2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	23–12 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Shaw; Marty Clarke; Eran Ganot;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga †	15	–	3	.833	29	–	7	.806
BYU	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
San Francisco	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Saint Mary's	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Pepperdine	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
San Diego	7	–	11	.389	18	–	17	.514
Portland	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	18	–	16	.529
Santa Clara	6	–	12	.333	14	–	19	.424
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406

† Conference tournament winner

The 2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's thirteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Minnesota.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jorden Page	1	G	6'1"	180	RS Junior	Maroochydore, Queensland	Graduated
Mitchell Young	3	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	Logan City, Queensland	Graduated; Signed to play professionally by Cairns Taipans of the NBL
Matthew Dellavedova	4	G	6'4"	190	Senior	Maryborough, Victoria	Graduated; Undrafted in 2013 NBA Draft, signed free agent contract with Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Rowley	5	C	7'0"	280	Senior	Arima, Trinidad and Tobago	Graduated; Signed to play professionally with Zornotza ST of Spain's LEB Plata
Zach Sanchez	10	G	6'1"	175	RS Sophomore	Bonita, CA	Transferred
Chris Reyes	23	F	6'7"	205	RS Freshman	La Verne, CA	Transferred
Tim Williams	25	F	6'9"	235	RS Senior	Antioch, CA	Graduated

Recruiting

5 newcomers will join the Gaels basketball team for the 2013-14 season. Of the 5 newcomers, 2 will redshirt the season. The newcomers are Kerry Carter, Dane Pineau, Calvin Hermanson, Emmett Naar, and transfer Joe Coleman. Naar and Coleman will redshirt the season.

The Gaels are also joined by two redshirts from 2012-13. Garrett Jackson and Treaven Duffy come off their redshirt seasons and are ready to help the Gaels try to reclaim the WCC title.

In addition to their new recruits, the Gaels enter the season with a new assistant head coach in Marty Clarke and a special assistant to the coach in Jim Shaw.^[2]

