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Saint Mary's Basketball players celebrate winning WCC Title in February 2026

The Gaels Are Dancin’! Saint Mary’s Is Headed to the NCAA Tournament for the Fifth Time in a Row, Bound for OKC as a Seven Seed

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Saint Mary’s clinches an invite to the Big Dance once again—and sets a program record with five invites and five single seeds in a row. They play 10th-seeded Texas A&M on Thursday.

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Ryan Coogler’s Journey to Oscar Gold Began in a Saint Mary’s Classroom

The Oakland-born writer and director of “Sinners” took home the Oscar for Original Screenplay. As Coogler has underscored throughout awards…

Alejandra Perez '26 in a blazer posing in front of a tree on campus

Making Family History: Alejandra Perez ’26 is Building a Buzz in Business

Growing up on her family’s bee farm, Perez got a hands-on education in building an agricultural enterprise. Now the “first-gen” college…

Fans cheer at SMC vs Gonzaga game 2026

Kroner’s Corner: Selection Sunday, Here We Come

The Gaels won the West Coast Conference Title and are headed for an unprecedented fifth straight NCAA Tournament. On March 15, Saint Mary’s…

Basketball player Mikey Lewis cuts down the net after the Gaels win the WCC Title in February 2026

Mikey Lewis Named Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week. Trio of Gaels Earn All-West Coast Conference Honors. Dillan Shaw Tapped for All-Freshman Team. And Gaels Pick up All-WCC Academic Honors.

After leading Saint Mary’s to their 4th straight WCC Regular Season Title, Lewis picks up WCC and national honors. Joshua Dent, Paulius…

Four women's soccer players celebrate a victory in fall 2025

'Sport is Sacred': SMC's Mary Volmer on the Value of Athletics at Catholic Colleges and Universities

The Mission Fellow for Athletics, Volmer is also director of SMC's College Sport For Humanity Higher Education Initiative—a newly…

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The Magic of Small, Discussion-Based Classes

Dean of Admissions Chris Krzak talks with U.S. News & World Report about what makes Saint Mary’s College of California special…

Matthew Dellavedova, 2026 Commencement Speaker

NBA Champion and Gael Alumnus Matthew Dellavedova to Serve As Saint Mary’s 2026 Commencement Speaker

From standout scholar‑athlete to international competitor, the Gaels basketball legend will bring his Saint Mary’s story full circle when he…

Jessiah Jones '27 portrait

Making Family History: Jessiah Jones ’27 on Finding ‘Calm,’ Confidence, and Community at Saint Mary’s

A Business Administration major and member of the High Potential program, Jones overcame a lot to be where he is. Now, as Vice President of…

Mahershala Ali laughing with a dozen student scholars

WATCH: Mahershala Ali ’96 in Conversation with Saint Mary’s Students

Insights and inspiration from the January visit by the Academy Award–winning actor. More important for these students, he was the first in…

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Faces may change, but Saint Mary’s still finds its way back to NCAA Tournament. The Gaels are making their fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday with four new starters

The Mercury News

Can Saint Mary’s make a run in March Madness? ‘We want to cement our legacy’

San Francisco Chronicle

WATCH: And they're off! Saint Mary's Men's Basketball heads for Oklahoma City. Live report from campus sendoff

KPIX TV

WATCH: A Sunny Sendoff for the Gaels Men’s Basketball Team, as They Head to Oklahoma City for the NCAA Tournament

KTVU FOX 2

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Breakdown: Top Matchups, Upsets, Predictions. Saint Mary's vs. Texas A&M is the most intriguing first-round matchup—between two coaches and two programs on the opposite ends of the spectrum

Fox Sports

WATCH: Backstage at the Academy Awards, Oscar Winner Ryan Coogler Thanks Teachers—and Credits Saint Mary’s Rosemary Graham for Telling Him That He Should Go to Hollywood and Write Screenplays

Associated Press

Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, ‘Sinners’: Big Oscar wins for Black culture, Bay Area filmmakers

The Mercury News

‘Sinners’ Wins 4 Oscars After Record-Breaking 16 Nominations. Ryan Coogler is officially an Oscar winner, and that's only one place where the film made history on Sunday night

The Hollywood Reporter

Saint Mary’s fifth straight NCAA Tournament berth has echoes of Randy Bennett’s first

The Mercury News

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