2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

{{200910 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}} The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 113 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 286

2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2009–10 record286 (113 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Smith
  • David Patrick
  • Mark Campbell
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion

Roster

Matthew Dellavedova

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Jorden Page 6'1" 175 G Fr. Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia AIS
3 Mitchell Young 6'9" 225 F Fr. Logan, Queensland, Australia AIS
4 Matthew Dellavedova 6'4" 185 G Fr. Maryborough, Victoria, Australia AIS
11 Clint Steindl 6'7" 180 F So. Mackay, Queensland, Australia AIS
12 Tim Harris 6'4" 190 F Fr. San Jose, CA, U.S. Valley Christian HS
15 Beau Levesque 6'5" 215 F Fr. Lafayette, CA, U.S. De La Salle HS
21 Ben Allen 6'11" 250 C Sr. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia AIS
Indiana
23 Trey Anderson 6'4" 175 G Fr. Carrollton, TX, U.S. Hebron HS
24 Wayne Hunter 6'4" 210 G Sr. Sacramento, CA, U.S. Valley HS
25 Tim Williams 6'9" 235 F Fr. Antioch, CA, U.S. Antioch HS
30 Kenton Walker II 6'9" 235 F Jr. San Diego, CA, U.S. Scripps Ranch HS
Creighton
32 Mickey McConnell 6'0" 175 G Jr. Mesa, AZ, U.S. Dobson HS
40 Phil Benson 6'8" 230 F Jr. Scottsdale, AZ, U.S. Horizon HS
Canisius
50 Omar Samhan 6'11" 265 C Sr. San Ramon, CA, U.S. San Ramon HS

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/13/2009*
8:30pm
New Mexico State W 10068  10
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/16/2009*
11:00pm, ESPN
San Diego State
ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 8058  20
McKeon Pavilion (2,774)
Moraga, CA
11/20/2009*
8:30pm
Vanderbilt L 7072  21
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2009*
7:05pm
Cal Poly W 9267  31
McKeon Pavilion (2,673)
Moraga, CA
11/25/2009*
7:05pm
CalMaritime W 10059  41
McKeon Pavilion (2,524)
Moraga, CA
11/30/2009*
7:00pm
at San Jose State W 7871  51
The Event Center (2,166)
San Jose, CA
12/5/2009*
6:00pm
at Utah State W 6863  61
Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
12/12/2009*
7:30pm
at Oregon W 8176  71
McArthur Court (6,487)
Eugene, OR
12/15/2009*
7:05pm
Portland State W 10180  81
McKeon Pavilion (2,600)
Moraga, CA
12/18/2009*
7:05pm
Pacific W 8065  91
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
12/22/2009*
12:00pm, ESPNU
vs. Northeastern
Diamond Head Classic
W 7867  101
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2009*
12:00pm, ESPNU
vs. Southern California
Diamond Head Classic
L 4960  102
Stan Sheriff Center (6,666)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2009*
4:30pm, ESPN2
at Hawai'i
Diamond Head Classic
W 8475  112
Stan Sheriff Center (NA)
Honolulu, HI
12/29/2009*
7:35pm, ESPNU
Binghamton
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 8557  122
McKeon Pavilion (3,072)
Moraga, CA
12/30/2009*
7:35pm
Howard
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 9446  132
McKeon Pavilion (2,965)
Moraga, CA
1/8/2010
6:30pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 8362  142 (10)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,126)
San Francisco, CA
1/10/2010
7:00pm, CSNCA
at Santa Clara W 8072  152 (20)
Leavey Center (2,527)
Santa Clara, CA
1/14/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Gonzaga L 8289  153 (21)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/16/2010
7:00pm, CSNCA
Portland W 7772  163 (31)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/21/2010
8:00pm, ESPNU
San Diego W 7156  173 (41)
McKeon Pavilion (3,126)
Moraga, CA
1/28/2010
7:00pm
at Pepperdine W 8871  183 (51)
Firestone Fieldhouse (967)
Malibu, CA
1/30/2010
7:00pm, FSN
CSNBA
at Loyola Marymount W 8567  193 (61)
Gersten Pavilion (3,966)
Los Angeles, CA
2/4/2010
8:30pm, CSNCA
Santa Clara W 7462  203 (71)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/6/2010
8:00pm, CSNCA
San Francisco W 7357  213 (81)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/11/2010
8:00pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Gonzaga L 6180  214 (82)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
2/13/2010
6:00pm, ESPN2
at Portland L 7580  215 (83)
Chiles Center (2,774)
Portland, OR
2/18/2010
6:00pm, ESPN2
at San Diego W 6149  225 (93)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,371)
San Diego, CA
2/25/2010
7:05pm
Pepperdine W 7649  235 (103)
McKeon Pavilion (2,718)
Moraga, CA
2/27/2010
6:00pm, CSNCA
Loyola Marymount W 8880  245 (113)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
West Coast Conference Tournament
3/7/2010
7:30pm
vs. Portland
Semifinals
W 6955  255
Orleans Arena (7,941)
Paradise, Nevada
3/8/2010
7:30pm, ESPN
vs. No. 18 Gonzaga
Finals
W 8162  265
Orleans Arena (7,726)
Paradise, Nevada
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
3/18/2010*
11:50am, CBS
vs. No. 24 Richmond
First Round
W 8071  275
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106)
Providence, RI
3/20/2010*
10:05am, CBS
vs. No. 9 Villanova
Second Round
W 7568  285
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,271)
Providence, RI
3/26/2010*
4:27pm, CBS
vs. No. 19 Baylor
Sweet Sixteen
L 4972  286
Reliant Stadium (45,505)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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