2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's College Gaels logo.svg 200px West Coast Conference WCC 24 27–6 14–2 Randy Bennett 11th Rick Croy Adam Caporn Eran Ganot McKeon Pavilion WCC regular season & tournament champions NCAA tournament First round The 2011–12 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's eleventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 27–6, 14–2 in WCC play to be crowned West Coast Conference regular season champions. They were also champions of the West Coast Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Purdue. Roster Sourcehttp://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101618 SMC California Athletics - Official Athletics Website #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)00Brad Waldow6'9"250FRS Fr.Shingle Springs, CA, U.S.Ponderosa HS1Jorden Page6'1"180GSo.Maroochydore, Queensland, AustraliaAIS2Paul McCoy5'11"175GJr.Portland, OR, U.S.Grant HSSMU3Mitchell Young6'9"235FJr.Logan, Queensland, AustraliaAIS4Matthew Dellavedova6'4"190GJr.Maryborough, Victoria, AustraliaAIS5Kyle Rowley7'0"280CJr.Arima, TrinidadLake Forest Acad.Northwestern10Zach Sanchez6'1"175GRS Fr.Bonita, CA, U.S.Bonita Vista HS11Clint Steindl6'7"195FSr.Mackay, Queensland, AustraliaAIS12Jordan Giusti6'2"185GFr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.San Ramon Valley HS14Stephen Holt6'4"195GSo.Portland, OR, U.S.Jesuit HS15Beau Levesque6'6"220FSo.Lafayette, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS22Rob Jones6'6"240FRS Sr.San Francisco, CA, U.S.Archbishop Riordan HSSan Diego25Tim Williams6'9"235FRS Jr.Antioch, CA, U.S.Antioch HS30Kenton Walker II6'9"240FRS Sr.San Diego, CA, U.S.Scripps Ranch HSCreighton42Eividas Petrulis6'7"210FRFr.Vilnius, LithuaniaŠarūnas Marčiulionis AcademyMatt Hodgson6'11"225CJr.Booval, Queensland, AustraliaIpswich Grammar Schedule and results Source http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101611 2011-12 Schedule 2011-11-06 All times are Pacific yes |- !colspan=12 style="Saint Mary's Gaels white"| Non-conference regular season 11/11/2011 7:00pm yes Fresno Pacific McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 98–58 1–0 2,453 11/14/2011 11:00pm yes Northern Iowa McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN Season Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 57–41 2–0 2,053 11/23/2011 4:00pm yes yes Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO ROOT 58–70 2–1 5,408 11/27/2011 4:00pm yes San Francisco State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Shamrock Office Solutions Classic CSNBA 86–52 3–1 1,791 11/28/2011 7:30pm yes Weber State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Shamrock Office Solutions Classic CSNBA 87–70 4–1 1,488 12/03/2011 7:00pm yes yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA CSNBA 59–54 5–1 2,878 12/13/2011 7:00pm yes Jackson State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 77–53 6–1 2,401 12/15/2011 7:00pm yes North Carolina A&T McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 84–45 7–1 2,368 12/17/2011 7:00pm yes Bethune-Cookman McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Las Vegas Classic CSNBA 77–52 8–1 2,380 12/19/2011 7:00pm yes Kennesaw State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Las Vegas Classic CSNBA 74–51 9–1 2,548 12/20/2011 7:00pm yes Eastern Washington McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 77–61 10–1 2,796 12/22/2011 7:30pm yes yes Baylor 6 Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic Semifinals ESPN3 59–72 10–2 1,526 12/23/2011 8:30pm yes yes Missouri State Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Classic 3rd place ESPN3 77–61 11–2 1,526 |- !colspan=12 style="Saint Mary's Gaels"| WCC regular season 12/29/2011 8:00pm BYU McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN2 98–82 12–2 1–0 3,500 12/31/2011 3:00pm yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA CSNCA 74–45 13–2 2–0 741 01/05/2012 6:00pm yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA ESPNU 78–72 14–2 3–0 3,317 01/09/2012 7:00pm San Francisco McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 87–72 15–2 4–0 3,500 01/12/2012 8:00pm Gonzaga 21 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN2 83–62 16–2 5–0 3,500 01/14/2012 8:00pm Portland McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 69–61 17–2 6–0 3,500 01/19/2012 7:00pm 24 Pepperdine McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNBA 61–47 18–2 7–0 3,500 01/21/2012 7:00pm yes 24 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA CSNCA 93–77 19–2 8–0 4,700 01/26/2012 7:00pm yes 21 Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA CSNCA 71–64 20–2 9–0 2,243 01/28/2012 6:00pm yes 21 BYU Marriott Center Provo, UT ESPNU 80–66 21–2 10–0 22,700 02/02/2012 7:00pm 18 San Diego McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 84–73 22–2 11–0 3,500 02/09/2012 8:00pm yes 16 Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 59–73 22–3 11–1 6,000 02/11/2012 7:00pm 16 Santa Clara McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA+ 82–67 23–3 12–1 3,500 02/15/2012 7:30pm 21 Loyola Marymount McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 60–75 23–4 12–2 3,500 02/18/2012 3:00pm yes yes 21 Murray State 16 CFSB Center Murray, KY ESPN BracketBusters 8,825 ESPN 51–65 23–5 02/23/2012 7:00pm yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR ESPNU 70–43 24–5 13–2 2,829 02/25/2012 8:00pm yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA CSNCA 67–60 25–5 14–2 4,500 |- !colspan=12 style="Saint Mary's Gaels"| WCC tournament 03/03/2012 6:00pm yes 1 San Francisco 5 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Semifinals ESPN2 83–78 26–5 7,828 03/05/2012 6:00pm yes 1 Gonzaga 24 2 Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV Championship ESPN 78–74 OT 27–5 6,826 |- !colspan=12 style="Saint Mary's Gaels"| NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 4:27pm yes yes 24 7 MW Purdue 10 MW CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Second Round truTV 69–72 16,833 27–6 References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons Saint Mary's