2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	11–6 (2–0 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Rahon; Justin Joyner; Mickey McConnell;
Home arena	University Credit Union Pavilion; (Capacity: 3,500)

2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Mary's	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
Santa Clara	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	6	.667
San Francisco	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
No. 23 Gonzaga	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
Portland	1	–	1	.500	7	–	10	.412
Pepperdine	1	–	2	.333	8	–	10	.444
Loyola Marymount	0	–	2	.000	7	–	9	.438
San Diego	0	–	3	.000	10	–	8	.556
Pacific	0	–	3	.000	6	–	12	.333

† 2024 WCC tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 23rd season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels play their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion^{[lower-alpha 1]} in Moraga, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship with Gonzaga. In the WCC tournament, they defeated BYU 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 West region. There they defeated VCU in the first round before losing to National Champion UConn in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Logan Johnson	0	G	6'2"	177	GS Senior	Mountain View, CA	Graduated
Kyle Bowen	14	F	6'8"	222	Senior	Perth, Australia	Graduated
Matt Van Komen	22	C	7'4"	250	RS Junior	Pleasant Grove, UT	Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Leemet Böckler	23	G	6'7"	215	Junior	Tallinn, Estonia	Signed to play professionally

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Ross #21 PG	Pleasant Grove, UT	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 18, 2022
Jordan Ross #21 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Andrew McKeever C	Livermore, CA	Granada High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 11, 2023
Andrew McKeever C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Jensen Bradtke PF	Sandringham, Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 9, 2022
Jensen Bradtke PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zion Sensley #8 PF	San Francisco, CA	Archbishop Riordan High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 24, 2023
Zion Sensley #8 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
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. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	1	Harry Wessels	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	AIS Centre of Excellence	Boddington, WA, Australia
G	2	Jordan Ross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Layton, Utah
G	3	Augustas Marčiulionis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Rytas Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania
F	5	Joshua Jefferson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
C	11	Mitchell Saxen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Sr	Ingraham HS	Seattle, Washington
G	14	Rory Hawke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	AIS Centre of Excellence	Townsville, QLD, Australia
G	15	Chris Howell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Torrey Pines HS	San Diego, California
G	20	Aidan Mahaney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Campolindo HS	Lafayette, California
G	22	Cade Bennett (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Campolindo HS	Moraga, California
F	24	Kevin Gad (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, California
F	25	Mason Forbes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Folsom HS Harvard	Folsom, California
G/F	33	Luke Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Piedmont HS	Piedmont, California
G/F	44	Alex Ducas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	AIS Centre of Excellence	Geraldton, Australia
C	45	Andrew McKeever	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, California
F	50	Jensen Bradtke	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Sandringham, Australia

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2023* 10:00 p.m.	No. 23	at Hawai'i Charity Exhibition for Maui Wildfire Relief	W 92–58		25 – Mahaney	8 – Barrett	6 – Marčiulionis	Stan Sheriff Center (4,902) Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Stanislaus State	W 107–28	1–0	19 – Forbes	8 – Tied	5 – Mahaney	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,318) Moraga, CA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	New Mexico	W 72–58	2–0	25 – Mahaney	7 – Saxen	5 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Weber State	L 57–61	2–1	11 – Tied	8 – Jefferson	3 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,389) Moraga, CA
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. San Diego State Continental Tire Main Event semifinals	L 54–79	2–2	16 – Saxen	8 – Saxen	4 – Jefferson	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Xavier Continental Tire Main Event consolation	L 49–66	2–3	14 – Marčiulionis	14 – Saxen	3 – Marčiulionis	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson	W 89–55	3–3	23 – Ducas	11 – Saxen	5 – Tied	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,411) Moraga, CA
November 27, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Utah	L 71–78	3–4	22 – Mahaney	10 – Saxen	5 – Mahaney	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
December 1, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Boise State	L 60–63	3–5	19 – Mahaney	8 – Saxen	4 – Marčiulionis	Mountain America Center (4,985) Idaho Falls, ID
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 70–57	4–5	20 – Saxen	8 – Tied	5 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,964) Moraga, CA
December 9, 2023* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 13 Colorado State	W 64–61	5–5	18 – Marčiulionis	13 – Jefferson	3 – Tied	Moby Arena (8,083) Fort Collins, CO
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UNLV Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 69–67 ^2OT	6–5	23 – Saxen	16 – Saxen	3 – Tied	Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee	W 71–34	7–5	20 – Wessels	7 – Jefferson	3 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,931) Moraga, CA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	W 92–56	8–5	18 – Marčiulionis	13 – Saxen	8 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,877) Moraga, CA
December 23, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State	L 64–69	8–6	17 – Marčiulionis	10 – Saxen	5 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,412) Moraga, CA
December 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	W 66–46	9–6	19 – Barrett	12 – Ducas	7 – Marčiulionis	University Credit Union Pavilion (3,380) Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego	W 81–70	10–6 (1–0)	25 – Mahaney	7 – Barrett	10 – Marčiulionis	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,159) San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount	W 68–64	11–6 (2–0)	22 – Marčiulionis	9 – Jefferson	4 – Ducas	Gersten Pavilion (1,566) Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Portland						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Francisco						War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Pacific						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Loyola Marymount						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Santa Clara						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Gonzaga Rivalry						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Pepperdine						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		San Francisco						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		San Diego						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Gonzaga Rivalry						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
March 7–12, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	23	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—										Not released
Coaches	23	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes

↑ Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion.

References

↑ "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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[1] Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion.

[2] "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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