2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's fourteenth 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 21–10, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Portland. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–10 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 35 3   .921
BYU 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Diego 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Portland 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
San Francisco 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Pacific 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Gaels finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semi-finals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Minnesota.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Paul McCoy 2 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Jordan Giusti 12 G 6'2" 185 RS Sophomore San Ramon, CA Transferred[1]
Eividas Petrulis 13 F 6'7" 210 RS Sophomore Vilnius, Lithuania Left the team
Stephen Holt 14 G 6'4" 195 Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Beau Levesque 15 F 6'6" 220 Senior Lafayette, CA Graduated
Matt Hodgson 33 C 6'11" 255 Senior Booval, Queensland, Australia Graduated
James Walker III 35 F 6'3" 185 Senior Glendora, CA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Aaron Bright 20 G 5'11" 178 Senior Bellevue, WA Transferred from Stanford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bright graduated from Stanford.
Desmond Simmons 30 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Vallejo, CA Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Simmons graduated from Washington.

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Fitzner
C
San Diego, California Francis W. Parker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 8, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 71
Jock Landale
C
Melbourne, Australia Geelong Grammar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: nr
Tanner Krebs
PG
Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Brad Waldow 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Ponderosa Shingle Springs, CA
G 3 Kerry Carter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr West Covina
Citrus College
West Covina, CA
G 5 Jack Biebel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Archbishop Mitty
Foothill College
San Jose, CA
G 10 Joe Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hopkins
Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
F 11 Dane Pineau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Melbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Tyler Harville 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Lexington, KY
C 13 Jock Landale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Geelong Grammar Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
G 20 Aaron Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bellevue
Stanford
Bellevue, WA
C 21 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Francis Parker School San Diego, CA
F 22 Garrett Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Westview Portland, OR
F 24 Calvin Hermanson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
G 25 Treaven Duffy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Cushing Academy Walnut Creek, CA
F 30 Desmond Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Salesian
Washington
Vallejo, CA
G 41 Emmett Naar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sydney Boys Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-24

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Los Angeles W 77–67  1–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,710)
Moraga, CA
11/18/2014*
12:00 am, ESPN2
New Mexico State
ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon
W 83–71  2–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,225)
Moraga, CA
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, CHN
Denver W 78–62  3–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2014*
6:00 pm, CHN
UC Irvine W 72–69  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,685)
Moraga, CA
11/29/2014*
7:00 pm, CHN
Cal Poly W 82–56  5–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,703)
Moraga, CA
12/06/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Boise State L 71–82  5–1
McKeon Pavilion (3,008)
Moraga, CA
12/13/2014*
11:00 am, FS1
at Creighton W 71–67 OT 6–1
CenturyLink Center (16,435)
Omaha, NE
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Northern Arizona L 71–73  6–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,402)
Moraga, CA
12/19/2014*
4:00 pm, FS1
at No. 20 St. John's L 47–53  6–3
Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
Queens, NY
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Northeastern W 72–68 OT 7–3
McKeon Pavilion (2,621)
Moraga, CA
12/27/2014
1:00 pm, CSNCA
Santa Clara W 73–60  8–3 (1–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
Moraga, CA
12/29/2014
6:00 pm, ESPNU
San Francisco W 69–56  9–3 (2–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,126)
Moraga, CA
01/01/2015
5:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pepperdine W 68–59  10–3 (3–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030)
Malibu, CA
01/03/2015
1:00 pm, CSNCA
at Loyola Marymount W 72–63  11–3 (4–0)
Gersten Pavilion (1,109)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Morgan State W 78–52  12–3
McKeon Pavilion (2,278)
Moraga, CA
01/10/2015
8:00 pm, CSN BAY
at Pacific W 54–47  13–3 (5–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
Stockton, CA
01/15/2015
8:00 pm, CSN BAY
San Diego W 70–58  14–3 (6–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,163)
Moraga, CA
01/17/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN2
BYU W 82–77  15–3 (7–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/22/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 3 Gonzaga L 47–68  15–4 (7–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/24/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland W 74–64  16–4 (8–1)
Chiles Center (2,883)
Portland, OR
01/29/2015
7:30 pm, CSNCA
Loyola Marymount W 68–54  17–4 (9–1)
McKeon Pavilion (2,971)
Moraga, CA
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, CSN BAY
Pepperdine L 62–67  17–5 (9–2)
McKeon Pavilion (3,381)
Moraga, CA
02/07/2015
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific W 73–58  18–5 (10–2)
McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
Moraga, CA
02/12/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at BYU L 60–82  18–6 (10–3)
Marriott Center (14,317)
Provo, UT
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Diego W 69–62 2OT 19–6 (11–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,104)
San Diego, CA
01/19/2015
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland W 68–51  20–6 (12–3)
McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
Moraga, CA
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Gonzaga L 60–70  20–7 (12–4)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/26/2014
8:00 pm, CSN BAY
at San Francisco W 84–53  21–7 (13–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,081)
San Francisco, CA
02/28/2015
5:00 pm, CSN BAY
at Santa Clara L 70–71  21–8 (13–5)
Leavey Center (2,750)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC tournament
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, CSNCA/RTNW/BYUtv
vs. Portland
Quarterfinals
L 52–69  21–9
Orleans Arena (8,064)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/18/2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (4) (5) Vanderbilt
First round
L 64–75  21–10
McKeon Pavilion (1,322)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

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