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2014-15 Saint Mary’s College
Men’s Basketball
SMC Athletic Communications • Tickets: (925) 631-GToTx (4689)
PO Box 5100 • 1928 St. Mary’s Road • Moraga, CA 94575
www.SMCGaels.com • Twitter: @SMCGaels • Instagram: @SMCGaels • Facebook: /SMCGaels
Weekly Press Notes
N. 14 Cal State LA
smcgaels.com
vs. Denver
W77-67
N. 18 New Mexico State ESPN2
W83-71
N. 20Denver Comcast Hometown Network
W78-62
N. 23 UC Irvine Comcast Hometown Network
6:00 p.m.
N. 29 Cal Poly Comcast Hometown Network
7:00 p.m.
D.
6 &Boise State ESPNU
8:30 p.m.
D. 13 at Creighton Fox Sports 1
11:00 a.m.
D. 16 Northern Arizona smcgaels.com
7:00 p.m.
D. 19 at St. John’s Fox Sports 1
4:00 p.m.
D. 22Northeastern smcgaels.com
6:00 p.m.
D. 27 Santa Clara* WCC Game of the Week
1:00 p.m.
D. 29 San Francisco* ESPNU
6:00 p.m.
J.
1 at Pepperdine* TheW.tv
5:00 p.m.
J.
3 at Loyola Marymount* WCC Game of the Week
1:00 p.m.
J.
6 Morgan State smcgaels.com
6:00 p.m.
J.
10 at Pacific* CSN BA
8:00 p.m.
J.
15 San Diego* CSN BA
8:00 p.m.
J. 17BYU* ESPN2
8:00 p.m.
J.
11 at Gonzaga* ESPNU
8:00 p.m.
J.
24 at Portland*
7:00 p.m.
J.
29 Loyola Marymount* CSN CA
7:30 p.m.
TheW.tv
J. 31Pepperdine* CSN BA
3:00 p.m.
F.
7 Pacific* TheW.tv
7:00 p.m.
F. 12 at BYU* ESPN or ESPN2
6:00 p.m.
F. 14 at San Diego* WCC Game of the Week
1:00 p.m.
F. 19Portland* TheW.tv
8:00 p.m.
F. 21Gonzaga* ESPN2
7:00 p.m.
F. 26 at San Francisco* CSN BA
8:00 p.m.
F. 28 at Santa Clara* CSN BA
7:00 p.m.
M.
6 $$First Round TBDTBD
M.
7 $$Quarterfinals TBDTBD
M.
9 $$Semifinals ESPN/ESPN2TBD
M. 10 $$Championship Game ESPN
6:00 p.m.
All times listed Pacific; *West Coast Conference opponent; &Shamrock Office Solutions Classic; $$WCC Championships (Las
Vegas, Nev.).
WCC Game of the Week = Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Time
Warner Cable SportsNet, ROOT Sports Northwest, ROOT Sports
Rocky Mountain
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Gaels (Through 11/21/2014)
UC Irvine at Saint Mary’s
About Saint Mary’s
November 23, 2014 • 6 p.m. (Pacific)
TV: CHN Radio: KSMC (89.5 FM)
Internet: SMCGaels.com
Series Record: UC Irvine leads 5-3
Last Mtg: UCI won 62-50, 12/22/02 in Moraga
UCI Record: 2-1, 0-0 Big West
SMC Record: 3-0, 0-0 WCC
»» SMC has the highest winning
percentage and 3rd-most NCAA
Tournament appearances of any
NCAA Division I men’s basketball
program in the state of California
over the last decade.
This Week For Saint Mary’s
• The Saint Mary’s men’s basketball team (3-0, 0-0/
WCC) remains at McKeon Pavilion (capacity 3,500)
Sunday for a 6 p.m. matchup against UC Irvine (2-1,
0-0/Big West).
• The game marks the ninth meeting ever between the
two schools. UC Irvine has won the last five meetings,
including two straight in McKeon Pavilion.
Live Coverage
• The UC Irvine contest will be televised live throughout
Northern California on Comcast Hometown Network
with Dave Lewis and Alex Jensen calling the action and
Kate Scott will report from the sideline.
• Links to live statistics and a live video stream will be
available on SMC’s official athletic website located
online at SMCGaels.com.
• Every Saint Mary’s game is expected to be broadcast
live on campus student-run radio station KSMC 89.5
FM.
Tickets
• Season, single game and group tickets are available
for every Saint Mary’s game this season by visiting the
tickets link on SMCGaels.com or by calling the SMC
Athletic Ticket Office at (925) 631-GoTx (4689).
• SMC students receive free admission with their current College-issued student ID and Gael Force members wearing their club t-shirt earn priority courtside
seating.
• A special WCC package of games is available for $160.
No. Player
PPGRPGAPG BPGSPG
*00 Brad Waldow (F, 6-10, Sr.)
19.3 9.7 1.7 0.7 0.3
* 3 Kerry Carter (G, 6-2, Sr.)
17.7 8.0 3.3 0.7 1.7
*20 Aaron Bright (G, 5-11, Gr.)
14.7 1.7 2.3 0.0 1.0
22 Garrett Jackson (F, 6-7, Sr.)
9.0 5.3 0.7 0.0 0.3
*41 Emmett Naar (G, 6-1, Fr.)
8.0 2.7 7.3 0.0 0.0
*30 Desmond Simmons (F, 6-7, Gr.) 5.3 6.0 1.3 0.3 1.7
11 Dane Pineau (F, 6-9, So.)
4.0 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.3
10 Joe Coleman (G, 6-4, Jr.)
3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Jock Landale (C, 6-11, Fr.)
0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 Treaven Duffy (F, 6-2, So.)
0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
24 Calvin Hermanson (F, 6-6, Fr.) 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
November 21, 2014
»» Former SMC guards Matthew
Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the
starting backcourt that led Australia
to the quarterfinals at the 2012
London Olympics, are on active NBA
rosters. Mills won the NBA title last
season with San Antonio.
»» The Gaels’ won a school-record
16 home games in each of the last
three seasons and have won at least
15 home games seven times in the
last 10 years.
»» SMC has a 96-26 record (.787)
winning percentage against nonconference opponents during the
last eight years.
»» Over the last seven years in
league play, SMC owns an 83-23
(.783) overall record.
»» Saint Mary’s has participated in
postseason (4 NCAA, 3 NIT) in each
of the last 7 seasons, the 2nd longest
streak among the 10 current WCC
programs.
»» Saint Mary’s extended its home
win streak against non-conference
opponents to 31-straight with its
78-62 victory over Denver. The
win streak is the 7th longest in the
nation and the longest among teams
unofficially classified as “midmajors.”
Notes
1st team all-WCC ... .722 FG pct, 1st 3 gms ... 95 career starts, t7th at SMC ... .610 career FG pct.
