The 2015–16 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Kerry Keating's ninth season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to BYU.
On March 7, 2016, head coach Kerry Keating was fired by Santa Clara. He finished at Santa Clara with a nine-year record of 139–159 and was the first coach to win both a College Basketball Invitational and a CollegeInsider.com Tournament titles. On March 29, the school hired Herb Sendek.
Previous season The Broncos finished the 2014–15 season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to BYU.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Stephen Edwards 0 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Muskogee, OK Transferred to Trinity Valley CC Brandon Clark 3 G 6'0" 170 Senior East Chicago, IN Graduated Jalen Richard 5 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore San Tan Valley, AZ Transferred to Cal State East Bay Denzel Johnson 20 G 6'3" 189 Senior Fresno, CA Graduated Andrew Papenfus 30 F 6'5" 215 Senior Snowmass, CO Graduated Robert Garrett 35 C 7'0" 270 Senior Vallejo, CA Graduated Yannick Atanga 44 F 6'8" 220 Senior Yaoundé, Cameroon Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Brendyn Taylor 5 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from USC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#AA003D; color:#F0E8C4;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#AA003D; color:#F0E8C4;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#AA003D; color:#F0E8C4;"| WCC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#AA003D; color:#F0E8C4;"| WCC tournament
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