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2009–10 Saint Mary's College Gaels men's basketball team

2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
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WCC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 19
AP No. 19
2009–10 record 28–6 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach Randy Bennett
Assistant coach Kyle Smith
Assistant coach David Patrick
Assistant coach Mark Campbell
Home arena McKeon Pavilion
Seasons
← 2008–09
2010–11 →
2009–10 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#22 Gonzaga 12 2   .857     27 7   .794
Saint Mary's 11 3   .786     28 6   .824
Portland 10 4   .714     21 11   .656
San Francisco 7 7   .500     12 18   .400
Loyola Marymount 7 7   .500     18 16   .529
San Diego 3 11   .214     11 21   .344
Santa Clara 3 11   .214     11 21   .344
Pepperdine 3 11   .214     7 24   .226
2010 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's ninth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 11–3 to place second. They were the champions of the 2010 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were a 10 seed in the South Region. Their first round win over 7 seed Richmond was the school's first tournament win since beating Idaho State in 1959. They continued their success by knocking off 2 seed and AP #9 Villanova to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they would fall to 3 seed and AP #19 Baylor to end their season 28–6

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