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1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
West Coast Athletic Conference champions
ConferenceWest Coast Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 11
Record22–7 (12–2 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1976–77
1977–78 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 San Francisco 12 2   .857 23 6   .793
Nevada 10 4   .714 19 8   .704
Portland 9 6   .600 19 8   .704
Santa Clara 9 6   .600 21 8   .724
Seattle 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
Saint Mary's 5 9   .357 13 14   .481
Loyola Marymount 4 11   .267 11 15   .423
Pepperdine 3 12   .200 7 19   .269
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco as a member of the West Coast Athletic Conference during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dons opened the season with a top 5 ranking, but played all but three weeks of the season outside the top ten. San Francisco finished the season with a 23–6 record (12–2 WCAC) and a No. 11 ranking in the final AP poll. As champions of the West Coast Athletic Conference, San Francisco played in the NCAA Tournament as No. 3Q seed (automatic qualifier) in the West region where they were upset in the regional semifinal by Cal State Fullerton.

Junior center Bill Cartwright was named conference Player of the Year for the second time.

Roster

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1977–78 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G Winford Boynes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Capitol Hill Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G Chubby Cox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Villanova Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 24 Bill Cartwright 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Elk Grove, California
F 52 James Hardy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Jordan Long Beach, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1977*
No. 5 San Francisco State W 100–67  1–0
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 2, 1977*
No. 5 vs. Tennessee
Sun Devil Classic
W 84–75  2–0
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 3, 1977*
No. 5 at Arizona State
Sun Devil Classic
L 79–89  2–1
ASU Activity Center 
Tempe, Arizona
Dec 8, 1977*
No. 8 at Stanford W 99–78  3–1
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 10, 1977*
No. 8 UC Santa Barbara W 63–57  4–1
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 16, 1977*
No. 11 Idaho
Golden Gate Invitational
W 109–70  5–1
Cow Palace 
San Francisco, California
Dec 17, 1977*
No. 11 Baylor
Golden Gate Invitational
W 98–93  6–1
Cow Palace 
San Francisco, California
Dec 22, 1977*
No. 11 California L 89–90  6–2
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 23, 1977*
No. 11 Rhode Island L 85–87  6–3
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Dec 27, 1977*
No. 19 vs. Austin Peay
All-College Tournament
W 75–66  6–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1977*
No. 19 vs. Miami (OH)
All-College Tournament
W 91–88  7–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1977*
No. 19 vs. Arizona State
All-College Tournament
W 102–90  8–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 5, 1978
No. 19 at Nevada L 80–82  9–4
(0–1)
Centennial Coliseum 
Reno, Nevada
Jan 7, 1978
No. 19 Saint Mary's W 111–87  10–4
(1–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 10, 1978*
No. 5 Notre Dame W 79–70[1]  11–4
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 
Oakland, California
Jan 13, 1978
Portland W 101–68  12–4
(2–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 14, 1978
Seattle W 93–80  13–4
(3–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Jan 25, 1978
at Santa Clara W 74–66  14–4
(4–1)
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Jan 28, 1978
Santa Clara W 92–73  15–4
(5–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 2, 1978
No. 20 at Portland L 87–101  15–5
(5–2)
Howard Hall 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 4, 1978
at Seattle W 96–85  16–5
(6–2)
Seattle Center Coliseum 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 10, 1978
at Pepperdine W 85–73  17–5
(7–2)
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Feb 11, 1978
at Loyola Marymount W 82–80  18–5
(8–2)
Loyola Memorial Gymnasium 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 17, 1978
Loyola Marymount W 99–71  19–5
(9–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 18, 1978
Pepperdine W 89–56  20–5
(10–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
Feb 23, 1978
at Saint Mary's W 87–81  21–5
(11–2)
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Feb 25, 1978
Nevada W 78–73  22–5
(12–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium 
San Francisco, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1978*
(W 3Q) No. 20 vs. (W 1L) No. 11 North Carolina
First Round
W 68–64  23–5
ASU Activity Center (11,213)
Tempe, Arizona
Mar 16, 1978*
(W 3Q) No. 11 vs. (W 4L) Cal State Fullerton
West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 72–75  23–6
University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 11 James Hardy New Orleans Jazz
1 13 Winford Boynes New Jersey Nets

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References

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  1. ^ "THE WEEK (JAN. 9-15)". Sports Illustrated. January 23, 1978. Retrieved January 28, 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "1979 West Coast Conference Champions". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1970-80) - University of San Francisco Athletics". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "1978 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.