en-us SportSpyder - The Latest Saint Mary's Gaels Basketball News https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/news CAIRNS, Australia – The Saint Mary's men's basketball team traveled north to Cairns for the final leg of their Australian Foreign Tour, arriving Tuesday afternoon in the much warmer coastal town, in preparation for their final game of the tour Wednesday night. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:41:51 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57630896 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57630896 false false MELBOURNE, Australia – For the final full day in Melbourne of the Saint Mary's men's basketball team's Australian Foreign Tour, the Gaels left with a convincing 90-70 win over the Dandenong Rangers of the NBL1 on Monday night at the Courtside Hoops City. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:04:23 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57606945 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57606945 false false MELBOURNE, Australia – The Saint Mary's men's basketball team arrived in Melbourne for their second leg of the Australian Foreign Tour on Friday night. After spending the first four days of the trip in Sydney, the first full day in Melbourne involved recovery and an AFL game Saturday night. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:37:34 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57596027 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57596027 false false SYDNEY, Australia – Saint Mary's woke up early Friday morning in Sydney, in preparation for their quickest turnaround of games on the Australian Tour. Following a late Thursday night, the Gaels faced the Sydney Kings at 10:30 a.m. local time Friday morning. Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:59:22 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57573365 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57573365 false false WOLLONGONG, Australia – After two days settling into Sydney, the Saint Mary's men's basketball team made a short drive south to Wollongong Thursday night to take on the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL at the Snakepit in their first game of the Australian Foreign Tour. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:05:17 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57563075 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57563075 false false SYDNEY, Australia – The Saint Mary's men's basketball team spent their second full day in Sydney taking in more of what the city has to offer, as they continued to get adjusted to being down under as part of their 12-day foreign tour. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:30:09 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57550800 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57550800 false false SYDNEY, Australia – After two weeks of training, and open practice First Look for fans, and 10 official practice days under their belt, the Saint Mary's men's basketball team has finally arrived in Sydney for the first leg of their foreign tour. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:47:30 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57537377 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57537377 false false Steve Kroner has covered Bay Area sports for more than four decades, mainly at KPIX-TV (Channel 5) and the San Francisco Chronicle. He has worked as an analyst alongside Brian Brownfield on SMC men's basketball telecasts on ESPN+ the past two seasons. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:43:38 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57491734 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57491734 false false It's a new era of Saint Mary's Men's Basketball! Coach Mickey McConnell has taken the reins of the program, and looks to lead the Gaels to their fifth straight West Coast Conference title, and sixth straight NCAA Tournament berth. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:05:06 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57345250 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57345250 false false As the Gaels continue to prepare for the upcoming 2026-27 season, the Saint Mary's men's basketball program will host the new-look Pac-12's Utah State Aggies in an exhibition contest on Oct. 17 at University Credit Union Pavilion. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:56:00 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57314439 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57314439 false false After a four-year career at Saint Mary's and time spent with the San Antonio Spurs' Summer League team, big man Harry Wessels is headed back to his home country of Australia, signing a one-year deal with the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:03:48 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57311973 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57311973 false false Over the past week in Slovenia, Saint Mary's men's basketball players Salih Altuntas and Mantas Juzenas suited up for their respective home nations of Turkiye and Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket tournament. Both teams finished ranked in the Top 10 in the 16-team event, with both current Gaels making massive impacts in their teams' performances. Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:46:45 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57302490 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57302490 false false The first chance to see the new-look Saint Mary's men's basketball team take the court will be at the "Gaels First Look" on Aug. 1 at University Credit Union Pavilion. Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:22:57 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57278515 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57278515 false false As group play winds down for Lithuania at the FIBA U20 EuroBasket Tournament, Gael sophomore Mantas Juzenas is heating up at a record pace – smashing both the scoring and efficiency records in a game against Poland. Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:54:55 GMT https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57236574 https://sportspyder.com/mcb/saint-marys-gaels-basketball/articles/57236574 false false