2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball

Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
2016–17 record	6–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (16th year)
Assistant coach	Marty Clarke
Assistant coach	Marcus Schroeder
Assistant coach	David Carter
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#12 Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
BYU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Portland	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Pacific	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
San Diego	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375


† 2017 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is head coach Randy Bennett's sixteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #2 seed, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to before losing to Valparaiso.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jack Biebel	11	G	5'11"	185	Junior	San Jose, CA	Walk-on; transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Franklin Porter	43	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Portland, OR	Transferred to Portland

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Ford #35 PG	Folsom, CA	Folsom High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 7, 2015
Jordan Ford #35 PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Elijah Thomas #56 SF	Peoria, AZ	Sunrise Mountain High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sep 30, 2015
Elijah Thomas #56 SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Jock Perry C	Melbourne, Australia	Centre of Excellence	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Sep 30, 2015
Jock Perry C	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. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruit of class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Angus Glover SG	Illawarra, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Angus Glover SG	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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	00	Krebs, TannerTanner Krebs	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Lake Ginninderra College	Hobart, Australia
5.0 !C	1	Hunter, JordanJordan Hunter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Ignatius College	Vaucluse, Australia
1.5 !G	2	Gonzalez, StefanStefan Gonzalez	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Highland	Pocatello, ID
1.5 !G	3	Naar, EmmettEmmett Naar	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sydney Boys	Sydney, Australia
5.0 !C	5	Perry, JockJock Perry	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lake Ginninderra College	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	10	Thomas, ElijahElijah Thomas	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sunrise Mountain	Peoria, AZ
1.5 !G	12	Kuhse, TommyTommy Kuhse (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountain View	Mesa, AZ
3.5 !F	15	Sheets, DanDan Sheets (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Dougherty Valley	San Ramon, CA
5.0 !C	21	Fitzner, EvanEvan Fitzner	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Francis Parker School	San Diego, CA
3.5 !F	22	Pineau, DaneDane Pineau	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Melbourne Grammar	Melbourne, Australia
3.5 !F	24	Hermanson, CalvinCalvin Hermanson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lake Oswego	Lake Oswego, OR
1.5 !G	25	Rahon, JoeJoe Rahon	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Torrey Pines	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	30	Ford, JordanJordan Ford	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Folsom	Folsom, CA
3.5 !F	33	Clark, KyleKyle Clark	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Hellyer College	Wynyard, Australia
5.0 !C	34	Landale, JockJock Landale	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Geelong Grammar	Malvern East, Victoria, Australia

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Marty Clarke (Victoria University of Technology)
Marcus Schroeder (Princeton)
David Carter (Saint Mary's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, TheW.tv	No. 17	Nevada	W 81–63	1–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	No. 17	Prairie View A&M	W 110–72	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA
11/19/2016* 11:00 AM	No. 17	at Dayton	W 61–57	3–0	UD Arena (13,175) Dayton, OH
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN	No. 15	San Jose State	W 81–64	4–0	McKeon Pavilion (3,178) Moraga, CA
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	No. 15	vs. UAB	W 76–63	5–0	Orleans Arena (862) Las Vegas, NV
11/30/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	No. 12	at Stanford	W 66–51	6–0	Maples Pavilion (4,079) Stanford, CA
12/08/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv		Texas–Arlington			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/11/2016* 5:00 PM, CHN		UC Irvine			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN		WKU			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM, CHN		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv		South Carolina State			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Loyola Marymount			Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2016 6:00 PM		San Diego			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/05/2017 ESPN Networks		BYU			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/07/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA		at San Francisco			War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN2		at Portland			Chiles Center Portland, OR
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at Gonzaga			McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA		Pacific			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/21/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA		Pepperdine			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/26/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA		San Francisco			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
01/28/2017 8:00 PM, CSNBA		at Santa Clara			Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
02/02/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU		at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
02/04/2017 4:00 PM, CSNCA		at San Diego			Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		Portland			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/11/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Gonzaga			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/16/2017 8:00 PM, CSNCA		Loyola Marymount			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
02/18/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN2		at BYU			Marriott Center Provo, UT
02/23/2017 7:00 PM		at Pepperdine			Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
02/25/2017 7:00 PM		Santa Clara			McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC Tournament
03/02–07/2017		vs.			Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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	17	17	15	12																Not released
Coaches	19	17	15	12

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball

Venues	McKeon Pavilion (1978–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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