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 (20-10) WCC (11-4) About Saint Mary’s Home (14-2) Away (5-5) 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 Quick Bites most single-season wins in program D. 19 Bucknell(TheW.tv) W, 85-56 history. D. 22 at Western Kentucky L, 68-71 - Saint Mary’s is 30-67 all-time against the Zags, » SMC has a 159-52 record (.753) (TheW.tv) D. 29 San Jose State W, 75-45 including a 48-point loss earlier this season in Spo- winning percentage against non- J. 3 at San Francisco*(ESPN2) L, 72-76 kane. That meeting was the worst loss the Gaels have conference opponents over the last J. 5 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 88-66 endured under Randy Bennett. 11 years. 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 - SMC will honor senior Jordan Hunter prior to the owns a 131-30 (.808) overall record J. 19 San Diego*(NBCSN Bay Area+) W, 76-59 game. Hunter has started all 30 games for the Gaels in West Coast Conference play. J. 24 at BYU*(ESPN2) L, 66-71 » Saint Mary’s has participated J. 26 at Pepperdine*(NBCSN California) L, 77-84 (OT) with a career-high six coming in Thursday’s game in postseason (5 NCAA, 6 NIT) in F. 2 San Francisco*(NBCSN California) W, 86-80 againstthis season Portland. and has The 18 Aussie blocks is over 4th inthe the past WCC five in games each of the last 11 seasons, the 2nd longest streak among the 10 current F. 7 Pacific*(ESPNU) W, 78-66 blocks per game (1.4). WCC programs. F. 9 at Gonzaga*(ESPN2) L, 46-94 F. 14 at Santa Clara*(ESPNU) W, 66-55 - ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has Saint Mary’s as the top “First » higher in the WCC in 10 of the last F. 16 Pepperdine*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 72-65 Four Out” team in his Bracketology column. 11 Saintseasons, Mary’s including has finished 2018-19. 2nd or F. 21 at Pacific*(TheW.tv) W, 58-32 F. 23 at San Diego*(TheW.tv) W, 66-46 - Saint Mary’s NET ranking is 39 as of March 1. In » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 times in the last 11 seasons. F. 28 Portland*(NBCSN California) W, 65-48 Lunardi’s “Last Four In”, the teams are... Arizona State (68), Seton Hall (64), Clemson (41), Utah State (34). M. 2 Gonzaga*(ESPN 2) 7 p.m. » Former SMC guards Matthew Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the All times listed Pacific; *West Coast Conference opponent; - The Gaels locked down a No. 2 seed in the WCC starting backcourt that led Australia & = MGM Resorts Main Event (Las Vegas); # = Played in Staples Center (Los Angeles); % = Played in T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) Championship and will immediately advance to the Bold = Home Games London Olympics, are on active NBA rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in semifinal round on Monday, March 11th. 2014 season with San Antonio and - Jordan Ford leads the WCC in scoring (21.5) going Dellavedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 with Cleveland. *=Probable Starters 2018-19 Saint Mary’s Gaels into the final regular season game. No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. GP-GS PPG RPG APG Notes 00* Tanner Krebs G 6-6 R-Jr. 30-21 8.8 3.9 0.8 Season-high 20 pts vs San Jose State ... 41 percent from 3PT...27-of-30 from FT line 1* Jordan Hunter C 6-10 Sr. 30-30 7.9 6.6 1.0 18 blocks in last five games...6th in WCC in FG percenatage (.587) ... three double-doubles this year 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Jr. 30-30 21.5 2.8 2.7 Career-high 35 points vs. Utah Valley ... Leads in WCC in scoring and in 3PT% (.430) 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-So. 30-23 5.7 2.5 3.0 First career start vs. Cal ... leads team in assists ... career-high 10 assists vs CS Fullerton 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-So. 30-29 15.9 7.7 1.1 Leads team with five double-doubles ... 5th in WCC in rpg ... Transferred from South Florida 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 Fr. 20-0 1.1 0.1 0.2 21 of 22 FGA have been from 3-point ... career-high 10 mins at Pepperdine ... 29% from 3PT 5 Jock Perry C 7-1 R-So. 23-0 2.3 1.3 0.2 Averaging 5.7 mins ... 7-of-15 from 3PT this season ... career-high 11 points vs McNeese State 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-So. 29-12 4.3 2.0 0.5 First career start vs McNeese State ... started first 12 games ....averaging 16.7 mins per game 11 Matthias Tass F/C 6-10 Fr. 30-0 3.6 3.1 0.6 Averaging 13.6 mins ... second most among centers .... career-high 9 points vs San Diego on Jan 19 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Jr. 10-0 0.2 0.1 0.0 Scored second career bucket vs BYU ... shooting 1.000 (1-1) on the year ... 11 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. 19-0 0.8 0.4 0.3 First career game vs McNeese State ... from Australia ... 4 steals in 77 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. 30-4 3.2 2.8 0.5 Leads all SMC freshmen in minutes played ... 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: ............412-171 (.706) / 18th Year 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Jr. 2V San Ramon, Calif. (Dougherty Valley) WCC Record: ........................197-75 (.721) 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.