#32 Saint Mary's Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Saint Mary’s Gaels
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #32
 
Conference Rank: #2 WCC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 26-8, 15-1
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Randy Bennett
Coach Record: 533-216 at Saint Mary’s, 533-216 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Aidan Mahaney, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.6 apg
Joshua Jefferson, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
Alex Ducas, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.9 apg
Mason Forbes, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Chris Howell, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Augustas Marciulionis, Senior, Guard, 12.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.3 apg
Mitchell Saxen, Senior, Center, 11.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.5 apg
Luke Barrett, Senior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Harry Wessels, Junior, Center, 4.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Liam Campbell, Freshman, Guard
Joshua Dent, Freshman, Guard
Oliver Faubert, Freshman, Forward
Ashton Hardaway, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Memphis
Rory Hawke, Freshman, Guard
Mikey Lewis, Freshman, Guard
Andrew McKeever, Freshman, Center
Paulius Murauskas, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Arizona
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (160th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.2 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.6 (64, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (9, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (161, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.2 (113, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.6 (308, 8)
Rebound Margin: 11.9 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (29, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.2 (48, 2)