The 2013–14 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 college in Moraga, California, United States. Established in 1863, it is administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs w ...

during the

2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2013 and ended with the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, whose Final Four was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 5,& ...

. This was 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 has led the team nine NCAA tournament appearances, regular season confere ...

's thirteenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the

West Coast Conference The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting o ...

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

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where they defeated Utah in the first round before losing in the second round to Minnesota.

Departures

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.

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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

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Game summaries

Louisiana Tech

Series History: Louisiana Tech leads 1-0 ----

Akron

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

North Dakota State

Series History: First Meeting ----

Drake

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

Alcorn State

Series History: First Meeting ----

Murray State

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

Eastern Washington

Series History: First Meeting ----

Boise State

Series History: Boise State leads 7-4
Broadcasters: Jerry Schemmel and

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American University

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

Diamond Head Classic: South Carolina

Series History: First Meeting
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and

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Diamond Head Classic: Hawaii

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and

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Diamond Head Classic: George Mason

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

Pacific

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 66-43
Broadcasters:

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and Dan Belluomini ----

Gonzaga

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

Portland

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

William Jessup

Series History: First Meeting ----

Santa Clara

Series History: Santa Clara leads 136-82
Broadcasters:

and Dan Belluomini ----

San Francisco

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

References

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Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball The Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA. The team plays home games in the University Credit Union Pavilion, capacity 3,500; it is one ...