# 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 9th consecutive year. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as a No 10 seed South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued to beat No 2 seed Villanova and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to No 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6

## Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Jorden Page | 6'1" | 175 | G | Fr. | Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 3 | Mitchell Young | 6'9" | 225 | F | Fr. | Logan, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 4 | Matthew Dellavedova | 6'4" | 185 | G | Fr. | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia | AIS |
| 11 | Clint Steindl | 6'7" | 180 | F | So. | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | AIS |
| 12 | Tim Harris | 6'4" | 190 | F | Fr. | San Jose, CA, U.S. | Valley Christian HS |
| 15 | Beau Levesque | 6'5" | 215 | F | Fr. | Lafayette, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 21 | Ben Allen | 6'11" | 250 | C | Sr. | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | AIS Indiana |
| 23 | Trey Anderson | 6'4" | 175 | G | Fr. | Carrollton, TX, U.S. | Hebron HS |
| 24 | Wayne Hunter | 6'4" | 210 | G | Sr. | Sacramento, CA, U.S. | Valley HS |
| 25 | Tim Williams | 6'9" | 235 | F | Fr. | Antioch, CA, U.S. | Antioch HS |
| 30 | Kenton Walker II | 6'9" | 235 | F | Jr. | San Diego, CA, U.S. | Scripps Ranch HS Creighton |
| 32 | Mickey McConnell | 6'0" | 175 | G | Jr. | Mesa, AZ, U.S. | Dobson HS |
| 40 | Phil Benson | 6'8" | 230 | F | Jr. | Scottsdale, AZ, U.S. | Horizon HS Canisius |
| 50 | Omar Samhan | 6'11" | 265 | C | Sr. | San Ramon, CA, U.S. | San Ramon HS |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 8:30pm | | New Mexico State | W 100–68 | 1–0 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/16/2009* 11:00pm, ESPN | | San Diego State ESPN College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 80–58 | 2–0 | McKeon Pavilion (2,774) Moraga, CA |
| 11/20/2009* 8:30pm | | Vanderbilt | L 70–72 | 2–1 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 11/23/2009* 7:05pm | | Cal Poly | W 92–67 | 3–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA |
| 11/25/2009* 7:05pm | | Cal–Maritime | W 100–59 | 4–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,524) Moraga, CA |
| 11/30/2009* 7:00pm | | at San Jose State | W 78–71 | 5–1 | The Event Center (2,166) San Jose, CA |
| 12/5/2009* 6:00pm | | at Utah State | W 68–63 | 6–1 | Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, UT |
| 12/12/2009* 7:30pm | | at Oregon | W 81–76 | 7–1 | McArthur Court (6,487) Eugene, OR |
| 12/15/2009* 7:05pm | | Portland State | W 101–80 | 8–1 | McKeon Pavilion (2,600) Moraga, CA |
| 12/18/2009* 7:05pm | | Pacific | W 80–65 | 9–1 | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 12/22/2009* 12:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. Northeastern Diamond Head Classic | W 78–67 | 10–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (NA) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/23/2009* 12:00pm, ESPNU | | vs. Southern California Diamond Head Classic | L 49–60 | 10–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,666) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/25/2009* 4:30pm, ESPN2 | | at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic | W 84–75 | 11–2 | Stan Sheriff Center (NA) Honolulu, HI |
| 12/29/2009* 7:35pm, ESPNU | | Binghamton Shamrock Office Solutions Classic | W 85–57 | 12–2 | McKeon Pavilion (3,072) Moraga, CA |
| 12/30/2009* 7:35pm | | Howard Shamrock Office Solutions Classic | W 94–46 | 13–2 | McKeon Pavilion (2,965) Moraga, CA |
| 1/8/2010 6:30pm, CSNCA | | at San Francisco | W 83–62 | 14–2 (1–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (3,126) San Francisco, CA |
| 1/10/2010 7:00pm, CSNCA | | at Santa Clara | W 80–72 | 15–2 (2–0) | Leavey Center (2,527) Santa Clara, CA |
| 1/14/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | No. 17 Gonzaga | L 82–89 | 15–3 (2–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 1/16/2010 7:00pm, CSNCA | | Portland | W 77–72 | 16–3 (3–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 1/21/2010 8:00pm, ESPNU | | San Diego | W 71–56 | 17–3 (4–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,126) Moraga, CA |
| 1/28/2010 7:00pm | | at Pepperdine | W 88–71 | 18–3 (5–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (967) Malibu, CA |
| 1/30/2010 7:00pm, FSN CSNBA | | at Loyola Marymount | W 85–67 | 19–3 (6–1) | Gersten Pavilion (3,966) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2/4/2010 8:30pm, CSNCA | | Santa Clara | W 74–62 | 20–3 (7–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/6/2010 8:00pm, CSNCA | | San Francisco | W 73–57 | 21–3 (8–1) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| 2/11/2010 8:00pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 61–80 | 21–4 (8–2) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 2/13/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Portland | L 75–80 | 21–5 (8–3) | Chiles Center (2,774) Portland, OR |
| 2/18/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | at San Diego | W 61–49 | 22–5 (9–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,371) San Diego, CA |
| 2/25/2010 7:05pm | | Pepperdine | W 76–49 | 23–5 (10–3) | McKeon Pavilion (2,718) Moraga, CA |
| 2/27/2010 6:00pm, CSNCA | | Loyola Marymount | W 88–80 | 24–5 (11–3) | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| West Coast Conference tournament ||||||
| 3/7/2010 7:30pm | (2) | vs. (3) Portland Semifinals | W 69–55 | 25–5 | Orleans Arena (7,941) Paradise, Nevada |
| 3/8/2010 7:30pm, ESPN | (2) | vs. (1) No. 18 Gonzaga Championship | W 81–62 | 26–5 | Orleans Arena (7,726) Paradise, Nevada |
| 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/18/2010* 11:50am, CBS | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 24 Richmond First Round | W 80–71 | 27–5 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,106) Providence, RI |
| 3/20/2010* 10:05am, CBS | (10 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 9 Villanova Second Round | W 75–68 | 28–5 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,271) Providence, RI |
| 3/26/2010* 4:27pm, CBS | (10 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 19 Baylor Sweet Sixteen | L 49–72 | 28–6 | Reliant Stadium (45,505) Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||