The 2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented

Saint Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a Private college, private Catholic Church, Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliated with the Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college of ...

during the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season will end on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship gam ...

. The team was led by head coach

Randy Bennett Randall William Bennett (born June 9, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California. He led the team to several second-place finishes and seven NCAA tournament ap ...

in his 22nd season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the

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, as members of the

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(WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC Play to finish a tie for 1st place. They defeated

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in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the First Round before losing to

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in the Second Round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2021–22 season 26–8, 12–3 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Santa Clara in the semifinals before losing to Gonzaga in the championship. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the East region. There they defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*''AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Notes

References

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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons