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 (309)
Effective FG% 52.76 (68) 45.14 (4)
Turnover % 13.48 (70) 15.00 (166)
Off Reb % 38.80 (3) 22.21 (1)
FTA/FGA 27.97 (299) 33.35 (196)
3P% 35.25 (102) 32.28 (80)
2P% 52.69 (81) 43.79 (5)
FT% 67.16 (317) 71.55 (151)
3PA/FGA 36.74 (192) 29.21 (8)
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St. Mary's (CAL)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #21 Coaches Poll: #15 NET: #16 RPI: #39
Record
Overall: (26-8) Conference: (15-1) Quad 1: (5-4) Quad 2: (2-2) Quad 3: (6-2) Quad 4: (10-0)
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