2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team


The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11-3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28-6

Roster

Source
#NameHeightWeight PositionClassHometownPrevious Team
1Jorden Page6'1"175GFr.Maroochydore, Queensland, AustraliaAIS
3Mitchell Young6'9"225FFr.Logan, Queensland, AustraliaAIS
4Matthew Dellavedova6'4"185GFr.Maryborough, Victoria, AustraliaAIS
11Clint Steindl6'7"180FSo.Mackay, Queensland, AustraliaAIS
12Tim Harris6'4"190FFr.San Jose, CA, U.S.Valley Christian HS
15Beau Levesque6'5"215FFr.Lafayette, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS
21Ben Allen6'11"250CSr.Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAIS
Indiana
23Trey Anderson6'4"175GFr.Carrollton, TX, U.S.Hebron HS
24Wayne Hunter6'4"210GSr.Sacramento, CA, U.S.Valley HS
25Tim Williams6'9"235FFr.Antioch, CA, U.S.Antioch HS
30Kenton Walker II6'9"235FJr.San Diego, CA, U.S.Scripps Ranch HS
Creighton
32Mickey McConnell6'0"175GJr.Mesa, AZ, U.S.Dobson HS
40Phil Benson6'8"230FJr.Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.Horizon HS
Canisius
50Omar Samhan6'11"265CSr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.San Ramon HS

Schedule and results

Source
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| West Coast Conference Tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament