2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

{{201011 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}} The 2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's tenth 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 25–9, 11–3 in WCC play to tie with Gonzaga for the regular season conference title. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Gonzaga. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Gaels earned an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they were upset in the first round by Kent State.

2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC regular season co-champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2010–11 record259 (113 WCC)
Head coachRandy Bennett
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Jorden Page 6'1" 180 G So. Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia AIS
3 Mitchell Young 6'9" 235 F So. Logan, Queensland, Australia AIS
4 Matthew Dellavedova 6'4" 190 G So. Maryborough, Victoria, Australia AIS
5 Eividas Petrulis 6'7" 210 F Fr. Vilnius, Lithuania Sarunas Marciulionis Academy
00 Brad Waldow 6'9" 250 F Fr. Shingle Springs, CA, U.S. Ponderosa High
10 Zach Sanchez 6'1" 175 G Fr. Bonita, CA, U.S. Bonita Vista High
11 Clint Steindl 6'7" 195 F Jr. Mackay, Queensland, Australia AIS
12 Tim Harris 6'3" 200 F RFr. San Jose, CA, U.S. Valley Christian HS
14 Stephen Holt 6'4" 195 G Fr. Portland, OR, U.S. Jesuit High School
15 Beau Levesque 6'6" 220 F So. Lafayette, CA, U.S. De La Salle HS
22 Rob Jones 6'6" 240 F RJr. San Francisco, CA, U.S. Archbishop Riordan
San Diego
23 Paul McCoy 5'11" 175 G Jr. Portland, OR, U.S. Grant HS
SMU
25 Tim Williams 6'9" 235 F RSo. Antioch, CA, U.S. Antioch HS
30 Kenton Walker II 6'9" 240 F RJr. San Diego, CA, U.S. Scripps Ranch HS
Creighton
32 Mickey McConnell 6'0" 190 G Sr. Mesa, AZ, U.S. Dobson HS
40 Phil Benson 6'8" 230 F RSr. Scottsdale, AZ, U.S. Horizon HS
Canisius

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/12/2010*
8:30pm
College of Idaho W 8642  10
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/16/2010*
11:00pm, ESPN
St. John's W 7671  20
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/18/2010*
7:00pm
Point Loma W 10169  30
McKeon Pavilion (2,266)
Moraga, CA
11/21/2010*
4:00pm
Mississippi Valley State W 8752  40
McKeon Pavilion (2,736)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2010*
7:00pm
Chicago State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 12152  50
McKeon Pavilion (3,050)
Moraga, CA
11/26/2010*
5:30pm
vs. Texas Tech
South Padre Island Invitational
W 8868  60
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,100)
South Padre Island, TX
11/27/2010*
5:00pm
vs. No. 23 BYU
South Padre Island Invitational
L 7374  61
South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300)
South Padre Island, TX
12/1/2010*
7:30pm, The Mtn.
at No. 17 San Diego State L 5569  62
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/8/2010*
7:00pm
Denver W 7747  72
McKeon Pavilion (2,662)
Moraga, CA
12/14/2010*
7:00pm
UC Riverside W 7556  82
McKeon Pavilion (2,551)
Moraga, CA
12/18/2010*
11:45am
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Classic
W 8274  92
Honda Center (3,506)
Anaheim, CA
12/23/2010*
6:00pm
at New Mexico State W 7353  102
Pan American Center (5,681)
Las Cruces, NM
12/29/2010*
4:30pm, ESPNU
vs. Mississippi State
Shamrock Shootout
W 9472  112
Orleans Arena (1,231)
Las Vegas, NV
12/31/2010*
5:00pm
Hartford W 8763  122
McKeon Pavilion (2,996)
Moraga, CA
1/6/2011
6:00pm, ESPNU
at Loyola Marymount W 9875  132 (10)
Gersten Pavilion (2,040)
Los Angeles, CA
1/8/2011
6:30pm, CSN+/FSN
at Pepperdine W 8560  142 (20)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,424)
Malibu, CA
1/13/2011
7:30pm, CSN+
San Francisco W 7157  152 (30)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/15/2011
8:00pm, CSNBA
Santa Clara W 8459  162 (40)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/19/2011
7:30pm, CSNC
No. 22 San Diego W 6756  172 (50)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/22/2011*
11:00am
No. 22 at Vanderbilt L 7089  173 (50)
Memorial Gym (14,316)
Nashville, TN
1/27/2011
8:00pm, ESPN2
at Gonzaga W 73–71  18–3 (6–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
1/29/2011
4:00pm, ESPNU
at Portland L 70–85  18–4 (6–1)
Chiles Center (3,833)
Portland, OR
2/3/2011
7:00pm
Pepperdine W 79–71  19–4 (7–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/5/2011
5:00pm, ESPN2
Loyola Marymount W 79–70  20–4 (8–1)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/10/2011
8:00pm, ESPNU
at Santa Clara W 65–59  21–4 (9–1)
Leavey Center (3,587)
Santa Clara, CA
2/12/2011
7:30pm, CSNC
at San Francisco W 86–68  22–4 (10–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500)
San Francisco, CA
2/16/2011
8:00pm, ESPN2
at San Diego L 66–74  22–5 (10–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,794)
San Diego, CA
2/19/2011*
6:00pm, ESPN2
No. 25 Utah State
ESPNU BracketBuster
L 65–75  22–6 (10–2)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/24/2011
8:00pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga L 85–89 OT 22–7 (10–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2/26/2011
8:00pm, CSNC
Portland W 83–69  23–7 (11–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
West Coast Conference Tournament
3/6/2011
5:00pm, ESPN2
vs. Santa Clara
Semi-Finals
W 73–64  24–7
Orleans Arena (7,489)
Las Vegas, NV
3/7/2011
6:00pm, ESPN
vs. Gonzaga
Championship Game
L 63–75  24–8
Orleans Arena (7,186)
Las Vegas, NV
Regular Season (game added on 2/21/11)[3]
3/11/2011*
7:00pm
Weber State W 77–54  25–8
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
2011 NIT
3/15/2011*
8:00pm, ESPN2
Kent State
First Round
L 70–71  25–9
McKeon Pavilion (2,443)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References

  1. http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101618
  2. "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-22.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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