Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2023 · CSM Staff
Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast (26-7, 14-2)
Big Wins: 12/10 San Diego State (68-61), 2/4 Gonzaga (78-70)
Bad Losses: 11/25 Washington (64-68), 12/18 Colorado State (60-62)
Coach: Randy Bennett
Probable Starters:
Kyle Bowen, Senior, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Mitchell Saxen, Junior, Center, 11.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Aidan Mahaney, Freshman, Guard, 14.5 ppg, 2.0 apg
Alex Ducas, Senior, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Logan Johnson, Senior, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 3.7 apg, 4.8 rpg, 1.5 spg
Key Role Players:
Augustas Marciulionis, Sophomore, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.5 apg
Luke Barrett, Sophomore, Guard, 2.4 ppg
Josh Jefferson, Freshman, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.9 (175th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (91, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (30, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (116, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.2 (36, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.6 (251, 9)
Rebound Margin: 7.6 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (200, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.6 (28, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Indiana |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to UCLA |
| 2021 | NIT | First Round loss to Western Kentucky |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Villanova |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Southeastern Louisiana |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round win over Washington |
| 2018 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Utah |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over VCU |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Arizona |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over New Mexico State |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round win over Georgia |
| 2016 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to Valparaiso |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Vanderbilt |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Utah |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round loss to Minnesota |
| 2013 | NCAA | Opening Round win over Middle Tennessee |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Memphis |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Purdue |
| 2011 | NIT | First Round loss to Kent State |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Richmond |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Villanova |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Baylor |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round win over Washington State |
| 2009 | NIT | Second Round win over Davidson |
| 2009 | NIT | Quarterfinal loss to San Diego State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Miami |
| 2005 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Southern Illinois |
*all team stats through 3/5
