Schedule and Results 2017-18 San Francisco Basketball Overall: 19-15 • WCC: 9-9 • Home: 13-6 • Away: 4-7 • Neutral: 2-2 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 3 Final Fours • 15 Conference Championships November 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Picks 10 Fri Long Beach State (TheW.tv) ........................ L, 71-83. Athletic Communications Department • University of San Francisco • San Francisco, Calif. 94117 13 Mon Saint Francis (TheW.tv) ................................ W, 75-63 17 Fri Sacramento State (TheW.tv) ...................... W, 69-56. 21 Tue Sonoma State (TheW.tv) .............................. W, 78-55 USF To Face Utah Valley In CBI Quarterfinals On Monday 28 Tue UC Santa Barbara (TheW.tv) ......................... L, 72-79 Dons Advanced in the postseason for the first time since 2011 December San Francisco Dons (19-15, 9-9 WCC) vs. Utah Valley Wolverines (23-10, 10-4 WAC) 2 Sat at No. 20 Arizona State (Pac-12 Network) .............L, 57-75 4 Mon Central Arkansas (TheW.tv) ......................... W, 78-76 Monday, March 149 • 7:00 p.m. 7 Thu Eastern Washington (TheW.tv) ................... W, 81-71 War Memorial at the Sobrato Center • San Francisco, Calif. 15 Fri UC Davis (TheW.tv) ........................................W, 74-61 Series Record: 1-1 17 Sun at Stanford (ESPNU) ................................................... L, 59-71 Last Game: Dec. 31, 2007 Dons 61 - Utah Valley 73 - Orem, Utah 19 Tue Radford (TheW.tv) ........................................ W, 52-41 Video: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) 22 Fri vs. Duquesne (FS2) ..................................................... L, 65-67 Television: None 23 Sat vs. Nevada (FS1) ........................................................W, 66-64 28 Thu at San Diego * (SPEC SN | TheW.tv) ........................ L, 63-73 30 Sat at Portland * (ROOT NW | TheW.tv) ........................ W, 84-61 USF at a Glance January • The Dons enter Monday’s contest with an 19-15 overall record where they will face Utah Valley (23- 4 Thu BYU * (NBCS CA | SPEC SN | TheW.tv) ....................... L, 59-69 10, 10-4 WAC) in the second round of the College Basketball Invitational. The winner will advance 6 Sat at Pepperdine * (NBCS CA | SPEC SN | TheW.tv) . W, 80-67. to the semifinals with the opponent to be determined. 11 Thu at Loyola Marymount * (SPEC SN | TheW.tv) .........L, 65-67 • This tournament is the 26th time in program history the Dons have participated in a post-season 13 Sat No. 15 Gonzaga * (ESPNU) ........................... L, 65-75 18 Thu Santa Clara * (NBC Sports Bay Area | TheW.tv) ... L, 62-65 tournament. The Dons own two national championships (1955 and ‘56) and one NIT Championship 20 Sat Pepperdine * (TheW.tv) ................................. W, 80-73 (1949.) 25 Thu Pacific * (TheW.tv) ......................................... W, 69-67 • In the post season, USF is 30-21, in the NCAA Tournament they are 21-13 overall, in the NIT they 27 Sat at No. 15 Gonzaga * (ROOT NW | SPEC SN) ........... L, 73-82 are 6-5, CIT 2-1 and are 1-2 in the CBI. February • The Dons win over Colgate last Wednesday is the first postseason tournament win since Mar. 19, 1 Thu at No. 13 Saint Mary’s * (ESPNU) ........................... L, 43-79. 2011 when USF defeated Hawaii in the second round of the CIT 77-74. 3 Sat at Santa Clara * (NBCS CA | TheW.tv) ..................... W, 70-59 • This is the third time the Dons have participated in the CBI and third time hosting a CBI game. 8 Thu Portland * (TheW.tv) ................................... W, 65-63 They made their debut in the tournament on Mar. 13, 2012 when they hosted Washington State, 10 Sat at BYU * (BYUtv | NBCS CA | TheW.tv) ............... L, 73-75 (OT) 15 Thu NO. 15 Saint Mary’s * (ESPNU) .................... W, 70-63 falling to the Cougars 89-75 at home. Last year they traveled to Houston, Texas to take on Rice 17 Sat Loyola Marymount * (NBCS CA | TheW.tv) ......W, 72-63 where they fell to the Owls 85-76 on Mar. 15. 22 Thu at Pacific * (TheW.tv) ................................................... W, 84-74 • In the opening round win over the Raiders, the Dons held Colgate to 17 points in the first half, it 24 Sat San Diego * (TheW.tv) ..................................... L, 61-64 was tied for third fewest points allowed in a half in CBI Tournament history. The tournament record March is 16 done twice by Wyoming against Texas A&M and Oregon State against at Houston. 3 Sat WCC Championships Quarterfinals vs. No. 5 Pacific W, 71-70 (OT) • The Dons 49 rebounds against the Raiders is tied for fourth most in a single game in the CBI with 5 Mon WCC Championships Semifinals vs. No. 1 Gonzaga.............L, 60-88 North Texas who grabbed 49 rebounds in their win over South Dakota on Mar. 14. 