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 180 Maroochydore, Queensland Graduated Mitchell Young 3 F 235 Logan City, Queensland Graduated; Signed to play professionally by Cairns Taipans of the NBL Matthew Dellavedova 4 G 190 Maryborough, Victoria Graduated; Undrafted in 2013 NBA draft, signed free agent contract with Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Rowley 5 C 280 Arima, Trinidad and Tobago Graduated; Signed to play professionally with Zornotza ST of Spain's LEB Plata Zach Sanchez 10 G 175 Bonita, CA TransferredChris Reyes 23 F 205 La Verne, CA Transferred Tim Williams 25 F 235 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.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| WCC tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| NIT
Game summaries
Louisiana Tech Series History: Louisiana Tech leads 1-0
Akron Series History: Akron leads 1-0 Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn and Bob Valvano
North Dakota State Series History: First Meeting
Drake Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-0
Alcorn State Series History: First Meeting
Murray State Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-1 Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini
Eastern Washington Series History: First Meeting
Boise State Series History: Boise State leads 7-4 Broadcasters: Jerry Schemmel and Joe Cravens
American University Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-0
Diamond Head Classic: South Carolina Series History: First Meeting Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
Diamond Head Classic: George Mason Series History: First Meeting Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey and Dino Gaudio
Pacific Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43 Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
Gonzaga Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57-27 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
Portland Series History: Saint Mary's leads 56-29 Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow and Bill Krueger
William Jessup Series History: First Meeting
Santa Clara Series History: Santa Clara leads 136-82 Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
San Francisco Series History: San Francisco leads 103-72 Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini
References