2017–18_Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
Record	30–6 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (17th season);
Assistant coaches	Marty Clarke; Marcus Schroeder; Danny Yoshikawa;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 17th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the quarterfinals before losing to BYU in the semifinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round and Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals.

Quick Facts Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball, NIT, Quarterfinals ...

More information Conf, Overall ...

Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2017* 8:00 pm		Fresno State North Bay Fire relief	W 85–76		McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2017* 5:00 pm	No. 22	Saint Francis (PA)	W 85–68	1–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,276) Moraga, CA
Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm, CHN	No. 21	New Mexico State	W 92–74	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,811) Moraga, CA
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm	No. 21	Cal State Fullerton	W 76–57	3–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,769) Moraga, CA
Nov 19, 2017* 5:00 pm, Stadium	No. 21	at San Jose State	W 79–61	4–0	Event Center Arena (2,377) San Jose, CA
Nov 23, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPNews	No. 21	vs. Harvard Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 89–71	5–0	Titan Gym (2,131) Fullerton, CA
Nov 24, 2017* 10:30 am, ESPNews	No. 21	vs. Washington State Wooden Legacy semifinals	L 79–84	5–1	Titan Gym (2,513) Fullerton, CA
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 21	vs. Georgia Wooden Legacy 3rd place game	L 81–83 ^OT	5–2	Titan Gym (1,733) Fullerton, CA
Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 74–63	6–2	Haas Pavilion (7,831) Berkeley, CA
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm		Sacramento State Wooden Legacy unbracketed game	W 70–54	7–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,588) Moraga, CA
Dec 9, 2017* 5:00 pm		Seattle	W 97–73	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (3,324) Moraga, CA
Dec 16, 2017* 5:00 pm		UC Irvine	W 73–66	9–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,809) Moraga, CA
Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, NBCSBA		Dayton	W 69–54	10–2	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm, CHN		UNC Asheville	W 95–69	11–2	McKeon Pavilion (3,221) Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2017 8:00 pm, NBCSBA		Loyola Marymount	W 87–59	12–2 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,062) Moraga, CA
Dec 30, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU		at BYU	W 74–64 ^OT	13–2 (2–0)	Marriott Center (16,212) Provo, UT
Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm		Pacific	W 74–56	14–2 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion (2,752) Moraga, CA
Jan 6, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSBA		San Diego	W 70–63	15–2 (4–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,317) Moraga, CA
Jan 11, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Santa Clara	W 81–57	16–2 (5–0)	Leavey Center (2,871) Santa Clara, CA
Jan 13, 2018 5:00 pm, NBCSBA+		at Pepperdine	W 91–67	17–2 (6–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,574) Malibu, CA
Jan 18, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 13 Gonzaga Rivalry	W 74–71	18–2 (7–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 72–69	19–2 (8–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,306) Stockton, CA
Jan 25, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 16	BYU	W 75–62	20–2 (9–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Jan 27, 2018 8:00 pm, NBCSCA	No. 16	Portland	W 72–55	21–2 (10–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Feb 1, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	San Francisco	W 79–43	22–2 (11–0)	McKeon Pavilion (3,258) Moraga, CA
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSCA	No. 13	at San Diego	W 65–62	23–2 (12–0)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,152) San Diego, CA
Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm	No. 11	at Loyola Marymount	W 83–62	24–2 (13–0)	Gersten Pavilion (1,258) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 11	No. 12 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 65–78	24–3 (13–1)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 15	at San Francisco	L 63–70	24–4 (13–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium (2,679) San Francisco, CA
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm, NBCSBA	No. 15	at Portland	W 73–61	25–4 (14–2)	Chiles Center (4,547) Portland, OR
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm	No. 22	Pepperdine	W 75–61	26–4 (15–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,167) Moraga, CA
Feb 24, 2018 3:00 pm, NBCSCA	No. 22	Santa Clara	W 67–40	27–4 (16–2)	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
Mar 3, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 22	vs. (10) Pepperdine Quarterfinals	W 69–66	28–4	Orleans Arena (7,279) Las Vegas, NV
Mar 5, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPN2	(2) No. 20	vs. (3) BYU Semifinals	L 72–85	28–5	Orleans Arena (8,296) Las Vegas, NV
NIT
Mar 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 25	(8) Southeastern Louisiana First Round – Saint Mary's Bracket	W 89–45	29–5	McKeon Pavilion (1,249) Moraga, CA
Mar 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 25	(5) Washington Second Round – Saint Mary's Bracket	W 85–81	30–5	McKeon Pavilion (2,274) Moraga, CA
Mar 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN	(1) No. 25	(2) Utah Quarterfinals – Saint Mary's Bracket	L 58–67 ^OT	30–6	McKeon Pavilion (2,309) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[7]^[8]

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 2017–18_Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
"Portland vs. Saint Mary's – Game Recap – March 4, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[2] [2]
"Saint Mary's cruises past BYU to reach WCC final". The Mercury News. March 7, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[3] [3]
"Gonzaga rolls past Saint Mary's to win WCC tournament title". The Seattle Times. March 7, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[4] [4]
"NCAA Tournament: Saint Mary's clamps down on VCU in first-round win". The Mercury News. March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[5] [5]
"Saint Mary's sunk by Arizona in second round of NCAA Tournament". The Mercury News. March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[6] [6]
"Arizona Wildcats rally to beat Saint Mary's Gaels in NCAA Tournament second round: Score, stats, live updates recap". OregonLive.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[7] [7]
"Saint Mary's Gaels Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Gaels Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[8] [8]
"SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Stefan Gonzalez	2	G	6'2"	195	Sophomore	Pocatello, ID	Transferred to UC Davis
Dane Pineau	22	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Joe Rahon	25	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Cullen Neal	44	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Albuquerque, NM	Transferred from Ole Miss. Will eligible to play since Neal graduated from Mississippi.
Malik Fitts		F	6'8"	237	Sophomore	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Transferred from South Florida. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fitts will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kristers Zoriks #46 PG	Dobele, Latvia	New Hampton School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2016
Kristers Zoriks #46 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2017–18_Saint_Mary's_Gaels_men's_basketball_team

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

Share this article:

v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga †	17	–	1	.944	32	–	5	.865
No. 25 Saint Mary's	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
BYU	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
San Diego	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
San Francisco	9	–	9	.500	22	–	17	.564
Pacific	9	–	9	.500	14	–	18	.438
Santa Clara	8	–	10	.444	11	–	20	.355
Loyola Marymount	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Portland	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Pepperdine	2	–	16	.111	6	–	26	.188


† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	22	22	21	21	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	16	13	11	15	22	22	20	25	Not released
Coaches	22	22	22*	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	18	14	12	15	20	20	19	23	RV