1 of 2 ret starters ... started 22 of 35 apps at SMC ... 25 pts, 12 rebs in season opener ... .556 3pt pct (10-18)
Xfer from Stanford ... 54 starts/105 apps - 4 yrs ... avg 8.7 pts, 3.0 asts ... 2012 NIT MOP ... 21 pts vs NMSU
24 appearances as Jr Xfer from USC ... 3 DF reb gms ... career-high 16 pts vs NMSU ... .625 FG pct (10-16)
RS freshman guard ... Aussie Jr National Team ... 10 assists v Denver ... 12 pts in opener vs CSULA
Xfer from Wash. ... 35 starts/91 apps/avg 4.7 pts, 5.4 reb ... POY as prep ... 11 rebs in opener vs CSULA
2 starts in 27 apps as frosh ... 17 of 40 FG att from 3pt ... 9 pts, 4 rebs at BYU ... U19 Aussie National Team
Xfer from Minn. ... 52 starts /72 apps - 2 yrs ... avg 7.2 pts, 3.3 reb ... prep POY ... dnp vs. NMSU or Denver
True frosh .. Aussie U19 National Team at 4 Nations Tourn ... rep Victory Country at Aussie Jr. Championships
8 apps as RS frosh ... 13 pts, 6-8 FG vs. William Jessup ... prep at Las Lomas and Cushing Academy (Mass)
RS freshman ... 2x Oregon state player of the year ... 21 ppg as senior ... team won 27-straight games as Sr
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
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Saint Mary’s Quick Facts
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moraga, Calif.
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1863
Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,257 (2,873 undergrad)
Conference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Coast
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James Donahue
Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Orr
Home Court: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Bennett
Record at SMC: . . . . . . . . . . . . 286-135 (.679) / 14th Year
WCC Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126-60 (.677)
Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same
2013-14 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-12
2013-14 WCC Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/7
Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2/3
Pronunciations
Jack Biebel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaven Duffy. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eran Ganot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Naar. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dane Pineau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brad Waldow. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Like Bible
Like “Heaven”
uh-RON guh-NOT
Like “Far”
pih-NOH
wall-DOH
2014-15 WCC Standings (Through 11/20/2014)
Team
Saint Mary’s
BYU
Gonzaga
Pepperdine
Portland
San Francisco
Pacific
San Diego
Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount
WCC
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Pct.Rec. Pct.
.000
3-0 1.000
.000 3-01.000
.000 3-01.000
.000 3-01.000
.000 2-01.000
.000
2-0 1.000
.000
2-1 .667
.000
2-1 .667
.000
2-1 .667
.000 1-2.333
2013-14 WCC Standings (Final)
Team
GonzagaNCAA
BYUNCAA
San FranciscoNIT
Saint Mary’sNIT
Pepperdine
San DiegoCIT
Portland
PacificCIT
Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount
WCC
15-3
13-5
13-5
11-7
8-10
7-11
7-11
6-12
6-12
4-14
Pct.Rec. Pct.
.83329-7.806
.72223-12 .657
.72221-12 .636
.61123-12 .657
.44415-16 .484
.38918-17 .514
.38915-16 .484
.33318-16 .529
.333 14-19 .424
.22213-19 .406
2014-15 Gaels Honor Roll
Kerry Carter
• SMC Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week
Brad Waldow
• Preseason All-West Coast Conference
• Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List
Saint Mary’s Non-WCC Series Records
Opponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . Home . . . . Away. . . . Neutral . . . . Overall
Cal State LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 0-1. . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 1-1
New Mexico State. . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . 3-1
Denver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 . . . . . . 0-1. . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 3-1
UC Irvine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 . . . . . . 1-3. . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 3-5
Cal Poly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 . . . . . . 1-4. . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . 7-6
Boise State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 . . . . . . 1-4. . . . . . . 0-2 . . . . . . . 5-7
Creighton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . 1-1. . . . . . . 1-1 . . . . . . . 3-2
Northern Arizona. . . . . . . . . 2-0 . . . . . . 1-1. . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 4-1
St. John’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 0-1. . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 1-1
Northeastern. . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 1-0
Morgan State. . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . 0-0. . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . 1-0
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Name
Brad Waldow*
Kerry Carter*
Jack Biebel*
Joe Coleman
Dane Pineau
Jock Landale
Aaron Bright*
Evan Fitzner
Garrett Jackson*
Calvin Hermanson
Treaven Duffy*
Desmond Simmons
Emmett Naar*
Joe Rahon
Pos.
F
G
G
G
F
C
G
C
F
F
G
F
G
G
Ht.
6-10
6-2
5-11
6-4
6-9
6-11
5-11
6-10
6-7
6-6
6-2
6-7
6-1
6-2
Yr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Gr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Gr.
Fr.
Jr.
Hometown (Previous Schools)
Shingle Springs, Calif. (Ponderosa)
West Covina, Calif. (Citrus Coll./West Covina)
San Jose, Calif. (Foothill College/Archbishop Mitty)
Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota/Hopkins)
Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Grammar)
East Malvern, Victoria, Australia (Geelong Grammar)
Bellevue, Wash. (Stanford/Bellevue)
San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker)
Portland, Ore. (USC/Westview)
Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
Walnut Creek, Calif. (Cushing [Mass.} Academy)
Vallejo, Calif. (Washington/Salesian)
Sydney, NSW, Australia (Sydney Boys HS)
San Diego, Calif. (Boston College/Torrey Pines)
*utilized redshirt season; #Sitting out 2014-15 due to NCAA transfer rules
Head Coach: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986/14th Year)
Assistant Coaches: Marty Clarke, Eran Ganot, Jim Shaw
Director of Basketball Operations: Marcus Schroeder
Athletic Trainer: Dr. Tony Kearns
Team Managers: Dominic Drury, Jeff Salyer, Christian Sami
Next Up For The Gaels
• Following Sunday’s game against UC
Irvine, Saint Mary’s remains home to host
Cal Poly on Saturday night (Nov. 29) at 7
p.m.
• The Cal Poly game will mark the fifth of
six consecutive Saint Mary’s home games
to open the 2014-15 season.
Last Time Out
• Saint Mary’s improved to 3-0 on the
season with an impressive 78-62 win over
Denver.
• Randy Bennett, following the Denver win
– “I thought we played our best game so
far tonight. I was telling our team that I
had that game circled as a tough game in
our non-conference schedule. I was worried about this one and fortunately our
guys played really well.”
• Senior Brad Waldow fell just two points
shy of his career-high with a game-high
26 points and shot 12-of-14 from the
field.
• Redshirt freshman guard Emmett Naar
dished 10 assists, the by a Gael since
Matthew Dellavedova in the 2013 WCC
Tournament.
• Saint Mary’s shot .646 from the field and
an efficient .737 from inside the 3-point
arc.
Scouting The Gaels
»» Saint Mary’s is 3-0 on the young season
with wins over Cal State LA (77-67), New
Mexico State (83-71) and Denver (78-62).
»» The Gaels lost three starters and seven letterwinners from last year’s team that went
23-12 overall, 11-7 (4th) in the West Coast
Conference and advanced to the second
round of the NIT.
»» Senior forward Brad Waldow leads the
team in scoring with 19.3 points per game
at rebounds at 9.7. Guard Kerry Carter aver-
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
ages 17.7 points and 8.0 rebounds, while
Aaron Bright is scoring at a 14.7 per game
clip. Redshirt freshman guard Emmett Naar
leads the team with 7.3 assists per game.
»» Six players made their Saint Mary’s debut
in the season opener: Aaron Bright, Joe
Coleman, Calvin Hermanson, Jock Landale,
Emmett Naar and Desmond Simmons.
»» Senior forward Brad Waldow was a 1st
team all-WCC honoree last season and was
selected to the preseason team by league
coaches. SMC has placed multiple players on
the all-league team for the last eight seasons.
»» Senior guard Kerry Carter exploded out
of the gate with career highs in points (25),
rebounds (12) and 3-point field goals (7) for
his first career double-double in the season
opener against Cal State LA.
»» Redshirt freshman Emmett Naar did
something not even Matthew Dellavedova
did as a freshman, dish double-figures in
assists in a single game. He distributed 10 in
the Gaels’ win over Denver.
»» The Gaels have won 13-straight season
opening games, dating back to 2001-02.
SMC has also won 13-straight home openers
and 7-straight WCC openers.
Need To Know - About The Gaels
»» Perhaps the biggest loss from last year’s
team is Stephen Holt. The school’s 10thleading career scorer, the 1st team all-WCC
guard is currently playing for the Canton
Charge of the NBA’s D-League after spending
summer league with the Atlanta Hawks and
training camp with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
»» Other losses from last season include:
guards Jordan Giusti, Paul McCoy and James
Walker III, forwards Beau Levesque and Eividas Petrulis and center Matthew Hodgson.
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Saint Mary’s Record When...
Overall record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Conference record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thursday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing on the Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Playing at a Neutral Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leading at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trailing at Halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tied at Half­time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting better FG% than oppo­nent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting equal FG% as oppo­nent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting worse FG% than oppo­nent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shooting better 3-FG% than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shooting equal 3-FG% as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shooting worse 3-FG% than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shooting better FT% than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shooting equal FT% as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting worse FT% than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outrebound opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outrebounded by opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equal Rebounds as opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Total Is...
35-49 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50-59 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60-69 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70-79 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80-89 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90-99 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100+ Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
3-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
3-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
Scoring Margin Is...
1 point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3-5 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6-10 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
between 11-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
more than 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
The Last Time A Gael...
Scored 40 or more points
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 by Paul Marigney vs. Pepperdine 2/29/04
Scored 30 or more points
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 by Stephen Holt at Santa Clara, 2/22/14
Totaled 20 or more rebounds
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 by Ken Jones vs. Santa Clara, 2/15/79
Totaled 15 or more rebounds. . . 15 by Rob Jones vs. LMU, 2/15/12
Totaled 10 or more assists
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 by Emmett Naar vs. Denver, 11/19/14
Recorded a double-double (pts./reb.)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16/12 by Brad Waldow vs. NMSU, 11/18/14
Recorded a double-double (pts./asst)
. . . . . . . . . 10/10 by Matthew Dellavedova vs. Pepperdine, 1/26/13
At least two players with a double-double
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25/12 by Kerry Carter at CSULA, 11/14/14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16/10 by Brad Waldow at CSULA, 11/14/14
At least three players with a double-double
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Jones (24/12) vs. Weber State, 11/28/11
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenton Walker (14/11) vs. Weber State, 11/28/11
. . . . . . . . .Matthew Dellavedova (25/11) vs. Weber State, 11/28/11
Last Time The Gaels...
Played an overtime game. . . . . . . W, 69-67 at Pepperdine (2/8/14)
Scored 100 or more points . . . . . 120 vs. Jackson State (12/11/12)
Allowed 100 or more points. . . . . . . . . . . . 105 by Gonzaga (3/3/01)
Had 50 or more rebounds. . . . . . . . . . . 53 at Santa Clara (1/21/12)
Had 20 or more assists. . . . . . . . . . . . 21 vs Murray State (12/1/13)
Had 15 or more steals. . . . . . . . 18 vs. College of Idaho (11/12/10)
Played ranked opponent. . . . . L, 51-73 at 24/21 Gonzaga (1/2/14)
Def. ranked opponent. . . W, 78-74 (ot) vs. 24/25 Gonzaga (3/5/12)
Randy Bennett, Saint Mary’s Head Coach
A two-time West Coast Conference Coach of the Year (2011, 2008) and
2010 Sporting News WCC Coach of the Year, Randy Bennett, took over as the
head men’s basketball coach prior to the 2001-02 season.
In his 14th season, he is the school’s all-time wins leader, guided SMC to
eight post-season appearances (5 NCAA and 3 NIT), led the Gaels to their first
post-season victory and had a player drafted (Patrick Mills, 2009) by the NBA
for the first time since 1984. Two Gaels are currently playing in the NBA.
Bennett is third all-time among WCC coaches in career league wins and
has a 286-135 (.679) record while compiling a 126-60 (.677) mark in WCC
regular-season competition. Bennett became the winningest coach at SMC
when the Gaels defeated East Tennessee State in the semifinals of the Rainbow
Classic on December 21, 2007, passing James Weaver (110-67), who held the record for 47 years.
He has led SMC to at least the semifinals of the WCC Tournament in each of his 13 seasons, and seven
championship game appearances. His side captured WCC Tournament titles in 2010 and 2012. Under
Bennett’s tutelage, the Gaels have posted seven secA Quick SMC Snapshot Under RB
ond place finishes in the WCC and the 2011 and 2012
regular-season championships.
• Averaged 26 wins over the last 6 seasons
In addition to team accomplishments, Bennett has • 92-28 (.765) vs WCC oppponents over last 7 seasons.
had 13 players earn All-WCC recognition, with 20 first
• 110-12 (.902) at McKeon Pavilion over last 8 seasons.
team and six honorable mention selections. He coached
Mickey McConnell and Matthew Dellavedova to WCC • 8 post-season appearances (5 NCAA) in the last 10
seasons.
Player of the Year honors. In 2011, he served as an
• Highest winning percentage over the last 13 years of any
assistant coach for the USA team that competed in
Division I program in the state of California.
the FIBA U19 World Championship in Latvia.
»» Saint Mary’s plays eight regular season
games against teams predicted by ESPN’s
Bracketolgy to advance to this year’s NCAA
Tournament: BYU, Denver, Gonzaga, New
Mexico State, Northeastern and UC Irvine.
So far, the Gaels are 2-0 against that group
of teams.
»» Saint Mary’s has the highest winning
percentage and 3rd-most NCAA Tournament
appearances of any Division I program in the
state of California over the last decade.
»» Saint Mary’s has suffered consecutive
non-conference losses only twice over the
last eight seasons (2007-13) and has not lost
3-straight WCC games since 2007.
»» The Gaels have not lost a home game to a
non-conference opponent since dropping a
NIT first round game to Kent State on March
15, 2011 - that’s 31 straight following the
win over Denver.
