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 2018-19 Record (22-12) WCC (11-5) About Saint Mary’s Home (14-3) Away (5-5) Neutral (3-4) Game 1 N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) 6 p.m. vs. Wisconsin Badgers » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) 6 p.m. • 2018-19: 23-11, 14-6 Big 10 percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) 7 p.m. • Made NCAA Tournament as No. Tournament appearances of any N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) 5 p.m. 5 seed but fell to No. 12 Oregon, NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) 8 p.m. 67-55. over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) 5 p.m. • Gaels’ head to head record: 1-1 » Saint Mary’s won their fourth N. 29 Utah State(ESPNU) 8:30 p.m. WCC Tournament title last season by D. 1 Omaha(WCC Network) 5 p.m. Game Information: Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 • Sanford Pentagon • 6:00 PM PT • upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga, 60-47. D. 5 Northern Illinois(WCC Network) 7 p.m. TV: ESPNU » SMC has a 159-52 record (.753) D. 8 vs. Dayton#(ESPNU) 1 p.m. winning percentage against non- (Pac-12 Network) D. 14 at California 7:30 p.m. conference opponents over the last D. 18 vs. Arizona State%(Pac-12 Network) 6 p.m. On-Air: Jordan Bernfield, Robbie Hummel Quick Bites 11 years. D. 21 vs. Nevada!(ESPNU) 9:30 p.m. » Over the last eight years, SMC D. 28 Seattle 5 p.m. • The Gaels and Badgers haven’t met since 1976 in owns a 131-31 (.808) overall record (ESPN2/ESPNU) J. 2 at San Francisco* 8 p.m. Madison in a 82-76 Wisconsin win. Both of the teams’ in West Coast Conference play. J. 4 at Pacific*(WCC Network) TBD two meetings have come in Madison. » Saint Mary’s has participated in (ESPN2/ESPNU) J. 9 BYU* 8 p.m. postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) 5 p.m. • Saint Mary’s returns 88.2 percent of their scoring of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) 1 p.m. from last season after losing just one starter and three longest streak among the 10 current J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. total players (Jordan Hunter, Kyle Clark, Alex Mudron- WCC programs. J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) TBD ja). » J. 30 Portland*(WCC Network) 7 p.m. higher in the WCC in 10 of the last Saint Mary’s has finished 2nd or F. 1 at BYU*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. • Jordan Ford totaled the third most ever points ever 11 seasons, including 2018-19. F. 6 at San Diego*(ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. in a single season last year with 716 points. That total » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 F. 8 Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. trails only Jock Landale (761, 2017-18) and Omar times in the last 11 seasons. F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. Samhan (724, 2009-10) in the Gaels’ record book. » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) 8 p.m. lar season of 2017-18, marking the F. 22 San Diego*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. most single-season wins in program F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) 7 p.m. ratio in the NCAA (10.0) last year. In the 2016-17 sea- history. • Saint Mary’s had the fifth lowest assist per game F. 29 at Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. son, the Gaels ranked 17th in the nation with 16.6 apg. » Former SMC guards Matthew Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games • Jordan Ford and Malik Fitts accounted for 1,234 starting backcourt that led Australia Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at points last season which was 50.1 percent of the Golden1 Arena (Sacramento, Calif.); # = Jerry Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick team’s total scoring. London Olympics, are on active NBA Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, San Francisco); *West Coast 2014 with San Antonio and Della- Conference opponent. • The Gaels made their 10th NCAA Tournament vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 with Cleveland. defending national champions, Villanova, 61-57. appearance last season but fell in the first round to 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-Jr. 34-25 8.9 3.7 0.8 Season-high 20 pts vs San Jose State ... 41 percent from 3PT...leads team in FT% (91.7) 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 34-34 21.1 2.8 2.5 Career-high 35 pts vs. Utah Valley ... Led WCC during regular season in scoring and 3PT% (.432) 11* Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 So. 34-0 3.7 3.1 0.6 Averaged 14.8 mins ... most among freshmen class ... career-high 9 pts vs. Villanova 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-Jr. 34-27 6.2 2.6 2.9 First career start vs. Cal ... led team in assists ... Gaels went 19-8 with Kuhse as starter 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 34-33 15.2 7.6 0.9 Led team with six double-doubles ... 5th in WCC in rpg, 10th in ppg ... first year with Gaels last season 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 32-0 2.0 1.2 0.7 Played last season at Cincinatti ... secured 71-69 win over Memphis with last second steal ... 6 asts vs MIL 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 So. 22-0 1.0 0.1 0.2 22 of 23 FGA have been from 3-point ... career-high 10 mins at Pepperdine ... 27% from 3PT 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 R-Jr. 26-0 2.1 1.2 0.2 Averaged 5.6 mins ... 7-of-15 from 3PT last season ... career-high 11 points vs McNeese State 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 31-12 4.0 1.9 0.5 First career start vs McNeese State ... started first 12 games ....averaged 15.7 mins per game 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. ---- ---- ---- ---- Played over summer for Australia at U18 FIBA World Cup ... Led U18 Aussies to Gold at Asia Cup 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Sr. 10-0 0.2 0.1 0.0 Scored second career bucket vs BYU ... shot 1.000 (1-1) on the year ... 11 total minutes 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 R-So. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Redshirted freshman year .... sat out last year due to injury ... Silver at 2014 FIBA European Championship 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transferred from Seattle in summer of 2018 ... sat out last year due to hand injury 42 Dan Fotu F 6-7 Fr. 34-4 2.8 2.6 0.4 Career-high 16 pts vs Cal ... first start vs Bucknell ... shot 42 percent from 3-point 44 Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. ---- ---- ---- ---- Played over summer for Australia at U18 FIBA World Cup ... Attended Centre of Excellence 2018-19 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 Enrollment ...................3,908 (2,700 undergrad) 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 175 So. 1V Mountain View, Calif. (Cincinnati) Conference: ...........................West Coast 200 QuinnTanner Clinton Krebs G 6-36-6 190205 So.R-Sr.. 1V3V Christchurch,Hobart, Tasmania, New Australia Zealand (Christchurch(Lake Ginninderra Boys College) HS) President ..........................James Donahue 3 Jordan Ford G 6-1 175 Sr.. 3V Folsom, Calif. (Folsom) VP for Intercollegiate Athletics .............Mike Matoso Home Arena: ................McKeon Pavilion (3,500) 115 MatthiasJock Perry Tass F/CC 6-107-1 240250 So.R-Jr. 1V2V Tallinn,Melbourne, Estonia Victoria, (Audentese Australia (Lake Spordigumnaasium) Ginninderra College) Head Coach: ........................Randy Bennett 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 220 R-Jr. 2V Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain) Record at SMC: ............414-174 (.705) / 19th Year 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) WCC Record: ........................197-77 (.721) 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 180 R-Jr. 2V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View) Career Record: ............................Same 2018-19 Record: ............................22-12 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Sr. 3V San Ramon, Calif. (Dougherty Valley) 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 190 R-So. HS Jaunpils, Latvia (New Hampton School) 2018-19 WCC Record: ........................ 11-5 24 Malik Fitts F 6-8 230 R-Jr. 2V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (South Florida) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ................... 10/3 4441 AlexAaron Ducas Menzies G/FC 7-36-6 215265 Fr.R-Sr. HS3V Geraldton,Manchester, Western England Australia, (Seattle) Australia (Centre of Excellence) Starters Returning/Lost: .......................