Just before the West Coast Conference Tournament, Saint Mary’s Men’s Basketball scored some big awards from the conference with their annual postseason awards. Randy Bennett was named the WCC’s Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career, while Tommy Kuhse was named the WCC’s Sixth Man of the Year. Saint Mary’s also landed four total All-WCC players, their most since the 2016-17 season.
 
Bennett collects his fourth WCC Coach of the Year honors after what might be one of the best coaching jobs he has done in his Saint Mary’s career. The Gaels were 14-10 and 4-6 in WCC play last year, with multiple COVID-19 pauses disrupting their season. With the entire roster back and three additional freshmen on the roster, he helped turn this Gaels team into an AP Top-25 program. The Gaels are 24-6 and finish WCC play with a 12-3 record, good for second place in the conference standings, and a No. 19 ranking in the latest AP Top-25 Poll.
 
The Gaels find themselves ranked among the NCAA leaders in several categories, including defensively, where SMC is ranked ninth in fewest points per game allowed (59.4) and they also rank inside the top-50 in free throw percentage and scoring margin. Of note, the Gaels beat No. 1 Gonzaga on February 26 to cap off a perfect 16-0 season at home, the first in Saint Mary’s history. Their 18-game winning streak at home is tied for the second-longest in Gaels history, and is tied for the third-longest active streak in the NCAA.
 
Bennett is the fifth coach in WCC history to win this award at least four times, joining Phil Woolpert (1955-58), Jim Harrick (1982-83, 1985-86), Dick Davey (1993, 1995, 1997, 2007), and Mark Few (14x winner).

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