St. Mary's Gaels NCAA Basketball News

Patty Mills scored 27 points and added six steals and five assists, and Saint Mary's made a statement for breaking into the Top 25 with a 99-85 victory over Fresno State in a game that ended early Tuesday ...

Mary's got in gear in its season opener at McKeon Pavilion on Friday night. For the first 12 minutes, Seattle Pacific - a Division II school - hung with the Gaels as Mills went 0-for-4 from the field.

RECORDS: Saint Mary's is 1-0 after an 86-55 win over Seattle Pacific on Friday. Fresno State is 1-0 after a 77-65 win over Sacramento State on Friday.

While it's true the 2008-09 basketball season is in its infancy, it's also true that Saint Mary's College coach Randy Bennett has to like the position he's in.

MORAGA, Calif. : Saint Mary's Patrick Mills and Omar Samhan scored 15 points each to lead the team to an 86-55 win over Seattle Pacific Friday night.

PATRICK Mills, Australia's hottest young basketballer who is already knocking on the door of the NBA heading into his second American college season, almost became a Sydney Swan.

For Saint Mary's College center Omar Samhan, it all started to sink in the day he and Diamon Simpson were sitting inside a local Chipotle, chowing down on burritos.

The conference coaches pick St. Mary's to finish second behind Gonzaga in the WCC and the Gaels are just outside the Top 25 in both major polls after reaching the NCAA Tournament last season.

The idea of the West Coast Conference sending three teams to the NCAA tournament seemed far-fetched at this time a year ago.

Andre Johnson, coming in on the final drive for injured quarterback Jason Scott, threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Dean Boateng with 51.7 seconds left as host Bowie State rallied to defeat Virginia Union, ...

This should be the Gaels best team in Randy Bennett's eight years as head coach and one of St.

At 6-11, he will help the Gaels inside. Wayne Hunter was asked to redshirt last season because St.

St. Mary's will be part of ESPN's college basketball marathon on Nov. 18, although the Gaels' participation will actually begin on Nov.

Ask the West Coast Conference coaches why the league had such a breakthrough year and sent three teams to the 2008 NCAA tournament - the eight-team league had never before sent more than two - and they'll each ...

There wasn't much suspense in the throttling that Kobe Bryant & Co. put on Australia on Wednesday night.

Mary's point guard Patty Mills might be a few years away from the NBA, but the Aussie already has left an impression on its biggest stars.

" This is the medal round? After flattening everyone in medal play, including supposed contenders Greece and Spain , the U.S. basketball team moves into the quarterfinals Wednesday night against Australia.

Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett leaves Thursday for Beijing. "I don't know when I'll ever get another opportunity like this," he told Rivals.com. It is, indeed, a rare opportunity.

Patrick Mills, who scored 37 points as a freshman last season for St. Mary's in a win over the Ducks, made his Olympic debut Sunday for Australia.

AUSTRALIA is a serious medal contender and Patrick Mills is NBA bound. That's not Boomers coach Brian Goorjian speaking, that's the opinion of the USA Dream Team.