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 (24-6) WCC (11-4) About Saint Mary’s Home (14-3) Away (6-2) Neutral (4-1) Game 31 N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) W, 65-63 (OT) vs. No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) L, 59-61 • 28-2 (14-1 WCC) percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) W, 81-63 • 1st in conference standings Tournament appearances of any N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) W, 79-48 • SMC head-to-head record: 30-70 NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) W, 68-58 • Last meeting: 2/8/20, H, over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) W, 77-66 SMC 66, GU 90 » Saint Mary’s won their fourth N. 24 Sonoma State (WCC Network) W, 107-56 WCC Tournament title last season by N. 29 #15 Utah State(ESPNU) W, 81-73 Game Information: Feb. 29, 2020 • McCarthy Athletics Center (Spokane, Wash) • 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 TV: ESPN2 (Dave Flemming, Sean Farnham) winning percentage against non- (ESPNU) D. 8 vs. #19 Dayton# L, 68-78 Radio: TuneIn (Alex Jensen) conference opponents over the last D. 14 at California(Pac-12 Network) W, 89-77 Quick Bites 12 years. D. 18 vs. Arizona State%(Pac-12 Network) W, 96-56 • Gonzaga handed the Gaels their worst loss at home » Over the last 10 years, SMC owns (ESPNU) D. 21 vs. Nevada! W, 68-63 during the Randy Bennett era earlier this year when a 129-33 (.792) overall record in (WCC Network) D. 28 Seattle W, 84-58 they won 90-60 inside UCU Pavilion. GU began the West Coast Conference play. J. 2 at San Francisco*(ESPN2) W, 69-58 game 14-for-15 and ended the game 68 percent from » Saint Mary’s has participated in (WCC Network) J. 4 at Pacific* L, 99-107 (4OT) postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in each J. 9 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 87-84 (OT) of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) L, 66-67 •the By field. defeating Santa Clara on Thursday, Saint Mary's longest streak among the 10 current J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) W, 78-69 clinched at least the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tourna- WCC programs. J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) W, 58-48 ment. The Gaels would be the No. 2 seed if they beat » J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) W, 73-62 Gonzaga and BYU loses at Pepperdine. The top two higher in the WCC in 10 of the last (WCC Network) 11 Saintseasons. Mary’s has finished 2nd or J. 30 Portland* W, 86-64 seeds in the standings immediately advance to the (ESPN/ESPN2) F. 1 at BYU* L, 79-81 » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 (ESPNU) F. 6 at San Diego* W, 66-60 times in the last 11 seasons. (ESPN) semifinals of the tournament. F. 8 #2 Gonzaga* L, 60-90 • Tanner Krebs scored his 1,000th point at Santa Clara » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) W, 71-63 and is now the third active Gael with at least 1,000 lar season of 2017-18, marking the F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) W, 57-51 career points. Jordan Ford (1,814) and Malik Fitts most single-season wins in program F. 22 San Diego*(Stadium) W, 92-63 (1,228) are the others. history. F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) W, 78-72 » Former SMC guards Matthew • Jordan Ford is fourth all-time in career points in SMC F. 29 at Gonzaga*(/ESPN2) 7 p.m. Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the history with 1,814. He trails only Matthew Dellavedova starting backcourt that led Australia All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games (1,933), Daniel Kickert (1,874) and Omar Samhan Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at (1,848). 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 Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, 2014 with San Antonio and Della- • Saint Mary's won in Spokane just two years ago, Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, San Francisco); *West Coast vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 Conference opponent. 74-71. Jordan Ford and Tanner Krebs each scored 10 with Cleveland. points in the win. 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GS-GP PPG RPG APG Notes 00* Tanner Krebs G 6-6 R-Sr. 29-29 9.8 4.2 0.8 Shooting 41% from 3-point this season... leads team in FT% (87) ... 32 mpg in conference 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 30-30 20.5 3.1 2.3 Leads WCC in points per game ... has played 40 or more mins 14 times this season ... 82% FT 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 29-29 17.1 7.3 1.4 Averaged 23.5 ppg last week ...5-for-6 on 3PTs vs San Diego ... 7 double-doubles this year 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 So. 29-14 6.0 3.3 0.7 First career double-double versus Pacific (16 pts/10 rbs) ... shooting 64 percent from floor 44* Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. 29-10 3.8 2.3 0.3 Started last nine games ... no points in last three games ... 21.1 mpg in conference 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 21-4 1.7 0.9 0.5 Played last season at Cincinatti ... started first four games of the season ... 4.0 mpg in WCC action 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. 11-0 2.7 2.2 0.5 Averaging 7.3 mins per game .... season high 15 mins at San Francisco ... season-high 8 pts vs BYU at home 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 21-0 2.5 0.9 0.2 Career-high 16 pts versus Sonoma State ... 3-for-3 on FGs in 12 mins vs Pacific 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. 29-15 5.7 3.0 3.9 Leads team in assists, led team last year ... is a walk-on ... 11 asts last week vs LMU and USD 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. 27-0 1.7 1.9 0.7 Career bests 7 pts and 7 rebs vs LMU ... averages 13.8 mins per game in WCC action 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Sr. 8-0 0.3 0.0 0.1 Appeared in 10 games last season ... scored first bucket of the year on Senior Night 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 R-So. 20-1 4.1 1.1 0.8 Avg. 17.0 minutes over last two games ... 16 of 27 from 3PT (59%) ... career-high 14 pts vs Dayton 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 21-2 2.5 1.8 0.3 Started on Senior Night vs San Diego ... 10 points vs Omaha ... appeared in 8 WCC games 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: ............438-180 (.708) / 19th Year 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 220 Fr. HS Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Centre of Excellence) WCC Record: ........................208-81 (.719) 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.