MORAGA, Calif. — For the third time in the past four seasons, Saint Mary's will open their season within the Associated Press' top-25 as they were announced at No. 20 this morning in the preseason rankings.
The Gaels have been mentioned in several publications' preseason rankings already this offseason as they return four starters and nearly 90 percent of their scoring from 2018-19. SMC's core members of Jordan Ford, Malik Fitts, Tanner Krebs, and Tommy Kuhse are all redshirt juniors or older and the team boasts eight total upperclassmen.