The Gaels finished the 2015 – 16 season 29 – 6 , 15 – 3 in WCC play to win a share of the WCC regular season conference championship . They defeated Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to advance to the championship game of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga . As a regular season conference champion and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament , they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament . As a No. 2 seed in the NIT , they defeated New Mexico State and Georgia to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to Valparaiso
WCC Tournament
2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team