2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 17th season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, California as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the quarterfinals before losing to BYU in the semifinals. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round and Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals.

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 25
Record30–6 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach
  • Randy Bennett (17th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga171 .944325  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's162 .889306  .833
BYU117 .6112411  .686
San Diego99 .5002014  .588
San Francisco99 .5002217  .564
Pacific99 .5001418  .438
Santa Clara810 .4441120  .355
Loyola Marymount513 .2781120  .355
Portland414 .2221022  .313
Pepperdine216 .111626  .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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