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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.

Plotting a basketball schedule is a creative process that usually includes an opener against a team frequently referred to as a "cupcake." Saint Mary's, which sometimes has trouble attracting teams into cozy McKeon Pavilion where they were 32-2 the past two years, opened the season with a five-game homestand that included Southeastern Conference ...

Omar Samhan scored 16 points to lead five Saint Mary's players in double digits Wednesday night in a 100-59 victory over Cal Maritime.

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.

St. Mary's came oh-so-close to opening its season with a 3-0 record. Close, as in Clint Steindl's three-point try at the buzzer that was just off the mark, allowing Vanderbilt to escape McKeon Pavilion with a 72-70 victory Friday night.

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

Members of the San Diego State men's basketball team may not recognize Ben Allen when the Aztecs face Saint Mary's tonight in a nationally televised game at McKeon Pavilion.

It may take some time for this season's Saint Mary's College men's basketball team to develop its own identity.

Ben Allen had career highs of 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, freshman Matthew Dellavedova added 19 points and Saint Mary's beat New Mexico State 100-68 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

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 ...

Mary's All-WCC center Omar Samhan to put the Gaels' outlook in perspective. "Everybody keeps saying it's a rebuilding year," said Samhan, the quotemaster of Moraga.

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, ...

The Gaels lost more talent than any other West Coast Conference team, and they will depend on freshmen brought primarily through their Australian pipeline to keep them near the top of the standings.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: All five freshmen -- two of whom are from the Bay Area and three of whom are from Australia -- could get significant playing time.

Michael Jordan once said, "I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games.