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 (26-7) WCC (11-5) About Saint Mary’s Home (14-3) Away (6-3) Neutral (6-1) 2020 WCC Tournament N. 5 vs. Wisconsin&(ESPNU) W, 65-63 (OT) vs. No. 2 Gonzaga Bulldogs » SMC entered the season with the N. 11 Winthrop(WCC Network) L, 59-61 • 30-2 (15-1 WCC) highest winning percentage and 3rd- N. 14 Long Beach State(WCC Network) W, 81-63 most NCAA Tournament appear- N. 17 Cal Poly(WCC Network) W, 79-48 • SMC head-to-head record: 30-71 ances of any NCAA Division I men’s • Won both contests vs. Saint Mary's basketball program in the state of N. 20 vs. Fresno State^(ESPNU) W, 68-58 • Last meeting: 2/29/20, A, California over the last decade. N. 23 Lehigh(WCC Network) W, 77-66 SMC 76, GU 86 » Saint Mary’s won their fourth N. 24 Sonoma State (WCC Network) W, 107-56 Game Information: Mar. 10, 2020 • Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) • 6:00 PM PT WCC Tournament title last season by N. 29 #15 Utah State(ESPNU) W, 81-73 TV: ESPN (Bob Wischusen, Dick Vitale, Sean Farnham) upsetting No. 1 Gonzaga, 60-47. D. 1 Omaha(WCC Network) W, 75-66 » SMC has a 173-54 record (.762) D. 5 Northern Illinois(WCC Network) W, 61-49 Dedes, Austin Croshere) winning percentage against non- (ESPNU) D. 8 vs. #19 Dayton# L, 68-78 Radio: TuneIn (Brian Brownfield), Sirius 138/XM 201 (Spero 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 » Over the last 10 years, SMC owns (ESPNU) D. 21 vs. Nevada! W, 68-63 title on Tuesday and fourth under Randy Bennett. The a 129-34 (.792) overall record in (WCC Network) D. 28 Seattle W, 84-58 team• The has Gaels previously will look won for their the championship fifth WCC Tournament in 1997, West Coast Conference play. J. 2 at San Francisco*(ESPN2) W, 69-58 2010, 2012, and 2019. » 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) • The Gaels are 34-29 all-time at the WCC Tournament of the last 12 seasons, the second J. 11 Santa Clara*(ESPNU) L, 66-67 and are 24-15 under Randy Bennett. Since the event longest streak among the 10 current J. 18 at Pepperdine*(CBSSN) W, 78-69 moved to Las Vegas, SMC is 18-7. When playing in the WCC programs. J. 23 San Francisco*(CBSSN) W, 58-48 » J. 25 at Loyola Marymount*(WCC Network) W, 73-62 higher in the WCC in 10 of the last (WCC Network) 12 Saintseasons. Mary’s has finished 2nd or J. 30 Portland* W, 86-64 finals, Saint Mary's is 4-8. (ESPN/ESPN2) F. 1 at BYU* L, 79-81 » SMC has won 25 or more games (ESPNU) • Jordan Ford's 42 points versus Pepperdine in the F. 6 at San Diego* W, 66-60 10 times in the last 12 seasons. (ESPN) quarterfinals was a career-best and just one shy of F. 8 #2 Gonzaga* L, 60-90 1964. The 42 points was also the most ever by a Gael » The Gaels went 30-6 in the regu- F. 15 Pacific*(WCC Network) W, 71-63 the program's single-game record set by Jim Moore in lar season of 2017-18, marking the F. 20 Loyola Marymount*(CBSSN) W, 57-51 31 in 1999. most single-season wins in program in the WCC Tournament, passing Frank Alloco's total of F. 22 San Diego*(Stadium) W, 92-63 history. F. 27 at Santa Clara*(CBSSN) W, 78-72 » Former SMC guards Matthew the Zags in 2018-19 before beating them by 13 in the F. 29 at #3 Gonzaga*(ESPN2) L, 76-86 Dellavedova and Patrick Mills, the WCC• Saint Championship. Mary's lost by This a combined year, SMC 62 has points dropped against the starting backcourt that led Australia M. 7 vs. Pepperdine†(ESPN2) W, 89-82 (2OT) (ESPN2) M. 9 vs. #14 BYU† W, 51-50 London Olympics, are on active NBA M. 10 vs. #2 Gonzaga†(ESPN) 6 p.m. first two meetings by 40 points. - rosters.to the quarterfinals Mills won the at theNBA 2012 title in All times listed Pacific; Bold = Home Games 2014 with San Antonio and Della- Key: & = Played at Sanford Pentagon (Sioux Falls, S.D.); ^ = Played at Golden1 Arena vedova won the NBA Finals in 2015 (Sacramento, Calif.); # = Jerry Colangelo Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix); % = year,• The and Gaels 11 timeshave made overall the under finals Randy of the Bennett. WCC Tourna SMC Al Attles Classic (Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix); ! = BHOF Showcase (Chase Center, with Cleveland. San Francisco); *West Coast Conference opponent, † = West Coast Conference Tournament ment in four of the past five seasons, including this (Orleans Arena, Las Vegas) the Bennett era. 2019-20 Saint Mary’s Gaels *=Probable Starters has made it to the semifinals in all but one year during No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. GS-GP PPG RPG APG Notes 00* Tanner Krebs G 6-6 R-Sr. 32-32 9.4 4.0 0.8 Shooting 39% from 3-point this season... leads team in FT% (85) ... 10 pts vs GU in last meeting 3* Jordan Ford G 6-1 Sr. 33-33 21.7 3.1 2.3 Leads WCC in points per game ... 75 FGAs over last 4 games ... 30.2 pts per game in that span 12* Tommy Kuhse G 6-2 R-Jr. 32-18 5.8 3.3 3.8 Leads team in assists ... is a walk-on ... started last three games ... 84 mins over last two gms 24* Malik Fitts F 6-8 R-Jr. 33-33 16.5 7.1 1.3 17.8 ppg in conference play ...4th in WCC in scoring, 6th in rebounding ... 3-19 from 3PT over last 4 gms 42* Dan Fotu F 6-7 So. 33-18 6.4 3.5 0.7 First career double-double versus Pacific (16 pts/10 rbs) ... shooting 66 percent from floor 1 Logan Johnson G 6-2 So. 24-4 1.5 0.8 0.5 Played last season at Cincinatti ... started first four games of the season ... 3.8 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. 14-0 3.2 2.2 0.4 Points in each of last 3 games .... season high 15 mins at San Francisco ... season-high 8 pts vs BYU at home 10 Elijah Thomas F 6-5 R-Jr. 22-0 2.4 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 14 Kyle Bowen F 6-8 Fr. 30-0 1.8 2.0 0.7 Career bests 7 pts and 7 rebs vs LMU ... 6 pts vs Pep in quarterfinals ... 19 mpg in WCC tourney 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. 22-1 3.9 1.1 0.8 8 minutes vs BYU in last game ... 17 of 30 from 3PT (57%) ... career-high 14 pts vs Dayton 41 Aaron Menzies C 7-3 R-Sr. 22-2 2.5 1.8 0.3 Started on Senior Night vs USD ... appeared in 9 WCC games ... suffered ankle inj. vs Gonzaga 44 Alex Ducas G/F 6-6 Fr. 32-11 3.6 2.2 0.3 +14 plus/minus vs BYU in 19 mins ... 19.8 mpg in conference ... 40 percent 3-point shooter 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) 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 1210 TommyElijah Thomas Kuhse GF 6-26-5 180220 R-Jr.