The 2019–20 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 19th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 26–8, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Pepperdine and BYU to advance to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to NCAA tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season The Gaels finished the 2018–19 season 22–12, 11–5 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals and upset No. 1 seed Gonzaga to become champions of the WCC Tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 where they lost to Villanova in the first round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jordan Hunter 1 C 6'10" 230 Vaucluse, Australia Graduated Kyle Clark 33 F 6'7" 220 Wynyard, Australia Injured. Recovering from right knee surgery. 5th year senior. Studying MBA. Alex Mudronja 35 G 6'5" 195 Adelaide, Australia Play professionally
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Logan Johnson 1 G 6'2" 175 Mountain View, CA Transferred from Cincinnati. Johnson was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References