In his next to last regular season game, Saint Mary's Matthew Dellavedova was in midst of one of his special nights. In 27 minutes of play he had 25 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals. The problem was that he entered the game just 28 points behind Daniel Kickert as the Gaels all-time leading scorer. And with senior night coming this Saturday against rival Santa Clara coach Randy Bennett didn't want Delly's special moment to come to soon, or to come on the road with just a smattering of Pepperdine fans in attendance. And so he sat him.
It was only the 3rd time since November of his sophomore season that he's played so few minutes (he averages 36 per game) and one of those game was this year's season opener against a Division II team.
Now the Gaels fans are in for a speical treat on Saturday. It will also be senior night for Mitchell Young, Kyle Rowley, and Paul McCoy.
Other notable senior nights
March 2nd: Murray State (Isaiah Canaan, Stacy Wilson, Ed Daniel, Latreze Mushatt, Brandon Garrett) vs Southeast Missouri State
March 2nd: Virginia Tech (Erick Green) vs Clemson
March 3rd: Wisconsin (Ryan Evans, Jared Berggren, Mike Bruesewitz) vs Purdue
March 4th: Kansas (Jeff Withery, Elijah Johnson, Kevin Young, Travis Releford) vs Texas Tech
March 5th: Duke (Mason Plumlee, Ryan Kelly, Seth Curry) vs Virginia Tech
March 5th: Notre Dame (Jack Cooley, Scott Martin, Tom Knight) vs St. John's
March 5th: Indiana (Christian Watford, Jordan Hulls) vs Ohio State
March 6th: Florida (Kenny Boynton, Mike Rosario, Erik Murphy) vs Vanderbilt
March 6th: NC State (Richard Howell, Scott Wood) vs Wake Forest
March 6th: Syracuse (Brandon Triche, James Southerland) vs DePaul
March 9th: Florida State (Michael Snaer) vs NC State
March 9th: UNLV (Justin Hawkins, Anthony Marshall, Quintrell Thomas) vs Fresno State
March 9th: Colordo State (entire starting five) vs Nevada
