2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–17 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Derrick Phelps; Todd Golden; Kevin Hovde;
Home arena	War Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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. 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 game 2 and 3.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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; didn't return
Sasha French	33	C	6'11"	216	Freshman	Napa, CA	Walk-on; transferred to Napa Valley College

Incoming transfers[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Souley Boum PG	Recruiting 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)
Jamaree Bouyea SG	Recruiting 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)
Taavi Jurkatamm PF	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 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[edit]

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

Kyle Smith (Hamilton)

Assistant coach(es)

Derrick Phelps (North Carolina)
Todd Golden (Saint Mary's)
Kevin Hovde (Richmond)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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

Source:^[1]

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com.

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