2016-17 San Francisco Basketball
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Schedule and Results Overall: 18-8 • WCC: 8-5 • Home: 11-3 • Away: 3-4 • Neutral: 4-1 2016-17 San Francisco Basketball November 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 3 Final Fours • 15 Conference Championships • • 11 Fri Illinois-Chicago (TheW.tv) # .....................................W, 82-80 18 All-Americans 4 Naismith Hall of Famers 36 NBA Draft Picks 16 Tue at UC Santa Barbara ................................................W, 75-63 Athletic Communications Department • University of San Francisco • San Francisco, Calif. 94117 23 Wed Troy (TheW.tv) ...........................................................W, 79-67 26 Sat vs. Sacramento State ...............................................W, 77-59 USF Hosts BYU on Saturday 27 Sun at Eastern Washington ..............................................L, 96-90 30 Wed Alcorn State (TheW.tv) .............................................W, 78-65 Dons and Cougars Tied for Third in WCC Standings December San Francisco Dons (18-8, 8-5 WCC) vs. BYU Cougars (17-9, 8-5 WCC) 2 Fri Lamar (TheW.tv)........................................................W, 82-63 Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 • 8:00 p.m. 6 Tue vs. San Francisco State # (Kezar Pavilion) .................W, 91-59 War Memorial at the Sobrato Center • San Francisco, Calif. 16 Fri Portland State (TheW.tv) ...........................................L, 82-78 Series Record: BYU 16-6 19 Mon Abilene Christian (TheW.tv) .....................................W, 86-51 Last Meeting: Jan. 12, 2017 (BYU 85-75) 22 Thu vs. Utah @ Diamond Head Classic (ESPNU) ............W, 89-86 Television: CSNCA (Kate Scott, Play-by-Play; Dan Belluomini, Analyst) 23 Fri vs. Illinois State @ Diamond Head Classic (ESPN2) .W, 66-58 25 Sun vs. San Diego State @ Diamond Head Classic (ESPN2) .......L, 62-48 Audio Stream: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 29 Thu San Diego * (TheW.tv; 95.7 The GAME) ......................W, 80-74 31 Sat at Santa Clara * (CSNBA; 95.7 The GAME ) ..................L, 72-58 USF at a Glance • Improved to 18-8 overall and 8-5 in the WCC after Thursday night’s 61-58 win over Santa Clara...have won four January straight which matches the longest winning streak of the season...now tied with BYU for third place in the WCC 5 Thu No. 5 Gonzaga * (ESPN2; 95.7 The GAME) .................L, 95-80 standings...the 18 wins are the third-highest total among WCC teams behind Gonzaga (25) and St. Mary’s (22). 7 Sat No. 19 Saint Mary’s * (CSNBA) .................................L, 63-52 12 Thu at BYU * (BYUtv) .........................................................L, 85-75 • At 18-8, USF is off to its best 25-game start since the 1999-2000 season when the Dons were 19-7 at the same 14 Sat Pacifi c * (CSNBA) .....................................................W, 72-51 mark of the season before fi nishing at 19-9...the Dons are also three games ahead of last year’s pace when the 19 Thu Portland * (TheW.tv; 95.7 The GAME) .........................W, 75-50 team was 15-11 at the 26-game mark of the season...have already eclipsed last year’s win total of 15. 21 Sat at San Diego * (TheW.tv; 95.7 The GAME) ....................W, 60-43 • Face BYU for the second time this season on Saturday...Cougars have won eight straight in the series including a 26 Thu at No. 21 Saint Mary’s * (CSNBA; 95.7 The GAME) .......L, 66-46 85-75 decision earlier this season in Provo...Dons last win vs. BYU was on Feb. 9, 2013 in Provo (99-87). 28 Sat at Pacifi c * (WCC Game of the Week) ...........................W, 81-60 • In a stretch of four consecutive homes games...are 11-3 on the Hilltop this season...Dons will play their last four February regular season games on the road. 2 Thu Pepperdine (TheW.tv) ...............................................W, 77-56 4 Sat Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ................................W, 74-64 • Have held the last eight opponents under 70 points and are allowing just 56.0 ppg (448) total during that stretch... 9 Thu Santa Clara * (CSNCA; 95.7 The GAME) .....................W, 61-58 last time USF held the opponent under 70 points in eight straight games was 1964-65 (10)...streak will be put to 11 Sat BYU * (CSNCA) ....................................................... 8:00 p.m. a test Saturday against BYU, which is averaging 81.9 ppg this season (2nd WCC) and 86.7 in last 12 games vs. 16 Thu at Gonzaga * (ROOT; 95.7 The GAME) ........................6:00 p.m. USF...Dons are allowing 66.5 ppg this season after yielding 78.7 ppg a year ago. 18 Sat at Portland * (TheW.tv; 95.7 The GAME) ......................7:00 p.m. • Of USF’s 18 wins this season, 15 have been decided by 10 points or more, including seven wins by 20+ points. 