#40 Saint Mary's Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
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2022-2023 Overall Rank: #40
Conference Rank: #2 West Coast
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2021-22 Record: 26-8, 12-3
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Randy Bennett
Coach Record: 481-201 at Saint Mary’s, 481-201 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Matthias Tass, Forward, 12.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.1 apg
Tommy Kuhse, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.7 apg
Dan Fotu, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Logan Johnson, Senior, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 apg
Alex Ducas, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kyle Bowen, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
Mitchell Saxen, Junior, Center, 3.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.1 apg
Augustas Marciulionis, Sophomore, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key New Players:
Cade Bennett, Freshman, Guard
Mason Forbes, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Harvard
Kevin Gad, Freshman, Forward
Chris Howell, Freshman, Guard
Joshua Jefferson, Freshman, Forward
Aidan Mahaney, Freshman, Guard
Matt Van Komen, Junior, Center, Transfer from Utah
Harry Wessels, Freshman, Center
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.7 (210th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.6 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.4 (49, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (142, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (190, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (87, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.8 (38, 3)
Rebound Margin: 4.2 (55, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (139, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (54, 1)