Randy Bennett is an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Saint Mary's College of California

Saint Mary's College Gaels men's basketball

The Saint Mary's College Gaels men's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA. The team plays home games in the McKeon Pavilion, capacity 3,500; it is one of the smaller gyms in the WCC. The current head coach is Randy...

. Bennett has led the Gaels to a 183–103 record in his nine years as head coach. While never winning the West Coast Conference

West Coast Conference

The West Coast Conference is an NCAA collegiate athletics conference consisting of nine member schools across the states of California, Oregon, Utah and Washington....

 regular season championship given the dominance of Gonzaga

Gonzaga Bulldogs

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, Bennett has made Saint Mary's into arguably the second-best team in the conference with many 2nd place finishes and three NCAA tournament appearances, the first two of which came through at-large bids, and the latter with the school's WCC tournament championship in 2010.

Given this success, Bennett has been linked to several coaching jobs in higher profile conferences in recent years, most recently at California

California Golden Bears

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, Hawaii

University of Hawaii

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, Oregon State

Oregon State University

Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

, Oregon

Oregon Ducks

The Oregon Ducks refers to the sports teams of the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon. The Oregon Ducks are part of the Pacific-12 Conference in the Division 1 of the NCAA. With seventeen varsity teams, the Oregon Ducks are best known for their football team and Track and Field...

, and Utah

Utah Utes men's basketball

The University of Utah Utes have consistently been one of the most successful basketball programs in the NCAA. They are currently an NCAA Division I program that plays in the Pacific-12 Conference. The school has made the NCAA Tournament 26 times, which ranks 16th in NCAA history and 3rd behind...

 of the PAC 12.

Bennett is currently signed at Saint Mary's through 2013.

Prior to accepting the head coaching position at Saint Mary's, Randy Bennett was the top assistant at Pepperdine

Pepperdine Waves

Pepperdine Waves is the name given to the sports teams of the Pepperdine University.-See also:* Pepperdine Waves alumni* 2011-12 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team...

 and St. Louis under current University of Washington head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar

Lorenzo Romar

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