2019–20 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

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2019–20 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Saint Mary's College Gaels logo.svg
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2019–20 record26–8 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Pavilion
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 15 1   .938 31 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 26 8   .765
Pacific 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
San Francisco 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 8   .500 16 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 20 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 12   .250 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 14   .125 9 23   .281
Portland 1 15   .063 9 23   .281
2020 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 19th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Pepperdine and BYU to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to NCAA Tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season[]

The Gaels finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 11–5 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals and upset No. 1 seed Gonzaga to become champions of the WCC Tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 where they lost to Villanova in the first round.[1]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Hunter 1 C 6'10" 230 Senior Vaucluse, Australia Graduated
Kyle Clark 33 F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Wynyard, Australia Injured. Recovering from right knee surgery. 5th year senior. Studying MBA.
Alex Mudronja 35 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Adelaide, Australia Play professionally

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Logan Johnson 1 G 6'2" 175 Sophomore Mountain View, CA Transferred from Cincinnati. Johnson was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Ducas
SF
Geraldton, AUS Centre of Excellence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kyle Bowen
PF
Perth, AUS Centre of Excellence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2019–20 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Tanner Krebs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Lake Ginninderra College Hobart, Australia
G 1 Logan Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Saint Francis
Cincinnati
Mountain View, California
G 2 Quinn Clinton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Christchurch Boys Christchurch, New Zealand
G 3 Jordan Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Folsom Folsom, CA
C 5 Jock Perry 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Lake Ginninderra College Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Elijah Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Sunrise Mountain Peoria, AZ
F/C 11 Matthias Tass 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Tallinna Reaalkool Tallinn, Estonia
G 12 Tommy Kuhse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Mountain View Mesa, AZ
F 14 Kyle Bowen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Centre of Excellence Perth, WA, Australia
F 15 Dan Sheets (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Dougherty Valley San Ramon, CA
G 23 Kristers Zoriks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So New Hampton School Dobele, Latvia
F 24 Malik Fitts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Brewster Academy
South Florida
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Sr Loreto Academy
Seattle
Manchester, England
F 42 Dan Fotu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
G/F 44 Alex Ducas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Centre of Excellence Geraldton, WA, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 vs. Wisconsin
Sioux Falls Showcase
W 65–63 OT 1–0
Sanford Pentagon (3,301)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 11, 2019*
6:00 pm
No. 18 Winthrop
Sacramento Classic
L 59–61  1–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,895)
Moraga, CA
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Long Beach State W 81–63  2–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,715)
Moraga, CA
November 17, 2019*
5:00 pm
No. 18 Cal Poly W 79–48  3–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,306)
Moraga, CA
November 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Fresno State
Sacramento Classic
W 68–58  4–1
Golden 1 Center (4,774)
Sacramento, CA
November 23, 2019*
5:00 pm
Lehigh
Sacramento Classic
W 77–66  5–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,059)
Moraga, CA
November 24, 2019*
7:00 pm
Sonoma State W 107–56  6–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,742)
Moraga, CA
November 29, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 15 Utah State W 81–73  7–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
December 1, 2019*
5:00 pm
Omaha W 75–66  8–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,766)
Moraga, CA
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 61–49  9–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,816)
Moraga, CA
December 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 19 Dayton
Jerry Colangelo Classic
L 68–78  9–2
Talking Stick Resort Arena (3,563)
Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N
at California W 89–77  10–2
Haas Pavilion (5,734)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. Arizona State
Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase
W 96–56  11–2
Talking Stick Resort Arena (6,892)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Nevada
Al Attles Classic
W 68–63  12–2
Chase Center (6,728)
San Francisco, CA
December 28, 2019*
5:00 pm
Seattle W 84–58  13–2
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at San Francisco W 69–58  14–2
(1–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Pacific L 99–107 4OT 14–3
(1–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,577)
Stockton, CA
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2
BYU W 87–84 OT 15–3
(2–1)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Santa Clara L 66–67  15–4
(2–2)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at Pepperdine W 78–69  16–4
(3–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,219)
Malibu, CA
January 23, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN
San Francisco W 58–48  17–4
(4–2)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,422)
Moraga, CA
January 25, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium
at Loyola Marymount W 73–62  18–4
(5–2)
Gersten Pavilion (1,437)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
Portland W 86–64  19–4
(6–2)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,009)
Moraga, CA
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at BYU L 79–81  19–5
(6–3)
Marriott Center (15,212)
Provo, UT
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at San Diego W 66–60  20–5
(7–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,713)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 60–90  20–6
(7–4)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, Stadium
Pacific W 71–63  21–6
(8–4)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Loyola Marymount W 57–51  22–6
(9–4)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 22, 2020
5:00 pm, Stadium
San Diego W 92–63  23–6
(10–4)
University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Santa Clara W 78–72  24–6
(11–4)
Leavey Center (2,512)
Santa Clara, CA
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 76–86  24–7
(11–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
WCC Tournament
March 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (6) Pepperdine
Third round
W 89–82  25–7
Orleans Arena (4,350)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPN2
(3) vs. (2) No. 14 BYU
Semifinals
W 51–50  26–7
Orleans Arena (7,471)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (1) No. 2 Gonzaga
Championship
L 66–84  26–8
Orleans Arena (7,471)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP* 20 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR RV NR RV RV RV 
Coaches 20 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References[]

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