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 (18-4) WCC (5-2) About Saint Mary’s Home (10-2) Away (4-1) Neutral (4-1) Game 23 N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) W, 65-63 (OT) vs. Portland Pilots » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) L, 59-61 • 9-13 (1-6 WCC) percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) W, 81-63 • SMC and UP's only game this year Tournament appearances of any N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) W, 79-48 • SMC head-to-head record: 68-30 NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) W, 68-58 • Last meeting: 2/28/19, H, over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) W, 77-66 SMC 65, UP 48 » 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, 81-73 Game Information: Jan. 30, 2020 • University Credit Union Pavilion (Moraga, Calif.) • upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga, 60-47. D. 1 Omaha(WCC Network) W, 75-66 7:00 PM PT » SMC has a 173-54 record (.762) D. 5 Northern Illinois(WCC Network) W, 61-49 Stream: WCC Network (Kate Scott, Dan Belluomini) winning percentage against non- (ESPNU) D. 8 vs. Dayton# L, 68-78 Radio: TuneIn (Alex Jensen, Dave Lewis) conference opponents over the last D. 14 at California(Pac-12 Network) W, 89-77 12 years. D. 18 vs. Arizona State%(Pac-12 Network) W, 96-56 Quick Bites » Over the last nine years, SMC (ESPNU) D. 21 vs. Nevada! W, 68-63 • Thursday's meeting will be the only time Portland owns a 136-33 (.805) overall record (WCC Network) D. 28 Seattle W, 84-58 and Saint Mary's face off this season, as was the case in West Coast Conference play. J. 2 at San Francisco*(ESPN2/ESPNU) W, 69-58 » Saint Mary’s has participated in (WCC Network) J. 4 at Pacific* L, 99-107 (4OT) conference schedule. postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 9 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 87-84 (OT) last season in the first year of the WCC's modified of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) L, 66-67 • The Gaels have won eight straight against the Pilots longest streak among the 10 current J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) W, 78-69 and 17 of the past 18 matchups. Saint Mary's has only WCC programs. J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) W, 58-48 lost to Portland once at home in Randy Bennett's ten- » J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) W, 73-62 ure, a 74-72 overtime loss on Jan. 9, 2006. higher in the WCC in 10 of the last Saint Mary’s has finished 2nd or J. 30 Portland*(WCC Network) 7 p.m. 11 seasons. F. 1 at BYU*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. • Tanner Krebs went 7-for-7 in the Gaels' last game » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 F. 6 at San Diego*(ESPN2/ESPNU) 8 p.m. versus Loyola Marymount. Krebs has gone 14-for-16 times in the last 11 seasons. F. 8 Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. California with the other game coming at Pepperdine. lar season of 2017-18, marking the from the field this season while playing in Southern F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) 8 p.m. SMC returns south in one week to face San Diego. most single-season wins in program F. 22 San Diego*(WCC Network) 5 p.m. history. F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) 7 p.m. • Saint Mary's has not lost a game this year when they » Former SMC guards Matthew shoot better than their opponents (15-0). The Gaels F. 29 at Gonzaga*(ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the starting backcourt that led Australia All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games led the nation in 3-point percentage. Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at rank 16th in the country in field goal percentage and London Olympics, are on active NBA Golden1 Arena (Sacramento, Calif.); # = Jerry Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in • The Gaels have held a positive assist to turnover ratio Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, in 16 of their 22 contests so far this year. They rank in 2014 with San Antonio and Della- Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, San Francisco); *West Coast vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 Conference opponent. the top 10% in the country in that category (35th). with Cleveland. 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. 22-22 10.9 4.2 0.9 Leads the team in FT% (87) ... 7-for-7 on FGs and 3-for-3 on 3PTs for 19 pts vs LMU in last game 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 22-22 21.2 3.0 1.9 Double figure pts in all but one game this season (vs. USF) ... leads WCC in points per game 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 22-22 15.9 7.8 1.6 Season high 28 pts vs Cal ... averaging 34.6 mpg this year ... leads team with 6 double-doubles 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 So. 22-8 4.6 3.0 0.7 Had 13 pts vs LMU on 4-for-4 shooting ... shooting 65% from the field ... 10+ pts 3 times this year 44* Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. 22-3 3.9 2.3 0.4 Started last three games ... pts in last 8 games ... 47% 3PT shooter ... 20.3 mpg in WCC 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 16-4 1.6 0.9 0.6 Played last season at Cincinatti ... started first four games of the season ... scored 5 pts twice 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. 6-0 4.0 3.3 0.5 Returned from injury vs Seattle .... played 15 mins at San Francisco ... season-high 8 pts vs BYU 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 14-0 2.1 0.6 0.2 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 12 Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-Jr. 21-14 6.2 3.0 4.0 Leads team in assists, also led team last year ... is a walk-on ... avg 6.5 assists last 2 games 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. 19-0 1.4 1.4 0.6 Season high 19 mins vs LMU ... Scored career-high 5 pts twice this year ... pts in last 3/4 games 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. 15-1 4.1 1.3 0.9 First career start vs Sonoma State ... 12 of 20 from 3PT (60%) ... career-high 14 pts vs Dayton 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 17-1 2.8 1.9 0.4 Started vs Sonoma State ... Season-high 18 mins versus Dayton ... 10 points vs Omaha 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: ............432-178 (.708) / 19th Year 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) WCC Record: ........................202-79 (.719) 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Sr.