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 (13-2) WCC (0-0) About Saint Mary’s Home (8-1) Away (1-0) Neutral (4-1) Game 16 N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) W, 65-63 (OT) vs. San Francisco Dons » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) L, 59-61 • 11-4 (0-0 WCC) percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) W, 81-63 • 7-2 at home this season Tournament appearances of any N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) W, 79-48 • SMC head-to-head record: 81-101 NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) W, 68-58 • Last meeting: 2/2/19, H, over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) W, 77-66 SMC 86, USF 80 » Saint Mary’s won their fourth N. 24 Sonoma State (WCC Network) W, 107-56 WCC Tournament title last season by N. 29 Utah State(ESPNU) W, 70-63 Game Information: Jan. 2, 2020 • Sobrato Center (San Francisco) • 8:00 PM PT upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga, 60-47. D. 1 Omaha(WCC Network) W, 75-66 Stream: ESPNU (Roxy Bernstein, Corey Williams) » SMC has a 173-54 record (.762) D. 5 Northern Illinois(WCC Network) W, 61-49 Radio: TuneIn (Alex Jensen) winning percentage against non- (ESPNU) D. 8 vs. Dayton# L, 68-78 conference opponents over the last D. 14 at California(Pac-12 Network) W, 89-77 12 years, including this season. D. 18 vs. Arizona State%(Pac-12 Network) W, 96-56 Quick Bites » Over the last eight years, SMC (ESPNU) D. 21 vs. Nevada! W, 68-63 • The Gaels are 2-2 against the Dons in the past four owns a 131-31 (.808) overall record (WCC Network) D. 28 Seattle W, 84-58 meetings but are 25-3 in the past 28 contests dating in West Coast Conference play. J. 2 at San Francisco*(ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. back to 2006. » Saint Mary’s has participated in (WCC Network) J. 4 at Pacific* 5 p.m. postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 9 BYU*(ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. • Saint Mary’s is 71-17 (.807) in West Coast Confer- of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) 5 p.m. longest streak among the 10 current J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) 1 p.m. accomplished double-digit conference wins each year WCC programs. J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. datingence play back over to 2007-08the past five seasons. The team has » J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. higher in the WCC in 10 of the last Saint Mary’s has finished 2nd or J. 30 Portland*(WCC Network) 7 p.m. • In nine of their 15 games this year, the Gaels have 11 seasons, including 2018-19. F. 1 at BYU*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 F. 6 at San Diego*(ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. times in the last 11 seasons. (ESPN/ESPN2) shot better than 50 percent from the field. SMC is fifth F. 8 Gonzaga* 7 p.m. » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. •in Onthe Dec. country 16, Saint in field Mary’ goal announced percentage a (50.4). landmark part- lar season of 2017-18, marking the F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) 8 p.m. nership with University Credit Union which includes most single-season wins in program F. 22 San Diego*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. the renaming of the Gaels’ home arena to University history. F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) 7 p.m. Credit Union Pavilion. » Former SMC guards Matthew F. 29 at Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the • Saint Mary’s suffered a tough break against Nevada starting backcourt that led Australia All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games - Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at nal minutes and will miss the remainder of the season. London Olympics, are on active NBA Golden1 Arena (Sacramento, Calif.); # = Jerry Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick Tassas starting was averaging center Matthias 6.6 points Tass this tore season his ACL as ain sopho the fi- rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, more. Dan Fotu started against Seattle in his place. 2014 with San Antonio and Della- Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, San Francisco); *West Coast vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 Conference opponent. with Cleveland. • Saint Mary’s has only lost two or more non-confer- ence home games twice in the past nine seasons. 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG APG Notes 00* Tanner Krebs G 6-6 R-Sr. 15-15 10.8 3.9 0.8 Third in minutes per game (29.3) ... Leads the team in FT% (.840) ... 20 pts vs Lehigh 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 15-15 21.0 2.9 2.1 Scored 34 points against ASU, one shy of career high ... leads WCC in points per game 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-Jr. 14-10 5.4 2.8 3.7 Scored career-high 20 against LBSU and had 8 assists ...8 assists against ASU 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 15-15 16.0 7.5 1.8 Double digit scoring in each of last nine games ... season high 28 pts vs Cal ... four double doubles 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 So. 15-1 3.9 2.5 0.4 Made first start of the season versus Seattle... played 31 mins and scored 17 pts 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 10-4 2.3 1.4 0.9 Played last season at Cincinatti ... started first four games of the season ... avergaing 11.8 mins 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. 1-0 2.0 4.0 0.0 Played in first game of the season versus Seattle after coming back from injury .... avg 5.6 mins last year 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 12-0 2.0 0.5 0.3 Started 12 games last year ... scored a career-high 16 in 16 mins versus Sonoma State 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 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. 13-0 0.8 1.1 0.5 Averaging 6.8 mins per game ... 4 pts against ASU ... 16 mins twice this year 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Sr. 6-0 0.0 0.0 0.2 Appeared in 10 games last season ... scored a bucket against BYU last year ... ast versus Seattle 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 R-So. 13-1 4.5 1.5 1.0 First career start vs Sonoma State ... 11 of 19 from 3PT (58%) ... career-high 14 pts vs Dayton 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 13-1 3.5 1.8 0.3 Started vs Sonoma State ... Season-high 18 mins versus Dayton ... 10 points vs Omaha 44 Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. 15-0 3.3 2.2 0.4 Season-high 16 pts vs Seattle ... 22 of 31 FGA have been 3-point attempts ... avg 10.3 mins 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: ............427-176 (.707) / 19th Year 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) WCC Record: ........................197-77 (.721) 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. HS Jaunpils, Latvia (New Hampton School) 2018-19 Record: ............................22-12 24 Malik Fitts F 6-8 225 R-Jr.