2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 11 Seed, Second Round
Conference West Coast Conference
2012–13 record 287 (142 WCC)
Head coach Randy Bennett (12th year)
Assistant coach Rick Croy
Assistant coach Adam Caporn
Assistant coach Eran Ganot
Home arena McKeon Pavilion
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000     32 3   .914
Saint Mary's 14 2   .875     28 7   .800
BYU 10 6   .625     24 12   .667
Santa Clara 9 7   .563     26 12   .684
San Francisco 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
San Diego 7 9   .438     16 18   .471
Pepperdine 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Portland 4 12   .250     11 21   .344
Loyola Marymount 1 15   .063     11 23   .324
2013 WCC Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's twelfth 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 28–7, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first four round before falling in the second round to Memphis.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jones, RobRob Jones 22 F 6'6" 240 RS Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Steindl, ClintClint Steindl 11 F 6'7" 195 Senior Mackay, Queensland, Australia Graduated- Signed a contract with Australasia National Basketball League's Cairns Taipans[1]
Walker II, KentonKenton Walker II 30 F 6'9" 240 RS Senior San Diego, CA Graduated

Recruiting

Roster

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Waldow, BradBrad Waldow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Ponderosa Shingle Springs, CA
G 1 Page, JordenJorden Page 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr AIS Maroochydore, Queensland
G 2 McCoy, PaulPaul McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Grant
SMU
Portland, OR
F 3 Young, MitchellMitchell Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr AIS Logan City, Queensland
G 4 Dellavedova, MatthewMatthew Dellavedova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr AIS Maryborough, Victoria
C 5 Rowley, KyleKyle Rowley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Lake Forest Acad.
Northwestern
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
G 10 Sanchez, ZachZach Sanchez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Bonita Vista Bonita, CA
G 12 Giusti, JordanJordan Giusti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So San Ramon Valley San Ramon, CA
G 14 Holt, StephenStephen Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 15 Levesque, BeauBeau Levesque 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr De La Salle Lafayette, CA
F 25 Williams, TimTim Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Antioch Antioch, CA
F 42 Petrulis, EividasEividas Petrulis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
C 33 Hodgson, MattMatt Hodgson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Ipswich Grammar
Southern Utah
Booval, Queensland
F 23 Reyes, ChrisChris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Damien La Verne, CA
F 35 Walker III, JamesJames Walker III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Citrus Glendora, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
7:00 PM
Sonoma State W 95–69  1–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,397[2])
Moraga, CA
11/15/2012*
6:00 PM, CSNCA+
at Utah State W 67–58  2–0
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,077)
Logan, UT
11/18/2012*
5:00 PM
Eastern Washington W 85–66  3–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,614[3])
Moraga, CA
11/22/2012*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Drexel
DIRECTV Classic
W 7664  40
Anaheim Convention Center (1,107)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
12:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. Pacific
DIRECTV Classic Semi-finals
L 66–76  4–1
Anaheim Convention Center (1,477)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
3:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
DIRECTV Classic 3rd Place Game
L 56–65  4–2
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012*
7:00 PM
Cal Poly W 86–68  5–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,418[4])
Moraga, CA
12/05/2012*
5:00 PM
at Drake
Anaheim Classic
W 8873  62
Knapp Center (3,410)
Des Moines, IA
12/11/2012*
7:00 PM
Jackson State W 120–67  7–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,033[5])
Moraga, CA
12/19/2012*
7:00 PM
Pacific W 74–46  8–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,507[6])
Moraga, CA
12/23/2012*
11:00 AM
at Northern Iowa L 75–82  8–3
McLeod Center (3,865)
Cedar Falls, IA
12/27/2012*
7:00 PM
Rhode Island W 82–59  9–3
McKeon Pavilion (2,783[7])
Moraga, CA
12/30/2012*
2:30 PM
Yale W 7862  103
McKeon Pavilion (2,814[8])
Moraga, CA
12/31/2012*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
Harvard
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 7069  113
McKeon Pavilion (2,847[9])
Moraga, CA
01/05/2013
1:30 PM, WCC TV
Loyola Marymount W 7461  123
(10)
McKeon Pavilion (2,593[10])
Moraga, CA
01/10/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at #9 Gonzaga L 7883  124
(11)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000[11])
Spokane, WA
01/12/2013
8:00 PM, CSNCA
San Francisco W 7872  134
(21)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[12])
Moraga, CA
01/16/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at BYU W 7069  144
(31)
Marriott Center (14,857[13])
Provo, UT
01/19/2013
7:30 PM, CSNCA/ROOT
at Portland W 6038  154
(41)
Chiles Center (2,625[14])
Portland, OR
01/24/2013
8:00 PM, CSNCA
San Diego W 8148  164
(51)
McKeon Pavilion (3,206[15])
Moraga, CA
01/26/2013
3:00 PM, CSNCA
Pepperdine W 8472  174
(61)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[16])
Moraga, CA
01/30/2013
7:00 PM, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 6763  184
(71)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,247[17])
San Francisco, CA
02/02/2013
4:30 PM, CSNCA
Portland W 7742  194
(81)
McKeon Pavilion (3,308[18])
Moraga, CA
02/07/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Santa Clara W 8463  204
(91)
Leavey Center (3,303[19])
Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at San Diego W 7464  214
(101)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,446[20])
San Diego, CA
02/14/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#5 Gonzaga L 6077  215
(102)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[21])
Moraga, CA
02/16/2013
4:00 PM, CSNCA
at Loyola Marymount W 61–50  22–5
(11–2)
Gersten Pavilion (3,121[22])
Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
BYU W 6457  235
(122)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[23])
Moraga, CA
02/23/2013*
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Creighton
ESPNU Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters
W 7466  245
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[24])
Moraga, CA
02/27/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Pepperdine W 87–48  255
(132)
Firestone Fieldhouse (926[25])
Malibu, CA
03/02/2013
7:00 PM, CSNCA
Santa Clara W 8067  265
(142)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[26])
Moraga, CA
2013 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013
8:45 PM, ESPN2
vs. San Diego
Semifinals
W 6966 OT 275
Orleans Arena (7,896[27])
Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2013
6:00 PM, ESPN
vs. #1 Gonzaga
Championship
L 5165  276
Orleans Arena (7,896)
Las Vegas, NV
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/19/2013*
6:22 PM, truTV
#(11 MW) vs. (11 MW) Middle Tennessee
First Four
W 6754  286
UD Arena (12,027)
Dayton, OH
03/21/2013*
11:45 AM, CBS
#(11 MW) vs. #19 (6 MW) Memphis
Second Round
L 5254  287
The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863)
Auburn Hills, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

References

  1. "Cairns Taipans shoot for the best in Steindl". Cairns Post. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
  2. "Sonoma State Seawolves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 10, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
  3. "Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 18, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. "Cal Poly Mustangs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 1, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
  5. "Jackson State Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 11, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
  6. "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 19, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  7. "Rhode Island Rams vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 27, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  8. "Yale Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 30, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  9. "Harvard Crimson vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 31, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  10. "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 5, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
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  22. "Loyola Marymoutn Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  23. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  24. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Creighton Bluejays (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  25. "Pepperdine Waves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 27, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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