2016 – 17 Saint Mary 's Gaels men 's basketball team represented Saint Mary 's College of California during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Randy Bennett 's 16th season at Saint Mary 's . The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion in Moraga , California . They finished the season 29 – 5 , 16 – 2 in WCC play to finish in second place . In the WCC Tournament , they defeated Portland and BYU before losing to Gonzaga in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament . As the No. 7 seed in the West region , they beat VCU in the First Round before losing to No. 2-seeded Arizona in the Second Round
WCC Tournament
2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team