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| School Name: | Santa Clara University |
| Location: | Santa Clara, California |
| Arena: | Leavey Center |
| Capacity: | 4,500 |
| Conference: | West Coast |
| Head coach: | Kerry Keating |
Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California. 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 (Jesuits), whose members founded the school in 1851. Santa Clara is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the American West. It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
Men's Basketball[]
The 1992-1993 Santa Clara men's basketball team (led by future NBA star Steve Nash) was one of 4 #15 seeds to defeat a #2 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.
On February 12, 2007, the men's basketball team snapped Gonzaga's 50 game home winning streak. At the time, it was the longest ongoing home winning streak in the NCAA.