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USF Basketball Game Notes SAN FRANCISCO 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 3 Final Fours • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Picks DONS HOST TITANS FOR FIFTH TIME ON SUNDAY (RV) SAN FRANCISCO DONS (9-1) vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS (3-7) Sunday, Dec. 16 • 1:00 p.m. War Memorial at the Sobrato Center • San Francisco, Calif. Schedule and Results Series Record: Dons 5-4 Overall: 9-1 • WCC: 0-0 • Home: 5-0 • Away: 2-0 • Neutral: 2-1 Last Meeting: 12/10/05 - Dons 93 - Titans 91 - War Memorial Gym November Radio: 1550 AM (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 5 Tue at UC Davis ................................................................. W, 76-42 Streaming: TheW.tv (Olson and Brovelli) 10 Sat Maine (TheW.tv) ......................................... W, 93-50 12 Mon Sonoma State (TheW.tv) .............................W, 88-54 16 Fri (RV) Arizona State (Pac-12 Network) .... Postponed 18 Sun vs. LIU Brooklyn......................................................... W, 84-52 21 Wed Harvard (TheW.tv) ...................................... W, 61-57 USF at a Glance 24 Sat Dartmouth (TheW.tv) ................................. W, 84-65 30 Fri ^vs. Stephen F. Austin (BBC Sport NI Online) . W, 76-58 • The Dons shook off the rust from finals week to defeat visiting Eastern December Washington 85-63 on Thursday evening. The Win over the Eagles was the 1 Sat ^vs. No. 21 Buffalo (CBS Sports Network) ......... L, 81-85 5 Wed at Cal (Pac-12 Network)...........................................W, 79-60 Dons eighth by 18 or more. 13 Thu Eastern Washington (TheW.tv) .................. W, 85-63 • The 85 points scored by USF against the Eagles was their sixth time scor- 16 Sun Cal State Fullerton (TheW.tv) ....................1:00 p.m. 19 Wed Northern Arizona (TheW.tv) ..................... 7:00 p.m. ing 80 or more. USF did that five times total last season. The Dons are 5-1 22 Sat Stanford (Pac-12 Network) ....................... 2:00 p.m. when scoring 80 or more, the lone loss game in the 85-81 loss to No. 21 29 Sat at UC Santa Barbara ............................................... 7:00 p.m. Buffalo at the Belfast Classic. January 3 Thu *Saint Mary’s (ESPN2) ............................... 6:00 p.m. • Under head coach Kyle Smith, the Dons are 30-7 (81.1%) when they score 5 Sat *at Pepperdine (TheW.tv) ......................................5:00 p.m. 12 Sat *Gonzaga (ESPN2) ......................................7:00 p.m. 75 or more points. USF has scored 75 or more points nine times this sea- 17 Thu *at Pacific (NBCS BA) .............................................. 6:00 p.m. son going 8-1. 19 Sat *BYU (NBCS BA) ......................................... 8:00 p.m. 24 Thu *Portland (TheW.tv) ...................................7:00 p.m. • Kenpom.com has the Dons 49th as of Saturday afternoon - it is the highest 26 Sat *at San Diego (TheW.tv) ........................................7:00 p.m. the Dons have ever been rated in the history of the analytical site. February • Dons in the Top-25 in the NET - the NCAA Evaluation Tool has the Dons 2 Sat *at Saint Mary’s (SPEC SN) .................................... 1:00 p.m. 7 Thu *at Gonzaga (ROOT NW) .......................................6:00 p.m. 21st in the nation. They are one of two teams from the WCC in the top-25. 9 Sat *Santa Clara (NBCS BA) ..........................................8:00 p.m. 14 Thu *Pepperdine (TheW.tv) ...........................................7:00 p.m. Gonzaga is currently 7th. The WCC has six teams in the top-100 of the 16 Sat *at Portland (ROOT NW) ....................................... 7:00 p.m. NET. 21 Thu *at BYU (BYUtv) ........................................................ 6:00 p.m. 23 Sat *at Santa Clara (NBCS BA) .....................................8:00 p.m. • On Sunday the Dons will celebrate their home of the last 60 years - War 28 Thu *San Diego (TheW.tv) ............................................ 7:00 p.m. Memorial at the Sobrato Center. The building opened in 1958, all-time the March 2 Sat *Loyola Marymount (SPEC SN) .......................... 1:00 p.m. Dons are 605-254 (.704) at the friendly confines. * Designates West Coast Conference Game • Four players are averaging 10 or more for the Dons this season, USF is led ^ Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic (Belfast, Northern Ireland) All times listed are Pacific by redshirt sophomore Charles Minlend and his 14.4 points. Frankie Ferrari and Jordan Ratinho are next at 12.2, followed by Matt McCarthy’s 11.2. • The Dons are averaging 80.7 ppg and holding opponents to 58.6 ppg - the +22.7 scoring margin is eighth best in the nation. • USF has shot 50.0 or better from the field in six of the 10 games. Last year USF shot 50.0 or better just six times all season. Athletic Communications Probable Starters Asst. A.D. for Comms & Content ..............................Matt Fontenot No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School Office Fax ................................................................