2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's fifteenth 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 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a #2 seed, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Valparaiso.

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC regular season co-champion
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record29–6 (15–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Gaels finished the 2014–15 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.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Brad Waldow 00 F 6'9" 260 RS Senior Shingle Springs, CA Graduated
Kerry Carter 3 G 6'2" 205 Senior West Covina, CA Graduated / Playing for Iberostar Tenerife (Spain)
Joe Coleman 10 G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Minneapolis, MN Left the team for personal reasons
Tyler Harville 12 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Lexington, KY Transferred to Berry College
Aaron Bright 20 G 5'11" 175 Senior Bellevue, WA Graduated
Garrett Jackson 22 F 6'6" 225 RS Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Treaven Duffy 25 G 6'2" 190 RS Sophomore Walnut Creek, CA Transferred to San Francisco State
Desmond Simmons 30 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Vallejo, CA Graduated

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stefan Gonzalez
PG
Pocatello, ID Highland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 24, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Franklin Porter
SG
Portland, OR Titon School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 15, 2015 
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.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Tanner Krebs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Lake Ginninderra College Hobart, Australia
F 1 Jordan Hunter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Vaucluse, Australia
G 2 Stefan Gonzalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Highland Pocatello, ID
G 3 Emmett Naar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Sydney Boys Sydney, Australia
G 11 Jack Biebel (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Archbishop Mitty
Foothill College
San Jose, CA
C 21 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Francis Parker School San Diego, CA
F 22 Dane Pineau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Melbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
F 24 Calvin Hermanson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
G 25 Joe Rahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Torrey Pines San Diego, CA
F 33 Kyle Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hellyer College Wynyard, Australia
C 34 Jock Landale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Geelong Grammar Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
G 43 Franklin Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Tilton School Portland, OR
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Francisco State W 80–56  1–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,589)
Moraga, CA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Manhattan W 89–63  2–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,242)
Moraga, CA
11/22/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 78–61  3–0
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/29/2015*
5:00 pm, CHN
Cal State Bakersfield W 94–59  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,340)
Moraga, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
UC Davis W 81–67  5–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,506)
Moraga, CA
12/06/2015*
5:00 pm, CHN
UC Irvine W 70–60  6–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,333)
Moraga, CA
12/12/2015*
12:30 pm, P12N
at California L 59–63  6–1
Haas Pavilion (10,074)
Berkeley, CA
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm, CHN
Cal Poly W 93–63  7–1
McKeon Pavilion (2,183)
Moraga, CA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Southern Utah W 92–36  8–1
McKeon Pavilion (1,836)
Moraga, CA
12/21/2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 74–52  9–1
(1–0)
McKeon Pavilion (2,408)
Moraga, CA
12/23/2015
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at Santa Clara W 81–59  10–1
(2–0)
Leavey Center (1,950)
Moraga, CA
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Utah Valley W 65–50  11–1
McKeon Pavilion (2,113)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU W 85–74  12–1
(3–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,183)
Moraga, CA
01/02/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Diego W 79–46  13–1
(4–0)
McKeon Pavilion (2,185)
Moraga, CA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Loyola Marymount W 73–48  14–1
(5–0)
Gersten Pavilion (1,791)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, CSNCA
at Pepperdine L 64–67  14–2
(5–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,423)
Malibu, CA
01/14/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Pacific W 78–62  15–2
(6–1)
McKeon Pavilion (2,983)
Moraga, CA
01/21/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Gonzaga W 70–67  16–2
(7–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/23/2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
Portland W 89–74  17–2
(8–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,338)
Moraga, CA
01/30/2016
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at Pacific W 68–65  18–2
(9–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,010)
Stockton, CA
02/04/2016
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 59–70  18–3
(9–2)
Marriott Center (14,897)
Provo, UT
02/06/2016
6:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Diego W 60–43  19–3
(10–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,292)
San Diego, CA
02/11/2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
Pepperdine L 63–69  19–4
(10–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,340)
Moraga, CA
02/13/2016
8:00 pm, CSNBA
Loyola Marymount W 68–62  20–4
(11–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,165)
Moraga, CA
02/18/2016
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland W 74–72  21–4
(12–3)
Chiles Center (2,868)
Portland, OR
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Gonzaga W 63–58  22–4
(13–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/25/2016
8:00 pm, CSNCA
Santa Clara W 75–50  23–4
(14–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,165)
Moraga, CA
02/27/2016
8:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco W 84–72  24–4
(15–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,769)
San Francisco, CA
03/01/2016*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
Grand Canyon W 73–64  25–4
McKeon Pavilion (2,735)
Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
03/05/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (8) Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals
W 60–48  26–4
Orleans Arena (7,209)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (4) Pepperdine
Semifinals
W 81–66  27–4
Orleans Arena (8,362)
Paradise, NV
03/08/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (2) Gonzaga
Championship
L 75–85  27–5
Orleans Arena (7,418)
Paradise, NV
NIT
03/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) (7) New Mexico State
First Round – Valparaiso Bracket
W 58–56  28–5
McKeon Pavilion (1,154)
Moraga, CA
03/20/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) (3) Georgia
Second Round – Valparaiso Bracket
W 77–65  29–5
McKeon Pavilion (2,050)
Moraga, CA
03/22/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(2) at (1) Valparaiso
Quarterfinals – Valparaiso Bracket
L 44–60  29–6
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,444)
Valparaiso, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR RV *N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Vanderbilt wins NIT game at St. Mary's, 75-64". ESPN. March 18, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2024.