2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Saint Mary's Gaels
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:22–12
Conf Record:11–5
Hc Year:18th
Asst Coach1:Marcus Schroeder
Asst Coach3:Justin Joyner
Champion:WCC Tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 18th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22-12, to finish in 2nd place. In the WCC Tournament, they defeated San Diego in the semifinals and beat Gonzaga in the championship to win the WCC Tournament. Therefore, they received a automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
3 G 6'1" 195 RS Senior Graduated
Evan Fitzner 21 C 6'10" 230 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Indiana
Calvin Hermanson 24 F 6'6" 200 RS Senior Graduated
34 C 6'11" 255 Senior Graduated
Cullen Neal 34 G 6'4" 191 RS Senior Graduated

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. www.smcgaels.com.