2017 – 18 Saint Mary 's Gaels men 's basketball team represented Saint Mary 's College of California during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team was led by head coach Randy Bennett in his 17th season at Saint Mary 's . The Gaels played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga , California as members of the West Coast Conference . They finished the season 30 – 6 , 16 – 2 in West Coast Conference play to finish in second place . As the No. 2 seed in the WCC Tournament , they defeated Pepperdine in the quarterfinals before losing to BYU in the semifinals . They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and as a result earned a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round and Washington in the second round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals
WCC Tournament
2018 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team