"Marlon Garnett played 14 seasons of international basketball, worked nine years as an NBA assistant coach and currently helps coach a team in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional, Puerto Rico's professional league. Now 50, Garnett was a junior at Santa Clara and Steve Nash's backcourt mate when the Broncos most recently made it to the NCAA tournament in 1996. Three decades later, Garnett is excited by the prospect that his alma mater could get back to the Big Dance."
"At 22-5, the Broncos are off to their best start since the 1969-70 season. They sit atop the West Coast Conference with a 13-1 mark. On Saturday night, they put their nine-game win streak and 13-0 home record on the line against 12th-ranked Gonzaga (24-2, 12-1) at the Leavey Center. Tipoff for the ESPN matchup and Santa Clara's biggest game in years maybe decades? is at 7:30 p.m."
Marlon Garnett played 14 seasons overseas, spent nine years as an NBA assistant coach and currently coaches in Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Garnett was a junior at Santa Clara and Steve Nash's backcourt mate when the Broncos last reached the NCAA tournament in 1996. Santa Clara is 22-5 overall and 13-1 in the West Coast Conference, riding a nine-game win streak and a 13-0 home record. The Broncos host 12th-ranked Gonzaga at the Leavey Center with a 7:30 p.m. ESPN tipoff. Christian Hammond leads scoring with 40 percent 3-point shooting. Joe Lunardi projects three WCC teams in the NCAA field and notes the Broncos' No. 41 NET ranking and longest win streak in 31 years.
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