Saint Mary's

Official Name: 
Saint Mary's College
Nickname: 
Gaels
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 5100
Moraga, CA 94575

Website: 
www.smcgaels.com
Telephone: 
(925) 631-4383
Fax: 
(925) 631-4405
Enrollment: 
2,500
Arena: 

McKeon Pavilion
Capacity: 3,500
Year Opened: 1978

School Colors: 
Blue and Red
Conference: 

West Coast (since 1953)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1959, 1989, 1997, 2005, 2008, and 2010
3-6 record (.333)
Regional runner-up in 1959

NIT Appearances: 

(1) 2009
2-1 record (.667)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Randy Bennett (nine years from 2002-10, 183-103 record, .640)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

David Vann (1,738 points from 1979-82)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Tom Meschery (916 from 1959-61)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jim Moore (43 points as senior vs. Sacramento State on 12/7/64)

All-American Selections: 

(2) F Tom Meschery (1960 and 1961)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jim Moore (43 vs. Sacramento State)
December 7, 1964 (senior/14.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

St Mary's

52

56

108

Sacramento State

40

48

88

St Mary's

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Moore

17

9

43

Geros

6

7

19

Turner

8

2

18

Devincenzi

4

4

12

Sheridan

2

0

4

Fagliano

3

1

7

Bradley

0

0

0

Reames

0

0

0

Buckvold

2

1

5

Garcia

0

0

0

Yost

0

0

0

Loescher

0

0

0

Yust

0

0

0

Totals

42

24-36

108

Percentages

.667

Sacramento State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Thomas

4

2

10

Butler

3

7

13

Livie

8

8

24

Barker

0

6

6

Smith

2

3

7

Palmer

0

0

0

Sheppard

5

2

12

McCarthy

2

0

4

Rotz

2

2

6

Allen

1

0

2

Powell

2

0

4

Totals

29

30-40

88

Percentages

.750
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

George Hammer

1

1911

2-1

.667

1911

2-1

Fred Broderick

1

1915

5-3

.625

1915

5-3

Frank Boek

1

1916

10-3

.769

1916

10-3

Percival Ritchie

2

1919-20

3-12

.200

1919

3-6

Edward "Slip" Madigan

7

1921-27

30-32

.484

1924

12-3

Louis Conlan

6

1928-30, 1941-43

55-60

.478

1942

20-5

Vince McNally

5

1931-35

51-55

.481

1935

14-5

Jim Underhill

2

1936-37

34-17

.667

1936

19-7

Harlan Dykes

2

1938-39

44-17

.721

1938

24-6

Jack Otten

1

1940

12-12

.500

1940

12-12

Jim Phelan

2

1944-45

10-11

.476

1944

5-5

Clarence Andersen

2

1946-47

24-22

.522

1946

11-5

Benjamin Neff

3

1948-50

27-52

.342

1948

11-13

Thomas Foley

5

1951-55

53-66

.445

1952

16-10

James Weaver

7

1956-62

110-67

.621

1959

19-6

Mike Cimino

8

1963-70

54-147

.269

1963

14-11

Bruce Hale

3

1971-73

26-52

.333

1971

10-16

Frank LaPorte

6

1974-79

69-93

.426

1975

14-12

Bill Oates

7

1980-86

86-103

.455

1980, 1985

15-12

Lynn Nance

3

1987-89

61-27

.693

1989

25-5

Paul Landreaux

2

1990-91

11-29

.275

Dave Fehte

1

1991

9-8

.529

1991

9-8

Ernie Kent

6

1992-97

90-80

.529

1997

23-8

Dave Bollwinkel

4

1998-2001

35-78

.310

1998

12-15

Randy Bennett

10

2002-11

208-112

.650

2010

28-6
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,124-1,175 (.489) from 1926 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Records are unknown for a couple of Saint Mary's early coaches--William Kidston (1908) and H.C. McDonald (1921)
  • Forfeited final two games of 1971-72 season to Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount
  • Landreaux had a 4-9 record in 1990-91 when he was succeeded on an interim basis by Fehte.