»» Saint Mary’s is 134-14 over the last five
seasons when scoring 70 points or more.
»» The Gaels men’s basketball program
registered 91 percent in a recent NCAA
Graduation Success Rate report. SMC’s 93
percent overall GSR for student-athletes is
the 3rd-highest percentage among Division I
institutions in the state of California.
Gaels In Shamrock Classic Games
Saint Mary’s has hosted the annual Shamrock Office Solutions Classic for the previous
11 seasons. The Dec. 6 contest against Boise
State will serve as the 12th. 27 different
teams have participated in the event since
2003. SMC is 19-0 in the event. Last season,
Saint Mary’s defeated Murray State 89-64.
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
Saint Mary’s On Television In 2014-15
Saint Mary’s is scheduled to appear on
television at least 22 times this season with
another four appearances on the WCC’s digital network - TheW.tv. The three remaining
games (all non-WCC) will feature a live video
stream via SMCGaels.com.
Gaels Add Three Incoming Freshmen
The Gaels signed three incoming freshmen
to National Letters of Intent: Kyle Clark (Wy
nyard, Tasmania, Australia), Stefan Gonzalez
(Pocatello, Idaho) and Tanner Krebs (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia).
Gaels In ESPN Midnight Games
Saint Mary’s has played in six total ESPN
Tip-Off Marathon events - all at home and all
victorious for the Gaels.
DateOpponent
Nov. 15, 2014
New Mexico State
Nov. 12, 2013
Akron
Nov. 14, 2011
Northern Iowa
Nov. 15, 2010
St. John’s
Nov. 16, 2009
San Diego State
Nov. 17, 2008
Fresno State
Result
W, 83-71
W, 85-63
W, 57-41
W, 76-71
W, 80-58
W, 99-85
Bennett Has Lasting Power
Saint Mary’s is one of just three Division I
men’s basketball programs in the state of
California to have the same head coach in
each of the last 10 seasons. Randy Bennett is
joined by only Bob Williams of UC Santa Barbara and Steve Fisher of San Diego State as
the only 10+ year coaches at their institution
in the state. Bennett’s Gaels have also been
the most successful among that group of
the last decade, winning 73 percent of their
games heading into this season.
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Active Gaels In The Pros
Frederic Adjiwanou Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket. . . . . France
Ben Allen
Bendigo Braves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia
Matthew Dellavedova Cleveland Cavaliers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Matthew Hodgson Melbourne United . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia
Stephen Holt
Canton Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Rob Jones
TBD
Daniel Kickert
Melbourne United . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia
Mickey McConnell Telekom Baskets Bonn . . . . . . . . Germany
Patrick Mills
San Antonio Spurs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Ian O’Leary
Herbalife Gran Canaria. . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Reda Rhalimi
RSB Berkane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morocco
E.J. Rowland
Banvit Basketbol Kuylubu. . . . . . . . Turkey
Kyle Rowley
Leyma Basquet Coruna. . . . . . . . . . . Spain
Omar Samhan
Texas Legends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USA
Diamon Simpson
Tuenti Movil Estudiantes Madrid. . . . Spain
Clint Steindl
Townsville Crocodiles. . . . . . . . . Australia
Lucas Walker
Melbourne United . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia
Mitchell Young
Cairns Taipans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Australia
Returning From Last Season
Total Returning
Pct.
Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,502. . . . . . . . . 1021. . . . . . . . . 41%
Rebounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,188. . . . . . . . . . 509. . . . . . . . . 43%
Offensive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407. . . . . . . . . . 177. . . . . . . . . 43%
Defensive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781. . . . . . . . . . 332. . . . . . . . . 43%
Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,025. . . . . . . . . 2484. . . . . . . . . 35%
Assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430. . . . . . . . . . 103. . . . . . . . . 24%
Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203. . . . . . . . . . . 63. . . . . . . . . 31%
Blocked Shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117. . . . . . . . . . . 69. . . . . . . . . 59%
Field Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 819. . . . . . . . . . 350. . . . . . . . . 43%
3pt Field Goals. . . . . . . . . . . . 246. . . . . . . . . . . 81. . . . . . . . . 33%
Free Throws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618. . . . . . . . . . 240. . . . . . . . . 39%
Gaels In Team Rankings (11/18/2014)
Category
Total
WCC
NCAA
Scoring Offense. . . . . . . . . . . . 79.3. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Defense. . . . . . . . . . . 66.7. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Margin . . . . . . . . . . . +12.6. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Free Throw Pct.. . . . . . . . . . . . .679. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Field Goal Pct.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .541. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Field Goal Pct. Defense. . . . . . .423. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . 3pt Field Goal Pct.. . . . . . . . . . .418. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . 3pt Field Goal Defense. . . . . . .295. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . 3pt Field Goals Per Gm. . . . . . . 7.7. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Rebounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38.0. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Rebound Margin. . . . . . . . . . +12.3. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Blocked Shots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.0. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Steals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.7. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Turnover Margin . . . . . . . . . . . -4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Assist/Turnover Ratio . . . . . . . . 1.0. . . . . . . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . . Gaels In The WCC Top-10
Scoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.3. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
17.7. . . . . . Waldow. . . . . . . . . . . .
Rebounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7. . . . . . Waldow. . . . . . . . . . . .
8.0. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
FG Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .722. . . . . . Waldow. . . . . . . . . . . .
Assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3. . . . . . . . . Naar. . . . . . . . . . . .
FT Pct.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .867. . . . . . . . Bright. . . . . . . . . . . .
Steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.7. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
1.7. . . . . Simmons. . . . . . . . . . . .
3pt Pct. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .556. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
3pt FG Made. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
Blocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7. . . . . . Waldow. . . . . . . . . . . .
0.7. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
A-T Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
2.0. . . . . . Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . .
Mins Per Game. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.0. . . . . . . . . Naar. . . . . . . . . . . .
35.3. . . . . . . . Bright. . . . . . . . . . . .
34.3. . . . . . . . Carter. . . . . . . . . . . .
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Bay Area’s Best
Over the last decade, Saint Mary’s has been
the best Division I men’s basketball program
in the Bay Area. Entering this season, the
Gaels have won 73 percent of their games
over the last 10 years, which is far better
than any other team in the area: Cal, Pacific,
San Francisco, San Jose State, Santa Clara
and Stanford.
Bay Area Basketball - 2004-14
1. Saint Mary’s
243-90
2. Pacific
195-129
3. California
196-133
4. Stanford
197-135
5. Santa Clara
163-163
6. San Francisco
149-164
7. San Jose State
99-208
.730
.602
.596
.593
.500
.476
.322
5
3
5
4
0
0
0
Waldow Moves Up Career Listings
Heading into last season, Brad Waldow
might have been best known for losing a
tooth (and Coach Bennett’s subsequent reaction - visit YouTube for a visual) in the 2012
WCC Tournament. Now, the all-WCC forward
is known for being one of the top players in
SMC program history. The Shingle Springs,
Calif. (pop. 4,432) native is among the best
ever SMC big men and is climbing several
statistical charts.
