2024 Tournament PreviewThe Gaels were perfect in the WCC before falling to Gonzaga in the regular-season finale, but they exacted revenge in the conference tourney championship to nab the automatic NCAA bid. Non-conference was a different story -- three quality wins (Colorado State, New Mexico, UNLV) against six losses, including two Quad 3 losses. In the paint, 6-10 center Mitchell Saxen (11.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.3 bpg) helps the team rank top 3 in both offense and defensive rebounding rate, but the Gaels lost 6-8 forward Joshua Jefferson (10.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg) in February to a season-ending knee injury. Saint Mary's is also third nationally in opponent field-goal percentage, ranking 16th in defensive efficiency (per KenPom). Sophomore leading-scorer Aidan Mahaney (13.9 ppg) is the lone underclassman starter and 6-7 Alex Ducas shoots 44.2 percent from 3-point range while contributing 5.7 rebounds per game. Saint Mary's style is generally favorable for the postseason, but a lack of elite competition makes an extended run unlikely.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 65.4 (211)
Effective FG% 50.00 (125) 45.31 (78)
Turnover % 13.03 (69) 8.82 (223)
Off Reb % 45.16 (14) 32.50 (147)
FTA/FGA 53.70 (32) 29.69 (105)
3P% 25.00 (187) 30.77 (109)
2P% 55.26 (93) 45.10 (80)
FT% 75.86 (74) 57.89 (42)
3PA/FGA 29.63 (207) 20.31 (6)
Totals
Per Game
Loading Team Stats...
Loading Team Stats
St. Mary's (CAL)
West Coast
Rankings
NET: #43 RPI: #19
Record
Overall: (9-2) Conference: (0-0) Quad 1: (2-2) Quad 2: (0-0) Quad 3: (3-0) Quad 4: (3-0)
Loading Schedule...
Loading Post Schedule...
St. Mary's (CAL) Depth Chart
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
St. Mary's (CAL) Starting Lineup - Last 5 Games
Loading Last 5 Lineups...
St. Mary's (CAL) Roster
Loading Roster...
News Display Mode
Compact
Expanded