2018-19 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 Overall Record (16-10) WCC (7-4) About Saint Mary’s Home (12-2) Away (3-5) Neutral (1-3) N. 7 McNeese State(TheW.tv) W, 87-65 » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Utah Valley(TheW.tv) W, 92-63 percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 at New Mexico State(Eleven Sports Next) W, 73-58 Tournament appearances of any N. 19 vs. Utah State&(ESPN Networks) L, 63-80 NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 21 vs. No. 15 Mississippi State&(ESPN Networks) L, 57-61 over the last decade. (TheW.tv) N. 24 Harvard L, 68-74 (TheW.tv) » With its title in 2015-16, SMC has N. 28 UC Irvine L, 75-80 (ESPNU) won or shared 3 of the last 8 regular D. 1 California W, 84-71 season WCC championships (2011, (TheW.tv) D. 4 Bethune-Cookman W, 93-61 2012 & 2016). D. 7 vs. New Mexico# W, 85-60 » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- (TheW.tv) D. 10 Cal State Fullerton W, 81-66 lar season of 2017-18, marking the D. 15 vs. LSU%(ESPN2) L, 74-78 most single-season wins in program D. 19 Bucknell(TheW.tv) W, 85-56 history. Quick Bites D. 22 at Western Kentucky L, 68-71 » SMC has a 159-52 record (.753) D. 29 San Jose State(TheW.tv) W, 75-45 winning percentage against non- - Tonight’s meeting is the Gaels and Waves second J. 3 at San Francisco*(ESPN2) L, 72-76 conference opponents over the last matchup this season. Pepperdine took the initial con- J. 5 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 88-66 11 years. test in Malibu 84-77in overtime. J. 12 at Loyola Marymount*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 71-60 » Over the last eight years, SMC J. 17 Santa Clara*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 75-55 owns a 128-30 (.808) overall record - Saint Mary’s is 9-2 in their last 11 games against the (NBCSN Bay Area+) in West Coast Conference play. J. 19 San Diego* W, 76-59 Waves in McKeon Pavilion dating back to 2008. J. 24 at BYU*(ESPN2) L, 66-71 » Saint Mary’s has participated (NBCSN California) in postseason (5 NCAA, 6 NIT) in J. 26 at Pepperdine* L, 77-84 (OT) - The Gaels’ win against Santa Clara was their 15th F. 2 San Francisco*(NBCSN California) W, 86-80 each of the last 11 seasons, the 2nd double-digit win of the season. All but one of the longest streak among the 10 current F. 7 Pacific*(ESPNU) W, 78-66 team’s wins have come by 10 or more points (vs. USF, WCC programs. F. 9 at Gonzaga*(ESPN2) L, 46-94 86-80). F. 14 at Santa Clara*(ESPNU) W, 66-55 » higher in the WCC in nine of the last F. 16 Pepperdine*(NBCSN Bay Area) 8 p.m. - Thursday’s win was just the third win that Saint 10 Saintseasons. Mary’s has finished 2nd or F. 21 at Pacific*(TheW.tv) 7 p.m. Mary’s has managed while having less than 10 assists F. 23 at San Diego*(TheW.tv) 6 p.m. in the game (eight vs SCU). The Gaels are 3-10 in those » SMC has won 25 or more games 8 times in the last 10 seasons. F. 28 Portland*(NBCSN California) 8 p.m. contests. M. 2 Gonzaga*(ESPN or ESPN 2) TBD » Former SMC guards Matthew Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the All times listed Pacific; *West Coast Conference opponent; starting backcourt that led Australia & = MGM Resorts Main Event (Las Vegas); # = Played in Staples Center (Los in the win against the Broncos. He is now fourth in the Angeles); % = Played in T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) WCC- Center in blocks Jordan per Hunter game. had a career-high five blocks Bold = Home Games London Olympics, are on active NBA rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in - Jordan Ford is the only player in the WCC with a 2014 season with San Antonio and shooting line of .500/.400/.800 or better. Dellavedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 with Cleveland. 2018-19 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. 26-17 8.7 4.0 0.8 Season-high 20 pts vs San Jose State ... 40.2 percent from 3PT...26-of-28 from FT line 1* Jordan Hunter C 6-10 Sr. 26-26 8.5 6.3 0.9 6th in WCC in FG percenatage (.595) ... three double-doubles this year 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Jr. 26-26 21.6 2.5 2.8 Career-high 35 points vs. Utah Valley ... Leads in WCC in scoring and is second in 3PT% (.425) 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-So. 26-19 5.5 2.4 3.0 First career start vs. Cal ... leads team in assists ... 