2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (23rd season);
Assistant coaches	Joe Rahon; Justin Joyner; Mickey McConnell;
Home arena	University Credit Union Pavilion; (Capacity: 3,500)

The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 23rd season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion[lower-alpha 1] in Moraga, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

2023–24 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 23 Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play to win the WCC regular season championship with Gonzaga. In the WCC tournament, they defeated BYU in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. There they defeated VCU in the first round before losing to National Champion UConn in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Logan Johnson	0	G	6'2"	177	GS Senior	Mountain View, CA	Graduated
Kyle Bowen	14	F	6'8"	222	Senior	Perth, Australia	Graduated
Matt Van Komen	22	C	7'4"	250	RS Junior	Pleasant Grove, UT	Transferred to Hawaii Pacific
Leemet Böckler	23	G	6'7"	215	Junior	Tallinn, Estonia	Signed to play professionally

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Ross #21 PG	Pleasant Grove, UT	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 18, 2022
Jordan Ross #21 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Andrew McKeever C	Livermore, CA	Granada High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Mar 11, 2023
Andrew McKeever C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Jensen Bradtke PF	Sandringham, Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	N/A	Nov 9, 2022
Jensen Bradtke PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Zion Sensley #8 PF	San Francisco, CA	Archbishop Riordan High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 24, 2023
Zion Sensley #8 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
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. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	1	Harry Wessels	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	AIS Centre of Excellence	Boddington, WA, Australia
G	2	Jordan Ross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Layton, Utah
G	3	Augustas Marčiulionis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Rytas Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania
F	5	Joshua Jefferson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, Nevada
C	11	Mitchell Saxen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	Sr	Ingraham HS	Seattle, Washington
G	14	Rory Hawke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	AIS Centre of Excellence	Townsville, QLD, Australia
G	15	Chris Howell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Torrey Pines HS	San Diego, California
G	20	Aidan Mahaney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Campolindo HS	Lafayette, California
G	22	Cade Bennett (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Campolindo HS	Moraga, California
F	24	Kevin Gad (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, California
F	25	Mason Forbes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	Folsom HS Harvard	Folsom, California
G/F	33	Luke Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Piedmont HS	Piedmont, California
G/F	44	Alex Ducas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	AIS Centre of Excellence	Geraldton, Australia
C	45	Andrew McKeever	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Granada HS	Livermore, California
F	50	Jensen Bradtke	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Sandringham, Australia

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2023* 10:00 p.m.	No. 23	at Hawaii Charity Exhibition for Maui Wildfire Relief	W 92–58	25 – Mahaney	8 – Barrett	6 – Marčiulionis	Stan Sheriff Center (4,902) Honolulu, HI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Stanislaus State					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	New Mexico					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 23	Weber State					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 17, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. San Diego State Continental Tire Main Event semifinals					T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 19, 2023* 4:30 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2		vs. Washington/Xavier Continental Tire Main Event					T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davidson					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 27, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Utah					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 1, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1		vs. Boise State					Mountain America Center Idaho Falls, ID
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cleveland State					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 9, 2023* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Colorado State					Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		vs. UNLV Jerry Colangelo Classic					Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Middle Tennessee					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Kentucky					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 23, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Missouri State					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 29, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Diego					Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola Marymount					Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Portland					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 13, 2024 TBA, ESPN+		at Santa Clara					Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
January 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at San Francisco					War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
January 25, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Pacific					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Loyola Marymount					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Santa Clara					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Gonzaga Rivalry					McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Pacific					Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland					Chiles Center Portland, OR
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Pepperdine					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		San Francisco					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		San Diego					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 29, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Pepperdine					Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Gonzaga Rivalry					University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
March 7–12, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA					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
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	23																			Not released
Coaches	23

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes

Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion.

References

"SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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[1] Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion.

[2] "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". www.smcgaels.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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