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

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, round of 64
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record28–7 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 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
† Conference tournament winner
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

College recruiting information (2012)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Reyes
PF 		La Verne, California Damien 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 25, 2011 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
James Walker III
PF 		Glendora, California Citrus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Jun 26, 2012 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
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.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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 No. 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 		No. 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 		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 		(2) vs. (6) San Diego
Semifinals 		W 69–66 OT 27–5
 Orleans Arena (7,896[27])
Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(2) vs. (1) No. 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. (6 MW) No. 19 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.

References

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  2. ^ "Sonoma State Seawolves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 10, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 18, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 19, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  7. ^ "Rhode Island Rams vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 27, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  8. ^ "Yale Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 30, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  9. ^ "Harvard Crimson vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 31, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
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  12. ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons (January 12, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  13. ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (January 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  14. ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (January 19, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
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  22. ^ "Loyola Marymoutn Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
  23. ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  24. ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Creighton Bluejays (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
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