10 assists vs CS Fullerton... 87% on FTs 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-So. 26-25 16.0 7.5 1.2 Leads team with four double-doubles ... second on team in mins (31.3) ... Transferred from South Florida 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 Fr. 17-0 1.2 0.1 0.2 20 of 21 FGA have been from 3-point ... career-high 10 mins at Pepperdine 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 R-So. 20-0 2.4 1.2 0.2 Averaging 6.2 mins ... 7-of-15 from 3PT this season ... career-high 11 points vs McNeese State 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-So. 25-12 4.7 2.0 0.4 First career start vs McNeese State ... started first 12 games ....averaging 17.4 mins per game 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 Fr. 26-0 3.5 3.0 0.6 Averaging 13.4 mins ... second most among centers .... career-high 9 points vs San Diego on Jan 19 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Jr. 7-0 0.3 0.0 0.0 Scored second career bucket vs BYU ... shooting 1.000 (1-1) on the year ... 7 total minutes 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 R-Fr. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Redshirted last year ... Silver medal at 2014 FIBA European Championship on Latvia... currently injured 33 Kyle Clark F 6-7 R-Jr. 7-1 1.1 0.4 0.0 First career start vs McNeese State ... averaging 5.6 mins ... Redshirtted last year...currently injured 35 Alex Mudronja G 6-5 Fr. 16-0 0.9 0.5 0.4 First career game vs McNeese State ... from Australia ... 4 steals in 70 minutes 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 0-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Transferred from Seattle...WAC All-Defensive Team...currently injured 42 Dan Fotu F 6-7 Fr. 26-4 3.5 3.1 0.5 Leads all SMC freshmen in mins and rebs ... career-high 16 pts vs Cal ... first start vs Bucknell 2018-19 Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball Saint Mary’s Quick Facts 2018-19 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-Jr. 2V Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) Enrollment ...................3,908 (2,700 undergrad) 1 Jordan Hunter C 6-10 230 Sr. 3V Vaucluse, NSW, Australia (St. Ignatius College) Conference: ...........................West Coast 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Christchurch, New Zealand (Christchurch Boys HS) President ..........................James Donahue 3 Jordan Ford G 6-1 175 Jr. 2V Folsom, Calif. (Folsom) Athletic Director ........................Mike Matoso 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 250 R-So. 1V Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 220 R-So. 1V Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain) Home Court: ................McKeon Pavilion (3,500) 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 240 Fr. HS Tallinn, Estonia (Audentese Spordigumnaasium) Head Coach: ........................Randy Bennett 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 180 R-So. 1V Mesa, Ariz. (Mountain View) Record at SMC: ............408-171 (.703) / 18th Year 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Jr. 2V San Ramon, Calif. (Dougherty Valley) WCC Record: ........................193-75 (.717) 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 190 R-Fr. HS Jaunpils, Latvia (New Hampton School) Career Record: ............................Same 24 Malik Fitts F 6-8 230 R-So. 1V Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (South Florida) 2017-18 Record: .............................30-6 33 Kyle Clark F 6-7 220 R-Jr. 2V Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia (Hellyer College) 2017-18 WCC Record: ........................16-2 35 Alex Mudronja G 6-5 195 Fr. HS Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Lake Ginninderra College) 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 265 R-Sr. 3V Manchester, England (Seattle) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .................... 8/5 42 Dan Fotu F 6-7 220 Fr. HS Auckland, New Zealand (Rangitoto College) Starters Returning/Lost: ........................ 2/3 Pronunciations Head Coach: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986/18th Year) Malik Fitts — Muh-LEEK Assistant Coaches: Danny Yoshikawa, Marcus Schroeder, Justin Joyner Dan Fotu — FOE-two Director of Basketball Operations: Dominic Lippi Athletic Trainer: Chris Jamero Tommy Kuhse — KOOZE-ee (Like Bob Cousy) Asst.