The 2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2023. The regular season will end on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending ...

. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 23rd season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the

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in Moraga, California, as members of the

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(WCC). They finished the season 26–8, 15–1 in WCC play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Santa Clara in the semifinals and beat Gonzaga in the championship to win the WCC tournament. Therefore, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where as the No. 5 seed in the West region, they were upset in the first round by

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC play, to win the WCC regular season championship with Gonzaga. In the WCC tournament, they defeated

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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 West region. There they defeated VCU in the first round before losing to national champion UConn in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Notes

References

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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons