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The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's 16th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the first round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the second round.

ConferenceWest Coast Conference
APNo. 22
Record29–5 (16–2 WCC)
Headcoach
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2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record29–5 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
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2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †17–1 .94437–2  .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's16–2 .88929–5  .853
BYU12–6 .66722–12  .647
San Francisco10–8 .55620–13  .606
Santa Clara10–8 .55617–16  .515
Loyola Marymount8–10 .44415–15  .500
San Diego6–12 .33313–18  .419
Pepperdine5–13 .2789–22  .290
Pacific4–14 .22211–22  .333
Portland2–16 .11111–22  .333
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2015–16 season 29–6, 15–3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship. They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 2 seed in the NIT, they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to Valparaiso.

Offseason

Departures

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jack Biebel11G5'11"185JuniorSan Jose, CAWalk-on; transferred to Cal State Monterey Bay
Franklin Porter43G6'4"210FreshmanPortland, ORTransferred to Portland
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2016 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ford
#35 PG		 Folsom, CA Folsom High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sep 7, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (79)
Elijah Thomas
#56 SF		 Peoria, AZ Sunrise Mountain High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (73)
Jock Perry
C		 Melbourne, Australia Centre of Excellence 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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2017 recruiting class

More information College recruiting (2017), Name ...
College recruiting (2017)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kristers Zoriks
#46 PG		 Dobele, Latvia New Hampton School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 20, 2016 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: nr    Rivals: nr    ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.

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Preseason

The Gaels were picked to finish second in the WCC preseason poll.[1] Emmett Naar, Dane Pineau, and Joe Rahon were selected to the All-WCC preseason team.[1] The Gaels were ranked No. 17 in the preseason AP poll and No. 19 in the preseason Coaches Poll.

Roster

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2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Tanner Krebs 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrLake Ginninderra College Hobart, Australia
C 1 Jordan Hunter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoSt. Ignatius College Vaucluse, Australia
G 2 Stefan Gonzalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHighland Pocatello, ID
G 3 Emmett Naar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrSydney Boys Sydney, Australia
C 5 Jock Perry 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)260 lb (118 kg) FrLake Ginninderra College Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Elijah Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrSunrise Mountain Peoria, AZ
G 12 Tommy Kuhse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMountain View Mesa, AZ
F 15 Dan Sheets (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrDougherty Valley San Ramon, CA
C 21 Evan Fitzner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SoFrancis Parker School San Diego, CA
F 22 Dane Pineau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrMelbourne Grammar Melbourne, Australia
F 24 Calvin Hermanson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrLake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR
G 25 Joe Rahon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrTorrey Pines San Diego, CA
G 30 Jordan Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrFolsom Folsom, CA
F 33 Kyle Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHellyer College Wynyard, Australia
C 34 Jock Landale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrGeelong Grammar Malvern East, Victoria, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 17 Nevada W 81–63  1–0
 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 17 Prairie View A&M W 110–72  2–0
 McKeon Pavilion (2,673)
Moraga, CA
11/19/2016*
11:00 am, FCS		 No. 17 at Dayton W 61–57  3–0
 UD Arena (13,175)
Dayton, OH
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, CHN		 No. 15 San Jose State W 81–64  4–0
 McKeon Pavilion (3,178)
Moraga, CA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 15 vs. UAB W 76–63  5–0
 Orleans Arena (862)
Paradise, NV
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N		 No. 12 at Stanford W 66–51  6–0
 Maples Pavilion (4,079)
Stanford, CA
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 12 Texas–Arlington L 51–65  6–1
 McKeon Pavilion (2,893)
Moraga, CA
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm, CHN		 No. 12 UC Irvine W 84–53  7–1
 McKeon Pavilion (3,207)
Moraga, CA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, CHN		 No. 20 WKU W 73–51  8–1
 McKeon Pavilion (2,581)
Moraga, CA
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, CHN		 No. 19 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 67–46  9–1
 McKeon Pavilion (2,859)
Moraga, CA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 19 South Carolina State W 74–47  10–1
 McKeon Pavilion (2,813)
Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 19 at Loyola Marymount W 72–60  11–1
(1–0)		 Gersten Pavilion (2,461)
Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2016
6:00 pm		 No. 19 San Diego W 72–60  12–1
(2–0)		 McKeon Pavilion (2,891)
Moraga, CA
01/05/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 19 BYU W 81–68  13–1
(3–0)		 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/07/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA		 No. 19 at San Francisco W 63–52  14–1
(4–0)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,456)
San Francisco, CA
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 at Portland W 74–33  15–1
(5–0)		 Chiles Center (1,745)
Portland, OR
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 21 at No. 5 Gonzaga
Rivalry		 L 56–79  15–2
(5–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA		 No. 23 Pacific W 62–50  16–2
(6–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (2,989)
Moraga, CA
01/21/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA		 No. 23 Pepperdine W 85–65  17–2
(7–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
01/26/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA		 No. 21 San Francisco
Australia Day		 W 66–46  18–2
(8–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (3,233)
Moraga, CA
01/28/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA		 No. 21 at Santa Clara W 72–59  19–2
(9–1)		 Leavey Center (2,707)
Santa Clara, CA
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 18 at Pacific W 74–70  20–2
(10–1)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,401)
Stockton, CA
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, CSNCA		 No. 18 at San Diego W 71–27  21–2
(11–1)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,261)
San Diego, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm		 No. 20 Portland W 51–41  22–2
(12–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (2,813)
Moraga, CA
02/11/2017
5:15 pm, ESPN		 No. 20 No. 1 Gonzaga
College GameDay/Rivalry		 L 64–74  22–3
(12–2)		 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, CSNCA		 No. 22 Loyola Marymount W 81–48  23–3
(13–2)		 McKeon Pavilion (2,944)
Moraga, CA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 22 at BYU W 70–57  24–3
(14–2)		 Marriott Center (18,987)
Provo, UT
02/23/2017
7:00 pm		 No. 20 at Pepperdine W 78–49  25–3
(15–2)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (1,106)
Malibu, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, TheW.tv		 No. 20 Santa Clara W 70–56  26–3
(16–2)		 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
WCC tournament
03/04/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 (2) No. 20 vs. (10) Portland
Quarterfinals		 W 81–58  27–3
 Orleans Arena (7,315)
Paradise, NV
03/06/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) BYU
Semifinals		 W 81–50  28–3
 Orleans Arena (8,712)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN		 (2) No. 19 vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga
Championship/Rivalry		 L 56–74  28–4
 Orleans Arena (8,179)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
4:20 pm, TBS		 (7 W) No. 22 vs. (10 W) VCU
First Round		 W 85–77  29–4
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,341)
Salt Lake City, UT
03/18/2017*
4:45 pm, CBS		 (7 W) No. 22 vs. (2 W) No. 4 Arizona
Second Round		 L 60–69  29–5
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (18,565)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP17171512122019191921232119202220201922Not released
Coaches19171513112019191921232119202118181821RV
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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