#49 Saint Mary's Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Saint Mary’s Gaels

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #49
 
Conference Rank: #2 WCC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 29-6, 17-1
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Randy Bennett
Coach Record: 562-222 at Saint Mary’s, 562-222 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Augustas Marciulionis, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 5.9 apg
Mitchell Saxen, Center, 10.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.7 apg
Luke Barrett, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Jordan Ross, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg
Ashton Hardaway, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Paulius Murauskas, Junior, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.3 apg
Mikey Lewis, Sophomore, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.6 apg
Harry Wessels, Senior, Center, 5.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Andrew McKeever, Sophomore, Center, 2.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Joshua Dent, Sophomore, Guard, 0.6 ppg, 0.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Liam Campbell, Freshman, Guard
Tony Duckett, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from San Diego
Jazz Gardner, Junior, Center, Transfer from Pacific
Mantas Juzenas, Freshman, Forward, Played in Lithuania
Trent MacLean, Freshman, Forward
Dillan Shaw, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.9 (205th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.1 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (155, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.1 (40, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (312, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.9 (287, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (267, 11)
Rebound Margin: 10.3 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (75, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (20, 2)