20, 1968*	No. 10	North Texas State	W 46–31	6–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Dec 23, 1968*	No. 9	Gonzaga	W 86–62	7–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Dec 26, 1968*	No. 9	vs. West Virginia Rainbow Classic	W 72–58	8–0	Honolulu International Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 27, 1968*	No. 9	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 81–59	9–0	Honolulu International Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1968*	No. 9	vs. Columbia Rainbow Classic	W 64–58	10–0	Honolulu International Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 1, 1969*	No. 6	Oklahoma City	W 92–82	11–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Jan 4, 1969	No. 6	San Francisco	W 86–66	12–0 (1–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Jan 10, 1969	No. 3	Saint Mary's	W 70–49	13–0 (2–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Jan 11, 1969*	No. 3	Pacific	W 67–56	14–0 (3–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Jan 16, 1969	No. 3	at UC Santa Barbara	W 80–69	15–0 (4–0)	Rob Gym  Santa Barbara, California
Jan 18, 1969	No. 3	at San Jose State	W 62–49	16–0 (5–0)	Spartan Gym  San Jose, California
Jan 31, 1968*	No. 3	at Cal State Hayward	W 103–72	17–0	Pioneer Gymnasium  Hayward, California
Feb 3, 1969*	No. 3	San Francisco State	W 72–59	18–0	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Feb 7, 1969	No. 3	Loyola Marymount	W 82–65	19–0 (6–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Feb 8, 1969	No. 3	Pepperdine	W 88–60	20–0 (7–0)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Feb 15, 1969	No. 3	at San Francisco	W 72–47	21–0 (8–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Feb 21, 1969	No. 2	at San Jose State	L 69–73 2OT	21–1 (8–1)	Spartan Gym  San Jose, California
Feb 22, 1969	No. 2	UC Santa Barbara	W 91–71	22–1 (9–1)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Feb 28, 1969	No. 4	at Pepperdine	W 62–52	23–1 (10–1)	Campus Gym  Malibu, California
Mar 1, 1969	No. 4	at Loyola Marymount	W 89–66	24–1 (11–1)	Loyola Memorial Gymnasium  Los Angeles, California
Mar 7, 1969	No. 3	at Pacific	W 81–69	25–1 (12–1)	Pacific Pavilion  Stockton, California
Mar 8, 1969	No. 3	at Saint Mary's	W 72–56	26–1 (13–1)	Madigan Gym  Moraga, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1969*	No. 3	vs. Weber State Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 63–59 OT	27–1	Pauley Pavilion (11,700) Los Angeles, California
Mar 15, 1969*	No. 3	at No. 1 UCLA Regional final – Elite Eight	L 52–90[1][2]	27–2	Pauley Pavilion (12,812) Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings