2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record15–15 (8–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luke Wicks
  • Brent Crews
  • David Rebibo
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
Gonzaga † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 8   .778
BYU 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
San Francisco 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 – 11   .389 11 – 20   .355
Portland 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Pacific* 6 – 12   .333 8 – 20   .286
San Diego 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
† Conference tournament winner

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Donte Reynolds 0 F 6'8" 215 Junior Kinston, NC Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Ronnie Boyce III 3 G 6'4" Junior Oklahoma City, OK Junior college transferred from Connors State College
Sean Grennan 30 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Toms River, NJ Transferred from Fairfield. Will be eligible to play immediately since Grennan graduated from Fairfield.

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:

  • "San Francisco Dons 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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

  1. ^ "Rex Walters fired as head coach of San Francisco Dons".
  2. ^ Feinberg, Doug. "Kyle Smith new San Francisco basketball coach". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.