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Several members of the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team have never played a game at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.

Utah State will be looking for redemption Saturday night in the fourth game of its five game home stand against the Saint Marya TMs Gaels .

Saint Mary's raised its basketball record to 5-1 with a 78-71 victory at San Jose State , answering several questions in the process.

Omar Samhan set a career high in scoring for the second straight game with 33 points and 12 rebounds, Wayne Hunter added 21 points and St.

Omar Samhan set a career high in scoring for the second straight game with 33 points and 12 rebounds, Wayne Hunter added 21 points and Saint Mary's used a strong second half to break open a close game in defeating Cal Poly 92-67 Monday night.

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Freshman Layshia Clarendon hit a go-ahead jumper with 48 seconds left and a free throw with 7 seconds remaining and No.

Coach Randy Bennett's decision to play two respectable NCAA Division I opponents back-to-back to start the season had its pitfalls, especially considering his Saint Mary's College men's basketball team has more than twice as many freshmen as seniors.

St. Mary's rolls past San Diego State 80-58 Eds: APNewsNow. St. Mary's 80, San Diego State 58.

Ben Allen came up an assist shy of a rare triple-double as the Saint Mary's Gaels defeated the New Mexico State Aggies, 100-68, in non-conference play at McKeon Pavilion.

The Saint Mary's College men's basketball team has its share of known elements with three fifth-year seniors and a point guard who played in every game last season.

Last season: 28-7, 10-4 Coach: Randy Bennett, ninth season, 155-97 Key players: Senior center Omar Samhan , senior guard/forward Wayne Hunter , junior guard Mickey McConnell , senior forward Ben Allen , freshman Matt Dellavedova Scouting report: The Gaels don't want to think of this as a rebuilding season, but they are bound to have some growing ...

Saint Mary's College men's and women's basketball players get a break from practice Sunday, even though they'll hit the McKeon Pavilion basketball court at 9:30 a.m. The players will participate with more than 60 Bay Area Special Olympians at the free "Give It Your Best Shot" skills clinic, working with the athletes on dribbling, passing, ...

Stephen Holt, rated among the top high school point guards in the western United States for the Class of 2010, has given an oral commitment to the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team.

Omar Samhan conceded this was not his finest moment as a budding leader of the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team.

A chance still exists that Saint Mary's College star point guard Patty Mills will withdraw his name from the NBA draft and return to Moraga.