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.
2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, round of 64 | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 28–7 (14–2 WCC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McKeon Pavilion |
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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 |
Before the season
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits | ||||||
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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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
edit- ^ "Cairns Taipans shoot for the best in Steindl". Cairns Post. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "Sonoma State Seawolves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 10, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
- ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 18, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
- ^ "Cal Poly Mustangs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 1, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "Jackson State Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 11, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 19, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Rhode Island Rams vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 27, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Yale Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 30, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
- ^ "Harvard Crimson vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 31, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 5, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 10, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons (January 12, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (January 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (January 19, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (January 24, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
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- ^ "Santa Clara Broncos vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 7, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
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- ^ "Loyola Marymoutn Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Creighton Bluejays (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (February 27, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Santa Clara Broncos (March 2, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
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