Division I · West Coast Conference
Santa Clara University Men's Basketball
Santa Clara, CA · the Broncos · Santa Clara University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$6M
Team budget
72nd percentile in Division I
$373,589
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
975
APR
96% of players retained
44%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Santa Clara University fields a men's basketball team in the West Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $5,977,436, well above the median of $3M — $373,589 per roster spot, upper half of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 975, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $4,868,082 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,127 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#103Team budgetof 362 · Division I#105Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#113APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$5,977,436 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,510,138 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$373,589 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate975 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$4,868,082 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,127 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$310,697 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Herb Sendek head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →6,249undergraduates · 9,340 students in all
Women 50% Men 50%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →44%admitted · of 18,843 applicants
SAT middle 50%1340 – 1500
ACT middle 50%30 – 33
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 88%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate975
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $5,977,436 $373,590 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $4,868,082
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $310,697
Cost
Full picture →$49,651net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $59,241
Campus safety
Full picture →0.65violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 15 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →27%of bachelor's degrees in business · 20 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
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School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions44% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$49,651 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 27%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 6,249Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.65 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Division I · Mountain West Conference | 3 | 16 | $2.8M | 980 | 80% | |
| Stanford University Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 14 | 16 | $11M | 998 | 4% | |
| Menlo College Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 16 | 15 | $554k | — | 68% | |
| California State University, East Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 22 | 17 | $945k | — | 97% | |
| University of California, Santa Cruz Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 25 | 15 | $332k | — | 63% | |
| Saint Mary's College of California Division I · West Coast Conference | 35 | 15 | $8.3M | 990 | 89% | |
| San Francisco State University Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 39 | 16 | $495k | — | 96% | |
| University of California, Berkeley Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 22 | $14M | 960 | 12% | |
| University of San Francisco Division I · West Coast Conference | 41 | 15 | $6.4M | 957 | 51% | |
| California State University, Monterey Bay Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 49 | 16 | $601k | — | 95% | |
| Middlebury College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Dominican University of California Division II · Pacific West Conference | 54 | 16 | $662k | — | 96% |
Other men's basketball programs in the West Coast Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount University at cap | 15 | $8.7M | $577,037 | 970 | vs | |
| Saint Mary's College of California at cap | 15 | $8.3M | $553,209 | 990 | vs | |
| University of San Francisco at cap | 15 | $6.4M | $428,845 | 957 | vs | |
| Santa Clara University 1 over cap | 16 | $6M | $373,589 | 975 | vs | |
| Pepperdine University 2 over cap | 17 | $5.6M | $328,844 | 960 | vs | |
| University of San Diego 6 over cap | 21 | $5.3M | $253,732 | 975 | vs | |
| University of the Pacific at cap | 15 | $4.2M | $280,235 | 945 | vs | |
| University of Denver at cap | 15 | $3.8M | $252,238 | 975 | vs | |
| University of Portland 3 over cap | 18 | $3.6M | $198,631 | 965 | vs | |
| Seattle University 1 over cap | 16 | $3.4M | $210,984 | 964 | vs |
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