#20 Saint Mary's Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Saint Mary’s Gaels
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #20
 
Conference Rank: #2 West Coast
 
 
2022-23 Record: 27-8, 14-2
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Randy Bennett
Coach Record: 507-208 at Saint Mary’s, 507-208 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Logan Johnson, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.6 apg
Kyle Bowen, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Aidan Mahaney, Sophomore, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.0 apg
Alex Ducas, Senior, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Mitchell Saxen, Senior, Center, 11.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.7 apg
Augustas Marciulionis, Junior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
Harry Wessels, Sophomore, Center, 2.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Luke Barrett, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.1 apg
Joshua Jefferson, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Chris Howell, Sophomore, Guard, 0.6 ppg, 0.4 rpg, 0.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Cade Bennett, Freshman, Guard
Jensen Bradtke, Freshman, Forward
Mason Forbes, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Harvard
Kevin Gad, Freshman, Forward
Rory Hawke, Freshman, Guard
Andrew McKeever, Freshman, Center
Jordan Ross, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.7 (194th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.1 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (113, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (61, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (165, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.5 (54, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.4 (260, 8)
Rebound Margin: 6.7 (9, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (215, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.7 (28, 1)