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 (11-7) WCC (2-5) About Saint Mary’s Home (7-3) Away (2-2) Neutral (2-2) Game 19 N. 25 vs. Memphis%(ESPN2) L, 56-73 vs. Pepperdine Waves » SMC enters the 2020-21 season N. 26 vs. Northern Iowa(ESPN2.) W, 66-64 • 10-9, 6-4 WCC with the highest winning percentage N. 27 vs. South Dakota State(ESPN2.) W, 72-59 • Second time SMC has faced PEPP (.762) and 3rd-most NCAA Tourna- D. 1 Nicholls State(WCC Network) W, 73-50 • Gaels' head-to-head record: 73-74 ment appearances (4) of any NCAA Division I men’s basketball program D. 3 Texas Southern(WCC Network) W, 82-70 • Last meeting: 2/13/21, A, in the state of California over the last (WCC Network) SMC 58 — PEPP 60 D. 8 UTEP W, 73-61 decade. D. 11 San Jose State(WCC Network) W, 96-61 Game Information: (WCC Network) Feb. 22, 2021 • UCU Pavilion (Moraga, Calif.) • 3:00 PM » Saint Mary’s has the eighth best D. 15 Eastern Washington W, 80-75 win percentage of any Div. I team in (WCC Network) TV: NBC Sports Bay Area (Roxy Bernstein, Mike Montgomery) D. 19 Colorado State W, 53-33 Radio: TuneIn Radio (Alex Jensen) the nation over the last 10 seasons. D. 22 vs. San Diego State&(CBSSN) L, 49-74 Stats: saintmarys.statbroadcast.com (pw: smcmedia) » SMC has a 128-45 record (.740) (WCC Network) D. 30 Sacramento State W, 63-45 winning percentage against non- J. 2 Pepperdine*(WCC Network) PPD Quick Bites conference opponents over the last J. 7 at San Diego*(TBD) PPD 10 years heading into the season. • Saint Mary's will play Pepperdine for the second time (CBSSN) J. 9 Santa Clara* L, 64-66 in nine days. The teams met on the 13th in Malibu » Over the past decade, SMC posted J. 14 BYU*(ESPN2) L, 52-62 a 132-36 (.786) overall record in J. 16 No. 1 Gonzaga*(ESPN) L, 59-73 week layoff due to COVID-19 precautions and proto- West Coast Conference play. (WCC Network) J. 21 at Loyola Marymount* W, 65-61 cols.which was the Gaels' first game back after a three » Saint Mary’s has participated in J. 23 at San Francisco*(CBSSN) W, 67-63 postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 28 Portland*(NBC BA) PPD • The Gaels were down by 14 to Pepperdine late in the of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 30 at Pacific*(WCC Network) PPD second half of the game and came back to tie it with longest streak among the 10 current WCC programs. F. 4 at Santa Clara*(TBD) PPD 10 seconds remaining. Colbey Ross was fouled on the F. 6 Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) PPD other end and made both free throws to win the game » F. 8 at San Diego* PPD for the Waves. higher in the WCC in 12 of the last 13 Saintseasons. Mary’s has finished t-2nd or F. 11 at BYU*(ESPN2.) PPD F. 13 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) L, 58-60 • Judah Brown had a career-night for the Gaels in the » SMC has won 25 or more games F. 18 at No. 1 Gonzaga*(ESPN.) L, 65-87 team's last contest against Gonzaga. The freshman 10 times in the last 13 seasons. F. 22 Pepperdine(NBC Sports BA)* 3:00 p.m. » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 25 Pacific*(ESPNU) 8:00 p.m. lar season of 2017-18, marking the scored 16 points in the second half and finished the F. 27 at BYU*(ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. the arc. most single-season wins in program contest 6-of-10 from the field and 4-of-6 from beyond history. M. 4-9 WCC Championships » Former SMC guards Matthew All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games - Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the Key: % = Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux • Saint Mary's final week was rescheduled and the Falls, S.D.); & = Played at Mott Athletics Center (San Luis test. SMC was initally going to play Pepperdine, USF, starting backcourt that led Australia Obispo, Calif.); *West Coast Conference opponent, † = team will now face BYU on the road in their final con West Coast Conference Tournament (Orleans Arena, Las London Olympics, are on active NBA Vegas) rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in •and Randy Pacific Bennett during picked the week. up win No. 450 against LMU 2014 with San Antonio and Della- on Jan. 21. He has the second most wins of any WCC vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 coach in conference history and is one of 42 active with Cleveland. head coaches to reach that milestone. He is one of just seven active head coaches to accomplish the feat by coaching just one team in his career. 2020-21 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters based on last game No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GP-GS PPG RPG APG Notes 0* Logan Johnson G 6-2 Jr. 14-11 11.7 3.4 1.7 Gaels' leading scorer during conference play (14.6) ...career-high 26 pts vs Santa Clara (Jan. 9) 11* Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 Jr. 18-18 10.8 5.0 1.7 14.0 ppg across last 4 games ...averaging 30.3 minutes play in conference ... shooting 52% 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-1 R-Sr. 18-18 13.5 3.6 5.3 Leads SMC in pts and asts ... seven straight game streak with 10+ pts snapped vs GU 14* Kyle Bowen F 6-8 So. 18-5 3.7 6.4 0.4 Started last five games at 4 .... 11 straight games with 5+ rebounds ... SMC's leading rebounder 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 Jr. 18-18 8.3 4.6 0.5 Averaging 28.0 mpg during conference play ... double-double this year against SJSU 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 R-So. 18-0 4.4 1.4 0.3 58 of 70 FGAs have been threes ... 38% from 3-pt ...Career-high 15 pts and 30 mins vs Tex Southern 5 Jabe Mullins G 6-5 Fr. 15-11 3.9 2.3 0.9 15 points in first career start vs South Dakota State ... played in four WCC games this year 10 Mitchell Saxen C 6-10 Fr. 18-0 2.9 2.4 0.2 Leads team in FG% (.558) ... career-high 10 pts vs No. 1 Zags in last contest ... 10.9 mpg 22 Matt Van Komen C 7-4 So. 10-0 0.8 0.8 0.0 Scored first points of the season vs San Jose State (6) ... averaging 3.0 mpg this season ... 4 blks in 30 mins 23 Leemet Böckler G 6-6 Fr. 8-0 5.5 1.5 0.1 Currently out with foot injury ... scored 20 pts versus Texas Southern ...42% from three 25 Judah Brown F 6-6 Fr. 15-0 2.2 0.6 0.1 Career-game vs No.1 Zags in last contest ... scored 16 pts in 2nd half ... was 4-of-6 from 3pt 33 Luke Barrett G/F 6-6 Fr. 1-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Currently out with ankle injury ... Led Piedmont HS to first ever NCS Championship as senior 44 Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 So. 11-9 9.1 4.9 0.5 Made return from injury in vs Pepperdine 2 games ago ... played 33 mins since his return 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: ............451-189 (.708) / 20th Year 23 Leemet Böckler G 6-6 215 Fr. HS Tallinn, Estonia (Tal Tech) WCC Record: ........................210-87 (.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.