The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's fifteenth 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 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #2 seed, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Valparaiso.
Previous season The Gaels finished the 2014–15 season 21–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Portland. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brad Waldow 00 F 6'9" 260 RS Senior Shingle Springs, CA Graduated Kerry Carter 3 G 6'2" 205 Senior West Covina, CA Graduated / Playing for Iberostar Tenerife (Spain) Joe Coleman 10 G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Minneapolis, MN Left the team for personal reasons Tyler Harville 12 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Lexington, KY Transferred to Berry College Aaron Bright 20 G 5'11" 175 Senior Bellevue, WA Graduated Garrett Jackson 22 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Portland, OR Graduated Treaven Duffy 25 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Walnut Creek, CA Transferred to San Francisco State Desmond Simmons 30 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Vallejo, CA Graduated
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
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