The 2025–26 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 25th and final 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).
Previous season The Gaels finished the 2024–25 season 29–6, 17–1 in WCC play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the semifinals and 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, they defeated Vanderbilt in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jordan Ross 2 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Layton, UT Transferred to Georgia Augustas Marčiulionis 3 G 6'4" 200 Senior Vilnius, Lithuania Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers Ashton Hardaway 9 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Carson, CA Transferred to Memphis Mitchell Saxen 11 C 6'11" 250 Graduate Student Seattle, WA Graduated Luke Barrett 33 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Piedmont, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tony Duckett 2 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Carlsbad, CA San Diego Jazz Gardner 32 C 7'0" 230 Junior Pasadena, CA Pacific
2025 recruiting class
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
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