2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
# 2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2010–11 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 25–9, 11–3 in WCC play to tie with Gonzaga for the regular season conference title. They advanced to the championship game of the 2011 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to Gonzaga. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Gaels earned an automatic bid in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament where they were upset in the first round by Kent State.

## Roster

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| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jorden Page | 6'1" | 180 | G | So. | Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 3 | Mitchell Young | 6'9" | 235 | F | So. | Logan, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 4 | Matthew Dellavedova | 6'4" | 190 | G | So. | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia | AIS |
| 5 | Eividas Petrulis | 6'7" | 210 | F | Fr. | Vilnius, Lithuania | Sarunas Marciulionis Academy |
| 00 | Brad Waldow | 6'9" | 250 | F | Fr. | Shingle Springs, CA, U.S. | Ponderosa High |
| 10 | Zach Sanchez | 6'1" | 175 | G | Fr. | Bonita, CA, U.S. | Bonita Vista High |
| 11 | Clint Steindl | 6'7" | 195 | F | Jr. | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 12 | Tim Harris | 6'3" | 200 | F | RFr. | San Jose, CA, U.S. | Valley Christian HS |
| 14 | Stephen Holt | 6'4" | 195 | G | Fr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Jesuit High School |
| 15 | Beau Levesque | 6'6" | 220 | F | So. | Lafayette, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 22 | Rob Jones | 6'6" | 240 | F | RJr. | San Francisco, CA, U.S. | Archbishop Riordan San Diego |
| 23 | Paul McCoy | 5'11" | 175 | G | Jr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Grant HS SMU |
| 25 | Tim Williams | 6'9" | 235 | F | RSo. | Antioch, CA, U.S. | Antioch HS |
| 30 | Kenton Walker II | 6'9" | 240 | F | RJr. | San Diego, CA, U.S. | Scripps Ranch HS Creighton |
| 32 | Mickey McConnell | 6'0" | 190 | G | Sr. | Mesa, AZ, U.S. | Dobson HS |
| 40 | Phil Benson | 6'8" | 230 | F | RSr. | Scottsdale, AZ, U.S. | Horizon HS Canisius |

## Schedule and results

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* All times are Pacific

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 8:30pm | | College of Idaho | W 86–42 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/16/2010* 11:00pm, ESPN | | St. John's | W 76–71 | 2–0 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/18/2010* 7:00pm | | Point Loma | W 101–69 | 3–0 | McKeon Pavilion (2,266) Moraga, CA |
| 11/21/2010* 4:00pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 87–52 | 4–0 | McKeon Pavilion (2,736) Moraga, CA |
| 11/23/2010* 7:00pm | | Chicago State South Padre Island Invitational | W 121–52 | 5–0 | McKeon Pavilion (3,050) Moraga, CA |
| 11/26/2010* 5:30pm | | vs. Texas Tech South Padre Island Invitational | W 88–68 | 6–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,100) South Padre Island, TX |
| 11/27/2010* 5:00pm | | vs. No. 23 BYU South Padre Island Invitational | L 73–74 | 6–1 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (1,300) South Padre Island, TX |
| 12/1/2010* 7:30pm, The Mtn. | | at No. 17 San Diego State | L 55–69 | 6–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/8/2010* 7:00pm | | Denver | W 77–47 | 7–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,662) Moraga, CA |
| 12/14/2010* 7:00pm | | UC Riverside | W 75–56 | 8–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,551) Moraga, CA |
| 12/18/2010* 11:45am | | vs. Long Beach State Wooden Classic | W 82–74 | 9–2 | Honda Center (3,506) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/23/2010* 6:00pm | | at New Mexico State | W 73–53 | 10–2 | Pan American Center (5,681) Las Cruces, NM |
| 12/29/2010* 4:30pm, ESPNU | | vs. Mississippi State Shamrock Shootout | W 94–72 | 11–2 | Orleans Arena (1,231) Las Vegas, NV |
| 12/31/2010* 5:00pm | | Hartford | W 87–63 | 12–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,996) Moraga, CA |
| 1/6/2011 6:00pm, ESPNU | | at Loyola Marymount | W 98–75 | 13–2 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (2,040) Los Angeles, CA |
| 1/8/2011 6:30pm, CSN+/FSN | | at Pepperdine | W 85–60 | 14–2 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,424) Malibu, CA |
| 1/13/2011 7:30pm, CSN+ | | San Francisco | W 71–57 | 15–2 (3–0) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 1/15/2011 8:00pm, CSNBA | | Santa Clara | W 84–59 | 16–2 (4–0) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 1/19/2011 7:30pm, CSNC | No. 22 | San Diego | W 67–56 | 17–2 (5–0) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 1/22/2011* 11:00am | No. 22 | at Vanderbilt | L 70–89 | 17–3 | Memorial Gym (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| 1/27/2011 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Gonzaga | W 73–71 | 18–3 (6–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 1/29/2011 4:00pm, ESPNU | | at Portland | L 70–85 | 18–4 (6–1) | Chiles Center (3,833) Portland, OR |
| 2/3/2011 7:00pm | | Pepperdine | W 79–71 | 19–4 (7–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/5/2011 5:00pm, ESPN2 | | Loyola Marymount | W 79–70 | 20–4 (8–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/10/2011 8:00pm, ESPNU | | at Santa Clara | W 65–59 | 21–4 (9–1) | Leavey Center (3,587) Santa Clara, CA |
| 2/12/2011 7:30pm, CSNC | | at San Francisco | W 86–68 | 22–4 (10–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,500) San Francisco, CA |
| 2/16/2011 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | at San Diego | L 66–74 | 22–5 (10–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,794) San Diego, CA |
| 2/19/2011* 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 25 Utah State ESPN BracketBusters | L 65–75 | 22–6 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/24/2011 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | Gonzaga | L 85–89 $^{OT}$ | 22–7 (10–3) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/26/2011 8:00pm, CSNC | | Portland | W 83–69 | 23–7 (11–3) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| West Coast Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/6/2011 5:00pm, ESPN2 | (1) | vs. (4) Santa Clara Semi-Finals | W 73–64 | 24–7 | Orleans Arena (7,489) Las Vegas, NV |
| 3/7/2011 6:00pm, ESPN | (1) | vs. (2) Gonzaga Championship Game | L 63–75 | 24–8 | Orleans Arena (7,186) Las Vegas, NV |
| Regular season (game added on 2/21/11) ||||||
| 3/11/2011* 7:00pm | | Weber State | W 77–54 | 25–8 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2011 NIT ||||||
| 3/15/2011* 8:00pm, ESPN2 | (2 C) | (7 C) Kent State NIT First Round | L 70–71 | 25–9 | McKeon Pavilion (2,443) Moraga, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=NIT Colorado bracket. ||||||
