2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . It was head coach Rex Walters eighth season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the West Coast Conference . They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine .
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired.[ 1] He finished at San Francisco with an eight-year record of 126–125. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Dons finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Matt Christiansen
3
F
6'9"
235
Junior
Oklahoma City, OK
Left the team for personal reasons
Matt Glover
5
G
6'5"
212
RS Senior
Orange, CA
Graduated
Chris Adams
10
G
6'4"
194
Senior
Covina, CA
Graduated
Gavin Hoffmann
11
G
6'5"
204
Senior
Portland, OR
Graduated
Frankie Ferrari
13
G
5'11"
160
Freshman
Burlingame, CA
Transferred to Cañada College
David Irby
14
G
6'0"
180
Sophomore
Long Beach, CA
Left the team for personal reasons
Kruize Pinkins
15
F
6'7"
230
Senior
Marianna, FL
Graduated
Mark Tollefsen
23
F
6'2"
199
RS Junior
Danville, CA
Elected to transfer from the team to Arizona for the final year on his eligibility.
Darrell Robertson
25
C
6'10"
242
RS Junior
Pinola, MS
Graduated
Dominique Williams
30
G
6'2"
170
Sophomore
El Granada, CA
Did not return
Nick Loew
33
F
6'8"
230
Freshman
Burlingame, CA
Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class of 2015
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Cedric Wright SF
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
N/A
Jul 2, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marquill Smith SG
Miami, FL
Miami Christian School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
N/A
Mar 12, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Matt McCarthy PF
Melbourne, Australia
Xavier College
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Apr 7, 2015
Recruiting 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:
Roster
2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Montray Clemsons
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Baltimore Poly Ins Pensacola State College
Baltimore, MD
G
1
Devin Watson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
El Camino
Oceanside, CA
F
2
Uche Ofoegbu
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
RS Jr
John Paul Stevens SMU
San Antonio , TX
G
3
Ronnie Boyce
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Putnam City Connors College
Oklahoma City, OK
F
5
Cedric Wright
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Dillard
Fort Lauderdale, FL
F
10
Matt McCarthy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Xavier College
Melbourne, Australia
G
11
Maquill Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Miami Christian
Miami, FL
F
13
Dont'e Reynolds
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Word of God Christian Odessa College
Miami, FL
G
14
Stefan Cox (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Sacred Heart
Sedalia, MO
F
15
Nate Renfro
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Sahuaro
Tucson, AZ
F
22
Chase Foster
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Valor Christian
Highlands Ranch, CO
F
23
Stokley Chaffee (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Amador Valley
Pleasanton, CA
G
30
Sean Grennan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Sr
Monsignor Donovan Seton Hall /Fairfield
Sea Girt, NJ
G
32
Tim Derksen
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Sr
Amphitheater
Tucson, AZ
G
45
Mladen Djordjevic
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Tamiš Club
Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015 *7:00 pm
San Francisco State
W 87–76
War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Regular season
11/13/2015 *5:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC
W 78–75
1–0
UIC Pavilion (4,033)Chicago, IL
11/16/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Rice Roundball Showcase
W 80–54
2–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,417)San Francisco, CA
11/19/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Fresno State Roundball Showcase
L 71–78
2–1
Save Mart Center (5,327)Fresno, CA
11/21/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
UC Riverside Roundball Showcase
W 58–57
3–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,641)San Francisco, CA
11/25/2015 *7:30 pm, TheW.tv
UC Santa Barbara
L 61–68
3–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,452)San Francisco, CA
11/29/2015 *3:00 pm, TheW.tv
Delaware State Roundball Showcase
W 67–47
4–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,148)San Francisco, CA
12/01/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Eastern Washington
L 77–81
4–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,484)San Francisco, CA
12/04/2015 *6:00 pm
at Montana
L 50–82
4–4
Dahlberg Arena (3,279)Missoula, MT
12/07/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Northridge
W 65–61
5–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)San Francisco, CA
12/18/2015 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Coppin State
W 96–93 OT
6–4
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,142)San Francisco, CA
12/21/2015 8:00 pm, CSNCA
at Saint Mary's
L 52–74
6-5 (0–1)
McKeon Pavilion (2,408)Moraga, CA
12/23/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Pacific
W 89–76
7–5 (1–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,382)San Francisco, CA
12/31/2015 5:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland
W 107–95
8–5 (2–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,170)San Francisco, CA
01/02/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2
Gonzaga
L 94–102 OT
8–6 (2–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,253)San Francisco, CA
01/07/2016 7:00 pm, CSNBA
at San Diego
W 73–65
9–6 (3–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,102)San Diego, CA
01/09/2016 6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
L 92–102
9–7 (3–3)
Marriott Center (16,616)Provo, UT
01/14/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Loyola Marymount
L 83–87
9–8 (3–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,138)San Francisco, CA
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, CSNCA
Pepperdine
L 84–98
9–9 (3–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,378)San Francisco, CA
01/21/2016 8:00 pm, CSNBA
at Santa Clara
W 74–61
10–9 (4–5)
Leavey Center (1,413)Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Portland
W 87–76
11–9 (5–5)
Chiles Center (1,471)Portland, OR
01/30/2016 5:00 pm, CSNBA/CSNCA
at Gonzaga
L 48–86
11–10 (5–6)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
02/02/2016 *7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Menlo
W 100–68
12–10
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,094)San Francisco, CA
02/06/2016 8:00 pm, CSNCA
Santa Clara
W 89–86
13–10 (6–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,538)San Francisco, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 pm, BYUtv
BYU
L 89–114
13–11 (6–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,420)San Francisco, CA
02/13/2016 3:00 pm, CSNCA
San Diego
W 68–51
14–11 (7–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358)San Francisco, CA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, CSNBA/CSNBA+
at Pepperdine
W 82–72
15–11 (8–7)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,449)Malibu, CA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, CSNCA
at Loyola Marymount
L 87–100 OT
15–12 (8–8)
Gersten Pavilion (3,407)Los Angeles, CA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Pacific
L 70–79
15–13 (8–9)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,381)Stockton, CA
02/27/2016 8:00 pm, CSNCA
Saint Mary's
L 72–84
15–14 (8–10)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,769)San Francisco, CA
WCC tournament
03/05/2016 3:00 pm, BYUtv/CSNCA/TWCSN
vs. Pepperdine Quarterfinals
L 86–90
15–15
Orleans Arena (7,341)Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics