2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
CBI, runner-up
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record22–17 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDerrick Phelps
Todd Golden
Assistant coachKevin Hovde
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 32 – 5   .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 30 – 6   .833
BYU 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
San Diego 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
San Francisco 9 – 9   .500 22 – 17   .564
Pacific 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438
Santa Clara 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355
Loyola Marymount 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Portland 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
Pepperdine 2 – 16   .111 6 – 26   .188
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC). They finished the 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 games 2 and 3.

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2016–17 season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play, to finish tied for fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Rice.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maquill Smith 0 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Miami, FL Graduate transferred to West Georgia
Ronnie Boyce 3 G 6'3" 158 Senior Oklahoma City, OK Graduated
Chance Anderson 12 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Alpharetta, GA Transferred to Columbia State CC
Garrett Turner 30 G 5'10" 151 Freshman Boulder, CO Walk-on; did not return
Sasha French 33 C 6'11" 216 Freshman Napa, CA Walk-on; transferred to Napa Valley College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Erik Poulsen 31 C 6'11" 235 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Junior college transferred from Santa Rosa JC

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Souley Boum
PG 		Oakland, CA Oakland Technical High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Sep 29, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jamaree Bouyea
SG 		Seaside, CA Palma High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Taavi Jurkatamm
PF 		Tallinn, Estonia 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Souley Boum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Oakland Tech Oakland, CA
G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Palma Seaside, CA
G 2 Frankie Ferrari 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Jr Burlingame Burlingame, CA
G 3 Michael Orlich (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Clovis West
De Anza College 		Fresno, CA
C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) So New Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
F 10 Matt McCarthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Xavier College Melbourne, Australia
F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Fork Union Military Academy Concord, NC
F 15 Nate Renfro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Sahuaro Tucson, AZ
F 22 Chase Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Valor Christian Highlands Ranch, CO
G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So De La Salle Livermore, CA
G 30 Mars Pasache (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Stuart Hall San Francisco, CA
C 31 Erik Poulsen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Montgomery
Santa Rosa JC 		Santa Rosa, CA
F 34 Taavi Jurkatamm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Audentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
F 44 Nick Loew (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Burlingame Burlingame, CA
G 45 Mladen Djordjevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Tamiš Club Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
8:00 p.m. 		Long Beach State L 71–83  0–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,496)
San Francisco, CA
November 13, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Saint Francis (PA) W 75–63  1–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,018)
San Francisco, CA
November 17, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Sacramento State W 69–56  2–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,804)
San Francisco, CA
November 21, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Sonoma State W 78–55  3–1
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,328)
San Francisco, CA
November 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		UC Santa Barbara L 72–79  3–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,720)
San Francisco, CA
December 2, 2017*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 20 Arizona State L 57–75  3–3
 Wells Fargo Arena (8,682)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Central Arkansas W 78–76  4–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,087)
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Eastern Washington W 81–71  5–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,137)
San Francisco, CA
December 15, 2017*
8:00 p.m. 		UC Davis
Las Vegas Classic 		W 74–61  6–3
 War Memorial Gymnasium (2,231)
San Francisco, CA
December 17, 2017*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Stanford L 59–71  6–4
 Maples Pavilion (4,031)
Stanford, CA
December 19, 2017*
7:00 p.m. 		Radford
Las Vegas Classic 		W 52–41  7–4
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,004)
San Francisco, CA
December 22, 2017*
5:30 p.m., FS2 		vs. Duquesne
Las Vegas Classic 		L 65–67  7–5
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 23, 2017*
8:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Nevada
Las Vegas Classic 		W 66–64  8–5
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
December 28, 2017
6:00 p.m., NBCSCA+ 		at San Diego L 63–73  8–6
(0–1) 		Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,817)
San Diego, CA
December 30, 2017
6:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at Portland W 84–61  9–6
(1–1) 		Chiles Center (2,007)
Portland, OR
January 4, 2018
8:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		BYU L 59–69  9–7
(1–2) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,837)
San Francisco, CA
January 6, 2018
1:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at Pepperdine W 80–67  10–7
(2–2) 		Firestone Fieldhouse (795)
Malibu, CA
January 11, 2018
7:30 p.m., NBCSCA 		at Loyola Marymount L 65–67  10–8
(2–3) 		Gersten Pavilion (1,032)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2018
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 15 Gonzaga L 65–75  10–9
(2–4) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (4,022)
San Francisco, CA
January 18, 2018
8:00 p.m., NBCSBA 		Santa Clara L 62–65  10–10
(2–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,508)
San Francisco, CA
January 20, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Pepperdine W 80–73  11–10
(3–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,116)
San Francisco, CA
January 25, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Pacific W 69–67  12–10
(4–5) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,808)
San Francisco, CA
January 27, 2018
5:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at No. 15 Gonzaga L 73–82  12–11
(4–6) 		McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 1, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 13 Saint Mary's L 43–79  12–12
(4–7) 		McKeon Pavilion (3,258)
Moraga, CA
February 3, 2018
8:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at Santa Clara W 70–59  13–12
(5–7) 		Leavey Center (2,876)
Santa Clara, CA
February 8, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		Portland W 65–63  14–12
(6–7) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,262)
San Francisco, CA
February 10, 2018
1:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		at BYU L 73–75 OT 14–13
(6–8) 		Marriott Center (12,815)
Provo, UT
February 15, 2018
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 15 Saint Mary's W 70–63  15–13
(7–8) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (2,679)
San Francisco, CA
February 17, 2018
3:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		Loyola Marymount W 72–63  16–13
(8–8) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,882)
San Francisco, CA
February 22, 2018
7:00 p.m. 		at Pacific W 84–74  17–13
(9–8) 		Alex G. Spanos Center (1,661)
Stockton, CA
February 24, 2017
7:00 p.m. 		San Diego L 61–64  17–14
(9–9) 		War Memorial Gymnasium (1,796)
San Francisco, CA
WCC tournament
March 3, 2018
3:00 p.m., NBCSCA 		(4) vs. (5) Pacific
Quarterfinals 		W 71–70 OT 18–14
 Orleans Arena (7,142)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2018
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(4) vs. (1) No. 6 Gonzaga
Semifinals 		L 60–88  18–15
 Orleans Arena (8,296)
Paradise, NV
CBI
March 14, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		Colgate
First round 		W 72–68  19–15
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,339)
San Francisco, CA
March 19, 2018*
7:00 p.m. 		Utah Valley
Quarterfinals 		W 78–73  20–15
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,239)
San Francisco, CA
March 22, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Campbell
Semifinals 		W 65–62  21–15
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,163)
San Francisco, CA
March 26, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		North Texas
Finals – Game 1 		W 72–62  22–15
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358)
San Francisco, CA
March 28, 2018*
5:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at North Texas
Finals – Game 2 		L 55–69  22–16
 The Super Pit (4,196)
Denton, TX
March 30, 2018*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at North Texas
Finals – Game 3 		L 77–88  22–17
 The Super Pit (6,291)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com. Retrieved September 15, 2024.