2020-21 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball
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2020-21 Saint Mary’s College Men’s Basketball SMC Athletic Communications • SID: Trey Hannula C: (949) 460-3105 / [email protected] Tickets: (925) 631-GoTx (4689) • PO Box 5100 • 1928 Saint Mary’s Road • Moraga, CA 94575 www.SMCGaels.com • Twitter, Instagram: @SaintMarysHoops • Facebook: /SMCMensBasketball 2020-21 Record (4-1) WCC (0-0) About Saint Mary’s Home (2-0) Away (0-0) Neutral (2-1) Game 6 N. 25 vs. Memphis%(ESPN2) L, 56-73 vs. UTEP Miners » SMC enters the 2020-21 season N. 26 vs. Northern Iowa(ESPN2.) W, 66-64 • 2-0, 0-0 C-USA with the highest winning percentage N. 27 vs. South Dakota State(ESPN2.) W, 72-59 • First game on the road for UTEP (.762) and 3rd-most NCAA Tourna- D. 1 Nicholls State(WCC Network) W, 73-50 • Gaels' head-to-head record: 1-1 ment appearances (4) of any NCAA Division I men’s basketball program D. 3 Texas Southern(WCC Network) W, 82-70 • Last meeting: 11/27/08, N, in the state of California over the last (WCC Network) SMC 62 — UTEP 75 D. 8 UTEP 7:00 p.m. decade. D. 15 Eastern Washington(WCC Network) 7:00 p.m. Game Information: (TBD) Dec. 8, 2020 • UCU Pavilion (Moraga, Calif.) • 7:00 PM PT » Saint Mary’s has the eightest best D. 19 Colorado State 5:00 p.m. win percentage of any Div. I team in (CBSSN) D. 22 vs. San Diego State& 6:00 p.m. Radio: TuneIn Radio (Alex Jensen) the nation over the last 10 seasons. D. 30 Sacramento State(WCC Network) 7:00 p.m. Live Stream: WCC Network (Brian Brownfield) » SMC has a 128-45 record (.740) (TBD) J. 2 Pepperdine* TBD winning percentage against non- J. 7 at San Diego*(TBD) TBD conference opponents over the last Quick Bites (TBD) J. 9 at Santa Clara* TBD - 10 years heading into the season. (ESPN Net.) J. 14 BYU* TBD day night after fallling in their season opener to Mem- » Over the last decade, SMC owns a J. 16 Gonzaga*(ESPN Net.) TBD phis.• Saint The Mary's Gaels seeks longest their win fifth streak straight last season win on was Tues a 132-36 (.786) overall record in West J. 21 at Loyola Marymount*(TBD) TBD seven-game run during the non-conference schedule. Coast Conference play. (TBD) J. 23 at San Francisco* TBD » Saint Mary’s has participated in J. 28 Portland*(TBD) TBD • The Gaels have gone 46-5 (.902) at home during postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 30 at Pacific*(TBD) TBD non-conference play over the past six seasons. The of the last 12 seasons, the second F. 4 Santa Clara*(TBD) TBD team's only loss inside UCU Pavilion to a non-WCC longest streak among the 10 current WCC programs. F. 6 Loyola Marymount*(TBD) TBD opponent last year was a two-point loss against Win- F. 11 at BYU*(ESPN Net.) TBD throp. » F. 13 at Pepperdine*(TBD) TBD higher in the WCC in 12 of the last 13 Saintseasons. Mary’s has finished t-2nd or F. 18 at Gonzaga*(ESPN Net.) TBD • Lemeet Böckler was named the WCC's Freshman of F. 25 San Francisco*(ESPN Net.) TBD the Week yesterday after scoring 28 points across two » SMC has won 25 or more games F. 27 Pacific*(TBD) TBD games last week. The freshman exploded for 20 points 10 times in the last 13 seasons. M. 4-9 WCC Championships versus Texas Southern and went 5-for-5 from deep for » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- lar season of 2017-18, marking the All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games from three this year. most single-season wins in program Key: % = Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.); & = Played at Mott Athletics Center (San Luis 15 points in the first half alone. Böckler is now 9-of-16 history. Obispo, Calif.); *West Coast Conference opponent, † = • SMC received more than half of their points off the » Former SMC guards Matthew West Coast Conference Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas) bench against TSU (43/82). Aside from Böckler, Quinn Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the Clinton helped carry the load with a career-high 15 starting backcourt that led Australia points in 30 minutes. London Olympics, are on active NBA rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in • Saint Mary's has shot 36.6% percent from beyond 2014 with San Antonio and Della- the arc this year (2nd in the WCC) while allowing their vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 opponents to shoot the same exact percentage. SMC with Cleveland. however has taken 131 treys compared their opposi- tion who have taken just 71 tries from deep. 2020-21 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP-GS PPG RPG APG Notes 5* Jabe Mullins G 6-5 Fr. 5-3 6.2 1.6 1.6 15 points in first career start vs South Dakota State...No. 1 recruit out of Washington (247Sports.com) 11* Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 Jr. 5-5 10.2 4.8 2.2 15 pts vs Memphis in season opener ... career-high 36 mins in last game vs Texas Southern 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-1 R-Sr. 5-5 11.6 3.4 7.8 19 pts vs UNI, hit game winner with 1.8 secs ... was a walk-on, given scholarship this summer 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 Jr. 5-5 7.0 3.8 0.6 Team's leading returning scorer (6.4 ppg) ... two 10+ point games this year ... 