Roster

2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Brad Waldow	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Ponderosa	Shingle Springs, CA
G	2	Paul McCoy	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Grant SMU	Portland, OR
G	3	Kerry Carter	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	West Covina Citrus College	West Covina, CA
F	11	Dane Pineau	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Melbourne Grammar	Melbourne, Australia
G	12	Jordan Giusti	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	San Ramon Valley	San Ramon, CA
F	13	Eividas Petrulis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	14	Stephen Holt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jesuit	Portland, OR
F	15	Beau Levesque	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	De La Salle	Lafayette, CA
F	22	Garrett Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Westview	Portland, OR
F	24	Calvin Hermanson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego, OR
G	25	Treaven Duffy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Cushing Academy	Walnut Creek, CA
C	33	Matt Hodgson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Ipswich Grammar Southern Utah	Booval, Queensland, Australia
F	35	James Walker III	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Los Alamitos Citrus	Glendora, CA
G	XX	Emmett Naar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sydney Boys	Sydney, Australia
G	XX	Joe Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Hopkins Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
11/08/2013* 8:30 pm, Gaels Live		Louisiana Tech	W 83–70	1–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/12/2013* 12:00 am, ESPN2		Akron	W 85–63	2–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/14/2013* 8:30 pm, Gaels Live		North Dakota State	W 78–65	3–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/16/2013* 7:00 pm, Gaels Live		Drake	W 67–63	4–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/24/2013* 5:30 pm, Gaels Live		Alcorn State	W 72–55	5–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/30/2013* 7:00 pm, CSN BAY/ESPN3		Murray State	W 89–64	6–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/08/2013* 5:30 pm, Gaels Live		Eastern Washington	W 93–65	7–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/14/2013* 6:00 pm, RTNW/RTRM		at Boise State Diamond Head Classic on the mainland	W 82–74	8–0	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
12/19/2013* 7:00 pm, Gaels Live		American	W 59–44	9–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/22/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. South Carolina Diamond Head Classic	L 71–78	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/23/2013* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic Consolation 2nd round	L 74–76	9–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/25/2013* 10:30 am, ESPN3		vs. George Mason Diamond Head Classic 7th place game	L 63–65	9–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/2013 8:00 pm, CSN CA		at Pacific	W 88–80	10–3 (1–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
01/02/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Gonzaga	L 51–73	10–4 (1–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
01/04/2014 7:00 pm, CSN BAY		at Portland	W 72–63	11–4 (2–1)	Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/06/2014* 7:00 pm, Gaels Live		William Jessup	W 84–46	12–4	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/09/2014 7:00 pm, CSN BAY		Santa Clara	L 55–57	12–5 (2–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/11/2014 3:00 pm, CSN CA		San Francisco	W 88–73	13–5 (3–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/18/2014 5:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pacific	W 79–73	14–5 (4–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pepperdine	W 80–74	15–5 (5–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/25/2014 3:00 pm, CSN CA		Loyola Marymount	W 89–61	16–5 (6–2)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/30/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Diego	L 43–61	16–6 (6–3)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at BYU	L 71–84	16–7 (6–4)	Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/06/2014 8:00 pm, CSN CA		at Loyola Marymount	W 77–58	17–7 (7–4)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
02/08/2014 1:00 pm, CSN CA		at Pepperdine	W 69-67 ^OT	18-7 (8-4)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
02/13/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU		San Diego	W 69-57	19-7 (9-4)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/15/2014 5:00 pm, ESPN2		BYU	L 57–60	19–8 (9–5)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/20/2014 8:00 pm, CSN CA		at San Francisco	L 62–73	19–9 (9–6)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
02/22/2014 1:00 pm, CSN CA		at Santa Clara	W 76–54	20–9 (10–6)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
02/27/2014 6:00 pm, CSN BAY		Portland	W 70-61	21–9 (11–6)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
03/01/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Gonzaga	L 47–75	21–10 (11–7)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
03/08/2014 8:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Pepperdine Quarterfinals	W 80–69	22–10	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
03/10/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Gonzaga Semifinals	L 54–70	22–11	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
NIT
03/18/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. (4)	(5) Utah First round	W 70–58	23–11	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
03/23/2014* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	No. (4)	(1) Minnesota Second round	L 55–63	23–12	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

Series History: Louisiana Tech leads 1-0

Nov 8
8:30 PM PST

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 70, Saint Mary's Gaels 83
Scoring by half: 34-38, 36-45
Pts: Raheem Appleby 18 Rebs: Micahle Kyser 8 Asts: Kenneth Smith 5		Pts: Brad Waldow 28 Rebs: Brad Waldow 8 Asts: Stephen Holt 6

Akron Zips 63, Saint Mary's Gaels 85
Scoring by half: 31-38, 32-47
Pts: Demetrius Treadwell 17 Rebs: Demetrius Treadwell 12 Asts: Quincy Diggs 3		Pts: Brad Waldow 16 Rebs: Garrett Jackson & Matt Hodgson 4 Asts: Stephen Holt 7

North Dakota State Bison 65, Saint Mary's Gaels 78
Scoring by half: 27-34, 38-44
Pts: Marshall Bjorklund 23 Rebs: Trayvonn Wright 6 Asts: Taylor Braun 5		Pts: Brad Waldow 18 Rebs: Brad Waldow 10 Asts: Stephen Holt 6

Drake Bulldogs 63, Saint Mary's Gaels 67
Scoring by half: 23-33, 40-34
Pts: Richard Carter 18 Rebs: Richard Carter, Seth Vandeest, Jacob Enevold, & Daddy Ugbede 6 Asts: Richard Carter 5		Pts: Beau Levesque 16 Rebs: Brad Waldow 13 Asts: Jordan Giusti & Beau Levesque 4

Departures

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

Akron

North Dakota State

Drake

Alcorn State

Murray State

Eastern Washington

Boise State

American University

Diamond Head Classic: South Carolina

Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii

Diamond Head Classic: George Mason

Pacific

Gonzaga

Portland

William Jessup

Santa Clara

San Francisco

References