The 2019–20 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
2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...
. 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 has led the team nine NCAA tournament appearances, regular season confere ...
in his 19th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the
University Credit Union Pavilion
University Credit Union Pavilion (formerly McKeon Pavilion) is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. Home men's and women's basketball and volleyball games are held in the gymnasium, the t ...
in
Moraga, California
Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 ...
as members of 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 ...
. They finished the season 26–8, 11–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated
Pepperdine and
BYU to advance to the championship game of the
WCC tournament where they lost to
Gonzaga
Gonzaga may refer to:
Places
*Gonzaga, Lombardy, commune in the province of Mantua, Italy
*Gonzaga, Cagayan, municipality in the Philippines
*Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, town in Brazil
*Forte Gonzaga, fort in Messina, Sicily
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. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to
NCAA tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Previous season
The
Gaels
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finished the
2018–19 season 22–12, 11–5 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the
WCC tournament, they defeated
Pepperdine in the semifinals and upset No. 1 seed
Gonzaga
Gonzaga may refer to:
Places
*Gonzaga, Lombardy, commune in the province of Mantua, Italy
*Gonzaga, Cagayan, municipality in the Philippines
*Gonzaga, Minas Gerais, town in Brazil
*Forte Gonzaga, fort in Messina, Sicily
Surname
*House of Gonza ...
to become champions of the WCC Tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament as a No. 11 where they lost to
Villanova in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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WCC tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
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