2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
The 2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represents the University of San Francisco during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith, play their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference.
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Conference | West Coast Conference |
2018–19 record | 21–10 (9–7 WCC) |
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Home arena | War Memorial Gymnasium |
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No. 4 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | – | 4 | .892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 WCC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Dons finished the 2017–18 season 22–17, 9–9 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Pacific in the quarterfinals of the WCC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Gonzaga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Colgate, Utah Valley, and Campbell to advance to the best-of-three championship series against North Texas where they won game 1 before losing game 2 and 3.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Souley Boum | 0 | G | 6'3" | 145 | Freshman | Oakland, CA | Transferred to UTEP |
Chase Foster | 22 | F | 6'5" | 187 | Senior | Highlands Ranch, CO | Graduated |
Mars Pasache | 30 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Walk-on; graduated |
Erik Poulsen | 31 | C | 6'11" | 235 | Sophomore | Santa Rosa, CA | Graduate transferred to Western Oregon |
Nick Loew | 44 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Burlingame, CA | Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Khalil Shabazz | 0 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Sophomore | Seattle, WA | Transferred from Central Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shabazz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Nathan Krill | 31 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Senior | St. Helena, CA | Transferred from Wesleyan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Krill graduated from Wesleyan. |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Trevante Anderson PG |
Tacoma, WA | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Dylan Belquist F |
Los Gatos, CA | Los Gatos High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Dmitry Ryuny PF |
Minsk, Belarus | Central Park Christian School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at UC Davis | W 76–42 | 1–0 |
The Pavilion (1,891) Davis, CA | |||||||
November 10, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Maine | W 93–50 | 2–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,813) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Sonoma State | W 88–54 | 3–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,132) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
November 16, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N |
Arizona State Postponed (poor air quality), makeup TBD |
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
November 18, 2018* 7:00 pm |
vs. LIU Brooklyn Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game |
W 84–52 | 4–0 |
The Kelp Bed (289) Seaside, CA | |||||||
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Harvard | W 61–57 | 5–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,719) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Dartmouth Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game |
W 84–65 | 6–0 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,017) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
November 30, 2018* 5:00 am |
vs. Stephen F. Austin Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath semifinals |
W 76–58 | 7–0 |
SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||
December 1, 2018* 7:30 am, CBSSN |
vs. No. 21 Buffalo Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath championship |
L 81–85 | 7–1 |
SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||
December 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N |
at California | W 79–60 | 8–1 |
Haas Pavilion (4,039) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Eastern Washington | W 85–63 | 9–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
December 16, 2018* 1:00 pm |
Cal State Fullerton | W 68–54 | 10–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,581) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Northern Arizona | W 76–60 | 11–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,297) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, P12N |
Stanford | W 74–65 | 12–1 |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
December 29, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 71–73 | 12–2 |
The Thunderdome (1,712) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
WCC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Saint Mary's | W 76–72 | 13–2 (1–0) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
January 5, 2019 5:00 pm |
at Pepperdine | W 72–69 | 14–2 (2–0) |
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,518) Malibu, CA | |||||||
January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 5 Gonzaga | L 83–96 | 14–3 (2–1) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,008) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
January 17, 2019 6:00 pm, NBCSBA |
at Pacific | W 53–52 | 15–3 (3–1) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,777) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 19, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA |
BYU | W 82–63 | 16–3 (4–1) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm |
Portland | W 83–61 | 17–3 (5–1) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,468) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
January 26, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium |
at San Diego | L 63–67 | 17–4 (5–2) |
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,803) San Diego, CA | |||||||
February 2, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN |
at Saint Mary's | L 80–86 | 17–5 (5–3) |
McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA | |||||||
February 7, 2019 6:00 pm, RTNW |
at No. 4 Gonzaga | L 62–92 | 17–6 (5–4) |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | |||||||
February 9, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCBA |
Santa Clara | W 78–72 | 18–6 (6–4) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
February 14, 2019 7:00 pm, THEW.TV |
Pepperdine | W 89–77 | 19–6 (7–4) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,836) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
February 16, 2019 7:00 pm, RTNW |
at Portland | W 68–63 OT | 20–6 (8–4) |
Chiles Center (3,243) Portland, OR | |||||||
February 21, 2019 6:00 pm |
at BYU | W 77–71 | 21–6 (9–4) |
Marriott Center (11,484) Provo, UT | |||||||
February 23, 2019 8:00 pm, NBCSBA |
at Santa Clara | W 68–65 | 21–7 (9–5) |
Leavey Center (3,125) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm |
San Diego | L 90–91 OT | 21–8 (9–6) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,075) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, SPCSN |
Loyola Marymount | L 69–74 | 21–9 (9–7) |
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005) San Francisco, CA | |||||||
WCC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(4) | vs. (8) Pepperdine Third round |
L 72-89 | 21-10 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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References
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com.