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2014-15 Saint Mary’s College Men’s Basketball SMC Athletic Communications • Tickets: (925) 631-GToTx (4689) PO Box 5100 • 1928 St. Mary’s Road • Moraga, CA 94575 www.SMCGaels.com • Twitter: @SMCGaels • Instagram: @SMCGaels • Facebook: /SMCGaels Weekly Press Notes NIT 1st Round vs Vanderbilt March 16, 2015 smcgaels.com N. 14 Cal State LA W 77-67 About Saint Mary’s N. 18 New Mexico State ESPN2 W 83-71 N. 20 Denver Comcast Hometown Network W 78-62 » SMC has the highest winning percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 23 UC Irvine Comcast Hometown Network W 72-69 Tournament appearances of any Comcast Hometown Network N. 29 Cal Poly W 82-56 NCAA Division I men’s basketball D. 6 &Boise State ESPNU L 71-82 program in the state of California D. 13 at Creighton Fox Sports 1 W (ot) 71-67 over the last decade. D. 16 Northern Arizona smcgaels.com L 71-73 » Former SMC guards Matthew D. 19 at #20/23 St. John’s Fox Sports 1 L 47-53 Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the D. 22 Northeastern smcgaels.com W (ot) 72-68 Vanderbilt at Saint Mary’s starting backcourt that led Australia D. 27 Santa Clara* WCC Game of the Week W 73-60 March 18, 2015 • 6 p.m. (PT) London Olympics, are on active NBA D. 29 San Francisco* ESPNU W 69-56 TV: ESPN2 Radio: None rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title last TheW.tv J. 1 at Pepperdine* W 68-59 Internet: WatchESPN.com season with San Antonio. J. 3 at Loyola Marymount* WCC Game of the Week W 72-63 Series Record: Vanderbilt leads 2-0, 1st mtg in 2009 » The Gaels’ won a school-record J. 6 Morgan State smcgaels.com W 78-52 Last Mtg: Vanderbilt won 89-70, 1/22/11 in Nashville J. 10 at Pacific* CSN BA W 54-47 Vanderbilt Record: 19-13, 9-9 (7th) in SEC three seasons and have won at least J. 15 San Diego* CSN BA W 70-58 SMC Record: 21-9, 13-5 (t2nd) in WCC 16 home games in each of the last J. 17 BYU* ESPN2 W 82-77 This Week For Saint Mary’s 15 home games seven times in the J. 22 at #3/3 Gonzaga* ESPNU L 47-68 last 10 years. The Gaels finished the TheW.tv McKeon Pavilion this season. J. 24 at Portland* W 74-64 regular season with a 14-4 record in J. 29 Loyola Marymount* CSN BA W 68-54 • The Saint Mary’s men’s basketball team (21-9, 13-5 » CSN BA winning percentage against non- J. 31 Pepperdine* L 62-67 t2nd WCC) will play in the postseason for the eighth - conferenceSMC has opponentsa 101-29 record during (.780) the F. 7 Pacific* TheW.tv W 73-58 straight year when it hosts Vanderbilt (19-13, 9-9 7th last eight years. F. 12 at BYU* ESPN2 L 60-82 SEC) in the first round of the National Invitation Tour » Over the last eight years, SMC F. 14 at San Diego* WCC Game of the Week W (2ot) 69-62 Bernsteinnament Wednesday and Miles atSimon 6 p.m. calling in McKeon the action Pavilion. and vet- F. 19 Portland* TheW.tv W 68-51 • eranThe game David will Feldman be televised producing live bythe ESPN2 telecast. with Roxy in West Coast Conference play. F. 21 #3/2 Gonzaga* ESPN2 L 60-70 owns a 96-28 (.774) overall record » Saint Mary’s has participated in F. 26 at San Francisco* CSN BA W 84-53 Series Vs Vanderbilt F. 28 at Santa Clara* CSN BA L 70-71 M. 7 $$Portland CSN CA L 52-69 with the Commodores coming away victorious on both postseason (4 NCAA, 4 NIT) in each • Saint Mary’s and Vanderbilt have met twice in history M. 18 &&Vanderbilt ESPN2 6:00 p.m. occasions. programs.of the last 8 seasons, the 2nd longest streak among the 10 current WCC All times listed Pacific; *West Coast Conference opponent; in Moraga. Clint Steindl missed a late 3-pointer from » &Shamrock Office Solutions Classic; $$WCC Championships • theVanderbilt right baseline won a tightand Omar72-70 Samhan’s contest on putback Nov. 20, was 2009 (Las Vegas, Nev.). &&National Invitation Tournament (Moraga); # WCCAfter standings, finishing Saint in a Mary’stie for 2nd has indicates AP/USA Today Rankings place in the final regular season games that season. the last eight years. WCC Game of the Week = Comcast SportsNet Bay Area or after the buzzer in the Gaels’ only loss in their first 11 finished 2nd or higher in seven of California, Time Warner Cable SportsNet, ROOT Sports Northwest, ROOT Sports Rocky Mountain, TheW.tv • On Jan. 22, 2011, the Commodores snapped 22nd ranked Saint Mary’s 11-game win streak with an 89- 70 win in Nashville. Vanderbilt used a 21-5 run to end 2014-15 Saint Mary’s Gaels (Through 3/9/2015) the 1st half to establish an insurmountable lead. No. Player PPG RPG APG BPG SPG Notes * 00 Brad Waldow (F, 6-10, Sr.) 19.3 9.