The Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represents Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...

, located in Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...

, in NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Division I basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 competition. They play their home games at the Leavey Center

Leavey Center

Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is Santa Clara University's indoor basketball arena in Santa Clara, California. It is home to the Santa Clara University Broncos Division I Basketball and Volleyball Teams...

 and are members of the West Coast Conference

West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....

. Their current head coach is Kerry Keating

Kerry Keating

Kerry Keating is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Santa Clara University.Keating was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts and grew up in Rockville Centre, on New York's Long Island...

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The 2010–11

2010–11 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by fourth year head coach Kerry Keating, played their home games at the Leavey Center and are members of the West Coast Conference...

 team were champions of the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament

The 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 24 NCAA Division I teams. The CIT began with 12 first round games. Four of the teams that won first-round games advanced to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams played for the right to...

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NCAA Tournament results

The Broncos have appeared in eleven NCAA Tournaments

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...

. Their combined record is 11–13.

The Broncos win over Arizona in 1993 is one of only four times in tournament history that a 15 seed has upset a 2 seed.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1952 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament -External links:* on Shrp Sports * , source for much of the information on this page....	Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	UCLA Wyoming Kansas Illinois	W 68–59 W 56–53 L 55–74 L 64–67
1953 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1953 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 22 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 10, 1953, and ended with the championship game on March 18 in Kansas City, Missouri...	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Hardin-Simmons Wyoming Washington	W 81–56 W 67–52 L 62–74
1954 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 24 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1954, and ended with the championship game on March 20 in Kansas City, Missouri...	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Texas Tech Colorado State USC	W 73–64 W 73–50 L 65–66 2OT
1960 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1960, and ended with the championship game on March 19 in Daly City,...	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	California Utah	L 49–69 L 81–89
1968 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1968 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1968, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in Los Angeles, California...	Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	New Mexico UCLA	W 86–73 L 66–87
1969 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 8, 1969, and ended with the championship game on March 22 in Louisville, Kentucky...	Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Weber State UCLA	W 63–59 OT L 52–90
1970 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 7, 1970, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in College Park, Maryland...	Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Utah State Long Beach State	L 68–69 W 89–86
1987 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1987 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana...	First Round	Iowa	L 76–99
1993 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana...	First Round Second Round	Arizona Temple	W 64–61 L 57–68
1995 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...	First Round	Mississippi	L 67–75
1996 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...	First Round Second Round	Maryland Kansas	W 91–79 L 51–76

NIT results

The Broncos have appeared in four National Invitation Tournaments

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1984 1984 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Virginia Tech 71, Southwestern Louisiana 70...	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Oregon Lamar Louisiana-Lafayette	W 66–53 W 76–74 L 76–97
1985 1985 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Tennessee 100, Louisville 84...	First Round	Fresno State	L 76–79
1988 1988 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Colorado State 58, Boston College 57...	First Round	Oregon	L 65–81
1989 1989 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - UAB 78, Michigan State 76...	First Round	New Mexico	L 76–91

CIT results

The Broncos have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their record is 5–0 and were the 2011 champions.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament The 2011 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 24 NCAA Division I teams. The CIT began with 12 first round games. Four of the teams that won first-round games advanced to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams played for the right to...	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship	Northern Arizona Air Force San Francisco SMU Iona	W 68–63 W 88–75 W 95–91 W 72–55 W 76–69

External links

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