Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2025 · CSM Staff
Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast (28-5, 17-1)
Big Wins: 11/17 Nebraska (77-74), 2/22 at Gonzaga (74-67)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs Arizona State (64-68), 2/6 at San Francisco (64-65)
Coach: Randy Bennett
Probable Starters:
Paulius Murauskas, Sophomore, Forward, 12.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Luke Barrett, Senior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Mitchell Saxen, Senior, Center, 10.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Augustras Marciulionis, Senior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 6.1 apg
Jordan Ross, Sophomore, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.6 apg
Key Role Players:
Harry Wessels, Junior, Center, 5.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Mikey Lewis, Freshman, Guard, 8.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.2 (163rd in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.8 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (129, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (37, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (275, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (207, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.8 (258, 11)
Rebound Margin: 10.2 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.8 (53, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (16, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Grand Canyon |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over VCU |
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Connecticut |
| 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 3/9
