The 2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2012 with the Empire Classic, 2K Sports Classic and ended with the 2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four on April 6, 2013 and 2013 NCAA Divis ...

. This was head coach Kerry Keating's sixth season at Santa Clara. The Broncos played their home games at the Leavey Center and were members of the

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. They finished the season 26–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount. They were invited to the

2013 College Basketball Invitational The 2013 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held ...

where they defeated Vermont, Purdue and Wright State to advance to the best-of-three games finals against George Mason. They won the series 2 games to 1 to become the 2013 CBI Champions. Santa Clara is the first school to win a CBI championship and a CIT championship (CIT won by the

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team).

Before the Season

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Santa Clara Broncos Men's Basketball The Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represents Santa Clara University in National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I (NCAA), Division I basketball competition. The team plays home games at the Leavey Center in Santa Clara, ...