(415) 422-2510 2 -- G Frankie Ferrari 6-0 188 Sr. 12.2 6.5 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS Mobile Phone...........................................................(925) 878-5701 5 -- C Jimbo Lull 7-0 252 Jr 8.8 5.5 Manhattan Beach, CA / New Hampton School E-Mail ...........................................................mfontenot@usfca.edu 14 -- G Charles Minlend 6-4 210 RSo. 14.4 5.7 Concord, NC / Fork Union Military Academy Mailing Address ......2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA, 94117 15 -- F Nate Renfro 6-7 190 Sr. 5.9 5.3 Tucson, AZ / Sahuaro HS 25 -- G Jordan Ratinho 6-5 210 Jr. 12.2 3.5 Livermore, CA / De La Salle HS * - Assists Per Game #ChangeMakers #USFDons #ChangeMakers USF Basketball Game Notes Tale of the Tape Career Stats vs. Cal State Fullerton Vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON Category USF CSF Series Points Per Game 80.7 76.5 GP/GS PPG RPG APG MPG On Sunday the Dons and Titans will square off Field Goal Pct. 49.6 47.1 Bouyeah -- for the first time in 13 years. The two teams Opp. FG Pct. 38.0 40.5 Ferrari -- 3-PT FG Pct. 34.3 32.4 Orlich -- have played each other nine times with the Dons owning a 5-4 advantage in the series, Opp. 3-PT FG Pct. 26.8 29.4 Lull -- Free Throw Pct. 65.0 69.3 however, Cal State Fullerton owns the bragging McCarthy -- Rebound Margin +12.4 -2.1 Raitanen -- rights having defeated the Dons twice in post Blocks Per Game 3.1 3.6 Anderson -- season play. The first ever matcup between Steals Per Game 7.1 6.7 Minlend -- the two schools occurred on March 16, 1978 Assists Per Game 16.0 15.0 Renfro -- in the West Regional Semi Finals of the NCAA Turnovers Per Game 11.2 11.7 Belquist -- Tournament with the Titans defeating the Dons Ryuny -- Ratinho -- 75-72 ending the junior year for Dons Hall of Krill -- Famer Bill Cartwright. At home, USF is 3-1 against the Titans. Jurkatamm -- About the The TITANS Notable Performances Cal State Fullerton enters Sunday’s contest with a 3-7 mark after dropping two in a row to 3/16/78 - Bill Cartwright - 27 pts 9 reb. WCC foes LMU (59-49) at home and at Saint Mary’s (81-66) on Dec. 10. Away from Titan 3/16/78 - Doug Jemison - 13 pts, 11 reb. Gym the Titans are 1-6. Cal State Fullerton was picked to finish second in the preseason 3/16/78 - Winford Boynes - 17 pts, 3 assists poll - senior guards Khalil Ahmad and Kyle Allman were picked on the preseason All-Big West Team. Both players are averaging 18.8 ppg. Jackson Rowe is the only other player averag- ing double figures for Cal State Fullerton at 10.4 ppg. USF vs. Cal State Fullerton Last Time vs. CAL STATE FULLERTON ^03/16/17 N L 72-75 The last matchup between these two games took place at the championship game of the USF 12/05/90 H L 60-84 11/25/91 A L 84-93 Invitational on Dec. 10, 2005. The Dons came away with a 93-91 win in overtime. Leading 12/23/94 A W 82-80 the team in scoring was Dommanic Ingerson who scored a team-high 23 points en route to 12/22/95 H W 72-53 earning tournament MVP honors. USF trailed 42-29 at the half but outscored the Titans 51-39 11/19/01 A W 70-43 in the second half to force overtime. Armondo Surratt hit a triple with seven seconds remain- 12/28/02 H W 75-61 ing in regulation to knot the game up 80-80. USF carried the momentum into extra time to #03/18/05 A L 69-85 hang on for the win. 12/10/05 H W 93-91 ^ - West Regional Semi Final NCAA Tournament # - Secound Round of the NIT About University of San Francisco The University of San Francisco (usfca.edu) is located in the heart of one of the world’s most in- novative and diverse cities and is home to a vibrant academic community of students and faculty who achieve excellence in their fields. Its diverse student body enjoys direct access to faculty, small classes, and outstanding opportunities in the city itself. Founded in 1855, USF is San Francisco’s first uni- versity, and its Jesuit Catholic mission helps ignite a student’s passion for social justice and a desire to “Change the World From Here.” USF has a storied athletics tradition, and today its accomplished Division I scholar athletes compete in seven men’s sports and eight women’s sports. USF is a member of the West Coast Conference.