Randy Bennett
Bennett at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in January 2012.
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| Sport(s) | Men's basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Saint Mary's |
| Conference | WCC |
| Record | 365–158 (.698) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
June 9, 1962 Mesa, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| 1980–1982 | Mesa CC |
| 1983–1985 | UC San Diego |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | San Diego (asst.) |
| 1986–1988 | Idaho (asst.) |
| 1988–1996 | San Diego (asst.) |
| 1996–1999 | Pepperdine (asst.) |
| 1999–2001 | Saint Louis (asst.) |
| 2001–present | Saint Mary's |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 365–158 (.698) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3× WCC regular season championship (2011, 2012, 2016) 2× WCC Tournament championship (2010, 2012) |
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| Awards | |
| 3× WCC Coach of the Year (2008, 2011, 2016) | |
Randall William "Randy" Bennett (born June 9, 1962) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California. Bennett has led the Gaels to a 365–158 record in his 16 years as head coach. Despite the longtime dominance of Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference, Bennett has made Saint Mary's into arguably the Bulldogs' top challenger for conference honors, with several 2nd place finishes and six NCAA tournament appearances, culminating in regular season conference championships in 2011, 2012 and 2016 as well as WCC tournament championships in 2010 and 2012.
Born in Mesa, Arizona, Bennett graduated from Westwood High School in Mesa and began his collegiate career at Mesa Community College, playing under his father Tom from 1980 to 1982. Bennett then transferred to the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). As a senior in the 1984–85 season, Bennett averaged 7.0 points and 1.5 rebounds. Bennett graduated from UC San Diego in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in biology.
While completing his degree at UC San Diego, Bennett began his coaching career in the 1985–86 season as an assistant coach at the University of San Diego under Hank Egan. Bennett then coached at Idaho under Tim Floyd from 1986 to 1988. After two seasons at Idaho, Bennett returned to the University of San Diego and rejoined Egan's staff as an assistant coach. In 1994, Brad Holland replaced Egan and retained Bennett, until Bennett left in 1996 to be assistant at Pepperdine under Lorenzo Romar.
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