The 2021–22 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by sixth-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 21–12, 10–5 in WCC play to finish in third place. They defeated Portland in the third round of the WCC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Saint Mary's. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Washington State.

Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Broncos finished the 2020–21 season 12–8, 4–5 in WCC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Portland and Pacific in the WCC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Pepperdine.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure D. J. Mitchell 0 F 6'8" 215 RS Senior Fresno, CA Graduated Christian Carlyle 1 G 6'5" 210 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated Trent Hudgens Jr. 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Northern Colorado Joe Foley 3 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Atherton, CA Walk-on; didn't return Juan Ducasse 15 F 6'9" 210 RS Sophomore Montevideo, Uruguay Signed to play professionally in Argentina with Hispano Americano Justin Traina 21 G 6'3" 170 RS Sophomore Patterson, CA Walk-on; didn't return Ezekiel Richards 23 C 6'10" 240 RS Sophomore Oak Park, CA Transferred to Northern Arizona Vittorio Reynoso-Avila 25 F 6'5" 200 Senior La Mirada, CA Graduated Guglielmo Caruso 30 F 6'11" 210 Junior Naples, Italy Signed to play professionally in Italy with Pallacanestro Varese Austin Sacks 33 F 6'6" 195 Freshman Encino, CA Walk-on; transferred to Balyor Connor Strambi 35 G 6'4" 175 Freshman San Mateo, CA Walk-on; transferred to Skyline College

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School P. J. Pipes 2 G 6'2" 190 RS Senior Woodridge, IL Green Bay Parker Braun 23 F 6'8" 217 RS Junior Overland Park, KS Missouri Danilo Djuricic 30 F 6'8" 215 Senior Brampton, ON Harvard

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2022

Roster

Schedule and results

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