2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball | |
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 12 |
2016–17 record | 6–0 (0–0 WCC) |
Head coach | Randy Bennett (16th year) |
Assistant coach | Marty Clarke |
Assistant coach | Marcus Schroeder |
Assistant coach | David Carter |
Home arena | McKeon Pavilion |
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Gonzaga | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Saint Mary's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Randy Bennett's sixteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion.
Previous season
The Gaels finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #2 seed, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to before losing to Valparaiso.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jack Biebel | 11 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Junior | San Jose, CA | Walk-on; transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay |
Franklin Porter | 43 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Freshman | Portland, OR | Transferred to Portland |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordan Ford #35 PG |
Folsom, CA | Folsom High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 7, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Elijah Thomas #56 SF |
Peoria, AZ | Sunrise Mountain High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
Jock Perry C |
Melbourne, Australia | Centre of Excellence | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Recruit of class of 2017
2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Angus Glover SG |
Illawarra, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, TheW.tv |
No. 17 | Nevada | W 81–63 | 1–0 |
McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA | ||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
No. 17 | Prairie View A&M | W 110–72 | 2–0 |
McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA | ||||||
11/19/2016* 11:00 AM |
No. 17 | at Dayton | W 61–57 | 3–0 |
UD Arena (13,175) Dayton, OH | ||||||
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN |
No. 15 | San Jose State | W 81–64 | 4–0 |
McKeon Pavilion (3,178) Moraga, CA | ||||||
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM, TheW.tv |
No. 15 | vs. UAB | W 76–63 | 5–0 |
Orleans Arena (862) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N |
No. 12 | at Stanford | W 66–51 | 6–0 |
Maples Pavilion (4,079) Stanford, CA | ||||||
12/08/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
Texas–Arlington | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
12/11/2016* 5:00 PM, CHN |
UC Irvine | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN |
WKU | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv |
South Carolina State | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Loyola Marymount | |
Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
12/31/2016 6:00 PM |
San Diego | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
01/05/2017 ESPN Networks |
BYU | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
01/07/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA |
at San Francisco | |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | ||||||||
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at Portland | |
Chiles Center Portland, OR | ||||||||
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at Gonzaga | |
McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | ||||||||
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA |
Pacific | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
01/21/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA |
Pepperdine | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
01/26/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA |
San Francisco | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
01/28/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA |
at Santa Clara | |
Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | ||||||||
02/02/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU |
at Pacific | |
Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | ||||||||
02/04/2017 4:00 PM, CSNCA |
at San Diego | |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | ||||||||
02/09/2017 7:00 PM |
Portland | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
02/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
Gonzaga | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, CSNCA |
Loyola Marymount | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2 |
at BYU | |
Marriott Center Provo, UT | ||||||||
02/23/2017 7:00 PM |
at Pepperdine | |
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ||||||||
02/25/2017 7:00 PM |
Santa Clara | |
McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | ||||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/02–07/2017 |
vs. | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings