# 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's twelfth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 28–7, 14–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated Middle Tennessee in the first four-round before falling in the second round to Memphis.

## Before the season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rob Jones | 22 | F | 6'6" | 240 | RS Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Clint Steindl | 11 | F | 6'7" | 195 | Senior | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Graduated- Signed a contract with Australasia National Basketball League's Cairns Taipans |
| Kenton Walker II | 30 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Reyes PF | La Verne, California | Damien | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 |||||||
| James Walker III PF | Glendora, California | Citrus | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm | | Sonoma State | W 95–69 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion (2,397) Moraga, CA |
| 11/15/2012* 6:00 pm, CSNCA+ | | at Utah State | W 67–58 | 2–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,077) Logan, UT |
| 11/18/2012* 5:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 85–66 | 3–0 | McKeon Pavilion (2,614) Moraga, CA |
| 11/22/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Drexel DIRECTV Classic | W 76–64 | 4–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,107) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 12:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Pacific DIRECTV Classic Semi-finals | L 66–76 | 4–1 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,477) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Georgia Tech DIRECTV Classic 3rd Place Game | L 56–65 | 4–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,527) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 86–68 | 5–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,418) Moraga, CA |
| 12/05/2012* 5:00 pm | | at Drake Anaheim Classic | W 88–73 | 6–2 | Knapp Center (3,410) Des Moines, IA |
| 12/11/2012* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 120–67 | 7–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,033) Moraga, CA |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | | Pacific | W 74–46 | 8–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,507) Moraga, CA |
| 12/23/2012* 11:00 am | | at Northern Iowa | L 75–82 | 8–3 | McLeod Center (3,865) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/27/2012* 7:00 pm | | Rhode Island | W 82–59 | 9–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,783) Moraga, CA |
| 12/30/2012* 2:30 pm | | Yale | W 78–62 | 10–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,814) Moraga, CA |
| 12/31/2012* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Harvard Shamrock Office Solutions Classic | W 70–69 | 11–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,847) Moraga, CA |
| 01/05/2013 1:30 pm, WCC TV | | Loyola Marymount | W 74–61 | 12–3 (1–0) | McKeon Pavilion (2,593) Moraga, CA |
| 01/10/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 9 Gonzaga | L 78–83 | 12–4 (1–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 01/12/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA | | San Francisco | W 78–72 | 13–4 (2–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 01/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at BYU | W 70–69 | 14–4 (3–1) | Marriott Center (14,857) Provo, UT |
| 01/19/2013 7:30 pm, CSNCA/ROOT | | at Portland | W 60–38 | 15–4 (4–1) | Chiles Center (2,625) Portland, OR |
| 01/24/2013 8:00 pm, CSNCA | | San Diego | W 81–48 | 16–4 (5–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,206) Moraga, CA |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm, CSNCA | | Pepperdine | W 84–72 | 17–4 (6–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA | | at San Francisco | W 67–63 | 18–4 (7–1) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,247) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/02/2013 4:30 pm, CSNCA | | Portland | W 77–42 | 19–4 (8–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,308) Moraga, CA |
| 02/07/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Santa Clara | W 84–63 | 20–4 (9–1) | Leavey Center (3,303) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at San Diego | W 74–64 | 21–4 (10–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,446) San Diego, CA |
| 02/14/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 5 Gonzaga | L 60–77 | 21–5 (10–2) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 02/16/2013 4:00 pm, CSNCA | | at Loyola Marymount | W 61–50 | 22–5 (11–2) | Gersten Pavilion (3,121) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | BYU | W 64–57 | 23–5 (12–2) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 02/23/2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | Creighton ESPNU Ramada Worldwide BracketBusters | W 74–66 | 24–5 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Pepperdine | W 87–48 | 25–5 (13–2) | Firestone Fieldhouse (926) Malibu, CA |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm, CSNCA | | Santa Clara | W 80–67 | 26–5 (14–2) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 8:45 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (6) San Diego Semifinals | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 27–5 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/11/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) No. 1 Gonzaga Championship | L 51–65 | 27–6 | Orleans Arena (7,896) Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 6:22 pm, truTV | (11 MW) | vs. (11 MW) Middle Tennessee First Four | W 67–54 | 28–6 | UD Arena (12,027) Dayton, OH |
| 03/21/2013* 11:45 am, CBS | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 19 Memphis Second Round | L 52–54 | 28–7 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (18,863) Auburn Hills, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest. ||||||