2012-13 Santa Clara Men's Basketball Headlines
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Bronco Athletics Administration Hosts Senior Send-Off For Student-Athletes
June 07, 2013With at least 50 of the more than 60 Santa Clara graduates in attendance, and a number of Bronco coaches and administrators as well, Santa Clara Athletic Director Dan Coonan hosted the annual Bronco Senior Send-Off on Thursday night in the Leavey Center. It gave everyone a chance to say goodbye and to thank the seniors for all their efforts athletically and academically. -
Yannick Atanga Looks Ahead to Next Season
June 05, 2013Yannick Atanga (YA), a rising junior from Yaounde, Cameroon, was an offensive rebounding specialist in his second year of action for the Broncos. Atanga had a smooth transition from living in Cameroon to playing high school basketball in Los Angeles, where he was a John Wooden Award winner. He hopes that he can continue his smooth transition here at Santa Clara. He believes that his improved offensive game will really show on the court next season.
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Bronco Hoopster Nate Kratch Looks Ahead to Next Season
May 28, 2013SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nate Kratch (NK), a freshman from Watertown, Minn., redshirted in his first season on the men’s basketball team. Kratch has high hopes for next season after watching this season from the bench. He was able to learn a lot in his first season as a Bronco, even though he was not suiting up for games. SantaClaraBroncos.com (SCB) was able to sit down with Kratch to talk about his experience on the team thus far and look ahead to next season.
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Broncos Add Two More Signees to 2013 Class; 2013 Class Has Five Members
May 22, 2013Santa Clara head men’s basketball coach Kerry Keating announced two additional signees for the 2013 Bronco signing class on Wed., May 22, 2013. The new members of the 2013 Santa Clara class are high school senior Emmanuel Ndumanya (Enugu, Nigeria) and Fresno State graduate Jerry Brown (Richmond, Calif.). The class already includes Jared Brownridge (Rockford, Ill.), Jarvis Pugh (Murphy, Texas) and Jalen Richard (San Tan Valley, Ariz).
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Free ATEO Seminar Hosted By Santa Clara June 8
May 15, 2013Santa Clara Athletics is proud to announce it will host an Athletic Training Education Seminar on Sat., June 8 on the Mission Campus. The ATEO Seminar will be presented by NATA Hall of Fame Athletic Trainer Dr. Rod Walters. Athletic Trainers at both the high school and college level are invited to the Athletic Training seminar at Santa Clara featuring a review of issues facing Athletic Trainers. The Seminar will be free of charge and hosted at the Leavey Center at Santa Clara University.
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Salute Bronco Basketball At Senior Appreciation Night Next Thursday
May 13, 2013The Santa Clara Men's Basketball team will host its Senior Appreciation night honoring the 2013 Senior Class on Thurs., June 13, 2013. The team will also be presented their 2013 CBI Championship rings.
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EYEBRONCO Special: Senior Awards Video
May 13, 2013SANTA CLARA, Calif. - With the 2012-13 year almost at a close, this week's Bronco Weekly Sports Wrap is an EYEBRONCO special featuring award winners from the Senior Awards held at the first annual Red and White Gala. The Santa Clara Athletics Department and the Bronco Bench Foundation recently held their first annual Red And White Gala that combined celebrating and honoring benefactors as well as seniors.
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Broncos To Play In 13th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic
May 02, 2013The hometown University of Nevada Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels, CBI champion Santa Clara Broncos and the high-flying Eagles from Florida Gulf Coast University headline the field for the 13th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, scheduled for Dec. 22-23, 2013 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
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Capping Off An Amazing Bronco Career, Santa Clara's Foster Invited to Play in Portsmouth Invitational Tournament This Week
April 10, 2013Fresh off being named the Most Valuable Player of the CBI after shattering the CBI scoring and three pointers made records, Santa Clara senior Kevin Foster will begin play at the Portsmouth Invitational (P.I.T.) on Thursday with his team, Portsmouth Sports Club, when they face Roger Brown’s Restaurant at 4 pm.
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Broncos Win CBI Title With 80-77 Win Over George Mason
April 05, 2013The Santa Clara Broncos used a big second half and claimed their second postseason tournament title in three seasons winning the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick in a decisive third game, 80-77 over George Mason on Friday night in Fairfax, Va.
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Santa Clara Plays CBI Final Winner Take All Game on Friday At George Mason On Axs-TV
April 04, 2013For the fifth time in six years the Championship Series of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick will go to a winner-take-all third game after the Santa Clara Broncos (25-12) failed to close out the series in Game 2, falling at George Mason (22-15) 73-66 on April 3. Game 3 will take place on Fri., April 5 at the Patriot Center (10,000) on the GMU campus with tipoff set for 4 p.m. (PDT). AXS TV will be televised live nationally. The game will also be broadcast live on www.SantaClaraBroncos.com at 4 pm. It will be rebroadcast on KDOW 1220 AM at 7 pm with Anthony Passarelli making the call.
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Broncos Fall to George Mason in CBI Finals Game 2; Play Decisive Game 3 on Friday at 4 PM Pacific
April 03, 2013Looking to close out the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick with a title on Wednesday night, George Mason had other ideas and Santa Clara fell short 73-66. The two teams will have to return to the Patriot Center on Fri., April 5 in the third and deciding game. The game will be televised on AXS-TV at 4 pm Pacific and also broadcast on the Santa Clara website, www.SantaClaraBroncos.com. The game will be rebroadcast on KDOW 1220 AM at 7 pm Pacific on Friday night.
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Broncos Beat George Mason to Take 1-0 Lead in CBI Best of Three Finals
April 02, 2013In the first game of the best of three final of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick, Santa Clara topped George Mason by a final of 81-73. It was the eighth consecutive post-season win for the Broncos. Santa Clara will now travel to George Mason to play at 4 pm Pacific on Wed., April 3 on AXS-TV nationally. The game will be rebroadcast on KDOW 1220 AM at 7 pm Pacific.
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Santa Clara Hosts First Game Of CBI Finals Vs. George Mason April 1
March 31, 2013Santa Clara (24-11), looking for its second postseason tournament title in three seasons when the Broncos host George Mason (21-14) on Mon., April 1 at 7 pm of the first game of the best-of-three Championship Series of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick. The entire series will be televised live on AXS TV with Kenny Rice and Bobby Cremins making the call. The game will also be broadcast live on KDOW 1220 AM with Anthony Passarelli making the call.
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Broncos Host First CBI Final Game Vs. George Mason Monday, April 1
March 28, 2013The sixth annual College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick will open on Monday, April 1 at Santa Clara before heading to George Mason. Previous CBI champions include Pittsburgh (2012), Oregon (2011), VCU (2010), Oregon State (2009), and Tulsa (2008).
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Bronco Basketball Does the Harlem Shake On An Empty Airplane
March 28, 2013Put a college basketball team on the road for six straight days together over Spring Break, playing basketball and spending every waking minute together and you never know what they are going to come up with! Sitting on an empty airplane on a lay-over in Las Vegas on the way home Thursday after winning the CBI Semi-Finals -- the Santa Clara Bronco basketball team, coaches and staff dropped everything and did the Harlem Shake! Brandon Clark started if off dancing a bit and got the whole team - including head coach Kerry Keating - doing it on the plane impromptu!
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Kevin Foster's Record-Setting Night Leads Broncos Past Wright State and into CBI Finals
March 27, 2013On a record setting night for Bronco senior Kevin Foster, the Santa Clara basketball team advanced to the final of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick with an 81-69 victory over Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. Foster scored 33 points with six threes and four steals. What night it was for Kevin Foster who also is graduating this quarter. After scoring 34 points in the quarterfinal matchup with Purdue on Monday night, Foster becomes just the third Bronco with back-to-back 30-point games. The others are Dennis Awtrey (March 1 and 7, 1969) and Kurt Rambis (Jan. 4 and 5, 1980). Foster also moved into first place on the SCU single season steals list with 85 this year. His six threes put him at No. 5 all-time in the NCAA, moving past Stephen Curry, currently the Golden State Warriors point guard. The win puts Santa Clara at 24-11 and ends Wright State’s season at 23-13.
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SCU Travels To Wright State CBI Semi-Finals
March 26, 2013The Santa Clara Broncos (23-11) continue their postseason run when they travel to Dayton, Ohio on Wed. March 27 to play the Wright State Raiders (23-12) in the semifinal round game of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick. The game will air on AXS TV live at 6 pm Pacific with Kenny Rice and Darrin Horn making the call. SantaClaraBroncos.com will broadcast the game live with Anthony Passarelli making the call beginning at 6 pm. KDOW 1220 AM will replay the entire game at 8:30 pm.
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Broncos Win 23rd Game of the Year At Purdue; Advance to Semi-Finals of CBI at Wright State Wednesday
March 25, 2013Coming back to Indiana to play in front of almost 40 friends and family, Santa Clara sophomore Brandon Clark’s two free throws with 8.6 left on the clock helped the Broncos win 86-83 at Purdue University in the second round of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick. Santa Clara has won 23 games for just the fourth time in the 106-year school history of basketball; and 23+ games for the second time in three years, having won 24 in 2010-11 when the Broncos won the CIT.
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SCU Travels To Purdue For Second Round of CBI; Audio Broadcast Begins at 4 pm Pacific Tonight
March 22, 2013After their first-round win over Vermont in the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick, the Broncos (22-11) travel to the Midwest for a second-round game at Purdue University (16-17) on Mon., March 25 at 4 pm Pacific. The game will be broadcast live on SantaClaraBroncos.com with Anthony Passarelli making the call. Passarelli is in his sixth season as the Voice of the Broncos. The game will also be rebroadcast on KDOW 1220 AM at 7 pm Pacific.
