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

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
Record25–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2010–11 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Gonzaga 11 3   .786 25 10   .714
San Francisco 10 4   .714 19 15   .559
Santa Clara 8 6   .571 24 14   .632
Portland 7 7   .500 20 12   .625
Pepperdine 5 9   .357 12 21   .364
Loyola Marymount 2 12   .143 11 21   .344
San Diego 2 12   .143 6 24   .200
2011 WCC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2010*
8:30pm
College of Idaho W 86–42  1–0
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/16/2010*
11:00pm, ESPN
St. John's W 76–71  2–0
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/18/2010*
7:00pm
Point Loma W 101–69  3–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,266)
Moraga, CA
11/21/2010*
4:00pm
Mississippi Valley State W 87–52  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (2,736)
Moraga, CA
11/23/2010*
7:00pm
Chicago State
South Padre Island Invitational
W 121–52  5–0
McKeon Pavilion (3,050)
Moraga, CA
11/26/2010*
5:30pm
vs. Texas Tech
South Padre Island Invitational
W 88–68  6–0
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 73–74  6–1
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 55–69  6–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/8/2010*
7:00pm
Denver W 77–47  7–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,662)
Moraga, CA
12/14/2010*
7:00pm
UC Riverside W 75–56  8–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,551)
Moraga, CA
12/18/2010*
11:45am
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Classic
W 82–74  9–2
Honda Center (3,506)
Anaheim, CA
12/23/2010*
6:00pm
at New Mexico State W 73–53  10–2
Pan American Center (5,681)
Las Cruces, NM
12/29/2010*
4:30pm, ESPNU
vs. Mississippi State
Shamrock Shootout
W 94–72  11–2
Orleans Arena (1,231)
Las Vegas, NV
12/31/2010*
5:00pm
Hartford W 87–63  12–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,996)
Moraga, CA
1/6/2011
6:00pm, ESPNU
at Loyola Marymount W 98–75  13–2 (1–0)
Gersten Pavilion (2,040)
Los Angeles, CA
1/8/2011
6:30pm, CSN+/FSN
at Pepperdine W 85–60  14–2 (2–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,424)
Malibu, CA
1/13/2011
7:30pm, CSN+
San Francisco W 71–57  15–2 (3–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/15/2011
8:00pm, CSNBA
Santa Clara W 84–59  16–2 (4–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/19/2011
7:30pm, CSNC
No. 22 San Diego W 67–56  17–2 (5–0)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
1/22/2011*
11:00am
No. 22 at Vanderbilt L 70–89  17–3
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
ESPN BracketBusters
L 65–75  22–6
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
(1) vs. (4) Santa Clara
Semi-Finals
W 73–64  24–7
Orleans Arena (7,489)
Las Vegas, NV
3/7/2011
6:00pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (2) 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
(2 C) (7 C) Kent State
NIT First Round
L 70–71  25–9
McKeon Pavilion (2,443)
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
C=NIT Colorado bracket.

References

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  1. ^ "SMC California Athletics - Official Athletics Website".
  2. ^ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "MBK: Gaels To Face Weber State On March 11 - Saint Mary's College". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2011.