2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

The 2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons, led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith, played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference.

2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–10 (9–7 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDerrick Phelps
Todd Golden
Assistant coachKevin Hovde
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 33 4   .892
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 22 12   .647
BYU 11 5   .688 19 13   .594
San Francisco 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Loyola Marymount 8 8   .500 22 12   .647
Santa Clara 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
San Diego 7 9   .438 21 15   .583
Pepperdine 6 10   .375 16 18   .471
Pacific 4 12   .250 14 18   .438
Portland 0 16   .000 7 25   .219
2019 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Dons finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Souley Boum 0 G 6'3" 145 Freshman Oakland, CA Transferred to UTEP
Chase Foster 22 F 6'5" 187 Senior Highlands Ranch, CO Graduated
Mars Pasache 30 G 6'1" 175 Senior San Francisco, CA Walk-on; graduated
Erik Poulsen 31 C 6'11" 235 Sophomore Santa Rosa, CA Graduate transferred to Western Oregon
Nick Loew 44 F 6'8" 220 Junior Burlingame, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Khalil Shabazz 0 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred from Central Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Shabazz will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Nathan Krill 31 F 6'7" 210 RS Senior St. Helena, CA Transferred from Wesleyan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Krill graduated from Wesleyan.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevante Anderson
PG
Tacoma, WA Lincoln High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Belquist
F
Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dmitry Ryuny
PF
Minsk, Belarus Central Park Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2018 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2018–19 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalil Shabazz   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Rainier Beach
Central Washington
Seattle, WA
G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Palma Seaside, CA
G 2 Frankie Ferrari 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Burlingame Burlingame, CA
G 3 Michael Orlich (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Clovis West
De Anza College
Fresno, CA
C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jr New Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
F 10 Matt McCarthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Xavier College Melbourne, Australia
F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
G 12 Trevante Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincoln Tacoma, WA
G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Fork Union Military Academy Concord, NC
F 15 Nate Renfro 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Sahuaro Tucson, AZ
F 21 Dylan Belquist 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Los Gatos Los Gatos, CA
F 22 Dzmitry Ryuny 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Central Park Christian Schools Minsk, Belarus
G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr De La Salle Livermore, CA
F 31 Nathan Krill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Justin-Siena
Wesleyan
St. Helena, CA
F 34 Taavi Jurkatamm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Audentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
G 45 Mladen Djordjevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Tamiš Club Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UC Davis W 76–42  1–0
The Pavilion (1,891)
Davis, CA
November 10, 2018*
2:00 pm
Maine W 93–50  2–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,813)
San Francisco, CA
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm
Sonoma State W 88–54  3–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,132)
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2018*
5:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State
Postponed (poor air quality), makeup TBD
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, CA
November 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game
W 84–52  4–0
The Kelp Bed (289)
Seaside, CA
November 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
Harvard W 61–57  5–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,719)
San Francisco, CA
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm
Dartmouth
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic campus game
W 84–65  6–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,017)
San Francisco, CA
November 30, 2018*
5:00 am
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath semifinals
W 76–58  7–0
SSE Arena 
Belfast, Northern Ireland
December 1, 2018*
7:30 am, CBSSN
vs. No. 21 Buffalo
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic Goliath championship
L 81–85  7–1
SSE Arena 
Belfast, Northern Ireland
December 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
at California W 79–60  8–1
Haas Pavilion (4,039)
Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 85–63  9–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439)
San Francisco, CA
December 16, 2018*
1:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 68–54  10–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,581)
San Francisco, CA
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 76–60  11–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,297)
San Francisco, CA
December 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, P12N
Stanford W 74–65  12–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 71–73  12–2
The Thunderdome (1,712)
Santa Barbara, CA
WCC regular season
January 3, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Saint Mary's W 76–72  13–2
(1–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 72–69  14–2
(2–0)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,518)
Malibu, CA
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Gonzaga L 83–96  14–3
(2–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,008)
San Francisco, CA
January 17, 2019
6:00 pm, NBCSBA
at Pacific W 53–52  15–3
(3–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,777)
Stockton, CA
January 19, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSBA
BYU W 82–63  16–3
(4–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm
Portland W 83–61  17–3
(5–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,468)
San Francisco, CA
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, Stadium
at San Diego L 63–67  17–4
(5–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,803)
San Diego, CA
February 2, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at Saint Mary's L 80–86  17–5
(5–3)
McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 7, 2019
6:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 4 Gonzaga L 62–92  17–6
(5–4)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 9, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCBA
Santa Clara W 78–72  18–6
(6–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
February 14, 2019
7:00 pm, THEW.TV
Pepperdine W 89–77  19–6
(7–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,836)
San Francisco, CA
February 16, 2019
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Portland W 68–63 OT 20–6
(8–4)
Chiles Center (3,243)
Portland, OR
February 21, 2019
6:00 pm
at BYU W 77–71  21–6
(9–4)
Marriott Center (11,484)
Provo, UT
February 23, 2019
8:00 pm, NBCSBA
at Santa Clara W 68–65  21–7
(9–5)
Leavey Center (3,125)
Santa Clara, CA
February 28, 2019
7:00 pm
San Diego L 90–91 OT 21–8
(9–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,075)
San Francisco, CA
March 2, 2019
1:00 pm, SPCSN
Loyola Marymount L 69–74  21–9
(9–7)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,005)
San Francisco, CA
WCC tournament
March 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(4) vs. (8) Pepperdine
Third round
L 72–89  21–10
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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