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 1.17 30 0.90 4
Pace 65.8 (312)
Effective FG% 50.50 (181) 45.21 (32)
Turnover % 13.77 (73) 15.04 (201)
Off Reb % 40.70 (6) 28.96 (151)
FTA/FGA 37.54 (77) 29.57 (106)
3P% 32.32 (215) 31.61 (115)
2P% 51.49 (169) 44.13 (26)
FT% 67.26 (290) 75.14 (302)
3PA/FGA 32.89 (314) 32.99 (27)
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St. Mary's (CAL)
West Coast
Rankings
NET: #50 RPI: #18 RW: #27
Record
Overall: (10-2) Conference: (0-0) Quad 1: (2-1) Quad 2: (1-1) Quad 3: (0-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
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Projected Record: 27-2 (17-0)
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