SAINT MARY'S 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT GUIDE 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 (22-11) WCC (11-5) About Saint Mary’s Home (14-3) Away (5-5) Neutral (3-3) N. 7 McNeese State(TheW.tv) W, 87-65 vs. No. 23 Villanova Wildcats » SMC has the highest winning N. 11 Utah Valley(TheW.tv) W, 92-63 • 25-9, 13-5 Big East percentage and 3rd-most NCAA N. 14 at New Mexico State(Eleven Sports Next) W, 73-58 • 2019 Big East Champions Tournament appearances of any N. 19 vs. Utah State&(ESPN Networks) L, 63-80 • Defeated Seton Hall 74-72 in NCAA Division I men’s basketball program in the state of California N. 21 vs. No. 15 Mississippi State&(ESPN Networks) L, 57-61 the Big East Championship over the last decade. N. 24 Harvard(TheW.tv) L, 68-74 • Gaels’ head to head record: 2-1 N. 28 UC Irvine(TheW.tv) L, 75-80 » With its title in 2015-16, SMC has won or shared 3 of the last 8 regular D. 1 California(ESPNU) W, 84-71 Game Information: season WCC championships (2011, D. 4 Bethune-Cookman(TheW.tv) W, 93-61 Thursday, Mar. 21, 2019 • XL Center • 7:20 PM EST • TV: TBS On-Air: Carter Blackburn, Debbie Antonelli, John Schriffen 2012 & 2016). D. 7 vs. New Mexico# W, 85-60 Radio: Sirius Satellite Radio 138, XM Satellite 207 (TheW.tv) » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- 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 claimed their fourth WCC Championship » SMC has a 159-52 record (.753) (TheW.tv) D. 29 San Jose State W, 75-45 title in program history last week by taking down No. winning percentage against non- (ESPN2) J. 3 at San Francisco* L, 72-76 1 Gonzaga at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, 60-47. The conference opponents over the last J. 5 BYU*(ESPN2) W, 88-66 Gaels had never beaten a No. 1 overall team before and 11 years. J. 12 at Loyola Marymount*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 71-60 were 0-30 against top-5 squads prior to the win. » Over the last eight years, SMC J. 17 Santa Clara*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 75-55 owns a 131-31 (.808) overall record J. 19 San Diego*(NBCSN Bay Area+) W, 76-59 - This is the Gaels’ 10th trip to the NCAA Tournament in West Coast Conference play. J. 24 at BYU*(ESPN2) L, 66-71 and the team is 5-9 all-time in the tournament. The » Saint Mary’s has participated J. 26 at Pepperdine*(NBCSN California) L, 77-84 (OT) program’s last trip came in 2017 when they reached in postseason (6 NCAA, 6 NIT) in F. 2 San Francisco*(NBCSN California) W, 86-80 the second round after beating VCU. each of the last 12 seasons, the 2nd F. 7 Pacifc*(ESPNU) W, 78-66 longest streak among the 10 current WCC programs. F. 9 at No. 4 Gonzaga*(ESPN2) L, 46-94 - The Gaels are 2-1 all-time against Villanova. The F. 14 at Santa Clara*(ESPNU) W, 66-55 teams’ last meeting was in the 2010 NCAA Tourna- » Saint Mary’s has finished 2nd or higher in the WCC in 10 of the last F. 16 Pepperdine*(NBCSN Bay Area) W, 72-65 ment where the No. 10 seed Gaels defeated the No. 2 11 seasons, including 2018-19. F. 21 at Pacifc*(TheW.tv) W, 58-32 seed Wildcats, 75-68. Omar Samhan scored 32 points F. 23 at San Diego*(TheW.tv) W, 66-46 in the game to lead SMC. » SMC has won 25 or more games 9 times in the last 11 seasons. F. 28 Portland*(NBCSN California) W, 65-48 M. 2 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga*(ESPN 2) L, 55-69 - Saint Mary’s has won seven of their past eight con- » Former SMC guards Matthew M. 11 vs. San Diego^(ESPN 2) W, 69-62 tests. The Gaels have held their opponents to just 53.0 Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the points during that stretch and 38 percent shooting starting backcourt that led Australia M. 12 vs. No. 1 Gonzaga^(ESPN) W, 60-47 from the field as well as 27 percent from three. to the quarterfinals at the 2012 All times listed Pacifc; *West Coast Conference opponent; London Olympics, are on active NBA & = MGM Resorts Main Event (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas); # = Played in - Jordan Ford and Malik Fitts accounted for an average rosters. Mills won the NBA title in Staples Center (Los Angeles); % = Played in T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas); ^ = 2014 season with San Antonio and WCC Championship (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas) of 36.7 points per game during conference play, about Dellavedova won the NBA Finals in Bold = Home Games 53% of the team’s total scoring. 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. 33-24 8.9 3.7 0.8 Season-high 20 pts vs San Jose State ... 41 percent from 3PT...leads team in FT% (91.7) 1* Jordan Hunter C 6-10 Sr. 33-33 7.9 6.8 1.0 Named Most Oustanding Player at WCC Championship ... 4th in WCC in bpg (1.4) ... 4 double-doubles 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Jr. 33-33 21.3 2.8 2.5 Career-high 35 pts vs. Utah Valley ... Led WCC in scoring and 3PT% (.432) ... 17 pts vs No.1 Zags 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-So. 33-26 6.2 2.6 2.9 First career start vs. Cal ... leads team in assists ... Gaels are 19-7 since he began startng 24* Malik Fits F 6-8 R-So. 33-32 15.3 7.6 1.0 Leads team with six double-doubles ... 5th in WCC in rpg, 10th in ppg ... Transferred from South Florida 2 Quinn Clinton G 6-3 Fr. 21-0 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-So. 25-0 2.2 1.2 0.2 Averaging 5.6 mins ... 7-of-15 from 3PT this season ... career-high 11 points vs McNeese State 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-So. 30-12 4.2 1.9 0.5 First career start vs McNeese State ... started frst 12 games ....averaging 16.1 mins per game 11 Mathias Tass F/C 6-10 Fr. 33-0 3.5 3.1 0.6 Averaging 14.5 mins ... second most among centers and most among freshmen 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 R-Jr. 10-0 0.2 0.1 0.0 Scored second career bucket vs BYU ... shootng 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 ... Redshirted last year...currently injured 35 Alex Mudronja G 6-5 Fr. 20-0 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 Seatle...WAC All-Defensive Team...currently injured 42 Dan Fotu F 6-7 Fr. 33-4 2.9 2.6 0.5 Career-high 16 pts vs Cal ... frst start vs Bucknell ... shootng 42 percent from 3-point 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) Home Court: . McKeon Pavilion (3,500) 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 220 R-So. 1V Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise Mountain) 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: . 414-173 (.705) / 18th Year 15 Dan Sheets F 6-5 205 R-Jr. 2V San Ramon, Calif. (Dougherty Valley) WCC Record: ........................ 197-77 (.721) 23 Kristers Zoriks G 6-4 190 R-Fr.