Omar Samhan News

St. Mary's center Omar Samhan is averaging 21.5 ppg and 11.6 rpg for the surprising Gaels.

Omar Samhan led four players in double figures with 19 points and St. Mary's beat Northeastern 78-67 Tuesday in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic in Honolulu.

Christmas won't be merry for everyone today at the Stan Sheriff Center. Hawaii and Saint Mary's look to rebound from disappointing outings and finish strong in the ESPN2-televised third-place game of the inaugural Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic at 2:30 p.m. The Classic championship between UNLV and USC follows at around 5 p.m. The Runnin' ...

Mike Gerrity shot 7-of-10 from the floor en route to a game-high 17 points, as the USC Trojans claimed a 60-49 win over the Saint Mary's-CA Gaels in the second round of the Diamond Head Classic at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Gerrity leads the Trojan scoring with 17 points, including a key 3-pointer with less than 5 minutes remaining.

When Omar Samhan showed up at Saint Mary's College in the fall of 2005 toting 310 pounds on his 6-foot-11 frame, coach Randy Bennett got right to the point.

Omar Samhan led four players in double figures with 19 points and Saint Mary's beat Northeastern, 78-67, Tuesday in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic.

Thirty-five minutes of inspired basketball fell by the wayside Friday night amid a flurry of missed shots, missed free throws and missed opportunities.

The Pacific men's basketball team made life as difficult as possible for Omar Samhan in the first half Saturday.

Samhan poured in 28 points as St. Mary's took control midway through the second half to put away the Tigers 80-65 at McKeon Pavilion.

Kayla Pedersen had 22 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots and No. 2 Stanford extended its home winning streak at Maples Pavilion to 34 games with a hard-fought 71-55 victory over No.

Omar Samhan scored 31 points and had 17 rebounds, Mickey McConnell added 16 points and nine assists and Saint Mary's beat Portland State 101-80 on Tuesday night.

Update: Guard Matthew Dellavedova was named the West Coast Conference's Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 21 points in Saint Mary's 81-76 road win over Oregon.

Omar Samhan scored 22 points, Matt Dellavedova added 21 and Saint Mary's held off a late Oregon rally to beat the Ducks 81-76 Saturday.

Saint Mary's Omar Samhan tries to work his way past USU's Tai Wesley during men's college basketball action Saturday, December 5 2009 at Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on the campus of Utah State University in Logan.

Omar Samhan scored 22 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to lead visiting Saint Mary's past Utah State 68-63 Saturday night.

Several members of the Saint Mary's College men's basketball team have never played a game at Gonzaga's McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, Wash.

Utah State will be looking for redemption Saturday night in the fourth game of its five game home stand against the Saint Marya TMs Gaels .

Mickey McConnell led three Saint Mary's players in double figures with 19 points and the Gaels rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to beat San Jose State 78-71 on Monday night.

GAME NOTES: In-state rivals ramp up the action at The Event Center tonight, as the San Jose State Spartans entertain the Gaels of Saint Mary's-CA in non- conference action.