2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by first-year head coach Todd Golden, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium or the Chase Center as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Loyola Marymount in the second round and Pacific in the third round to advance to the semifinals of the WCC Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2019–20 record22–12 (9–7 WCC)
Head coachTodd Golden (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Chase Center
2019–20 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga151 .938  312  .939
No. 14 BYU133 .813  248  .750
Saint Mary's115 .688  268  .765
Pacific115 .688  2310  .697
San Francisco97 .563  2212  .647
Pepperdine88 .500  1616  .500
Santa Clara610 .375  2013  .606
Loyola Marymount412 .250  1121  .344
San Diego214 .125  923  .281
Portland115 .063  923  .281
2020 WCC Tournament winner
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Dons finished the 2018–19 season 21–10, 9–7 in WCC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the Third Round to Pepperdine of the WCC Tournament. Despite having 21 wins and a better record they were not invited to a postseason tournament.[1]

On March 27, Kyle Smith left for San Francisco to accept the head coach position at Washington State. He finished with a five year record of 63–40 with two CBI appearances.[2] The Dons promoted assistant Todd Golden to head coaching position the following day.[3]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Frankie Ferrari2G5'11"179SeniorBurlingame, CAGraduated
Michael Orlich3G5'11"180JuniorFresno, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Matthew McCarthy10F6'9"232SeniorMelbourne, AustraliaGraduated
Nate Renfro15F6'8"202SeniorTucson, AZGraduated
Dylan Belquist21F6'6"190FreshmanLos Gatos, CATransferred to Salt Lake CC
Nathan Krill31F6'7"210RS SeniorSt. Helena, CAGraduated
Mladen Djordjevic45G6'3"184SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Damari Milstead15G6'2"190JuniorOakland, CATransferred from Grand Canyon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Milstead will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Hawthorne
SF
Tracy, CA Tracy High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Josh Kunen
PF
Ballarat, Australia Centre of Excellence 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jonas Visser
C
Rijnsburg, Netherlands Centre for Elite Sports 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Aug 2, 2019 
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 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2019–20 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Khalil Shabazz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoRainier Beach
    Central Washington
    Seattle, WA
    G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrPalma Seaside, CA
    G 2 Justin Bieker (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrJesuit Portland, OR
    F 3 Isaiah Hawthorne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrTracy Tracy, CA
    C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)252 lb (114 kg) SrNew Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
    F 10 Josh Kunen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrCentre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia
    F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
    G 12 Trevante Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLincoln Tacoma, WA
    G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS JrFork Union Military Academy Concord, NH
    G 15 Damari Milstead  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMoreau Catholic
    Grand Canyon
    Oakland, CA
    F 22 Dzmitry Ryuny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCentral Park Christian Schools Minsk, Belarus
    G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrDe La Salle Concord, CA
    C 31 Jonas Visser 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrCentre for Sports & Education Amsterdam, Netherlands
    F 34 Taavi Jurkatamm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrAudentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
    G 45 Emmanuel Nwabueze (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrInternational San Francisco, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    Sonoma State W 101–50  1–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,002)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 9, 2019*
    6:00 pm
    Princeton W 87–72  2–0
    Chase Center (6,892)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 11, 2019*
    6:00 pm
    Yale W 84–79 OT 3–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,727)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 16, 2019*
    5:00 pm
    at Southern Illinois W 76–60  4–0
    Banterra Center (4,488)
    Carbondale, IL
    November 19, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Bakersfield W 100–70  5–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,503)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 23, 2019*