18.8 mpg 44* Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 So. 5-5 13.0 7.2 0.4 Career-high 25 pts vs South Dakota St ... 0-5 from 3-point in last game vs Texas Southern 0 Logan Johnson G 6-2 Jr. 2-2 6.5 2.5 0.5 Started first two games of season ... suffered ankle sprain against UNI ... DNP last 3 games 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 R-So. 5-0 4.8 1.0 0.6 Career-high 15 pts and 30 mins against Texas Southern ... 15 of 16 FGAs have been threes 10 Mitchell Saxen C 6-10 Fr. 5-0 3.2 3.2 0.4 Grabbed 12 rebounds in 20 mins vs S Dakota St ...points in every game this season ... 12 mpg 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 So. 5-0 4.0 5.6 0.2 Averaging 20.6 mpg off the bench ... career-high 10 pts vs Nicholls ... 2nd on team in rebounds 22 Matt Van Komen C 7-4 So. 4-0 0.0 0.8 0.0 Transferred from Utah over summer ... granted waiver to play immediately for SMC ... averaging 2.5 mpg 23 Leemet Böckler G 6-6 Fr. 5-0 6.6 1.6 0.0 Scored 20 pts versus Texas Southern ... named WCC Freshman of Week on Monday ... 9 of 16 from three 25 Judah Brown F 6-6 Fr. 4-0 0.8 0.8 0.0 Scored first career bucket against Texas Southern on a corner 3 ... played 9 mins verus Nicholls 33 Luke Barrett G/F 6-6 Fr. 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Led Piedmont HS to first ever NCS Championship as senior ... averaged 17 ppg as senior 2020-21 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Saint Mary’s Quick Facts 2020-21 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Location .............................Moraga, Calif. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Founded ...................................1863 0 Logan Johnson G 6-2 170 Jr. 2V Mountain View, Calif. (Cincinnati) Enrollment ...................3,018 (2,189 undergrad) 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 185 R-So. 1V Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys HS) Conference: ...........................West Coast 5 Jabe Mullins G 6-5 190 Fr. HS Snoqualmie, Wash. (Mount Si) President ..........................James Donahue 10 Mitchell Saxen C 6-10 230 Fr. HS Seattle, Wash. (Ingraham) VP for Intercollegiate Athletics .............Mike Matoso 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 245 Jr. 2V Tallinn, Estonia (Audentese Spordigumnaasium) 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 185 R-Sr. 3V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View) Home Arena: .....University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 225 So. 1V Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) Head Coach: ........................Randy Bennett 22 Matt Van Komen C 7-4 250 So. 1V Pleasant Grove, Utah (Utah) Record at SMC: ............444-183 (.708) / 20th Year 23 Leemet Böckler G 6-6 215 Fr. HS Tallinn, Estonia (Tal Tech) WCC Record: ........................208-82 (.716) Career Record: ............................Same 33 Luke Barrett G/F 6-6 190 Fr. HS Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont) 2019-20 Record: .............................26-8 4225 DanJudah Fotu Brown F 6-76-6 225205 Jr.Fr. 2VHS Auckland,Bermuda Dunes, New Zealand Calif. (Pacifica (Rangitoto Christian) College) 2019-20 WCC Record: ........................ 11-5 44 Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 215 So. 1V Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................... 7/8 Starters Returning/Lost: ........................ 2/3 Head Coach: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986/20th Year) Associate Head Coach: Marcus Schroeder Pronunciations Assistant Coaches: Justin Joyner, Mickey McConnell LEEMET BÖCKLER ..........Lemit BOCK-lurr Director of Basketball Operations: Dominic Lippi Athletic Trainer: Josh Sims Alex DUCAS .................Rhymes with Lucas Asst. Athletic Director for Men’s Basketball: Rob Jones Dan FOTU ..................Foe-two Graduate Assistants: Trey Touchet, Dan Sheets Tommy KUHSE .............Like Bob Cousy Team Managers: Holden Wright, Parker Douglas JABE Mullins ................Rhymes with Gabe MATTHIAS TASS ...........