2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's 16th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in WCC play to finish in second place. In the WCC tournament, they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 7 seed in the West region, they beat VCU in the first round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the second round.

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record29–5 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach
  • Randy Bennett (16th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga171 .944372  .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's162 .889295  .853
BYU126 .6672212  .647
San Francisco108 .5562013  .606
Santa Clara108 .5561716  .515
Loyola Marymount810 .4441515  .500
San Diego612 .3331318  .419
Pepperdine513 .278922  .290
Pacific414 .2221122  .333
Portland216 .1111122  .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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