    5:00 pm
    Sam Houston State W 90–81  6–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,705)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 26, 2019*
    12:00 pm
    Hampton W 89–73  7–0
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,211)
    San Francisco, CA
    November 29, 2019*
    9:30 pm
    at Hawaii L 75–85  7–1
    Stan Sheriff Center (6,200)
    Honolulu, HI
    December 3, 2019*
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Arizona State L 67–71  7–2
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,892)
    San Francisco, CA
    December 4, 2019*
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    California W 76–64  8–2
    War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
    San Francisco, CA
    December 14, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    at Cal State Fullerton W 91–69  9–2
    Titan Gym (601)
    Fullerton, CA
    December 17, 2019*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford L 56–64  9–3
    Maples Pavilion (3,303)
    Stanford, CA
    December 21, 2019*
    2:00 pm
    UC Davis W 93–84  10–3
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,745)
    San Francisco, CA
    December 23, 2019*
    7:00 pm
    at Fresno State W 71–69  11–3
    Save Mart Center (4,693)
    Fresno, CA
    December 30, 2019*
    6:00 pm
    Harvard L 81–84 OT 11–4
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,315)
    San Francisco, CA
    WCC regular season
    January 2, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Saint Mary's L 58–69  11–5
    (0–1)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
    San Francisco, CA
    January 4, 2020
    7:00 pm
    at Portland L 65–76  11–6
    (0–2)
    Chiles Center (1,745)
    Portland, OR
    January 9, 2020
    8:00 pm, NBCSBA
    Santa Clara W 80–61  12–6
    (1–2)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,207)
    San Francisco, CA
    January 11, 2020
    4:00 pm, NBCSBA
    at Pacific W 79–75  13–6
    (2–2)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,382)
    Stockton, CA
    January 18, 2020
    1:00 pm, NBCSCA
    Loyola Marymount W 61–53  14–6
    (3–2)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,370)
    San Francisco, CA
    January 23, 2020
    7:30 pm, CBSSN
    at Saint Mary's L 48–58  14–7
    (3–3)
    University Credit Union Pavilion (3,422)
    Moraga, CA
    January 25, 2020
    2:00 pm, Stadium
    BYU W 83–82  15–7
    (4–3)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
    San Francisco, CA
    January 30, 2020
    7:00 pm
    at San Diego W 69–44  16–7
    (5–3)
    Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,642)
    San Diego, CA
    February 1, 2020
    1:00 pm, RTNW
    No. 2 Gonzaga L 79–83  16–8
    (5–4)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (3,006)
    San Francisco, CA
    February 6, 2020
    8:00 pm
    Pacific L 48–60  16–9
    (5–5)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,748)
    San Francisco, CA
    February 8, 2020
    6:00 pm
    at BYU L 76–90 14,757 16–10
    (5–6)
    Marriott Center (14,757)
    Provo, UT
    February 13, 2020
    6:00 pm
    at Santa Clara W 70–61  17–10
    (6–6)
    Leavey Center (2,077)
    Santa Clara, CA
    February 20, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 2 Gonzaga L 54–71  17–11
    (6–7)
    McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
    Spokane, WA
    February 22, 2020
    3:00 pm
    Pepperdine W 63–61 OT 18–11
    (7–7)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,937)
    San Francisco, CA
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 pm
    Portland W 81–65  19–11
    (8–7)
    War Memorial Gymnasium (2,225)
    San Francisco, CA
    February 29, 2020
    5:00 pm, Stadium
    at Loyola Marymount W 69–67  20–11
    (9–7)
    Gersten Pavilion (2,916)
    Los Angeles, CA
    WCC Tournament
    March 6, 2020
    6:00 pm, BYUtv
    (5) vs. (8) Loyola Marymount
    Second round
    W 82–53  21–11
    Orleans Arena (3,850)
    Paradise, NV
    March 7, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (5) vs. (4) Pacific
    Third round
    W 72–54  22–11
    Orleans Arena (4,350)
    Paradise, NV
    March 9, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    (5) vs. (1) No. 2 Gonzaga
    Semifinals
    L 77–81  22–12
    Orleans Arena (7,471)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source:[4]

    References

    1. "Dons' Season Has Come to an End". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
    2. Borzello, Jeff (March 27, 2019). "Wash. St. turns to SF's Smith as next coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
    3. Kroner, Steve (March 28, 2019). "USF naming Todd Golden as head coach, replacing Kyle Smith". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
    4. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". USFDons.com.
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