The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6
Roster
Source #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)1Jorden Page6'1"175GFr.Maroochydore, Queensland, AustraliaAIS3Mitchell Young6'9"225FFr.Logan, Queensland, AustraliaAIS4Matthew Dellavedova6'4"185GFr.Maryborough, Victoria, AustraliaAIS11Clint Steindl6'7"180FSo.Mackay, Queensland, AustraliaAIS12Tim Harris6'4"190FFr.San Jose, CA, U.S.Valley Christian HS15Beau Levesque6'5"215FFr.Lafayette, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS21Ben Allen6'11"250CSr.Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAISIndiana23Trey Anderson6'4"175GFr.Carrollton, TX, U.S.Hebron HS24Wayne Hunter6'4"210GSr.Sacramento, CA, U.S.Valley HS25Tim Williams6'9"235FFr.Antioch, CA, U.S.Antioch HS30Kenton Walker II6'9"235FJr.San Diego, CA, U.S.Scripps Ranch HSCreighton32Mickey McConnell6'0"175GJr.Mesa, AZ, U.S.Dobson HS40Phil Benson6'8"230FJr.Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.Horizon HSCanisius50Omar Samhan6'11"265CSr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.San Ramon HS
Schedule and results Source All times are Pacific
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| West Coast Conference tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
References