14 Wed College Basketball Invitational vs. Colgate ...............W, 72-68 19 Mon College Basketball Invitational vs. Utah Valley ........7:00 p.m. • Coming off an 88-60 loss in the semifinals to top seeded Gonzaga on Feb. 5 at the WCC Tourna- ment. The Dons advanced to the semifinals following a 71-70 win over Pacific in overtime. USF * Designates West Coast Conference Game All times listed are Pacific advanced to the semifinals for the first time since Mar. 10, 2014 when the Dons fell to BYU 79-77. Home games played in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center • Finished the regular season 17-14 with a 9-9 record in the WCC, which was good enough for a tie All opponent rankings reference AP Top 25 at fourth place. • Two players were named to the all-conference teams: Frankie Ferrari earned first-team honors, Souley Boum was named to the all-freshman team. Tale of the Tape • As a team, USF is averaging 68.8 points per contest while shooting 42.4 percent from the field. Category USF UVU Their opponents are averaging 68.4 points per game while shooting 43.6 percent from the field. Points Per Game 68.8 78.3 • The Dons love to shoot the three. For the season they have attempted 835 3-point field goals, Field Goal Pct. 42.4 48.3 making 277 for a 33.2 3-point field goal percentage. The 277 made 3-point field goals is second Opp. FG Pct. 43.6 41.2 3-PT FG Pct. 33.2 38.4 all-time in a single season for the Dons. The record is 299 set by last year’s squad. Opp. 3-PT FG Pct. 33.6 31.7 • The Dons are 13-6 at home this season, and have won six of their last seven at home. Free Throw Pct. 68.4 74.1 Rebound Margin +1.1 +6.7 2017-18 San Francisco Dons Blocks Per Game 3.4 4.1 Probable Starters Steals Per Game 5.6 6.1 No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School Assists Per Game 13.1 16.4 2 -- G Frankie Ferrari 5-11 179 Jr. 11.1 4.2 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS Turnovers Per Game 12.0 14.1 10 -- F Matt McCarthy 6-9 232 Jr. 8.2 5.5 Melbourne, Australia / Xavier College 15 -- F Nate Renfro 6-7 190 Jr. 5.8 5.1 Tucson, AZ / Sahuaro HS Athletic Communications 22 -- F Chase Foster 6-5 185 Sr. 9.9 4.0 Aurora, CO / Valor Christian HS Content Writer & Social Media Coordinator (MBB) ...Matt Fontenot 25 -- G Jordan Ratinho 6-5 210 So. 10.6 3.3 Livermore, CA / De La Salle HS Office Fax ................................................................(415) 422-2510 Mobile Phone...........................................................(925) 878-5701 Off the Bench E-Mail ...........................................................mfontenot@usfca.edu No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School Mailing Address .................................................... 2130 Fulton Ave. 0 -- G Souley Boum 6-3 145 Fr. 11.6 2.7 Oakland, CA / Oakland Tech HS .................................................................San Francisco, CA 94117 1 -- G Jamaree Bouyea 6-2 155 Fr. 2.9 1.8 Salinas, CA / Palma HS USF Ticket Office................................................... (415) 422-2USF 3 -- G Michael Orlich 5-11 180 So. 0.0 0.0 Fresno, CA / De Anza College Website ........................................................................usfdons.com 5 -- C Jimbo Lull 7-0 252 So. 4.0 2.8 Manhattan Beach, CA / New Hampton School Official Twitter/In-Game Stats ............................... @USFDonsMBB 11 -- F Remu Raitanen 6-9 198 So. 3.6 2.7 Helsinki. Finland / Helsinki Basketball Academy Instagram.............................................................. @USFDonsMBB 31 -- C Erik Poulsen 6-11 235 So. 3.7 2.0 Santa Rosa, CA / Santa Rosa JC Facebook ......................................... Facebook.com/USFDonsMBB 34 -- F Taavi Jurkatamm 6-9 210 Fr. 1.4 2.0 Tallinn, Estonia / Audentes Sports Gymnasium Audio ..................................................................usfdons.com/LIVE 44 -- F Nick Loew 6-8 220 Jr. 2.0 1.6 Burlingame, CA / Burlingame HS 45 -- G Mladen Djordjevic 6-3 181 Jr. 1.8 1.1 Belgrade, Serbia / Tamis Club #ChangeMakers #USFDons * - Assists Per Game #ChangeMakers USF Basketball Game Notes Head Coach Kyle Smith Hamilton College ‘92 Career Record ................140-110 (8th season) Overall Record at USF ....... 39-28 (2nd season) WCC Games ....................... 19-17 (2nd season) Kyle Smith, who served as the head coach at Columbia University for the previ- No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School ous six seasons, was named USF’s head men’s basketball coach on March 30. 0 Souley Boum G 6-3 145 Fr. Oakland, Calif. / Oakland Tech HS 1 Jamaree Bouyea G 6-2 155 Fr. Salinas, Calif. / Palma HS Smith, 46, becomes the 19th head coach of one of college basketball’s most 2 Frankie Ferrari G 5-11 179 Jr. Burlingame, Calif. / Burlingame HS storied programs that has won two NCAA championships (1955 and ’56), one National Invitation Tournament title (1949) and 16 conference championships.