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

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

West Coast Conference
26–8 (11–5 WCC)
Randy Bennett (19th season)
Marcus Schroeder
Justin Joyner
Mickey McConnell
University Credit Union Pavilion

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.

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.

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

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.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Alex Ducas SF	Geraldton, AUS	Centre of Excellence	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals:
Kyle Bowen PF	Perth, AUS	Centre of Excellence	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

College recruiting information (2020)
Judah Brown SF	Santa Monica, CA	Pacifica Christian High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 7, 2019
Recruit ratings: (79)
Jabe Mullins SG	Snoqualmie, WA	Mount Si High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 25, 2019
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Mitchell Saxen SG	Seattle, WA	Ingraham High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 18, 2019
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
January 2, 20208:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Francisco	W 69–58	14–2(1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)San Francisco, CA
January 4, 20207:00 pm, Stadium		at Pacific	L 99–107 4OT	14–3(1–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,577)Stockton, CA
January 9, 20208:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	W 87–84 OT	15–3(2–1)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
January 11, 20205:00 pm, ESPNU		Santa Clara	L 66–67	15–4(2–2)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
January 18, 20201:00 pm, CBSSN		at Pepperdine	W 78–69	16–4(3–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,219)Malibu, CA
January 23, 20207:30 pm, CBSSN		San Francisco	W 58–48	17–4(4–2)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,422)Moraga, CA
January 25, 20206:00 pm, Stadium		at Loyola Marymount	W 73–62	18–4(5–2)	Gersten Pavilion (1,437)Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 20207:00 pm, Stadium		Portland	W 86–64	19–4(6–2)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,009)Moraga, CA
February 1, 20207:00 pm, ESPN2		at BYU	L 79–81	19–5(6–3)	Marriott Center (15,212)Provo, UT
February 6, 20208:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Diego	W 66–60	20–5(7–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,713)San Diego, CA
February 8, 20207:00 pm, ESPN		No. 2 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 60–90	20–6(7–4)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
February 15, 20205:00 pm, Stadium		Pacific	W 71–63	21–6(8–4)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
February 20, 20208:00 pm, CBSSN		Loyola Marymount	W 57–51	22–6(9–4)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
February 22, 20205:00 pm, Stadium		San Diego	W 92–63	23–6(10–4)	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)Moraga, CA
February 27, 20207:00 pm, CBSSN		at Santa Clara	W 78–72	24–6(11–4)	Leavey Center (2,512)Santa Clara, CA
February 29, 20207:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 3 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 76–86	24–7(11–5)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
March 7, 20209:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (6) Pepperdine Third round	W 89–82	25–7	Orleans Arena (4,350)Paradise, NV
March 9, 20208:30 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (2) No. 14 BYU Semifinals	W 51–50	26–7	Orleans Arena (7,471)Paradise, NV
March 9, 20206:00 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

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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