The 2021–22 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
2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach
Randy Bennett in his 21st season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the
University Credit Union Pavilion in
Moraga, California, as members of the
West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 26–8, 12–3 in
WCC play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in
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, where they defeated
Indiana
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in the first round before losing to
UCLA
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in the second round.
Previous season
The
Gaels
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finished the
2020–21 season 14–10, 4–6 in WCC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated
Loyola Marymount
Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. LMU enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, making it the largest Catholic university on the west coast of the ...
before losing to
Gonzaga in the semifinals of the
WCC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the
NIT where they lost to
Western Kentucky in the first round.
Offseason
Departures
There were no Saint Mary's players that departed or transferred.
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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WCC regular season
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WCC tournament
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NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
*''AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.''
^''Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.''
Notes
References
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