2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record22–12 (9–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Chase Center
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 2   .939
No. 14 BYU 13 – 3   .813 24 – 8   .750
Saint Mary's 11 – 5   .688 26 – 8   .765
Pacific 11 – 5   .688 23 – 10   .697
San Francisco 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Pepperdine 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Santa Clara 6 – 10   .375 20 – 13   .606
Loyola Marymount 4 – 12   .250 11 – 21   .344
San Diego 2 – 14   .125 9 – 23   .281
Portland 1 – 15   .063 9 – 23   .281
† 2020 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by first-year head coach Todd Golden, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium or the Chase Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round and Pacific in the third round to advance to the semifinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2018–19 season 21–10, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the Third Round to Pepperdine of the WCC tournament. Despite having 21 wins and a better record they were not invited to a postseason tournament.[1]

On March 27, Kyle Smith left for San Francisco to accept the head coach position at Washington State. He finished with a five-year record of 63–40 with two CBI appearances.[2] The Dons promoted assistant Todd Golden to head coaching position the following day.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Frankie Ferrari 2 G 5'11" 179 Senior Burlingame, CA Graduated
Michael Orlich 3 G 5'11" 180 Junior Fresno, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Matthew McCarthy 10 F 6'9" 232 Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated
Nate Renfro 15 F 6'8" 202 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Dylan Belquist 21 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Los Gatos, CA Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Nathan Krill 31 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior St. Helena, CA Graduated
Mladen Djordjevic 45 G 6'3" 184 Senior Belgrade, Serbia Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Damari Milstead 15 G 6'2" 190 Junior Oakland, CA Transferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Milstead will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Hawthorne
SF 		Tracy, CA Tracy High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Kunen
PF 		Ballarat, Australia Centre of Excellence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jonas Visser
C 		Rijnsburg, Netherlands Centre for Elite Sports 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Aug 2, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "San Francisco Dons 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalil Shabazz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Rainier Beach
Central Washington 		Seattle, WA
G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Palma Seaside, CA
G 2 Justin Bieker (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jesuit Portland, OR
F 3 Isaiah Hawthorne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Tracy Tracy, CA
C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr New Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
F 10 Josh Kunen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Centre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia
F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
G 12 Trevante Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lincoln Tacoma, WA
G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Fork Union Military Academy Concord, NC
G 15 Damari Milstead Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Moreau Catholic
Grand Canyon 		Oakland, CA
F 22 Dzmitry Ryuny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Central Park Christian Schools Minsk, Belarus
G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr De La Salle Livermore, CA
C 31 Jonas Visser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Centre for Sports & Education Amsterdam, Netherlands
F 34 Taavi Jurkatamm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Audentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
G 45 Emmanuel Nwabueze (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr International San Francisco, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Sonoma State W 101–50  1–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,002)
San Francisco, CA
November 9, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Princeton W 87–72  2–0
 Chase Center (6,892)
San Francisco, CA
November 11, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Yale W 84–79 OT 3–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,727)
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2019*
5:00 pm 		at Southern Illinois W 76–60  4–0
 Banterra Center (4,488)
Carbondale, IL
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm 		Cal State Bakersfield W 100–70  5–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,503)
San Francisco, CA
November 23, 2019*
5:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 90–81  6–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,705)
San Francisco, CA
November 26, 2019*
12:00 pm 		Hampton W 89–73  7–0
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,211)
San Francisco, CA
November 29, 2019*
9:30 pm 		at Hawaii L 75–85  7–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,200)
Honolulu, HI
December 3, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Arizona State L 67–71  7–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,892)
San Francisco, CA
December 4, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		California W 76–64  8–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at Cal State Fullerton W 91–69  9–2
 Titan Gym (601)
Fullerton, CA
December 17, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 56–64  9–3
 Maples Pavilion (3,303)
Stanford, CA
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm 		UC Davis W 93–84  10–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,745)
San Francisco, CA
December 23, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State W 71–69  11–3
 Save Mart Center (4,693)
Fresno, CA
December 30, 2019*
6:00 pm 		Harvard L 81–84 OT 11–4
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315)
San Francisco, CA
WCC regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Saint Mary's L 58–69  11–5
(0–1) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm 		at Portland L 65–76  11–6
(0–2) 		Chiles Center (1,745)
Portland, OR
January 9, 2020
8:00 pm, NBCSBA 		Santa Clara W 80–61  12–6
(1–2) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,207)
San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, NBCSBA 		at Pacific W 79–75  13–6
(2–2) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (2,382)
Stockton, CA
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, NBCSCA 		Loyola Marymount W 61–53  14–6
(3–2) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,370)
San Francisco, CA
January 23, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Saint Mary's L 48–58  14–7
(3–3) 		University Credit Union Pavilion (3,422)
Moraga, CA
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, Stadium 		BYU W 83–82  15–7
(4–3) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm 		at San Diego W 69–44  16–7
(5–3) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,642)
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, RTNW 		No. 2 Gonzaga L 79–83  16–8
(5–4) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm 		Pacific L 48–60  16–9
(5–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,748)
San Francisco, CA
February 8, 2020
6:00 pm 		at BYU L 76–90  16–10
(5–6) 		Marriott Center (14,757)
Provo, UT
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm 		at Santa Clara W 70–61  17–10
(6–6) 		Leavey Center (2,077)
Santa Clara, CA
February 20, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 2 Gonzaga L 54–71  17–11
(6–7) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm 		Pepperdine W 63–61 OT 18–11
(7–7) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,937)
San Francisco, CA
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm 		Portland W 81–65  19–11
(8–7) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,225)
San Francisco, CA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, Stadium 		at Loyola Marymount W 69–67  20–11
(9–7) 		Gersten Pavilion (2,916)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 6, 2020
6:00 pm, BYUtv 		(5) vs. (8) Loyola Marymount
Second round 		W 82–53  21–11
 Orleans Arena (3,850)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5) vs. (4) Pacific
Third round 		W 72–54  22–11
 Orleans Arena (4,350)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		(5) vs. (1) No. 2 Gonzaga
Semifinals 		L 77–81  22–12
 Orleans Arena (7,471)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dons' Season Has Come to an End". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 27, 2019). "Wash. St. turns to SF's Smith as next coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. ^ Kroner, Steve (March 28, 2019). "USF naming Todd Golden as head coach, replacing Kyle Smith". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com.