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalist ... 133 career apps (122 starts) ... all-WCC, USBWA All-Dist ... 87 DF scoring gms * 3 Kerry Carter (G, 6-2, Sr.) 12.4 5.1 1.5 0.2 1.5 1st team all-WCC ... scored in 64 of 65 games in 2 yrs ... Academic All-WCC ... .401 3pt pct., 6th best at SMC * 20 Aaron Bright (G, 5-11, Gr.) 10.7 2.1 3.8 0.0 0.5 54 starts,105 apps at Stanford ... ‘12 NIT MOP ... 24 pts at LMU, 22 at Creighton ... .876 FT pct, 10th at SMC * 22 Garrett Jackson (F, 6-7, Sr.) 8.0 4.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 14 starts, 65 apps at USC ... career-high 26 pts at USF ... .524 FG pct in ‘15 ... 17-straight active starts 41 Emmett Naar (G, 6-1, Fr.) 6.4 2.0 4.0 0.1 0.5 RS-Fr guard ... Aussie Jr National Team ... 10 assists v Denver ... WCC’s top frosh in assists, 3pt pct. & ast-TO * 30 Desmond Simmons (F, 6-7, Gr.) 5.1 6.4 1.4 0.2 0.9 35 starts, 91 apps at Washington ... 6th in WCC rebs w/6.4 per game ... 14pts vs. Cal Poly & Pacific 11 Dane Pineau (F, 6-9, So.) 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 57 apps in 2 yrs ... 3.8 reb avg vs. 1.4 last year ... U19 Aussie National Team ... 13 pts at Creighton 24 Calvin Hermanson (F, 6-6, Fr.) 2.6 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 2x Oregon state player of the year ... team won 27-straight games as Sr ... 12 pts at SCU ... 46% from 3pt 13 Jock Landale (C, 6-11, Fr.) 2.3 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 True frosh .. Aussie U19 National Team ... .613 FG pct. ... 9 pts (4-5 FG), 3 rebs vs. Portland ... 20 apps 25 Treaven Duffy (F, 6-2, So.) 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 29 apps in 2 yrs ... career high 13 pts vs. William Jessup ... prep at Las Lomas HS and Cushing Acad. (Mass) 5 Jack Biebel (G, 5-11, So.) 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on guard ... played 1 season at Foothill College ... 9 apps at SMC ... played prep at Archbishop Mitty 10 Joe Coleman (G, 6-4, Jr.) 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Xfer from Minn. ... 52 starts /72 apps - 2 yrs ... avg 7.2 pts, 3.3 reb ... prep POY ... 1 app this yr, 3 pts in 14 mins 2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Page 1 Saint Mary’s Quick Facts 2014-15 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Location .............................Moraga, Calif. Founded ...................................1863 Enrollment ...................4,257 (2,873 undergrad) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous Schools) Conference: ...........................West Coast 00 Brad Waldow* F 6-10 Sr. Shingle Springs, Calif. (Ponderosa) President ..........................James Donahue 3 Kerry Carter* G 6-2 Sr. West Covina, Calif. (Citrus Coll./West Covina) Athletic Director ...........................Mark Orr 5 Jack Biebel* G 5-11 So. San Jose, Calif. (Foothill College/Archbishop Mitty) Home Court: ................McKeon Pavilion (3,500) 10 Joe Coleman G 6-4 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minnesota/Hopkins) Head Coach: ........................Randy Bennett 11 Dane Pineau F 6-9 So. Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Grammar) Record at SMC: ............304-144 (.679) / 14th Year 13 Jock Landale C 6-11 Fr. East Malvern, Victoria, Australia (Geelong Grammar) WCC Record: ........................139-65 (.681) 20 Aaron Bright* G 5-11 Gr. Bellevue, Wash. (Stanford/Bellevue) Career Record: ............................Same 21 Evan Fitzner C 6-10 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Francis Parker) 2013-14 Record: ............................23-12 22 Garrett Jackson* F 6-7 Sr. Portland, Ore. (USC/Westview) 2013-14 WCC Record: ........................ 11-7 24 Calvin Hermanson F 6-6 Fr. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................... 5/7 25 Treaven Duffy* G 6-2 So. Walnut Creek, Calif. (Cushing [Mass.} Academy) Starters Returning/Lost: ........................ 2/3 30 Desmond Simmons F 6-7 Gr. Vallejo, Calif. (Washington/Salesian) 41 Emmett Naar* G 6-1 Fr. Sydney, NSW, Australia (Sydney Boys HS) # Joe Rahon G 6-2 Jr. San Diego, Calif. (Boston College/Torrey Pines) Pronunciations *utilized redshirt season; #Sitting out 2014-15 due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach Jack Biebel ..............Like Bible Assistant Coaches Treaven Duffy ............Like “Heaven” Director of Basketball: Randy Bennett Operations: (UC San Diego,Marcus 1986/14th Schroeder Year) Athletic Trainer: Dr.