In his 11th year as the radio play-by-play announcer at Saint Mary’s, Alex Jensen talks about the team’s prospects for a deep NCAA Tournament run, star guards Logan Johnson and Aidan Mahaney and the staying power of Head Coach Randy Bennett. AJ and Dave break down the WCC Tournament bracket, the potential Cinderella and the conference’s postseason awards. The Gaels are the top seed in the the West Coast Conference Tournament at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, needing two wins to secure the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. At the time of the recording, Saint Mary’s is projected as a number-five seed, according to ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi.

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March 4, 2023
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Saint Mary’s Play-by-Play announcer Alex Jensen

On Randy Bennett: "Obviously basketball plays a big role but it's about people. That's what makes him special. He cares about the people...He's such a great fit for Saint Mary's college and vice versa. Beyond that, what he's built at Saint Mary's is unbelievable. And that he's stayed, that's the most important thing.
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July 7, 2022
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“Wonderboy” Brian Morris daring move from broadcaster to stage as pro wrestler

As an upper classman at Elon University in North Carolina, Brian Morris was at a personal crossroad. The color commentator for Phoenix men’s basketball was on […]
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June 14, 2021
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Pac-12 Network’s Krista Blunk to Make Olympic Debut Behind the Mic.

"I started reaching out back in early 2000's--just started sending demo, touching base usually about once a year. 'Hey, don't forget about me. Keep me in mind.'...and then finally got a voice mail. I had gotten an e-mail saying there might be something and didn't hear anything. And then got a voice message saying if you're interested give us as call back....It was a pretty exciting moment for many, many years of bugging them and they probably got tired of me bugging them."
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February 26, 2020
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Walk-on Creates Unforgettable Moment for Saint Mary’s Randy Bennett

"You couldn't draw up a better last home game scenario for him. He's been such a great story. Great kid. Great leadership. He didn't get a lot of minutes but is as committed as anyone on our team to working hard and us being good. It was cool. The fans were cheering for him and yelling 'Sheets! Sheets! Sheets!' and I couldn't fight 'em off any longer. So let me let his guy loose and he hits the shot. It was just incredible. It's one of my favorite moments at Saint Mary's...I'll never forget that one."
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June 23, 2019
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Mahershala Ali plays for St. Mary’s College ’96

Before becoming an Academy Award winning actor, Mahershala Ali was known as Mahershala Gilmore as a college basketball player at Saint Mary's. A cassette was found with Gilmore and the Gaels playing Santa Clara on Feb. 18, 1996.
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April 7, 2019
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A look at the NBA post season and life in Hollywood with Bill Herenda

"Because I have a vast amount of experience in sales as well, and I think the rejection is something you have to deal with in a very positive way. It's like you may have done a fine job but maybe you're just not the best fit. It's about the recognition of auditioning, I think it may have been Bryan Cranston I saw talk about this or Al Pacino...where they talk about,'That's your five minutes. That's your work for today. You do get to act today and it just happens to be in the audition. And to embrace that I think is very important."
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