2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record22–17 (9–9 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWar Memorial Gymnasium
2017–18 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Gonzaga171 .944  325  .865
No. 25 Saint Mary's162 .889  306  .833
BYU117 .611  2411  .686
San Diego99 .500  2014  .588
San Francisco99 .500  2217  .564
Pacific99 .500  1418  .438
Santa Clara810 .444  1120  .355
Loyola Marymount513 .278  1120  .355
Portland414 .222  1022  .313
Pepperdine216 .111  626  .188
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Maquill Smith0G6'4"175SophomoreMiami, FLGraduate transferred to West Georgia
Ronnie Boyce3G6'3"158SeniorOklahoma City, OKGraduated
Chance Anderson12F6'7"215FreshmanAlpharetta, GATransferred to Columbia State CC
Garrett Turner30G5'10"151FreshmanBoulder, COWalk-on; didn't return
Sasha French33C6'11"216FreshmanNapa, CAWalk-on; transferred to Napa Valley College

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Erik Poulsen31C6'11"SophomoreSanta Rosa, CAJunior college transferred from Santa Rosa JC

2017 recruiting class

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jamaree Bouyea
SG
Salinas, CA Palma High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
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)  
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

    2017–18 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Souley Boum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrOakland Tech Oakland, CA
    G 1 Jamaree Bouyea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrPalma Salinas, CA
    G 2 Frankie Ferrari 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)179 lb (81 kg) JrBurlingame Burlingame, CA
    G 3 Michael Orlich (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoClovis West
    De Anza College
    Fresno, CA
    C 5 Jimbo Lull 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)252 lb (114 kg) SoNew Hampton School Manhattan Beach, CA
    F 10 Matt McCarthy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrXavier College Melbourne, Australia
    F 11 Remu Raitanen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
    G 14 Charles Minlend 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoFork Union Military Academy Concord, NH
    F 15 Nate Renfro 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)186 lb (84 kg) JrSahuaro Tucson, AZ
    F 22 Chase Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrValor Christian Highlands Ranch, CO
    G 25 Jordan Ratinho 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoDe La Salle Concord, CA
    G 30 Mars Pasache (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrStuart Hall San Francisco, CA
    C 31 Erik Poulsen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoMontgomery
    Santa Rosa JC
    Santa Rosa, CA
    F 34 Taavi Jurkatamm 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrAudentes Sports Gymnasium Tallinn, Estonia
    F 44 Nick Loew (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBurlingame Burlingame, CA
    G 45 Mladen Djordjevic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrTamiš Club Belgrade, Serbia
    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
    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.

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