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Broncos Win 22nd Game Of the Year Vs. Vermont to Advance To Second Round of CBI
March 20, 2013Going on a 7-0 run over a 46 second-span during the last two minutes of play proved to be enough for Santa Clara as the Broncos defeated Vermont 77-67 in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick on Tuesday night. Santa Clara advances to the second round of the CBI and will play March 25 at the winner of the Western Illinois at Purdue game, to be played Wednesday night.
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Santa Clara Hosts Vermont In College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick
March 18, 2013After their most successful regular season in almost 20 years, the Broncos (21-11, 9-7) will host Vermont (21-11, 11-5) in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick on Tues., March 19 at 7 pm in the Leavey Center. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. The game can also be heard live on www.SantaClaraBroncos.com with KDOW 1220 am running the live broadcast locally at 7 pm. Anthony Passarelli is in his sixth season as the Broncos' play-by-play announcer.
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Broncos to Host Vermont Tuesday In Sixth Annual CBI
March 17, 2013The 16-team field for the 2013 College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick is complete and Santa Clara (21-11, 9-6) will host Vermont (21-11, 11-5) in the first round at the Leavey Center on Tues., March 19 at 7 pm. The Western Illinois at Purdue winner will host the winner of the Vermont at Santa Clara game on Mon., March 25. It is the Broncos first post-season appearance since it won the 2011 CIT by winning its final three games on the road, including a thrilling 76-69 victory at Iona. Vermont finished tied for second with Boston University in the America East Conference with Stony Brook winning the regular season title.
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Bronco Men Fall In Final Seconds To LMU In WCC Quarterfinal
March 08, 2013Keeping their unprobable run alive with their third win in three days, No. 9 seed LMU defeated No. 4 seed Santa Clara 60-58 on Friday night in the quarterfinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament. Santa Clara is 21-11 and LMU is 11-22. LMU advances to play No. 1 Gonzaga at 6 pm Saturday on ESPN2. It will be the Zags first game since taking over the No. 1 spot nationally on March 4.
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Men's Basketball Travels To Las Vegas For WCC Quarterfinal Game Friday Night Vs. LMU on ESPNU
March 06, 2013After their most successful regular season in almost 20 years, the Broncos (21-10, 9-7) head to Las Vegas as the No. 4 seed and will play a quarterfinal round WCC Tournament game on Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m. (PST). Santa Clara will play its 50th WCC Tournament game in school history and will face LMU. The quarterfinal game will be televised nationally on ESPNU with Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham making the call. The game will also be broadcast live on www.SantaClaraBroncos.com. Anthony Passarelli is in his sixth season as the Broncos' play-by-play announcer.
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Foster, Trasolini Named to All- West Coast Conference Team
March 05, 2013With six West Coast Conference honors between them in their careers, Santa Clara’s fifth-year seniors Marc Trasolini and Kevin Foster were both named to the All-West Coast Conference Team Tuesday. The Bronco are one of just three teams in the WCC to be represented by multiple Broncos on the First Team.
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Bronco Men Finish Fourth in WCC, Fall At No. 23 Saint Mary's
March 03, 2013Putting four scorers in double figures for the second straight game wasn’t enough as Santa Clara battled to the end, but fell 80-67 to No. 23 Saint Mary’s. Santa Clara is 21-10 and finish fourth in the WCC at 9-7. Saint Mary’s is 26-5 and 14-2 (already captured second).
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Broncos Down LMU on Senior Night
March 01, 2013Kevin Foster set the school record for starts, while also making his 401st career three, Marc Trasolini scored 26 and Santa Clara honored its seniors with a 79-56 victory over LMU on Thursday night at the Leavey Center, the Broncos’ 21st win of the season.
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Men Travel to Saint Mary's For Final Regular Season Game of the Year in Moraga Saturday Night
March 01, 2013The Broncos (21-9, 9-6) close out their regular season conference schedule when they travel to Bay Area rival No. 23 Saint Mary's (25-5, 13-2) on Sat., March 2 for a 7 p.m. (PST) West Coast Conference game. The game will be televised regionally on Comcast Bay Area with Dan Dibley and Dan Belluomini making the call. The game can also be heard live on KDOW 1220 AM with the broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. Anthony Passarelli is in his sixth season as the Broncos' play-by-play announcer.
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Senior Day For Men's Basketball Has Come Quick For All Five; Be Here Thursday Night for Senior Night!
February 26, 2013Senior Day for the Bronco men's basketball team is Thurs., Feb. 28 vs. LMU. Game time is set for 8 pm, but Senior Day festivities will start around 7:45 pm for the five seniors who will also all start the game.
