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

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference West Coast Conference
2014–15 record 21–10 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach Randy Bennett (14th year)
Assistant coach Marty Clarke
Assistant coach Eran Ganot
Assistant coach Jim Shaw
Home arena McKeon Pavilion
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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
† 2015 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Previous Season

The Gaels finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals 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

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

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

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Jock Landale
C		 Melbourne, Australia Geelong Grammar 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Tanner Krebs
PG		 Hobart, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

Roster

2014–15 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 00 Waldow, BradBrad Waldow style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Ponderosa Shingle Springs, CA
G 3 Carter, KerryKerry Carter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr West Covina
Citrus College		 West Covina, CA
G 10 Coleman, JoeJoe Coleman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Hopkins
Minnesota		 Minneapolis, MN
F 11 Pineau, DaneDane Pineau style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Melbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Harville, TylerTyler Harville style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Vermont Academy Lexington, KY
C 13 Landale, JockJock Landale style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Geelong Grammar Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
G 20 Bright, AaronAaron Bright style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Bellevue
Stanford		 Bellevue, WA
C 21 Fitzner, EvanEvan Fitzner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Francis Parker School San Diego, CA
F 22 Jackson, GarrettGarrett Jackson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Westview Portland, OR
F 24 Hermanson, CalvinCalvin Hermanson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
G 25 Duffy, TreavenTreaven Duffy style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Cushing Academy Walnut Creek, CA
F 30 Simmons, DesmondDesmond Simmons style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Salesian
Washington		 Vallejo, CA
G 41 Naar, EmmettEmmett Naar style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sydney Boys Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marty Clarke (Victoria University of Technology)
  • Eran Ganot (Swarthmore College)
  • Jim Shaw (Western Oregon State)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-24

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Cal State Los Angeles W 77–67  1–0 McKeon Pavilion (2,710)
11/18/2014* New Mexico State
(ESPN College Basketball Tip-Off Marathon)		 W 83–71  2–0 McKeon Pavilion (2,225)
11/20/2014* Denver W 78–62  3–0 McKeon Pavilion (2,178)
11/23/2014* UC Irvine W 72–69  4–0 McKeon Pavilion (2,685)
11/29/2014* Cal Poly W 82–56  5–0 McKeon Pavilion (2,703)
12/06/2014* Boise State L 71–82  5–1 McKeon Pavilion (3,008)
12/13/2014* at Creighton W 71–67 OT 6–1 CenturyLink Center (16,435)
12/16/2014* Northern Arizona L 71–73  6–2 McKeon Pavilion (2,402)
12/19/2014* at #20 St. John's L 47–53  6–3 Carnesecca Arena (4,645)
12/22/2014* Northeastern W 72–68 OT 7–3 McKeon Pavilion (2,621)
12/27/2014 Santa Clara W 73–60  8–3 (1–0) McKeon Pavilion (3,256)
12/29/2014 San Francisco W 69–56  9–3 (2–0) McKeon Pavilion (3,126)
01/01/2015 at Pepperdine W 68–59  10–3 (3–0) Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030)
01/03/2015 at Loyola Marymount W 72–63  11–3 (4–0) Gersten Pavilion (1,109)
01/06/2015* Morgan State W 78–52  12–3 McKeon Pavilion (2,278)
01/10/2015 at Pacific W 54–47  13–3 (5–0) Alex G. Spanos Center (2,677)
01/15/2015 San Diego W 70–58  14–3 (6–0) McKeon Pavilion (3,163)
01/17/2015 BYU W 82–77  15–3 (7–0) McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
01/22/2015 at #3 Gonzaga L 47–68  15–4 (7–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
01/24/2015 at Portland W 74–64  16–4 (8–1) Chiles Center (2,883)
01/29/2015 Loyola Marymount W 68–54  17–4 (9–1) McKeon Pavilion (2,971)
01/31/2015 Pepperdine L 62–67  17–5 (9–2) McKeon Pavilion (3,381)
02/07/2015 Pacific W 73–58  18–5 (10–2) McKeon Pavilion (3,081)
02/12/2015 at BYU L 60–82  18–6 (10–3) Marriott Center (14,317)
02/14/2015 at San Diego W 69–62 2OT 19–6 (11–3) Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,104)
01/19/2015 Portland W 68–51  20–6 (12–3) McKeon Pavilion (2,855)
02/21/2015 #3 Gonzaga L 60–70  20–7 (12–4) McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
02/26/2014 at San Francisco W 84–53  21–7 (13–4) War Memorial Gymnasium (2,081)
02/28/2015 at Santa Clara L 70–71  21–8 (13–5) Leavey Center (2,750)
WCC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Portland
(Quarterfinals)		 L 52–69  21–9 Orleans Arena (8,064)
NIT
03/18/2015* #(4) (5) Vanderbilt
(First round)		 L 64–75  21–10 McKeon Pavilion (1,322)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

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