2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's eleventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 27–6, 14–2 in WCC play to be crowned West Coast Conference regular season champions. They were also champions of the West Coast Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Purdue.

2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
WCC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
2011–12 record276 (142 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 24 Saint Mary's142 .875  276  .818
Gonzaga133 .813  267  .788
BYU124 .750  269  .743
Loyola Marymount115 .688  2113  .618
San Francisco88 .500  2014  .588
San Diego79 .438  1318  .419
Pepperdine412 .250  1019  .345
Portland313 .188  724  .226
Santa Clara016 .000  822  .267
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
00 Brad Waldow 6'9" 250 F RS Fr. Shingle Springs, CA, U.S. Ponderosa HS
1 Jorden Page 6'1" 180 G So. Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia AIS
2 Paul McCoy 5'11" 175 G Jr. Portland, OR, U.S. Grant HS
SMU
3 Mitchell Young 6'9" 235 F Jr. Logan, Queensland, Australia AIS
4 Matthew Dellavedova 6'4" 190 G Jr. Maryborough, Victoria, Australia AIS
5 Kyle Rowley 7'0" 280 C Jr. Arima, Trinidad Lake Forest Acad.
Northwestern
10 Zach Sanchez 6'1" 175 G RS Fr. Bonita, CA, U.S. Bonita Vista HS
11 Clint Steindl 6'7" 195 F Sr. Mackay, Queensland, Australia AIS
12 Jordan Giusti 6'2" 185 G Fr. San Ramon, CA, U.S. San Ramon Valley HS
14 Stephen Holt 6'4" 195 G So. Portland, OR, U.S. Jesuit HS
15 Beau Levesque 6'6" 220 F So. Lafayette, CA, U.S. De La Salle HS
22 Rob Jones 6'6" 240 F RS Sr. San Francisco, CA, U.S. Archbishop Riordan HS
San Diego
25 Tim Williams 6'9" 235 F RS Jr. Antioch, CA, U.S. Antioch HS
30 Kenton Walker II 6'9" 240 F RS Sr. San Diego, CA, U.S. Scripps Ranch HS
Creighton
42 Eividas Petrulis 6'7" 210 F RFr. Vilnius, Lithuania Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy
Matt Hodgson 6'11" 225 C Jr. Booval, Queensland, Australia Ipswich Grammar

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
Fresno Pacific W 9858  10
McKeon Pavilion (2,453)
Moraga, CA
11/14/2011*
11:00pm, ESPN
Northern Iowa
ESPN Season Tip-Off Marathon
W 5741  20
McKeon Pavilion (2,053)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2011*
4:00pm, ROOT
at Denver L 5870  21
Magness Arena (5,408)
Denver, CO
11/27/2011*
4:00pm, CSNBA
San Francisco State
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 8652  31
McKeon Pavilion (1,791)
Moraga, CA
11/28/2011*
7:30pm, CSNBA
Weber State
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 8770  41
McKeon Pavilion (1,488)
Moraga, CA
12/03/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
at Cal Poly W 5954  51
Mott Gym (2,878)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/13/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
Jackson State W 7753  61
McKeon Pavilion (2,401)
Moraga, CA
12/15/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
North Carolina A&T W 8445  71
McKeon Pavilion (2,368)
Moraga, CA
12/17/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
Bethune-Cookman
Las Vegas Classic
W 7752  81
McKeon Pavilion (2,380)
Moraga, CA
12/19/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
Kennesaw State
Las Vegas Classic
W 7451  91
McKeon Pavilion (2,548)
Moraga, CA
12/20/2011*
7:00pm, CSNBA
Eastern Washington W 7761  101
McKeon Pavilion (2,796)
Moraga, CA
12/22/2011*
7:30pm, ESPN3
vs. No. 6 Baylor
Las Vegas Classic Semifinals
L 5972  102
Orleans Arena (1,526)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2011*
8:30pm, ESPN3
vs. Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic 3rd place
W 7761  112
Orleans Arena (1,526)
Las Vegas, NV
12/29/2011
8:00pm, ESPN2
BYU W 9882  122
(10)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2011
3:00pm, CSNCA
at Pepperdine W 7445  132
(20)
Firestone Fieldhouse (741)
Malibu, CA
01/05/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU
at San Diego W 7872  142
(30)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,317)
San Diego, CA
01/09/2012
7:00pm, CSNCA
San Francisco W 8772  152
(40)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/12/2012
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Gonzaga W 8362  162
(50)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/14/2012
8:00pm, CSNBA
Portland W 6961  172
(60)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/19/2012
7:00pm, CSNBA
No. 24 Pepperdine W 6147  182
(70)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/21/2012
7:00pm, CSNCA
No. 24 at Santa Clara W 9377  192
(80)
Leavey Center (4,700)
Santa Clara, CA
01/26/2012
7:00pm, CSNCA
No. 21 at Loyola Marymount W 7164  202
(90)
Gersten Pavilion (2,243)
Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2012
6:00pm, ESPNU
No. 21 at BYU W 8066  212
(100)
Marriott Center (22,700)
Provo, UT
02/02/2012
7:00pm, CSNCA
No. 18 San Diego W 8473  222
(110)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/09/2012
8:00pm, ESPN2
No. 16 at Gonzaga L 5973  223
(111)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/11/2012
7:00pm, CSNCA+
No. 16 Santa Clara W 8267  233
(121)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/15/2012
7:30pm, CSNCA
No. 21 Loyola Marymount L 6075  234
(122)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/18/2012*
3:00pm, ESPN
No. 21 at No. 16 Murray State
ESPN BracketBusters
L 5165  235
CFSB Center (8,825)
Murray, KY
02/23/2012
7:00pm, ESPNU
at Portland W 7043  245
(132)
Chiles Center (2,829)
Portland, OR
02/25/2012
8:00pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 6760  255
(142)
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500)
San Francisco, CA
West Coast Conference Tournament
03/03/2012
6:00pm, ESPN2
vs. San Francisco
Semifinals
W 8378  265
Orleans Arena (7,828)
Las Vegas, NV
03/05/2012
6:00pm, ESPN
vs. No. 24 Gonzaga
Championship
W 7874 OT 275
Orleans Arena (6,826)
Las Vegas, NV
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012*
4:27pm, truTV
No. 24 vs. Purdue
Second Round
L 6972  276
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,833)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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