Episode 1,040: Saint Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett

Saint Mary’s head coach Randy Bennett joins “Marching to Madness.” Coach Bennett won his 7th WCC Coach of the Year honor as the Gaels enjoyed their third consecutive regular season WCC title, and they cut the nets in Las Vegas in 2024 with the tournament crown. He has built SMC into a featured program in the west after the Gaels finished at 1-27 in 2001, the year before Bennett touched down in Moraga, Ca. Topics of Discussion Include: Improving Augustus Marcilonis in four seasons Adding Pacific center Jazz Gardner as the first signee from the transfer portal Mental Preparation and defensively philosophy Florida head coach Todd Golden as a player and now a national championship coach … and much more!