The 2020–21 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 20th 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. They finished the season 14-10, 4-6 to finish in 7th place. They defeated Pepperdine in the quarterfinals in the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Western Kentucky.

Previous season The Gaels finished the 2019–20 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. Despite being a virtual lock to receive an at-large bid to NCAA tournament, all postseason play was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tanner Krebs 00 G 6'6" 205 RS Senior Hobart, Australia Graduated/Signed to play professionally with Brisbane Bullets Jordan Ford 3 G 6'1" 175 Senior Folsom, CA Graduated Jock Perry 5 C 7'1" 250 RS Junior Melbourne, Australia Graduate transferred to UC Riverside Elijah Thomas 10 F 6'5" 220 RS Junior Peroia, AZ Graduated transferred to Cal Baptist Dan Sheets 15 F 6'5" 205 RS Senior San Ramon, CA Walk-on; graduated Kristers Zoriks 23 G 6'4" 190 RS Sophomore Dobele, Latvia Signed to play professionally with BK VEF Rīga Malik Fitts 24 F 6'8" 230 RS Junior Rancho Cucamoga, CA Declare for 2020 NBA draft Aaron Menzies 41 C 7'3" 265 RS Senior Manchester, England Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Matt Van Komen 23 C 7'4" 220 Pleasant Grove, UT Transferred from Utah. Van Komen is granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References