2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Saint Mary's Gaels
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:27–8
Conf Record:14–2
Coachrank:22
Aprank:19
Hc Year:22nd
Asst Coach1:Joe Rahon
Asst Coach2:Justin Joyner
Stadium:University Credit Union Pavilion
(Capacity: 3,500)
Champion:WCC regular season co-champions
Bowl Result:Second Round

The 2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 22nd 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 (WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC Play to finish a tie for 1st place. They defeated BYU in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the First Round before losing to UConn in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2021–22 season 26–8, 12–3 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Santa Clara in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Indiana in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Yigit Arcan 1 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Walk-on; transferred
Quinn Clinton 2 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Left the team for personal reasons
Jabe Mullins 5 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Transferred to Washington State
11 F/C 6'10" 245 Senior Graduated
12 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Graduated
Judah Brown 25 F 6'6" 205 Sophomore Transferred to South Alabama
Dan Fotu 42 F 6'7" 225 Senior Graduated/Signed to play professionally with Auckland Tuatara

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball. www.smcgaels.com. August 6, 2022.