2020–21 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 WCC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2020–21 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2020–21 record	11–5 (2–3 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Marcus Schroeder; Justin Joyner; Mickey McConnell;
Home arena	University Credit Union Pavilion

The 2020–21 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 20th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels play their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2019–20 season 26–8, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Pepperdine and BYU to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to NCAA Tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tanner Krebs	00	G	6'6"	205	RS Senior	Hobart, Australia	Graduated/Signed to play professionally with Brisbane Bullets
Jordan Ford	3	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Folsom, CA	Graduated
Jock Perry	5	C	7'1"	250	RS Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduate transferred to UC Riverside
Elijah Thomas	10	F	6'5"	220	RS Junior	Peroia, AZ	Graduated transferred to Cal Baptist
Dan Sheets	15	F	6'5"	205	RS Senior	San Ramon, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Kristers Zoriks	23	G	6'4"	190	RS Sophomore	Dobele, Latvia	Signed to play professionally with BK VEF Rīga
Malik Fitts	24	F	6'8"	230	RS Junior	Rancho Cucamoga, CA	Declare for 2020 NBA draft
Aaron Menzies	41	C	7'3"	265	RS Senior	Manchester, England	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Matt Van Komen	23	C	7'4"	220	Sophomore	Pleasant Grove, UT	Transferred from Utah. Van Komen is granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Judah Brown SF	Santa Monica, CA	Pacifica Christian High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 7, 2019
Judah Brown SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Jabe Mullins SG	Snoqualmie, WA	Mount Si High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 25, 2019
Jabe Mullins SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mitchell Saxen SG	Seattle, WA	Ingraham High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 18, 2019
Mitchell Saxen SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Leemet Bockler SG	Tallinn, Estonia	TalTech Basketball	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 20, 2020
Leemet Bockler SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Howell #38 PF	San Marcos, CA	Torrey Pines High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 25, 2020
Chris Howell #38 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
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. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Logan Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Saint Francis HS Cincinnati	Mountain View, California
G	2	Quinn Clinton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Christchurch Boys HS	Christchurch, New Zealand
G	5	Jabe Mullins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Mount Si HS	Snoqualmie, Washington
C	10	Mitchell Saxen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Ingraham HS	Seattle, Washington
F/C	11	Matthias Tass	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Tallinna Reaalkool	Tallinn, Estonia
G	12	Tommy Kuhse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Mountain View HS	Mesa, Arizona
F	14	Kyle Bowen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Centre of Excellence	Perth, WA, Australia
C	22	Matt Van Komen	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Pleasant Grove HS Utah	Pleasant Grove, Utah
G	23	Leemet Böckler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	Tallinn Tech	Tallinn, Estonia
F	25	Judah Brown	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Pacifica Christian HS	Bermuda Dunes, California
G/F	33	Luke Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Piedmont HS	Piedmont, California
F	42	Dan Fotu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Rangitoto College	Auckland, New Zealand
G/F	44	Alex Ducas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Centre of Excellence	Geraldton, WA, Australia

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Marcus Schroeder (Princeton)
Justin Joyner (UC Santa Barbara)
Mickey McConnell (Saint Mary's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020* 11:30 am, ESPN2	vs. Memphis Crossover Classic quarterfinals	L 56–73	0–1	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
November 26, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Northern Iowa Crossover Classic consolation 2nd round	W 66–64	1–1	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
November 27, 2020* 3:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. South Dakota State Crossover Classic 5th place game	W 72–59	2–1	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm	Nicholls	W 73–50	3–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 3, 2020* 7:00 pm	Texas Southern	W 82–70	4–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm	UTEP	W 73–61	5–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 11, 2020* 7:00 pm	San Jose State	W 96–61	6–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington	W 80–75	7–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 19, 2020* 5:00 pm	Colorado State	W 53–33	8–1	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 22, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. San Diego State	L 49–74	8–2	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm	Sacramento State	W 63–45	9–2	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN	Santa Clara	L 64–66	9–3 (0–1)	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 14, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	BYU	L 52–62	9–4 (0–2)	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN	No. 1 Gonzaga Rivalry	L 59–73	9–5 (0–3)	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 21, 2021 5:00 pm	at Loyola Marymount	W 65–61	10–5 (1–3)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2021 4:00 pm, CBSSN	at San Francisco	W 67–63	11–5 (2–3)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 28, 2021 8:00 pm, NBCSCA	Portland	Postponed		University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm	at Pacific	Postponed		Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 4, 2021	vs. Santa Clara	Postponed		Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA
February 6, 2021 3:00 pm	Loyola Marymount	Postponed		University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 8, 2021 6:00 pm	at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
February 11, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at BYU			Marriott Center Provo, UT
February 13, 2021 TBA, CBSSN	at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
February 18, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN	at Gonzaga Rivalry			McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 22, 2021 4:00 pm	Pepperdine			University Credit Union Pavilion San Francisco, CA
February 25, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	San Francisco			University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm	Pacific			University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
March 4–9, 2021	vs.			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP*	NR
Coaches	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

"SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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[1] "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Venues	Madigan Gymnasium (1928–1978) University Credit Union Pavilion (1978–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

2020–21 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Gonzaga	9	–	0	1.000	18	–	0	1.000
BYU	6	–	2	.750	15	–	4	.789
Santa Clara	3	–	2	.600	9	–	4	.692
Pepperdine	4	–	3	.571	8	–	8	.500
San Francisco	4	–	4	.500	10	–	8	.556
Loyola Marymount	3	–	3	.500	8	–	6	.571
Saint Mary's	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Pacific	2	–	4	.333	5	–	5	.500
San Diego	1	–	4	.200	2	–	7	.222
Portland	0	–	9	.000	6	–	12	.333

† 2021 WCC Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll