2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels Basketball Saint Mary's College Gaels logo.svg 200px West Coast Conference WCC 19 28–6 11–3 Randy Bennett Kyle Smith David Patrick Mark Campbell McKeon Pavilion WCC Tournament champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6 Roster thumb|Matthew Dellavedova 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)1Jorden Page6'1"175GFr.Maroochydore, Queensland, AustraliaAIS3Mitchell Young6'9"225FFr.Logan, Queensland, AustraliaAIS4Matthew Dellavedova6'4"185GFr.Maryborough, Victoria, AustraliaAIS11Clint Steindl6'7"180FSo.Mackay, Queensland, AustraliaAIS12Tim Harris6'4"190FFr.San Jose, CA, U.S.Valley Christian HS15Beau Levesque6'5"215FFr.Lafayette, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS21Ben Allen6'11"250CSr.Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAISIndiana23Trey Anderson6'4"175GFr.Carrollton, TX, U.S.Hebron HS24Wayne Hunter6'4"210GSr.Sacramento, CA, U.S.Valley HS25Tim Williams6'9"235FFr.Antioch, CA, U.S.Antioch HS30Kenton Walker II6'9"235FJr.San Diego, CA, U.S.Scripps Ranch HSCreighton32Mickey McConnell6'0"175GJr.Mesa, AZ, U.S.Dobson HS40Phil Benson6'8"230FJr.Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.Horizon HSCanisius50Omar Samhan6'11"265CSr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.San Ramon HS Schedule and results Source http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101611 2009-10 Schedule 2010-02-02 All times are Pacific yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/13/2009 8:30pm w yes New Mexico State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 100–68 1–0 3,500 11/16/2009 11:00pm w yes San Diego State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon ESPN 80–58 2–0 2,774 11/20/2009 8:30pm l yes Vanderbilt McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 70–72 2–1 3,500 11/23/2009 7:05pm w yes Cal Poly McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 92–67 3–1 2,673 11/25/2009 7:05pm w yes Cal–Maritime McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 100–59 4–1 2,524 11/30/2009 7:00pm w yes yes San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, CA 78–71 5–1 2,166 12/5/2009 6:00pm w yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 68–63 6–1 10,270 12/12/2009 7:30pm w yes yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 81–76 7–1 6,487 12/15/2009 7:05pm w yes Portland State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 101–80 8–1 2,600 12/18/2009 7:05pm w yes Pacific McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 80–65 9–1 3,500 12/22/2009 12:00pm w yes yes Northeastern Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic ESPNU 78–67 10–1 NA 12/23/2009 12:00pm l yes yes Southern California Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic ESPNU 49–60 10–2 6,666 12/25/2009 4:30pm w yes yes Hawai'i Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic ESPN2 84–75 11–2 NA 12/29/2009 7:35pm w yes Binghamton McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Shamrock Office Solutions Classic ESPNU 85–57 12–2 3,072 12/30/2009 7:35pm w yes Howard McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA Shamrock Office Solutions Classic 94–46 13–2 2,965 1/8/2010 6:30pm w yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA CSNCA 83–62 14–2 (1–0) 3,126 1/10/2010 7:00pm w yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA CSNCA 80–72 15–2 (2–0) 2,527 1/14/2010 8:00pm l Gonzaga 17 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPN2 82–89 15–3 (2–1) 3,500 1/16/2010 7:00pm w Portland McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 77–72 16–3 (3–1) 3,500 1/21/2010 8:00pm w San Diego McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA ESPNU 71–56 17–3 (4–1) 3,126 1/28/2010 7:00pm w yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 88–71 18–3 (5–1) 967 1/30/2010 7:00pm w yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSNCSNBA 85–67 19–3 (6–1) 3,966 2/4/2010 8:30pm w Santa Clara McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 74–62 20–3 (7–1) 3,500 2/6/2010 8:00pm w San Francisco McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 73–57 21–3 (8–1) 3,500 2/11/2010 8:00pm l yes Gonzaga 16 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA ESPN2 61–80 21–4 (8–2) 6,000 2/13/2010 6:00pm l yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR ESPN2 75–80 21–5 (8–3) 2,774 2/18/2010 6:00pm w yes San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA ESPN2 61–49 22–5 (9–3) 3,371 2/25/2010 7:05pm w Pepperdine McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 76–49 23–5 (10–3) 2,718 2/27/2010 6:00pm w Loyola Marymount McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA CSNCA 88–80 24–5 (11–3) 3,500 |- !colspan=9| West Coast Conference tournament 3/7/2010 7:30pm w yes 2 Portland 3 Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada Semifinals 69–55 7,941 25–5 3/8/2010 7:30pm w yes 2 Gonzaga 18 1 Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada Championship ESPN 81–62 7,726 26–5 |- !colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 3/18/2010 11:50am w yes yes 10 S Richmond 24 7 S Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI First Round CBS 80–71 27–5 11,106 3/20/2010 10:05am w yes yes 10 S Villanova 9 2 S Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI Second Round CBS 75–68 28–5 11,271 3/26/2010 4:27pm l yes yes 10 S Baylor 19 3 S Reliant Stadium Houston, TX Sweet Sixteen CBS 49–72 28–6 45,505 References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball