2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team


The 2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's thirteenth 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 23–12, 11–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Minnesota.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jorden Page1G180Maroochydore, QueenslandGraduated
Mitchell Young3F235Logan City, QueenslandGraduated; Signed to play professionally by Cairns Taipans of the NBL
Matthew Dellavedova4G190Maryborough, VictoriaGraduated; Undrafted in 2013 NBA Draft, signed free agent contract with Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Rowley5C280Arima, Trinidad and TobagoGraduated; Signed to play professionally with Zornotza ST of Spain's LEB Plata
Zach Sanchez10G175Bonita, CATransferred
Chris Reyes23F205La Verne, CATransferred
Tim Williams25F235Antioch, CAGraduated

Recruiting

5 newcomers will join the Gaels basketball team for the 2013-14 season. Of the 5 newcomers, 2 will redshirt the season. The newcomers are Kerry Carter, Dane Pineau, Calvin Hermanson, Emmett Naar, and transfer Joe Coleman. Naar and Coleman will redshirt the season.
The Gaels are also joined by two redshirts from 2012-13. Garrett Jackson and Treaven Duffy come off their redshirt seasons and are ready to help the Gaels try to reclaim the WCC title.
In addition to their new recruits, the Gaels enter the season with a new assistant head coach in Marty Clarke and a special assistant to the coach in Jim Shaw.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| WCC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#06315B; color:#D80024;"| NIT

Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

Series History: Louisiana Tech leads 1-0
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Akron

Series History: Akron leads 1-0
Broadcasters: Carter Blackburn and Bob Valvano
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North Dakota State

Series History: First Meeting
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Drake

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-0
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Alcorn State

Series History: First Meeting
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Murray State

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-1
Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini
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Eastern Washington

Series History: First Meeting
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Boise State

Series History: Boise State leads 7-4
Broadcasters: Jerry Schemmel and Joe Cravens
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American University

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 2-0
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Diamond Head Classic: South Carolina

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
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Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Miles Simon
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Diamond Head Classic: George Mason

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey and Dino Gaudio
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Pacific

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
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Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 57-27
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham
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Portland

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 56-29
Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow and Bill Krueger
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William Jessup

Series History: First Meeting
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Santa Clara

Series History: Santa Clara leads 136-82
Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini
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San Francisco

Series History: San Francisco leads 103-72
Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper and Dan Belluomini