Last year he became the 31st Saint Mary’s
men’s basketball player to surpass the
1,000-point total in his career. He enters
the Denver game with 1,185 points, which
is 19th on the school’s career list. He is also
4th in career blocked shots with 112.
Career Scoring
1. Matthew Dellavedova (2009-13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,933
10. Stephen Holt (2011-2014) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,346
11. Frank Kudelka (1946-49). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,343
12. Rick Bernard (1973-78). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,299
13. David Sivulich (1995-98). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,251
14. Mickey McConnell (2007-11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,234
15. Maurice Harper (1971-75). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,230
16. Paul Marigney (2000-05) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,226
17. Eric Bamberger (1988-92). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,225
18. Brad Waldow (2011-present). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,211
18. Bill Sanchez (1953-56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,170
20. Paul Robertson (1983-87). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,146
Career Blocked Shots
1. Omar Samhan (2006-10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
2. Diamon Simpson (2005-09). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
3. Brad Millard (1995-00). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
4. Brad Waldow (2011-present). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
5. Peter Thibeaux (1979-83). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Chase Poole (2000-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Career Games Played
1. Matthew Dellavedova (2009-2013). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
2. Omar Samhan (2006-10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
3. Mitchell Young (2009-2013) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
4. Diamon Simpson (2005-09). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
5. Ian O’Leary (2005-09) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
6. Mickey McConnell (2007-11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
7. Stephen Holt (2011-14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
8. Daniel Kickert (2002-06). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
9. Clint Steindl (2008-2012). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10. Beau Levesque (2010-14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Tyler Herr (1999-04). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
12. Chase Poole (2000-04) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Approaching
Brad Waldow (2011-present). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
Career Games Started
1. Matthew Dellavedova (2009-2013)
2. Daniel Kickert (2002-06)
3. Robert Haugen (1985-89)
4. Omar Samhan (2006-10)
5. David Carter (1985-89)
6. Diamon Simpson (2005-09)
7. Brad Waldow (2011-present)
Stephen Holt (2011-2014)
9. David Vann (1978-82)
133
122
113
108
105
100
95
95
94
Winning Streak
The Saint Mary’s men’s basketball program
enters Sunday’s game against Denver with
a 31-game home court win streak over nonconference opponents. That is 7th among
Division I men’s basketball programs and is
the best among teams unofficially classified
as “mid-majors.”
National Non-Conference Home Win Streaks
1. Duke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
2. Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3. Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4. Providence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
5. Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6. Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
7. Saint Mary’s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
8. Georgetown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
t9. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Louisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wichita State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Bennett Becomes Third-Best Ever
Randy Bennett is third on the WCC’s all-time
wins list in league play. Last year he surpassed former Santa Clara head coach Dick
Davey. Bennett is 126-60 in his 13 seasons,
while Davey went 122-88 in 15 years. Carroll Williams sits in second place with a 165137 mark from 1970-92 (22 years).
All-Time WCC Games Win Totals
No. Name (Years)
1. Mark Few, GU
2. Carroll Williams, SCU
3. Randy Bennett, SMC
4. Dick Davey, SCU
5. Dan Fitzgerald, GU
Yrs
15
22
13
15
15
Record
193-24
165-137
126-60
122-88
112-88
Top Saint Mary’s Coaches Win Totals
No. Name (Years)
Yrs
1. Randy Bennett (2002-present)
14
2. James Weaver (1956-62)
7
3. Ernie Kent (1992-97)
6
4. Bill Oates (1980-86)
7
5. Lynn Nance (1987-89)
3
Record
286-135
110-69
90-80
86-103
61-27
Randy Bennett (2001-present)
Year
Overall
2001-02
9-20 (.310)
2002-03
15-15 (.500)
2003-04
19-12 (.612)
2004-05
25-9 (.735)
2005-06
17-12 (.582)
2006-07
17-15 (.531)
2007-08
25-7 (.781)
2008-09
28-7 (.800)
2009-10
28-6 (.823)
2010-11
25-9 (.735)
2011-12
27-6 (.818)
2012-13
28-7 (.800)
2013-14
*20-10 (.667)
2014-15
3-0 (1.000)
Overall
*286-135 (.679)
Conf.
Conf. Finish
3-11 6th WCC
6-8 5th WCC
9-5 T2nd WCC
11-3 2nd WCC
8-6 T2nd WCC
8-6 T3rd WCC
12-2
2nd WCC
10-4
2nd WCC
11-3
2nd WCC
11-3
T1st WCC
14-2
1st WCC
14-2
2nd WCC
*9-5
4th WCC
0-0
*126-60 (.677)
*does not include 5 games of NCAA suspension in 2013-14
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Gaels Enjoy Success At Home vs WCC
Over the last six seasons, Saint Mary’s has
lost just three times at home to a WCC opponent other than Gonzaga. The Gaels own
a 45-8 record (.849) at McKeon Pavilion
against WCC opponents.
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total
WCC
Overall
12-2
10-4
11-3
11-3
14-2
14-2
11-7
83-23
(.783)
WCC
Home
7-0
6-1
6-1
6-1
7-1
7-1
6-3
45-8
(.849)
WCC
Finish
2nd
2nd
2nd
t1st
1st
2nd
4th
Home Sweet Home
After posting a school-record 16 home wins
in each of the last three seasons (combined
with the 2-0 mark this year), the Gaels
moved to 109-12 (.901) record over the last
eight seasons at home.
Since 2001-02, SMC owns a 170-41 (.806)
record in McKeon Pavilion. The Gaels recorded just one home loss four times in the
last six seasons.
Home Record Since 2001-02
Season WLPct.
2014-15
2 01.000
2013-14 *16 3.842
2012-13 *16 1*.941
2011-12 *16 1*.941
2010-11 15 3.833
2009-10 14 2.875
2008-09 15 1.937
2007-08 15 1.937
2006-07 12 5.706
2005-06 11 5.687
2004-05 15 1.937
2003-04 10 3.769
2002-03 9 6.600
2001-02 4 9.308
Total
170
41
.806
At Home Vs. Non-Conference Opponents
In the last 11 seasons at home against nonconference opponents, SMC is 94-9 (.913)
overall in McKeon Pavilion. Saint Mary’s is
48-2 in its last 50 home games against nonconference opponents.
Non-Conference Record Since 2001-02
Season
Home Away Neutral Overall
Pct.
2014-15 2-00-0 0-0 2-0 1.000
2013-14 10-01-2 0-2 11-4
.733
2012-13 9-02-1 2-3 13-4
.765
2011-12 9-01-2 3-2 11-4
.733
2010-11 9-21-2 3-1 13-5
.765
2009-10 8-14-0 3-2 15-3
.833
2008-09 9-04-1 4-1 17-2
.895
2007-08 8-11-2 4-1 13-4
.765
2006-07 8-20-6 0-0 8-8
.500
2005-06 7-21-2 0-1 8-5
.615
2004-05 9-03-2 1-3 13-5.722
2003-04 6-11-4 2-1 9-6.600
2002-03 6-20-4 1-0 7-6.538
2001-02
3-31-5 1-0 5-8.385
Total
102-14 20-33
24-17 144-64.692
WCC Preseason Predictions
West Coast Conference coaches predicted
the Gaels to end the season in third-place in
the league and selected Brad Waldow to the
presesaon all-league team. Here is a look at
the preseason WCC coaches’ rankings (final
2014 place in parenthesis):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
t7.
t7.
9.
10.
Gonzaga (9)
BYU (1)
Saint Mary’s (1)
San Francisco
San Diego
Portland
Pepperdine
Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount
Pacific
81
69
62
59
47
45
29
29
19
10
Preseason All-WCC
Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara, So, G
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU, Jr, G
Stacy Davis, Pepperdine, Jr, F
Johnny Dee, San Diego, Sr, G
Tyler Haws, BYU, Sr, G
Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga, Jr, C
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, Sr, G
Kriuze Pinkins, San Francisco, Sr, F
Thomas van der Mars, Portland, Sr, C
Brad Waldow, Saint Mary’s, Sr, F
(1st)
(2nd)
(4th)
(3rd)
(t6th)
(t6th)
(5th)
(t8th)
(10th)
(t8th)
SMC To Renovate McKeon Pavilion
Saint Mary’s announced last winter it plans
to build a new Student-Athlete Performance
Center and renovate McKeon Pavilion. The
$13 million project features dedicated facilities for varsity athletes, including a weight
room, training and on-site sports medicine
areas, a new volleyball locker room and
academic services area. The project will
also add approximately 500 seats to McKeon
Pavilion. The project was made possible by
a lead gift of $1 million from Kevin M. Nagel,
CEO of Envision Pharmaceutical Holdings
and minority owner of the Sacramento
Kings.
SMC Finds Success Against WCC
Saint Mary’s owns winning records over
eight of its nine conference opponents in
league play since 2001-02.
WCC Series Records Since 2001-02
Opponent
Home AwayNeutralOverall
BYU
3-12-2 0-15-4
Gonzaga
4-91-12 2-7 7-28
LMU
10-311-2 0-121-6
Pacific
1-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
Pepperdine
12-1 9-4 3-124-6
Portland
12-1 9-5 2-023-6
San Diego
10-3
8-6
1-0
19-9
San Francisco
11-2
10-3
1-0
22-5
Santa Clara
8-5
9-5
4-1
21-11
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
Gaels Achieve Another 20-Win Season
Last year, Saint Mary’s surpassed the 20-win
mark for the seventh-straight season, the
eighth time under Randy Bennett and the
10th time in school history. In every year
when the Gaels won more than 20 games,
they advanced to postseason play.
20-Win Seasons
Overall
Reached
Season
Record
20th Win
Postseason
2013-1423-12 29 NIT
2012-13 28-7 24NCAA
2011-12 27-6 22NCAA
2010-1125-824 NIT
2009-10 28-6 23NCAA
2008-0928-7 25 NIT
2007-08 25-7 23NCAA
2004-05 25-9 26NCAA
1996-97 23-8 27NCAA
1988-89 25-5 23NCAA
Aussies Under Bennett’s Reign
When Randy Bennett came to Moraga in
2001, he recruited Australian Adam Caporn
(2001-03) to fill a void at point guard.
Caporn helped bring SMC all-time leading
scorer Daniel Kickert (2002-06) to Moraga
in 2002, which then sparked the transfer of
Carlin Hughes (2007-09) and Lucas Walker
(2007-09) from Montana State-Billings. Ben
Allen (2008-10) joined the mix prior to the
2007-08 season when he transferred to SMC
from Indiana. Patrick Mills (2007-09) came
the same year, and Clint Steindl (2008-pres.)
made the trip across the Pacific Ocean prior
for the start of the 2008-09 campaign. Two
years ago, Matthew Dellavedova (2009pres), Jorden Page (2009-pres) and Mitchell
Young (2009-pres) joined the Gaels. Matt
Hodgson, Dane Pineau, Emmett Naar and
Jock Landale are the most recent Aussies to
join the team. Signees Kyle Clark and Tanner
Krebs will arrive next season.
Saint Mary’s Basketball Players From Australia
Years at SMC
Name
Hometown
2001-03. . . . . . . . . . . Adam Caporn. . . . . . . . . . . Baldivis
2002-06. . . . . . . . . . . Daniel Kickert. . . . . . . . . . . Melbourne
2007-09. . . . . . . . . . . Carlin Hughes. . . . . . . . . . . Perth
2007-09. . . . . . . . . . . Lucas Walker . . . . . . . . . . . Launceston
2008-09. . . . . . . . . . . Ben Allen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbourne
2007-09. . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Mills. . . . . . . . . . . . . Canberra
2008-12. . . . . . . . . . . Clint Steindl. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mackay
2009-2013. . . . . . . . . Matthew Dellavedova. . . . . Maryborough
2009-2013. . . . . . . . . Jorden Page. . . . . . . . . . . . Maroochydore
2009-2013. . . . . . . . . Mitchell Young. . . . . . . . . . . Logan
2011-present. . . . . . . Matt Hodgson. . . . . . . . . . . Booval
2013-present. . . . . . . Dane Pineau. . . . . . . . . . . . Melbourne
2013-present. . . . . . . Emmett Naar. . . . . . . . . . . . Sydney
2014-present. . . . . . . Jock Landale. . . . . . . . . . . . Melbourne
2015-. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kyle Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynyard
2015-. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tanner Krebs. . . . . . . . . . . . Hobart
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WCC Titles For The Gaels
Saint Mary’s has won six West Coast Conference regular-season titles and three WCC
Touranment championships in its program’s
history. Four of the nine have come during
Randy Bennett’s tenure.
Saint Mary’s Conference Titles
2011-12. . . . . . . . . . . WCC Regular-Season & WCC Tournament
2010-11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Regular-Season (tie)
2009-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Tournament
1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Regular-Season (tie)
1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Tournament
1988-89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Regular-Season
1979-80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCC Regular-Season (tie)
1958-59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCAC Regular-Season
Postseason Appearances
Saint Mary’s has advanced to postseason
play eight times and each of the last seven
seasons under Randy Bennett. Five of the
eight have been in the NCAA Tournament
with three NIT appearances. SMC has been
to 11 postseason appearances all-time.
Saint Mary’s Postseason Appearances
Year
W L Tournament
2013-14
23 12 NIT
2012-13
28 7 NCAA - At Large
2011-12
27 6 NCAA - WCC Tourn Champ
2010-11
25 9 NIT
2009-10
28 6 NCAA - WCC Tourn Champ
2008-09
28 7 NIT
2007-08
25 7 NCAA - At Large
2004-05
25 9 NCAA - At Large
1996-97
23 8 NCAA - WCC Tourn Champ
1988-89
25 5 NCAA - At Large
1958-59
19 6 NCAA - WCAC Champs
Finish
2nd Rnd
2nd Rnd
1st Rnd
1st Rnd
16
Qtrfinals
1st Rnd
1st Rnd
1st Rnd
1st Rnd
2nd Rnd
WCC Tournament Success
Saint Mary’s has advanced to at least the
WCC Tournament semifinals every season
since 2002. During that time, the Gaels have
appeared in six tournament finals with two
championships.
