Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
| Saint Mary's Gaels | |||||||
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| College | Saint Mary's College of California | ||||||
| Head coach | Randy Bennett (24th season) | ||||||
| Conference | WCC | ||||||
| Location | Moraga, California | ||||||
| Arena | University Credit Union Pavilion (capacity: 3,500) | ||||||
| Nickname | Gaels | ||||||
| Colors | Navy, red, and silver | ||||||
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| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||||||
| 1959 | |||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||
| 1997, 2010, 2012, 2019, 2024 | |||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||
| 1959, 1980, 1989, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||||||
The Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA. The team plays home games in the University Credit Union Pavilion, capacity 3,500; it is one of the smaller gyms in the WCC. Their head coach is Randy Bennett, who is the school's all-time wins leader. The Gaels have appeared in thirteen NCAA Tournaments—1959, 1989, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
On March 1, 2013, they were placed on probation by the NCAA for four years due to rules violations.
Their two historic rivals are the San Francisco Dons and the Santa Clara Broncos, two other Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area that are in the WCC. More recently, the Saint Mary's Gaels have developed a rivalry with the Gonzaga University Bulldogs of Spokane, Washington.