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MORAGA, Calif. -- Tradition has it that Saint Mary's sweats it out on Selection Sunday. Two seasons ago, it took the drama out of it by winning the West Coast Conference tournament, and the Gaels made it all the way to the Sweet 16. Last season, desp...

It wasn't going to be easy for Saint Mary's to replace the production of West Coast Conference player of the year Mickey McConnell, but the task got more difficult now that point guard transfer Paul McCoy has gone down in practice with a right knee i...

Saint Mary's faltered down the stretch last season, and for that was snubbed by the selection committee despite capturing 25 wins and a share of the West Coast Conference regular-season title. This coming season, the Gaels won't have WCC player of...

Some guys have all the talent. It's just not fair. Latest example: Mickey McConnell. McConnell played hoops at Saint Mary's for four years. One of the best shooters in the country in his final two seasons, McConnell was key factor in the Gaels's 2...

Saint Mary's coach Randy Bennett went into the weekend cautiously optimistic that the Gaels were headed back to the NCAA tournament. "I feel good," Bennett said Friday, knocking on the wood of his desk for good measure. "You never know what can ha...

MORAGA, Calif. -- It was a close call, but Gonzaga's streak lives to see another day. The Zags prevented Saint Mary's from stopping their dynastic stretch of 10 straight WCC regular-season titles, and in the process, they prevented their rival fro...

MORAGA, Calif. -- Utah State forward Tai Wesley heard the boos that rained down on him at McKeon Pavilion and loved every second of it. The senior dominated the second half of a BracketBusters game at Saint Mary's on Saturday night, scoring 17 of ...

An inside look at the numbers behind Wednesday's top performances: 1. Kemba Walker broke out of a prolonged shooting slump, scoring 31 to lead Connecticut to a 78-70 win over Georgetown. He took the game over in the second half with 21 points, mor...

You tell me: Is this the profile of an at-large NCAA tournament team? I'm not asking sarcastically. I promise I'm not trying to be rude. I'm genuinely curious: If you had to seed the field today, would St. Mary's be in your bracket? The answer ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- It's supposed to be smooth sailing all the way to the West Coast Conference title for Saint Mary's, right? After easily beating second-place San Francisco 86-68 on Saturday, the Gaels are now only one win away from capturing at le...

Saint Mary's 86, San Francisco 68

Mickey McConnell scored 25 points, Rob Jones had 10 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, and Saint Mary's overcame a long shooting slump in the second half to beat Santa Clara 65-59 on Thursday night.

Saint Mary's 79, Loyola Marymount 70

Saint Mary's 79, Pepperdine 71

Jimmer Fredette had the game of the week with 43 points against San Diego State. But Mickey McConnell of Saint Mary's had what is so far the shot of the week -- the one that beat Gonzaga late Thursday night at the Kennel in Spokane. With t...

Mickey McConnell scored 27 points, including the game-winning 10-footer, to give Saint Mary's a 73-71 victory over Gonzaga -- its first win in Spokane since 1995.