2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett (24th season);
Associate head coach	Mickey McConnell
Assistant coaches	Joe Rahon; Dan Sheets; Trey Touchet;
Home arena	University Credit Union Pavilion; (Capacity: 3,500)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pacific	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team will represent Saint Mary's College of California during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 24th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels play their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion^[a] in Moraga, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2023–24 season 26–8, 15–1 in WCC play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Santa Clara in the semifinals and beat Gonzaga in the championship to win the WCC tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the West region, they were upset in the first round by Grand Canyon.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Joshua Jefferson	5	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Iowa State^[1]
Chris Howell	15	G	6'6"	195	Sophomore	San Diego, CA	Transferred to UC San Diego
Aidan Mahaney	20	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Lafayette, CA	Transferred to UConn^[2]
Mason Forbes	25	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Folsom, CA	Graduated
Alex Ducas	44	G/F	6'7"	220	GS Senior	Geraldton, Australia	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder
Jensen Bradtke	50	F	6'10"	220	Freshman	Sandringham, Australia	Transferred to Montana^[3]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ashton Hardaway	9	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Carson, CA	Memphis^[4]
Paulius Murauskas	23	F	6'8"	225	Sophomore	Kaunas, Lithuania	Arizona

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Liam Campbell #19 SG	Meridian, ID	Owyhee High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 10, 2024
Liam Campbell #19 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Mikey Lewis #23 SG	Oakland, CA	Prolific Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 27, 2023
Mikey Lewis #23 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Joshua Dent SG	New South Wales, Australia	Centre of Excellence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 8, 2023
Joshua Dent SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Oliver Faubert PF	Fort Erie, ON	Fort Erie International Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 6, 2024
Oliver Faubert PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mikey Lewis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Oakland, CA
C	1	Harry Wessels	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	AIS Centre of Excellence	Boddington, Australia
G	2	Jordan Ross	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Link Academy	Layton, UT
G	3	Augustas Marčiulionis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Rytas Vilnius	Vilnius, Lithuania
G	7	Joshua Dent	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	AIS Centre of Excellence	Wollongong, Australia
G	8	Rory Hawke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	AIS Centre of Excellence	Townsville, Australia
F	9	Ashton Hardaway	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon School Memphis	Carson, CA
C	11	Mitchell Saxen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	GS	Ingraham HS	Seattle, WA
F	14	Oilver Faubert	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Fort Erie International Academy	Fort Erie, ON
G	15	Liam Campbell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Owyhee HS	Meridian, ID
G	22	Cade Bennett (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS So	Campolindo HS	Moraga, CA
F	23	Paulius Murauskas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	BC Lietkabelis Arizona	Kaunas, Lithuania
F	24	Kevin Gad (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Granada HS	Livermore, CA
G/F	33	Luke Barrett	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Piedmont HS	Piedmont, CA
C	45	Andrew McKeever	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Granada HS	Livermore, CA

Head coach

Randy Bennett (UC San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Mickey McConnell (Saint Mary's)
Joe Rahon (Saint Mary's)
Dan Sheets (Saint Mary's)
Trey Touchet (McNeese State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Towson	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Chattanooga	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 17, 2024* 10:00 a.m., BTN	vs. Nebraska	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stanislaus State	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 23, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly Acrisure Classic campus site game	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. USC Acrisure Classic semifinals	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Arizona State/New Mexico Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 7, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	vs. Boise State	Mountain America Center Idaho Falls, ID
December 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Merrimack	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
December 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah State	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland	Chiles Center Portland, OR
January 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Loyola Marymount	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Francisco	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Santa Clara	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	Gonzaga Rivalry	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at San Francisco	Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 8, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Oregon State	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Santa Clara	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	Washington State	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m./7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Gonzaga Rivalry	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
February 27, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Loyola Marymount	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Oregon State	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

Notes

^ Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion

References

^ Peterson, Randy (April 23, 2024). "Iowa State lands a much-needed big man in Joshua Jefferson of St. Mary's". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ Kroner, Steve (April 29, 2024). "Gaels guard Aidan Mahaney transfers from St. Mary's to reigning national champ UConn". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ Gogola, Frank (April 29, 2024). "Saint Mary's transfer forward Jensen Bradtke commits to Montana Grizzlies men's basketball". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ Cole, Damichael (May 12, 2024). "Memphis basketball: Ashton Hardaway, son of coach Penny Hardaway, commits to Saint Mary's". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
^ "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[1] Formerly known as McKeon Pavilion

[2] Peterson, Randy (April 23, 2024). "Iowa State lands a much-needed big man in Joshua Jefferson of St. Mary's". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[3] Kroner, Steve (April 29, 2024). "Gaels guard Aidan Mahaney transfers from St. Mary's to reigning national champ UConn". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[4] Gogola, Frank (April 29, 2024). "Saint Mary's transfer forward Jensen Bradtke commits to Montana Grizzlies men's basketball". Ravalli Republic. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[5] Cole, Damichael (May 12, 2024). "Memphis basketball: Ashton Hardaway, son of coach Penny Hardaway, commits to Saint Mary's". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[6] "SMCGaels.com :: Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Men's Basketball". smcgaels.com. Retrieved 2024-07-11.

[a]

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

v t e 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	List of 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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25