WCC Tournament Since 2001-02
No. SeedAdvance
Final Result
2014
4
Semifinalist
loss to Gonzaga, 54-70
2013
2
Finalist
loss to Gonzaga, 65-51
2012
1
Champion
def. Gonzaga 78-74 (ot)
2011
1
Finalist
loss to Gonzaga 64-73
2010
2
Champion
def. Gonzaga 81-62
2009
2
Finalist
lost to Gonzaga 58-83
2008
2
Semifinalist
lost to USD 69-75 (2ot)
2007
3
Semifinalist
lost to SCU 47-63
2006
3
Semifinalist
lost to LMU 63-66
2005
2
Finalist
lost to Gonzaga 67-80
2004
2
Finalist
lost to Gonzaga 71-84
20035
Semifinalist
lost to Gonzaga 52-73
2002
6
Semifinalist
lost to Pepperdine 47-68
Gaels Over The Last Seven Years
Dating back to 2007-08, Saint Mary’s has
posted an impressive 184-55 (.773) record,
and has averaged 26.0 wins per year during
that stretch. The winning percentage over
the last seven years ranks seventh nationally.
National Winning Percentage Last 7 Seasons
2013-14
Team
W
L
Pct
W L
Kansas
220 40 .846
2510
Duke
208 45 .822 269
Gonzaga
193 48 .801 297
Memphis
200 50 .800
2410
Syracuse
197 57 .776 286
North Carolina
198
58 .773
24 10
Saint Mary’s
184
55 .770
23 12
Ohio State
193
61 .760
25 10
San Diego State
184
59 .757
31 5
BYU
186 60 .756
2312
Kentucky
191 64 .749
2911
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
Best In The State
Over the last decade, the Saint Mary’s men’s
basketball team has the highest winning percentage among all NCAA Division I programs
in the state of California - by a fairly wide
margin. Entering this season, SMC won 73
percent of its games over the last 10 seasons
and appeared in the NCAA Tournament five
times, the 3rd most in the state.
2005-2014
Overall WinNCAA
Institution
Record Pct.Apps
Saint Mary’s
243-90
.730
5
UCLA
250-99 .7168
San Diego State
242-97
.714
6
Pacific
195-129
.602
3
California
196-133 .5965
Stanford
197-135 .5934
UC Santa Barbara
173-131
.569
2
CS Fullerton
169-145
.548
1
Long Beach State
171-148
.536
2
USC
163-161 .5034
Santa Clara
163-163
.500
0
UC Irvine
160-164
.494
0
San Diego
154-167
.480
1
San Francisco
149-164
.476
0
Fresno State
153-169
.475
0
CS Northridge
143-166
.463
1
Cal Poly
130-174
.428
1
Loyola Marymount
118-199
.372
0
Pepperdine
108-199 .3520
UC Riverside
101-199
.337
0
Sacramento State
97-192
.336
0
San Jose State
99-208
.322
0
*UC Davis and CSU Bakersfield don’t have 10 years in
Division I
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GAMEDAY ROSTERS
UC Irvine at Saint Mary’s • Nov. 23, 2014
UC Irvine Anteaters
No.
0
1
2
3
4
5
10
11
12
20
24
25
31
32
33
34
Name
Jaron Martin
Alex Young
Travis Souza
Will Davis II
Reed McConnell
Jonathan Galloway
Luke Nelson
Haroldas Saprykinas
Ioannis Dimakopoulos
Shawn Ray
Dominique Dunning
John Ryan
Spencer Rivers
Aaron Wright
Mike Best
Mamadou Ndiaye
Pos.
G
G
G
F
G
F
G
G
F/C
F
G
F/C
G
G
F
C
Ht.
5-10
6-1
6-5
6-8
6-5
6-10
6-3
6-1
7-2
6-8
6-4
6-10
6-2
6-3
6-10
7-6
Wt.
160
185
210
210
194
215
185
170
257
244
206
262
190
204
215
300
Yr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
So.
Fr.
So.
RJr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
So.
Head Coach: Russell Turner (Hampden-Sydney, ‘92/5th Year)
Associate Head Coach: Ali Ton
Assistant Coaches: Ryan Badrtalei, Nick Booker
Director of Basketball Operations: Ryan Schlaich
Hometown (Previous School)
Sunland, Calif. (Chaminade College Prep)
Phoenix, Ore. (Phoenix)
Turlock, Calif. (New Hampton Prep)
Sacramento, Calif. (New Hampton Prep)
Atherton, Calif. (Sacred Heart Prep)
Brentwood, Calif. (Salesian)
Worthing, England (The Henley College)
Klaipeda, Lithuania (West Oaks Academy, Fla.)
Patra, Greece (Cathedral)
Torrance, Calif. (El Camino College)
Corona, Calif. (Univ. of New Mexico)
El Segundo, Calif. (Fresno State)
Winter Park, Fla. (Winter Park)
Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos)
San Rafael, Calif. (Terra Linda)
Dakar, Senegal (Brethren Christian)
____________________________________________________________________________________
Saint Mary’s College Gaels
No.
00
3
5
10
11
13
20
21
22
24
25
30
41
#
Name
Brad Waldow*
Kerry Carter*
Jack Biebel*
Joe Coleman*
Dane Pineau
Jock Landale
Aaron Bright*
Evan Fitzner
Garrett Jackson*
Calvin Hermanson*
Treaven Duffy*
Desmond Simmons*
Emmett Naar*
Joe Rahon
Pos.
F
G
G
G
F
C
G
C
F
F
G
F
G
G
Ht.
6-10
6-2
5-11
6-4
6-9
6-11
5-11
6-10
6-7
6-6
6-2
6-7
6-1
6-2
Wt.
270
205
185
210
225
225
175
215
215
200
190
225
195
195
Yr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Gr.
Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Gr.
Fr.
Jr.
Exp.
3V
1V
Rs
Tr
1V
HS
Tr
HS
1V
Rs
1V
Tr
Rs
Tr
Hometown (Previous Schools)
Shingle Springs, Calif. (Ponderosa)
West Covina, Calif. (Citrus College/West Covina)
San Jose, Calif. (Foothill College/Archbishop Mitty)
Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota/Hopkins)
Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Grammar School)
East Malavern, Victoria, Australia, (Geelong Grammar)
Bellevue, Wash. (Stanford/Bellevue)
San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker)
Portland, Ore. (USC/Westview)
Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
Walnut Creek, Calif. (Cushing [Mass.] Academy)
Vallejo, Calif. (Washington/Salesian)
Sydney, NSW, Australia (Sydney Boys High School)
San Diego, Calif. (Boston College/Torrey Pines)
*indicates redshirt year used; #will sit out the season due to NCAA transfer rules
Head Coach: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986/14th Year)
Assistant Coaches: Marty Clarke, Eran Ganot, Jim Shaw
Director of Basketball Operations: Marcus Schroeder
2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball
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2014-15 Saint Mary's (CA) Men's Basketball
Saint Mary's (CA) Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 21, 2014)
All Games
RECORD:
All Games
Conference
Non-conference
OVERALL
3-0
0-0
3-0
Total
## Player
00 WALDOW, Brad
03 CARTER, Kerry
20 BRIGHT, Aaron
22 JACKSON, Garrett
41 NAAR, Emmett
30 SIMMONS, Desmond
11 PINEAU, Dane
10 COLEMAN, Joe
13 LANDALE, Jock
25 DUFFY, Treaven
24 HERMANSON, Calvin
TM TEAM
Saint Mary's (CA)
Opponents
gp-gs
3-3
3-3
3-2
3-0
3-3
3-3
3-0
1-0
3-0
3-1
3-0
min
81
103
106
47
111
72
33
14
7
16
10
3 600
3 600
Team Statistics
SCORING
Points per game
Scoring margin
FIELD GOALS-ATT
Field goal pct
3 POINT FG-ATT
3-point FG pct
3-pt FG made per game
FREE THROW-ATT
Free throw pct
F-Throws made per game
REBOUNDS
Rebounds per game
Rebounding margin
ASSISTS
Assists per game
TURNOVERS
Turnovers per game
Turnover margin
Assist/turnover ratio
STEALS
Steals per game
BLOCKS
Blocks per game
Attendance
Home game-Avg/Game
Neutral site-Avg/game
Score by periods 1st 2nd
Opponents
91 109
Saint Mary's (CA) 110 128
avg
27.0
34.3
35.3
15.7
37.0
24.0
11.0
14.0
2.3
5.3
3.3
fg-fga
3-Point
fg% 3fg-fga
26-36
15-25
12-27
10-16
6-17
4-13
6-7
1-3
0-1
0-2
0-1
.722
.600
.444
.625
.353
.308
.857
.333
.000
.000
.000
80-148
69-163
.541
.423
SMC
OPP
238
79.3
+12.6
80-148
.541
23-55
.418
7.7
55-81
.679
18.3
114
38.0
+12.3
51
17.0
53
17.7
-4.0
1.0
17
5.7
5
1.7
7113
3-2371
200
66.7
69-163
.423
13-44
.295
4.3
49-74
.662
16.3
77
25.7
41
13.7
41
13.7
1.0
20
6.7
7
2.3
0
0-0
0-0
Total
200
238
HOME
3-0
0-0
3-0
0-0
10-18
7-17
0-2
3-7
2-5
0-1
1-3
0-0
0-1
0-1
AWAY
0-0
0-0
0-0
F-Throw
Rebounds
3fg%
ft-fta
ft%
off
.000
.556
.412
.000
.429
.400
.000
.333
.000
.000
.000
6-14
13-16
13-15
7-12
9-12
6-8
0-2
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
.429
.813
.867
.583
.750
.750
.000
.000
.500
.000
.000
9
4
1
6
2
7
2
0
0
2
0
55-81 .679
49-74 .662
33
28
23-55 .418
13-44 .295
Date
NEUTRAL
0-0
0-0
0-0
tot
avg
20 29
20 24
4
5
10 16
6
8
11 18
6
8
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
81 114
49 77
9.7
8.0
1.7
5.3
2.7
6.0
2.7
1.0
0.0
0.7
0.7
pf
9
8
10
7
5
7
5
1
3
3
1
dq
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
a
5
10
7
2
22
4
1
0
0
0
0
to blk
8
2
6
2
11
0
1
0
11
0
4
1
4
0
2
0
2
0
3
0
1
0
stl
1
5
3
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
1
pts
58
53
44
27
24
16
12
3
1
0
0
avg
19.3
17.7
14.7
9.0
8.0
5.3
4.0
3.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
38.0
25.7
59
71
2
2
51
41
53
41
17
20
238
200
79.3
66.7
def
5
7
Opponent
11/14/14
CAL STATE L.A.
11/18/14
NEW MEXICO STATE
11/20/14
DENVER
* Conference game
W
W
W
Score
Att.
77-67
83-71
78-62
2710
2225
2178
2014-15 Saint Mary's (CA) Men's Basketball
Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2014)
All Games
Team Statistics
Total
Opponent
CAL STATE L.A.
NEW MEXICO STATE
DENVER
Saint Mary's (CA)
Opponents
Date
11/14/14
11/18/14
11/20/14
Games played: 3
Points per Game: 79.3
FG Percent: 54.1
3FG Percent: 41.8
FT Percent: 67.9
Score
77-67
83-71
78-62
238
200
W
W
W
fg-fga
23-52
26-48
31-48
80-148
69-163
3-Point
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
.442 14-34 .412
.542 6-11 .545
.646 3-10 .300
.541 23-55 .418
.423 13-44 .295
Rebounds Per Game: 38.0
Assists Per Game: 17.0
Turnovers Per Game: 17.7
Assist/Turnover Ratio: 1.0
Steals Per Game: 5.7
Blocks Per Game: 1.7
F-Throw
ft-fta
17-32
25-31
13-18
55-81
49-74
Rebounds
ft% off def tot
.531 16 30 46
.806 11 26 37
.722 6 25 31
.679 33 81 114
.662 28 49 77
avg
46.0
41.5
38.0
38.0
25.7
pf
15
30
14
59
71
a
18
18
15
51
41
to blk stl
18 2
5
22 1
7
13 2
5
53 5 17
41 7 20
pts
77
83
78
238
200
avg
77.0
80.0
79.3
79.3
66.7
2014-15 Saint Mary's (CA) Men's Basketball
Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2014)
All Games
Opponent Statistics
Total
Opponent
CAL STATE L.A.
NEW MEXICO STATE
DENVER
Opponents
Saint Mary's (CA)
Date
11/14/14
11/18/14
11/20/14
Score
77-67
83-71
78-62
200
238
Games played: 3
Points per Game: 66.7
FG Percent: 42.3
3FG Percent: 29.5
FT Percent: 66.2
Rebounds Per Game: 25.7
W
W
W
fg-fga
27-58
18-50
24-55
69-163
80-148
3-Point
fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
.466 4-9
.444
.360 3-15 .200
.436 6-20 .300
.423 13-44 .295
.541 23-55 .418
Assists Per Game: 13.7
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7
Assist/Turnover Ratio: 1.0
Steals Per Game: 6.7
Blocks per Game: 2.3
F-Throw
ft-fta
9-16
32-47
8-11
49-74
55-81
Rebounds
ft% off def tot avg pf
.563 6 21 27 27.0 23
.681 14 15 29 28.0 28
.727 8 13 21 25.7 20
.662 28 49 77 25.7 71
.679 33 81 114 38.0 59
a
12
10
19
41
51
to blk stl
11 2
7
16 4
8
14 1
5
41 7 20
53 5 17
pts
67
71
62
200
238
avg
67.0
69.0
66.7
66.7
79.3