2019-20 Saint Mary's College Men's Basketball
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2019-20 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 2019-20 Record (20-5) WCC (7-3) About Saint Mary’s Home (11-2) Away (5-2) Neutral (4-1) Game 26 N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) W, 65-63 (OT) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) L, 59-61 • 24-1 (10-0 WCC) percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) W, 81-63 • First matchup this season Tournament appearances of any N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) W, 79-48 • SMC head-to-head record: 30-69 NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) W, 68-58 • Last meeting: 3/12/19, N, over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) W, 77-66 SMC 60, #1 GU 47 » Saint Mary’s won their fourth N. 24 Sonoma State (WCC Network) W, 107-56 WCC Tournament title last season by N. 29 #15 Utah State(ESPNU) W, 81-73 Game Information: Feb. 8, 2020 • University Credit Union Pavilion (Moraga, Calif) • upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga, 60-47. D. 1 Omaha(WCC Network) W, 75-66 7:00 PM PT » SMC has a 173-54 record (.762) D. 5 Northern Illinois(WCC Network) W, 61-49 TV: ESPN (Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham) winning percentage against non- (ESPNU) D. 8 vs. #19 Dayton# L, 68-78 Radio: TuneIn (Alex Jensen, Dave Lewis) conference opponents over the last D. 14 at California(Pac-12 Network) W, 89-77 Quick Bites 12 years. D. 18 vs. Arizona State%(Pac-12 Network) W, 96-56 • Saint Mary's and Gonzaga last met in the WCC » Over the last 10 years, SMC owns (ESPNU) D. 21 vs. Nevada! W, 68-63 a 126-32 (.792) overall record in (WCC Network) D. 28 Seattle W, 84-58 ever win over a No. 1 team as they defeated Gonzaga, West Coast Conference play. J. 2 at San Francisco*(ESPN2/ESPNU) W, 69-58 60-47.Championship finals in March. SMC earned their first » Saint Mary’s has participated in (WCC Network) J. 4 at Pacific* L, 99-107 (4OT) postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 9 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 87-84 (OT) • Gonzaga has won seven of the past nine matchups of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) L, 66-67 versus Saint Mary's. The last time the Gaels beat the longest streak among the 10 current J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) W, 78-69 Zags in Moraga was on Jan. 21, 2016 in a year where WCC programs. J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) W, 58-48 SMC swept the regular season series. » J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) W, 73-62 higher in the WCC in 10 of the last Saint Mary’s has finished 2nd or J. 30 Portland*(WCC Network) W, 86-64 • Despite going 1-for-15 from 3-point land in Thurs- 11 seasons. F. 1 at BYU*(ESPN/ESPN2) L, 79-81 day's win over San Diego, the Gaels dropped only from » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 F. 6 at San Diego*(ESPN2/ESPNU) W, 66-60 times in the last 11 seasons. F. 8 #2 Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. percentage. BYU now leads the country in perimeter » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. shooting.first to second in the national rankings in 3-point lar season of 2017-18, marking the F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) 8 p.m. most single-season wins in program F. 22 San Diego*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. history. F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) 7 p.m. and third, respectively, in points per game during con- » Former SMC guards Matthew ference• Saint Mary'splay. Ford Jordan is scoring Ford and 21.0 Malik ppg againstFitts are WCC first foes F. 29 at Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the while Fitts is averaging 18.2. starting backcourt that led Australia All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at • During Randy Bennett's tenure, Saint Mary's is 5-13 London Olympics, are on active NBA Golden1 Arena (Sacramento, Calif.); # = Jerry Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick against Gonzaga at home and 10-36 overall. Bennett rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, has a .600 or better winning percentage against every 2014 with San Antonio and Della- Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, San Francisco); *West Coast vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 Conference opponent. other WCC team. with Cleveland. 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GS-GP PPG RPG APG Notes 00* Tanner Krebs G 6-6 R-Sr. 24-24 10.5 4.1 0.9 Shooting 43% from 3-point this season... missed BYU game w inj. ... played 30 mins vs USD 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 25-25 21.0 3.0 2.2 Leads WCC in points per game ... only 5 FT attempts over past four games ... 6 asts vs USD 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 25-25 16.9 7.8 1.5 Career high 14 rebounds vs San Diego ... fouled out in last 2 games ... 3rd in ppg in WCC contests (18.2) 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 So. 25-11 5.5 3.0 0.8 9+ points in last 4 games ... shooting 70% on FGs during that stretch ... shot 41% from 3pt last year 44* Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. 25-6 4.2 2.5 0.4 Set season highs in each of last two gms in mins played ... 11 pts vs BYU ... 46% 3pt shooter 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 19-4 1.6 0.9 0.6 Played last season at Cincinatti ... started first four games of the season ... scored 5 pts twice 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 So. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22 of 23 career FGA have been from 3-point ... career-high 10 mins at Pepperdine ... currently injured 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 R-Jr. 8-0 3.3 2.6 0.8 Missed last game due to foot inj. .... played 15 mins at San Francisco ... season-high 8 pts vs BYU at home 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 16-0 2.5 0.9 0.2 Career-high 16 pts versus Sonoma State ... had 6 pts in 9 mins at BYU due to Krebs injury 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 So. 14-13 6.6 3.6 2.2 Tore ACL late in game vs Nevada, out for season .... Scored career-high 22 vs. LBSU 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-Jr. 24-15 5.8 3.0 4.0 Leads team in assists, also led team last year ... is a walk-on ... started at BYU w/ Krebs inj. 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. 22-0 1.5 1.5 0.7 Avg 16.5 mins over past 4 games ... playing at the 5 .... Scored career-high 5 pts twice this year 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Sr. 7-0 0.0 0.0 0.1 Appeared in 10 games last season ... scored a bucket against BYU last year ... ast versus Seattle 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 R-So. 16-1 4.2 1.2 0.9 First career start vs Sonoma State ... 14 of 22 from 3PT (64%) ... career-high 14 pts vs Dayton 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 19-1 2.5 1.7 0.3 Started vs Sonoma State ... Season-high 18 mins versus Dayton ... 10 points vs Omaha 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Saint Mary’s Quick Facts 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Location .............................Moraga, Calif. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous Schools) Founded ...................................1863 00 Tanner Krebs G 6-6 205 R-Sr. 3V Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) Enrollment ...................3,908 (2,700 undergrad) 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 175 So. 1V Mountain View, Calif. (Cincinnati) Conference: ...........................West Coast 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 190 So. 1V Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys HS) President ..........................James Donahue 3 Jordan Ford G 6-1 175 Sr. 3V Folsom, Calif. (Folsom) VP for Intercollegiate Athletics .............Mike Matoso 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 250 R-Jr. 2V Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 220 R-Jr. 2V Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain) Home Arena: .....University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500) 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 240 So. 1V Tallinn, Estonia (Audentese Spordigumnaasium) Head Coach: ........................Randy Bennett 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 180 R-Jr. 2V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View) Record at SMC: ............434-179 (.708) / 19th Year 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) WCC Record: ........................204-80 (.719) 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Sr. 3V San Ramon, Calif. (Dougherty Valley) Career Record: ............................Same 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 190 R-So.