2012–13_Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball_team

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	28–7 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Rick Croy; Adam Caporn; Eran Ganot;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's twelfth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 28–7, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first four-round before falling in the second round to Memphis.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012* 7:00 pm		Sonoma State	W 95–69	1–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,397^[2]) Moraga, CA
11/15/2012* 6:00 pm, CSNCA+		at Utah State	W 67–58	2–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,077) Logan, UT
11/18/2012* 5:00 pm		Eastern Washington	W 85–66	3–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,614^[3]) Moraga, CA
11/22/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Drexel DIRECTV Classic	W 76–64	4–0	Anaheim Convention Center (1,107) Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012* 12:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Pacific DIRECTV Classic Semi-finals	L 66–76	4–1	Anaheim Convention Center (1,477) Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012* 3:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Georgia Tech DIRECTV Classic 3rd Place Game	L 56–65	4–2	Anaheim Convention Center (2,527) Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012* 7:00 pm		Cal Poly	W 86–68	5–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,418^[4]) Moraga, CA
12/05/2012* 5:00 pm		at Drake Anaheim Classic	W 88–73	6–2	Knapp Center (3,410) Des Moines, IA
12/11/2012* 7:00 pm		Jackson State	W 120–67	7–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,033^[5]) Moraga, CA
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm		Pacific	W 74–46	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,507^[6]) Moraga, CA
12/23/2012* 11:00 am		at Northern Iowa	L 75–82	8–3	McLeod Center (3,865) Cedar Falls, IA
12/27/2012* 7:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 82–59	9–3	McKeon Pavilion (2,783^[7]) Moraga, CA
12/30/2012* 2:30 pm		Yale	W 78–62	10–3	McKeon Pavilion (2,814^[8]) Moraga, CA
12/31/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Harvard Shamrock Office Solutions Classic	W 70–69	11–3	McKeon Pavilion (2,847^[9]) Moraga, CA
01/05/2013 1:30 pm, WCC TV		Loyola Marymount	W 74–61	12–3 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion (2,593^[10]) Moraga, CA
01/10/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 9 Gonzaga	L 78–83	12–4 (1–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000^[11]) Spokane, WA
01/12/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA		San Francisco	W 78–72	13–4 (2–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[12]) Moraga, CA
01/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at BYU	W 70–69	14–4 (3–1)	Marriott Center (14,857^[13]) Provo, UT
01/19/2013 7:30 pm, CSNCA/ROOT		at Portland	W 60–38	15–4 (4–1)	Chiles Center (2,625^[14]) Portland, OR
01/24/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA		San Diego	W 81–48	16–4 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,206^[15]) Moraga, CA
01/26/2013 3:00 pm, CSNCA		Pepperdine	W 84–72	17–4 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[16]) Moraga, CA
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA		at San Francisco	W 67–63	18–4 (7–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium (3,247^[17]) San Francisco, CA
02/02/2013 4:30 pm, CSNCA		Portland	W 77–42	19–4 (8–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,308^[18]) Moraga, CA
02/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Santa Clara	W 84–63	20–4 (9–1)	Leavey Center (3,303^[19]) Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Diego	W 74–64	21–4 (10–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,446^[20]) San Diego, CA
02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 5 Gonzaga	L 60–77	21–5 (10–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[21]) Moraga, CA
02/16/2013 4:00 pm, CSNCA		at Loyola Marymount	W 61–50	22–5 (11–2)	Gersten Pavilion (3,121^[22]) Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	W 64–57	23–5 (12–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[23]) Moraga, CA
02/23/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN		Creighton ESPNU Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters	W 74–66	24–5	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[24]) Moraga, CA
02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Pepperdine	W 87–48	25–5 (13–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (926^[25]) Malibu, CA
03/02/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA		Santa Clara	W 80–67	26–5 (14–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500^[26]) Moraga, CA
2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
03/09/2013 8:45 pm, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (6) San Diego Semifinals	W 69–66 ^OT	27–5	Orleans Arena (7,896^[27]) Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (1) No. 1 Gonzaga Championship	L 51–65	27–6	Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV
2013 NCAA tournament
03/19/2013* 6:22 pm, truTV	(11 MW)	vs. (11 MW) Middle Tennessee First Four	W 67–54	28–6	UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH
03/21/2013* 11:45 am, CBS	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Memphis Second Round	L 52–54	28–7	The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863) Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rob Jones	22	F	6'6"	240	RS Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduated
Clint Steindl	11	F	6'7"	195	Senior	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Graduated- Signed a contract with Australasia National Basketball League's Cairns Taipans^[1]
Kenton Walker II	30	F	6'9"	240	RS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Reyes PF	La Verne, California	Damien	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 25, 2011
Chris Reyes PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88
James Walker III PF	Glendora, California	Citrus	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Jun 26, 2012
James Walker III PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
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. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Before the season

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga†	16	–	0	1.000	32	–	3	.914
Saint Mary's	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
BYU	10	–	6	.625	24	–	12	.667
Santa Clara	9	–	7	.563	26	–	12	.684
San Francisco	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	16	–	18	.471
Pepperdine	4	–	12	.250	12	–	18	.400
Portland	4	–	12	.250	11	–	21	.344
Loyola Marymount	1	–	15	.063	11	–	23	.324


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll