The 2017–18 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by second-year head coach Herb Sendek and played their home games at the Leavey Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
Previous season The Broncos finished the 2016–17 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.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Evan Wardlow 1 G 6'4" 185 Junior Lake View Terrace, CA Graduate transferred Akil Douglas 13 F 6'10" 190 Junior San Jose, CA Graduate transferred to Clark Atlanta Evan Crawford 14 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Altadena, CA Walk-on; didn't return Matt Hubbard 22 F 6'9" 230 Junior Colville, CA Graduate transferred to California Baptist Jared Brownridge 23 G 6'3" 200 Senior Aurora, IL Graduated Tony Lewis 35 F 6'8" 260 RS Freshman San Antonio, TX Transferred to Blinn College Nate Kratch 43 F 6'6" 227 RS Senior Wartertown, MN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tahj Eaddy 2 G 6'2" 154 Sophomore West Haven, CT Transferred from Southeast Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Eaddy will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Henry Caruso 21 F 6'4" 200 Senior San Mateo, CA Transferred from Princeton. Will be eligible to play immediately since Caruso graduated from Princeton.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| WCC tournament
References