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

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2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 11 Seed, Second Round
Conference West Coast Conference
2012–13 record 28–7 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach Randy Bennett (12th year)
Assistant coach Rick Croy
Assistant coach Adam Caporn
Assistant coach Eran Ganot
Home arena McKeon Pavilion
Seasons
« 2011–12 2013–14 »
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
Rob Jones 22 F 6'6" 240 RS Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Clint Steindl 11 F 6'7" 195 Senior Mackay, Queensland, Australia Graduated- Signed a contract with Australasia National Basketball League's Cairns Taipans[1]
Kenton 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 High school/previous college Home town
F 0 Brad Waldow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Ponderosa Shingle Springs, CA
G 1 Jorden Page 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr AIS Maroochydore, Queensland
G 2 Paul McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Grant
SMU
Portland, OR
F 3 Mitchell Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr AIS Logan City, Queensland
G 4 Matthew Dellavedova 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr AIS Maryborough, Victoria
C 5 Kyle Rowley 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Lake Forest Acad.
Northwestern
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
G 10 Zach Sanchez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Bonita Vista Bonita, CA
G 12 Jordan Giusti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So San Ramon Valley San Ramon, CA
G 14 Stephen Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 15 Beau Levesque 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr De La Salle Lafayette, CA
F 25 Tim Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Antioch Antioch, CA
F 42 Eividas Petrulis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Šarūnas Marčiulionis Academy Vilnius, Lithuania
C 33 Matt Hodgson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Ipswich Grammar
Southern Utah
Booval, Queensland
F 23 Chris Reyes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Damien La Verne, CA
F 35 James 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 76–64  4–0
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 88–73  6–2
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 78–62  10–3
McKeon Pavilion (2,814[8])
Moraga, CA
12/31/2012*
5:00 PM, ESPN2
Harvard
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 70–69  11–3
McKeon Pavilion (2,847[9])
Moraga, CA
01/05/2013
1:30 PM, WCC TV
Loyola Marymount W 74–61  12–3
(1–0)
McKeon Pavilion (2,593[10])
Moraga, CA
01/10/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at #9 Gonzaga L 78–83  12–4
(1–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000[11])
Spokane, WA
01/12/2013
8:00 PM, CSNCA
San Francisco W 78–72  13–4
(2–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[12])
Moraga, CA
01/16/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at BYU W 70–69  14–4
(3–1)
Marriott Center (14,857[13])
Provo, UT
01/19/2013
7:30 PM, CSNCA/ROOT
at Portland W 60–38  15–4
(4–1)
Chiles Center (2,625[14])
Portland, OR
01/24/2013
8:00 PM, CSNCA
San Diego W 81–48  16–4
(5–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,206[15])
Moraga, CA
01/26/2013
3:00 PM, CSNCA
Pepperdine W 84–72  17–4
(6–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[16])
Moraga, CA
01/30/2013
7:00 PM, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 67–63  18–4
(7–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,247[17])
San Francisco, CA
02/02/2013
4:30 PM, CSNCA
Portland W 77–42  19–4
(8–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,308[18])
Moraga, CA
02/07/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
at Santa Clara W 84–63  20–4
(9–1)
Leavey Center (3,303[19])
Santa Clara, CA
02/09/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at San Diego W 74–64  21–4
(10–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,446[20])
San Diego, CA
02/14/2013
8:00 PM, ESPN2
#5 Gonzaga L 60–77  21–5
(10–2)
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 64–57  23–5
(12–2)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[23])
Moraga, CA
02/23/2013*
3:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Creighton
ESPNU Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters
W 74–66  24–5
McKeon Pavilion (3,500[24])
Moraga, CA
02/27/2013
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Pepperdine W 87–48  25–5
(13–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse (926[25])
Malibu, CA
03/02/2013
7:00 PM, CSNCA
Santa Clara W 80–67  26–5
(14–2)
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 69–66 OT 27–5
Orleans Arena (7,896[27])
Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2013
6:00 PM, ESPN
vs. #1 Gonzaga
Championship
L 51–65  27–6
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 67–54  28–6
UD Arena (12,027)
Dayton, OH
03/21/2013*
11:45 AM, CBS
#(11 MW) vs. #19 (6 MW) Memphis
Second Round
L 52–54  28–7
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.

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