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

2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga	16	–	0	1.000	33	–	4	.892
Saint Mary's †	11	–	5	.688	22	–	12	.647
BYU	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
San Francisco	9	–	7	.563	21	–	10	.677
Loyola Marymount	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Santa Clara	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
San Diego	7	–	9	.438	21	–	15	.583
Pepperdine	6	–	10	.375	16	–	18	.471
Pacific	4	–	12	.250	14	–	18	.438
Portland	0	–	16	.000	7	–	25	.219

† 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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
Emmett Naar	3	G	6'1"	195	RS Senior	Sydney, Australia	Gradauted
Evan Fitzner	21	C	6'10"	230	RS Junior	San Diego, CA	Graduate transferred to Indiana
Calvin Hermanson	24	F	6'6"	200	RS Senior	Lake Oswego, OR	Graduated
Jock Landale	34	C	6'11"	255	Senior	Malvern East, Australia	Graduated
Cullen Neal	34	G	6'4"	191	RS Senior	Albuquerque, NM	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Aaron Menzies	41	C	7'3"	285	RS Senior	Manchester, England	Transferred from Seattle. Will eligible to play since Menzies graduated from Seattle.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Matthias Tass C	Tallinn, Estonia	Tallinna Reaalkool	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 26, 2017
Matthias Tass C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Quinn Clinton PG	Christchurch, New Zealand	Christchurch Boys' High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Quinn Clinton PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Alex Mudronja PG	Adelaide, Australia	Australia Institute of Sport	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Alex Mudronja PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Daniel Fotu SF	New Zealand	New Zealand Breakers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Daniel Fotu SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	00	Tanner Krebs	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Lake Ginninderra College	Hobart, Australia
C	1	Jordan Hunter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	St. Ignatius College	Vaucluse, NSW, Australia
G	2	Quinn Clinton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Christchurch Boys	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	3	Jordan Ford	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Folsom	Folsom, CA
C	5	Jock Perry	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Lake Ginninderra College	Melbourne, Australia
F	10	Elijah Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Sunrise Mountain	Peoria, AZ
F/C	11	Matthias Tass	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Tallinna Reaalkool	Tallinn, Estonia
G	12	Tommy Kuhse (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Mountain View	Mesa, AZ
F	15	Dan Sheets (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Dougherty Valley	San Ramon, CA
G	23	Kristers Zoriks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	New Hampton School	Dobele, Latvia
F	24	Malik Fitts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Brewster Academy South Florida	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	33	Kyle Clark	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Hellyer College	Wynyard, TAS, Australia
G	35	Alex Mudronja	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	UC Senior Secondary College	Adelaide, Australia
C	41	Aaron Menzies	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	RS Sr	Loreto Academy	Manchester, England
F	42	Dan Fotu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Marcus Schroeder (Princeton)
Danny Yoshikawa (UC Davis)
Justin Joyner (UC Santa Barbara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm	McNeese State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Nov 11, 2018* 5:00 pm	Utah Valley MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Nov 14, 2018* 6:00 pm	at New Mexico State	Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
Nov 19, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Utah State MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight semifinals	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 21, 2018* 5:30 pm/8:00 pm	vs. Arizona State or Mississippi State MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2018* 6:00 pm	Harvard	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	UC Irvine	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	California	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bethune–Cookman	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Dec 7, 2018* 4:00 pm	vs. New Mexico Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	Staples Center Los Angeles, CA
Dec 10, 2018* 7:00 pm	Cal State Fullerton	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Dec 15, 2018* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. LSU Neon Hoops Showcase	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Bucknell	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Dec 22, 2018* 12:00 pm	at Western Kentucky	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Dec 29, 2018* 5:00 pm	San Jose State	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
Jan 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at San Francisco	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Jan 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	BYU	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm, NBCSBA	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Jan 17, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA	Santa Clara	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Jan 19, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSBA	San Diego	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at BYU	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, NBCSCA	Pepperdine	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, NBCSCA	San Francisco	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Pacific	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Gonzaga Rivalry	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
Feb 16, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA	Pepperdine	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm	at Pacific	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 pm	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSCA	Portland	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
Mar 2, 2019 TBA, ESPN/ESPN2	Gonzaga Rivalry	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
Mar 7–12, 2019	vs.	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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

^ "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com.

[1] "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com.

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