The 2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 22nd 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 (WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC Play to finish a tie for 1st place. They defeated BYU in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the First Round before losing to UConn in the Second Round.
Previous season The Gaels finished the 2021–22 season 26–8, 12–3 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Santa Clara in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated Indiana in the first round before losing to UCLA in the second round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Yigit Arcan 1 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Walk-on; transferred Quinn Clinton 2 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Christchurch, New Zealand Left the team for personal reasons Jabe Mullins 5 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Snoqualmie, WA Transferred to Washington State Matthias Tass 11 F/C 6'10" 245 Senior Tallinn, Estonia Graduated Tommy Kuhse 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Mesa, AZ Graduated Judah Brown 25 F 6'6" 205 Sophomore Bermuda Dunes, CA Transferred to South Alabama Dan Fotu 42 F 6'7" 225 Senior Auckland, New Zealand Graduated/Signed to play professionally with Auckland Tuatara
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Mason Forbes 25 F 6'9" 230 GS Senior Folsom, CA Harvard
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| WCC tournament
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Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
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