2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 22nd season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels played their home games at the University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the season 27–8, 14–2 in WCC Play to finish a tie for 1st place. They defeated BYU in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated VCU in the First Round before losing to UConn in the Second Round.

2022–23 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
WCC regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 19
Record27–8 (14–2 WCC)
Head coach
  • Randy Bennett (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Rahon
  • Justin Joyner
  • Mickey McConnell
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Pavilion
(Capacity: 3,500)
2022–23 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Saint Mary's142 .875278  .771
No. 9 Gonzaga142 .875316  .838
Santa Clara115 .6882310  .697
Loyola Marymount97 .5631912  .613
San Francisco79 .4382014  .588
BYU79 .4381915  .559
Pacific79 .4381518  .455
Portland511 .3131419  .424
San Diego412 .2501120  .355
Pepperdine214 .125922  .290
2023 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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