Saint Mary’s Gaels basketball
Saint Mary’s Gaels basketball history
Saint Mary’s College of California (Moraga, CA)
University Credit Union Pavilion
West Coast Conference (WCC)
Current head coach: Randy Bennett (2001-)
- Assoc. HC: Mickey McConnell (2019-)
- Asst: Joe Rahon (2021-)
- Asst: Dan Sheets (2021-)
- Asst: Trey Touchet (2022-)
- DBO: Holden Wright (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 2 (1959, 2010)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (1959, 1989, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 7-13
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 7 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021)
- NIT Overall Record: 7-7
Conference Titles (WCC):
- WCC Regular Season Championships: 9 (1959, 1980, 1989, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024)
- WCC Tournament Championships: 5 (1997, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2024)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Jock Landale, 2018)
- WCC Player of the Year: 9 (last = Augustus Marciulionis, 2024)
Saint Mary’s head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Randy Bennett | 2001-Pres | 533-216 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Eran Ganot (int.) | 2013-14 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Bollwinkel | 1997-2001 | 34-80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Kent | 1991-97 | 90-80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Fehte (int.) | 1990-91 | 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Landreaux | 1989-90 | 11-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Nance | 1986-89 | 61-27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Oates | 1979-86 | 84-105 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank LaPorte | 1973-79 | 69-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hale | 1970-73 | 26-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cimino | 1962-70 | 54-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Weaver | 1955-62 | 110-69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Foley | 1950-55 | 50-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Neff | 1947-50 | 27-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Andersen | 1945-47 | 23-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Phelan | 1943-45 | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Conlan | 1940-43 | 38-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Otten | 1939-40 | 7-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlan Dykes | 1937-39 | 21-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Underhill | 1935-37 | 28-16 | – | – | – |
| Vincent McNally | 1930-35 | 45-52 | – | – | – |
| Edward “Slip” Madigan | 1920-30 | 55-67 | – | – | – |
| Percival Ritchie | 1918-20 | 3-12 | – | – | – |
| Otto Rittler | 1908-10, 11-14, 16-18 | 52-11 | – | – | – |
| Frank Boek | 1915-16 | 10-3 | – | – | – |
| Fred Broderick | 1914-15 | 5-3 | – | – | – |
| George Hammer | 1910-11 | 2-1 | – | – | – |
Key: CT= Conference Titles (Regular Season), TA= NCAA Tournament Appearances, NC= National Championships (NCAA Tournament)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.