23 Thu at Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ..............................7:00 p.m. 25 Sat at Pepperdine * (WCC Game of the Week) ..................1:00 p.m. • During current four-game winning streak, USF has trailed for only 2:06...two of last four wins vs. Pepperdine and Santa Clara have come in wire-to-wire fashion. March 4 Sat WCC Championships Quarterfi nals @ Las Vegas ......................... TBA • Rank third in the WCC in fi eld goal percentage at 47.2...have shot over 50 percent from the fl oor in 11 games this 6 Mon WCC Championships Semifi nals @ Las Vegas .............6 or 8:30 p.m. season after shooting 50 percent or better in just six contests last year...are 10-1 this season when shooting at 7 Tue WCC Championship Game @ Las Vegas................................ 6:00 p.m. least 50 percent from the fl oor with the only loss coming at Eastern Washington. * Designates West Coast Conference Game • Rank second in the WCC in three’s made per game (9.3)...have made 241 threes on the year (18th NCAA) and All times listed are Pacifi c have made 10 or more three’s in 10 games this season, including a school-record 18 against Eastern Washington Home games played in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center and 16 vs. Utah...241 threes rank second on USF’s all-time single season list (school record is 249; 2012-13). All opponent rankings reference AP Top 25 • Rank third in the WCC in three-point fi eld goal percentage at 37.0...if the season were to end today, the Dons’ Tale of the Tape would rank as the 10th most accurate long distance shooting team in school history. Category USF BYU • Freshman Charles Minlend is the third-highest scoring freshman in the WCC with a 10.3 ppg average...he now Points Per Game ......................73.5 ........................ 73.7 ranks 10th on USF’s all-time scoring list for freshman with 268 points. Field Goal Pct. ..........................47.3 ........................ 46.1 • The Dons bench has combined to score 622 points over the last 17 games (36.5) and have outscored the op- Opp. FG Pct.............................. 42.0 ........................ 40.7 ponent’s bench 903-439 (+464) on the season...bench has accounted for 47.4 percent (903 of 1912) total points 3-PT FG Pct. ............................. 37.0 ........................ 33.9 this year. Opp. 3-PT FG Pct. ....................33.0 ........................ 31.5 • Have started a lineup consisting of three sophomores (Matt McCarthy, Nate Renfro, Mladen Djordjevic) and two Free Throw Pct. ........................61.4 ........................ 73.2 freshmen (Charles Minlend, Jordan Ratinho) in each of the last 10 games...of USF’s 15-man roster, 13 players Rebound Margin .......................+0.9 ........................ +5.4 are underclassmen...an underclassmen has led/shared team in scoring 11 times this season. Blocks Per Game....................... 2.9 .......................... 5.0 Steals Per Game .......................6.6 .......................... 6.8 • USF has compiled a 33-19 (.627) record in the month of February over the last six seasons dating back to the Assists Per Game .....................13.4 ........................ 16.5 2009-10 campaign. Turnovers Per Game ................12.4 ........................ 13.8 2016-17 San Francisco Dons Athletic Communications Probable Starters Assoc. AD/Communicatons (MBB) ..................................Jim Young No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School Offi ce Phone ............................................................(415) 422-6162 15 -- F Nate Renfro 6-7 190 So. 6.0 4.8 Tucson, AZ / Sahuaro HS Offi ce Fax ................................................................(415) 422-2510 10 -- F Matt McCarthy 6-9 232 So. 7.2 5.6 Melbourne, Australia / Xavier College Mobile Phone...........................................................(415) 408-1181 25 -- G Jordan Ratinho 6-5 210 Fr. 8.4 2.4 Concord, CA / De La Salle HS E-Mail ............................................................... [email protected] 14 -- G Charles Minlend 6-4 208 Fr. 10.3 1.8 Concord, NC / Fork Union Military Academy Mailing Address .................................................... 2130 Fulton Ave. 45 -- G Mladen Djordjevic 6-3 181 So. 4.2 2.3 Belgrade, Serbia / Tamis Club .................................................................San Francisco, CA 94117 Off the Bench USF Ticket Offi ce................................................... (415) 422-2USF No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School Website ........................................................................usfdons.com 3 -- G Ronnie Boyce 6-3 158 Sr. 14.2 5.3 Oklahoma City, OK / Connors State Offi cial Twitter/In-Game Stats ...............................@USFDonsMBB 22 -- F Chase Foster 6-5 185 Jr. 9.6 3.3 Aurora, CO / Valor Christian HS Facebook ..............................@SanFranciscoDonsMensBasketball 11 -- F Remu Raitanen 6-9 198 Fr. 4.7 3.4 Helsinki. Finland / Helsinki Basketball Academy Audio ..................................................................usfdons.com/LIVE 2 -- G Frankie Ferrari 5-11 179 So. 4.1 1.9 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS 0 -- G Marquill Smith 6-4 175 So. 3.3 0.8 Miami, FL / Miami Christian HS 5 -- C Jimbo Lull 7-0 252 Fr. 3.6 2.4 Manhattan Beach, CA / New Hampton School #DonUp 12 -- F Chance Anderson 6-7 215 Fr. 1.1 1.3 Alpharetta, GA / St. Francis HS #TraditionMeetsToday 30 -- G Garrett Turner 5-10 151 Fr. 0.0 0.0 Boulder, CO / Boulder HS 33 -- C Sasha French 6-11 216 Fr.