# 2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented the University of Santa Clara during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 West Coast Conference. 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 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 2010–11 team).

## Before the Season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Phillip Bach | 33 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Medina, WA | Graduated |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nate Kratch F | Watertown, Minnesota | Watertown-Mayer | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 29, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/30/2012* 7:00 pm | Hawaii Pacific | W 64–63 | – | Leavey Center (1,176) Santa Clara, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm | Simpson | W 106–66 | 1–0 | Leavey Center (1,296) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/14/2012* 5:00 pm, FCS Atlantic | at Saint Louis CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 74–62 | 2–0 | Chaifetz Arena (5,058) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/20/2012* 8:00 pm | USC Upstate CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 85–65 | 3–0 | Leavey Center (1,139) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/21/2012* 8:00 pm | Utah Valley CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 75–67 | 4–0 | Leavey Center (1,222) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 4:00 pm | Eastern Washington CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 89–74 | 5–0 | Leavey Center (1,250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Utah State | L 78–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Leavey Center (1,442) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | UC Santa Barbara | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Leavey Center (1,819) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Pacific Union | W 77–42 | 6–2 | Leavey Center (1,253) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 75–54 | 7–2 | Event Center Arena (2,037) San Jose, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 5:00 pm | at Pacific | W 75–71 | 8–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,879) Stockton, CA |
| 12/17/2012* 7:00 pm | Cal Poly | W 72–64 | 9–2 | Leavey Center (1,558) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/21/2012* 8:15 pm | Alcorn State Cable Car Classic | W 70–58 | 10–2 | Leavey Center (1,530) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 8:15 pm | Wagner Cable Car Classic Championship | W 69–45 | 11–2 | Leavey Center (1,523) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/29/2012* 9:00 am, ESPN2 | at No. 1 Duke | L 77–90 | 11–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | San Francisco | W 74–69 | 12–3 (1–0) | Leavey Center (2,146) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/05/2013 5:00 pm, CSNCA/ROOT | No. 10 Gonzaga | L 74–81 | 12–4 (1–1) | Leavey Center (4,907) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at Loyola Marymount | L 80–84 | 12–5 (1–2) | Gersten Pavilion (2,502) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2013 1:30 pm, WCC TV | BYU | L 64–82 | 12–6 (1–3) | Leavey Center (2,853) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/17/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA | at San Francisco | W 85–54 | 13–6 (2–3) | War Memorial Gym (1,054) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | at Pepperdine | W 83–76 | 14–6 (3–3) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,191) Malibu, CA |
| 01/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 66–36 | 15–6 | Leavey Center (1,493) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm, WCC TV | at San Diego | W 64–50 | 16–6 (4–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,415) San Diego, CA |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA | Portland | W 70–46 | 17–6 (5–3) | Leavey Center (1,121) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 79–96 | 17–7 (5–4) | Marriott Center (17,228) Provo, UT |
| 02/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | Saint Mary's | L 63–84 | 17–8 (5–5) | Leavey Center (3,303) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | San Diego | W 61–52 | 18–8 (6–5) | Leavey Center (1,394) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, WCC Digital | Pepperdine | W 70–60 | 19–8 (7–5) | Leavey Center (2,603) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/20/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 3 Gonzaga | L 42–85 | 19–9 (7–6) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm, WCC TV | at Portland | W 75–63 | 20–9 (8–6) | Chiles Center (1,713) Portland, OR |
| 02/28/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA | Loyola Marymount | W 79–56 | 21–9 (9–6) | Leavey Center (1,210) Santa Clara, CA |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA | at Saint Mary's | L 67–80 | 21–10 (9–7) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2013 West Coast Conference tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals | L 58–60 | 21–11 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Vermont First Round | W 77–67 | 22–11 | Leavey Center (1,011) Santa Clara, CA |
| 03/25/2013* 4:00 pm, BTN Digital | at Purdue Quarterfinals | W 86–83 | 23–11 | Mackey Arena (3,629) West Lafayette, IN |
| 03/27/2013* 6:00 pm, AXS TV | at Wright State Semifinals | W 81–69 | 24–11 | Nutter Center (3,188) Dayton, OH |
| 04/01/2013* 7:00 pm, AXS TV | George Mason Finals Game 1 | W 81–73 | 25–11 | Leavey Center (1,154) Santa Clara, CA |
| 04/03/2013* 4:00 pm, AXS TV | at George Mason Finals Game 2 | L 66–73 | 25–12 | Recreation and Athletic Complex (1,280) Fairfax, VA |
| 04/05/2013* 4:00 pm, AXS TV | at George Mason Finals Game 3 | W 80–77 | 26–12 | Patriot Center (2,440) Fairfax, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||