Santa Clara Broncos | |
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University | Santa Clara University |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
NCAA | Division I |
Athletic director | Renee Baumgartner |
Location | Santa Clara, California |
Varsity teams | 19 |
Basketball arena | Leavey Center |
Baseball stadium | Stephen Schott Stadium |
Soccer stadium | Buck Shaw Stadium |
Mascot | Bronco |
Nickname | Broncos |
Fight song | "Fight For Santa Clara" |
Colors | Maroon and White |
Website | www |
The Santa Clara Broncos are athletic teams that represent Santa Clara University. The school colors are red and white. The mascot is a bucking bronco and the fans are referred to as the "Ruff Riders". The Broncos compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as members of the West Coast Conference of which Santa Clara is a charter member.
Santa Clara University sponsors teams in nine men's and twelve women's NCAA sanctioned sports:
Men's Intercollegiate Sports
Women's Intercollegiate Sports
The Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team that represents Santa Clara University in NCAA Division I college baseball. Santa Clara Baseball competes in the West Coast Conference, of which the Santa Clara Broncos were a charter member. The Broncos play their home games on campus at Stephen Schott Stadium, which opened in 2005. The Broncos and are led by head coach Dan O'Brien, in his third season.
Having begun play in 1883, Santa Clara is currently in its 129th season of varsity baseball, and has enjoyed a long history of baseball excellence. Santa Clara has won 11 Conference Pennants, and appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, including a runner-up finish in the 1962 College World Series. Individually, 34 Broncos have been named All-Americans, and 158 players have been drafted in the MLB Draft, with 48 players making it to the Major Leagues.
Men's basketball played its first season in 1904. Since then, the men's basketball team has historically been a strong program within the West Coast Conference. The program has produced 13 All-Americans, with their first, Bob Feerick, coming in the 1942 season. The program has produced NBA stars Steve Nash, and Kurt Rambis, as well as college stars Ken Sears and Bob Feerick. The Team has played in the NCAA tournament in 11 different seasons, reaching the 1952 Final Four. The 1992-1993 Santa Clara team, led by future NBA MVP Steve Nash, was one of 6 #15 seeds to defeat a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.