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2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDerrick Phelps
Todd Golden
Assistant coachKevin Hovde
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 37 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
BYU 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
San Francisco 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
San Diego 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Pacific 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
Portland 2 16   .111 11 22   .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kyle Smith's first season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. 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.

Previous season

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The Dons finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired.[1] On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.[2]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Montray Clemsons 0 F 6'7" 235 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Devin Watson 1 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Oceanside, CA Transferred to San Diego State
Uche Ofoegbu 2 F 6'4" 214 RS Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to UNLV
Cedric Wright 5 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Chipola College
Stefan Cox 14 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Sedalia, MO Walk-on; didn't return
Stokley Chaffee 23 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Pleasanton, CA Walk-on; transferred to Las Positas College
Sean Grennan 30 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Sea Girt, NJ Graduated
Tim Derksen 32 G 6'3" 202 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated

Recruiting Class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Ratinho
#54 SG
Livermore, CA De La Salle High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jimbo Lull
#67 C
Palos Verdes, CA New Hampton School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
Sasha French
C
Napa, CA The Hun School Of Princeton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 27, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 56
Charles Minlend
SG
Concord, NC Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Remu Raitanen
PF
Helsinki, Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A May 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Chance Anderson
PF
Alpharetta, GA St. Francis High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 10, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 San Francisco Dons Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Maquill Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Miami Christian Miami, FL
G 2 Frankie Ferrari 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) So Burlingame Burlingame, CA
G 3 Ronnie Boyce 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr Putnam City
Connors College
Oklahoma City, OK
C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Fr New Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
F 10 Matt McCarthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Xavier College Melbourne, Australia
F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 12 Chance Anderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Francis Alpharetta, GA
G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy Concord, NC
F 15 Nate Renfro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Sahuaro Tucson, AZ
F 22 Chase Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Valor Christian Highlands Ranch, CO
G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr De La Salle Livermore, CA
G 30 Garrett Turner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 151 lb (68 kg) Fr Boulder Boulder, CO
C 33 Sasha French (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr The Hun School of Princeton Napa, CA
F 44 Nick Loew (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Burlingame Burlingame, CA
G 45 Mladen Djordjevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So 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
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, TheW.tv
UIC W 82–80  1–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,193)
San Francisco, CA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
at UC Santa Barbara W 75–63  2–0
The Thunderdome (1,563)
Santa Barbara, CA
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm
Troy W 79–67  3–0
War Memorial Gymnasium (734)
San Francisco, CA
11/26/2016*
3:35 pm
vs. Sacramento State
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
W 77–59  4–0
Reese Court (300)
Cheney, WA
11/27/2016*
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
L 90–96  4–1
Reese Court (1,088)
Cheney, WA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Alcorn State W 78–65  5–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (513)
San Francisco, CA
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Lamar W 82–63  6–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (963)
San Francisco, CA
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
San Francisco State W 91–59  7–1
Kezar Pavilion (1,728)
San Francisco, CA
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Portland State L 78–82  7–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,080)
San Francisco, CA
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Abilene Christian W 86–51  8–2
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,163)
San Francisco, CA
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Utah
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 89–86  9–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,659)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Illinois State
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 66–58  10–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,053)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. San Diego State
Diamond Head Classic championship game
L 48–62  10–3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,118)
Honolulu, HI
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
San Diego W 80–74  11–3
(1–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,115)
San Francisco, CA
12/31/2016
3:00 pm, CSNBA
at Santa Clara L 58–72  11–4
(1–1)
Leavey Center (1,389)
Santa Clara, CA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 Gonzaga L 80–95  11–5
(1–2)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,814)
San Francisco, CA
01/07/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA
No. 19 Saint Mary's L 52–63  11–6
(1–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,456)
San Francisco, CA
01/12/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 75–85  11–7
(1–4)
Marriott Center (13,917)
Provo, UT
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, CSNBA
Pacific W 72–51  12–7
(2–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,410)
San Francisco, CA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Portland W 75–50  13–7
(3–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,842)
San Francisco, CA
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
at San Diego W 60–43  14–7
(4–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,730)
San Diego, CA
01/26/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA
at No. 21 Saint Mary's L 46–66  14–8
(4–5)
McKeon Pavilion (3,233)
Moraga, CA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, CSNBA
at Pacific W 81–60  15–8
(5–5)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,004)
Stockton, CA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 77–56  16–8
(6–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,975)
San Francisco, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 74–64  17–8
(7–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,341)
San Francisco, CA
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, CSNBA
Santa Clara W 61–58  18–8
(8–5)
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,005)
San Francisco, CA
02/11/2017
8:00 pm, CSNCA
BYU L 52–68  18–9
(8–6)
War Memorial Gymnasium (3,084)
San Francisco, CA
02/16/2017
6:00 pm, CSNCA
at No. 1 Gonzaga L 61–96  18–10
(8–7)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Portland W 65–51  19–10
(9–7)
Chiles Center (3,259)
Portland, OR
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 51–53  19–11
(9–8)
Gersten Pavilion (2,213)
Los Angeles, CA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
at Pepperdine W 76–65  20–11
(10–8)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,073)
Malibu, CA
WCC tournament
03/04/2017
3:00 pm, SPCSN
(5) vs. (4) Santa Clara
Quarterfinals
L 69–76  20–12
Orleans Arena (7,461)
Paradise, NV
CBI
03/15/2017*
5:00 pm
at Rice
First Round
L 76–85  20–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,349)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Rex Walters fired as head coach of San Francisco Dons".
  2. ^ Feinberg, Doug. "Kyle Smith new San Francisco basketball coach". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.