2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's fourteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 21–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament to Portland. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2014–15 record21–10 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga171 .944  353  .921
BYU135 .722  2510  .714
Saint Mary's135 .722  2110  .677
Pepperdine108 .556  1814  .563
San Diego810 .444  1516  .484
Portland711 .389  1716  .515
Santa Clara711 .389  1418  .438
San Francisco711 .389  1418  .438
Pacific414 .222  1219  .387
Loyola Marymount414 .222  823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Gaels finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Minnesota.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Paul McCoy2G5'11"175RS SeniorPortland, ORGraduated
Jordan Giusti12G6'2"185RS SophomoreSan Ramon, CATransferred[1]
Eividas Petrulis13F6'7"210RS SophomoreVilnius, LithuaniaLeft the team
Stephen Holt14G6'4"195SeniorPortland, ORGraduated
Beau Levesque15F6'6"220SeniorLafayette, CAGraduated
Matt Hodgson33C6'11"255SeniorBooval, Queensland, AustraliaGraduated
James Walker III35F6'3"185SeniorGlendora, CAGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Aaron Bright20G5'11"178SeniorBellevue, WATransferred from Stanford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bright graduated from Stanford.
Desmond Simmons30F6'7"225RS SeniorVallejo, CATransferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Simmons graduated from Washington.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Fitzner
C
San Diego, California Francis W. Parker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 8, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Jock Landale
C
Melbourne, Australia Geelong Grammar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Tanner Krebs
PG
Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 00 Brad Waldow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SrPonderosa Shingle Springs, CA
    G 3 Kerry Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWest Covina
    Citrus College
    West Covina, CA
    G 5 Jack Biebel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoArchbishop Mitty
    Foothill College
    San Jose, CA
    G 10 Joe Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrHopkins
    Minnesota
    Minneapolis, MN
    F 11 Dane Pineau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoMelbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
    G 12 Tyler Harville 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrVermont Academy Lexington, KY
    C 13 Jock Landale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) FrGeelong Grammar Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
    G 20 Aaron Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrBellevue
    Stanford
    Bellevue, WA
    C 21 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrFrancis Parker School San Diego, CA
    F 22 Garrett Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrWestview Portland, OR
    F 24 Calvin Hermanson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrLake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
    G 25 Treaven Duffy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoCushing Academy Walnut Creek, CA
    F 30 Desmond Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrSalesian
    Washington
    Vallejo, CA
    G 41 Emmett Naar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrSydney Boys Sydney, Australia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2014-09-24

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    11/14/2014*
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Cal State Los Angeles W 77–67  1–0
    McKeon Pavilion (2,710)
    Moraga, CA
    11/18/2014*
    12:00 am, ESPN2
    New Mexico State
    ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon
    W 83–71  2–0
    McKeon Pavilion (2,225)
    Moraga, CA
    11/20/2014*
    7:00 pm, CHN
    Denver W 78–62  3–0
    McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
    Moraga, CA
    11/23/2014*
    6:00 pm, CHN
    UC Irvine W 72–69  4–0
    McKeon Pavilion (2,685)
    Moraga, CA
    11/29/2014*
    7:00 pm, CHN
    Cal Poly W 82–56  5–0
    McKeon Pavilion (2,703)
    Moraga, CA
    12/06/2014*
    8:30 pm, ESPNU
    Boise State L 71–82  5–1
    McKeon Pavilion (3,008)
    Moraga, CA
    12/13/2014*
    11:00 am, FS1
    at Creighton W 71–67 OT 6–1
    CenturyLink Center (16,435)
    Omaha, NE
    12/16/2014*
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Northern Arizona L 71–73  6–2
    McKeon Pavilion (2,402)
    Moraga, CA
    12/19/2014*
    4:00 pm, FS1
    at No. 20 St. John's L 47–53  6–3
    Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
    Queens, NY
    12/22/2014*
    6:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Northeastern W 72–68 OT 7–3
    McKeon Pavilion (2,621)
    Moraga, CA
    12/27/2014
    1:00 pm, CSNCA
    Santa Clara W 73–60  8–3 (1–0)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
    Moraga, CA
    12/29/2014
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    San Francisco W 69–56  9–3 (2–0)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,126)
    Moraga, CA
    01/01/2015
    5:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at Pepperdine W 68–59  10–3 (3–0)
    Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030)
    Malibu, CA
    01/03/2015
    1:00 pm, CSNCA
    at Loyola Marymount W 72–63  11–3 (4–0)
    Gersten Pavilion (1,109)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/06/2015*
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Morgan State W 78–52  12–3
    McKeon Pavilion (2,278)
    Moraga, CA
    01/10/2015
    8:00 pm, CSN BAY
    at Pacific W 54–47  13–3 (5–0)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
    Stockton, CA
    01/15/2015
    8:00 pm, CSN BAY
    San Diego W 70–58  14–3 (6–0)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,163)
    Moraga, CA
    01/17/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    BYU W 82–77  15–3 (7–0)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
    Moraga, CA
    01/22/2015
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at No. 3 Gonzaga L 47–68  15–4 (7–1)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    01/24/2015
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    at Portland W 74–64  16–4 (8–1)
    Chiles Center (2,883)
    Portland, OR
    01/29/2015
    7:30 pm, CSNCA
    Loyola Marymount W 68–54  17–4 (9–1)
    McKeon Pavilion (2,971)
    Moraga, CA
    01/31/2015
    3:00 pm, CSN BAY
    Pepperdine L 62–67  17–5 (9–2)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,381)
    Moraga, CA
    02/07/2015
    7:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Pacific W 73–58  18–5 (10–2)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
    Moraga, CA
    02/12/2015
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    at BYU L 60–82  18–6 (10–3)
    Marriott Center (14,317)
    Provo, UT
    02/14/2015
    1:00 pm, CSNCA
    at San Diego W 69–62 2OT 19–6 (11–3)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,104)
    San Diego, CA
    01/19/2015
    8:00 pm, TheW.tv
    Portland W 68–51  20–6 (12–3)
    McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
    Moraga, CA
    02/21/2015
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–70  20–7 (12–4)
    McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
    Moraga, CA
    02/26/2014
    8:00 pm, CSN BAY
    at San Francisco W 84–53  21–7 (13–4)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,081)
    San Francisco, CA
    02/28/2015
    5:00 pm, CSN BAY
    at Santa Clara L 70–71  21–8 (13–5)
    Leavey Center (2,750)
    Santa Clara, CA
    WCC Tournament
    03/07/2015
    12:00 pm, CSNCA/RTNW/BYUtv
    vs. Portland
    Quarterfinals
    L 52–69  21–9
    Orleans Arena (8,064)
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    03/18/2015*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. (4) (5) Vanderbilt
    First round
    L 64–75  21–10
    McKeon Pavilion (1,322)
    Moraga, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

    References

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