1986–87 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

1986–87 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
1986–87 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
WCAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Coast Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (6–8 WCAC)
Head coach	Carroll Williams;
Home arena	Toso Pavilion

The 1986–87 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team[1] [2] represented Santa Clara University as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1986-87 Season. Led by head coach Carroll Williams, the Broncos finished with a record of 18–14, and a WCC record of 6–8. The Broncos beat Portland, Saint Mary's, and Pepperdine to win the West Coast Athletic Conference tournament, and received an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. Santa Clara was beaten by No. 2 seed Iowa in the opening round.[3]

1986–87 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego	13	–	1	.929	24	–	6	.800
Gonzaga	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Saint Mary's	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Portland	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Santa Clara †	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
San Francisco	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Jens Gordon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So

Head coach

Carroll Williams

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 29, 1986*		at UCLA	L 62–76	1–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
WCAC Tournament
Mar 1, 1987*		at Portland Quarterfinals	W 91–60	16–13	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 55–50	17–13	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. Pepperdine Championship game	W 77–65	18–13	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 6 Iowa First round	L 76–99	18–14	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

"1986-87 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
"Men's Basketball History".
"Iowa Flattens Santa Clara". The Chicago Tribune. March 14, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
"2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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[1] "1986-87 Santa Clara Broncos Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[2] "Men's Basketball History".

[3] "Iowa Flattens Santa Clara". The Chicago Tribune. March 14, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[4] "2018-19 Santa Clara Men's Basketball History and Records" (PDF). Santa Clara Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball
Venues	San Jose YMCA (1904–1927) Kezar Pavilion (1927–1951) Seifert Gymnasium (1935–1951) San Jose Civic Auditorium (1951–1975) Kaiser Permanente Arena (alternate; 2020–2021) Toso Pavilion / Leavey Center (1975–present)
Culture & lore	"Fight for Santa Clara" Radio: KSCU / KDOW
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics