University of San Francisco 2015-16 Men's Basketball Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections Schedule and Results USF Travels to Fresno State on Thursday (2-0 Overall • 0-0 WCC) Dons Off to 2-0 Start After Monday’s Win Over Rice November Game 3 5 Thu San Francisco State (Exhib.) ..................W, 87-76 13 Fri at Illinois-Chicago (ESPN3) .............................W, 78-75 San Francisco Dons (2-0, 0-0 WCC) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (2-0, 0-0 Mountain West) 16 Mon Rice (TheW.tv) ........................................W, 80-54 Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. 19 Thu at Fresno State ...................................................7:00 p.m. Save Mart Center • Fresno, Calif. 21 Sat UC Riverside (TheW.tv) .........................7:00 p.m. Series Record: USF 13-7 25 Wed UC Santa Barbara (TheW.tv) ................7:00 p.m. Last Meeting: Fresno State 86 USF 66 (Nov. 17, 2006) 29 Sun Delaware State (TheW.tv) ....................3:00 p.m. Audio/Video Streaming: TheW.tv (Pat Olson, Play-by-Play; Jim Brovelli, Analyst) Television: None December 1 Tue Eastern Washington (TheW.tv) ............7:00 p.m. USF at a Glance 4 Fri at Montana ..........................................................6:00 p.m. • Now 2-0 on the season after Monday night’s 80-54 home victory over Rice after opening the season with a 7 Mon Cal State-Northridge (TheW.tv) ...........7:00 p.m. 78-75 win at Illinois-Chicago...off to its fi fth 2-0 start under head coach Rex Walters since 2008-09. • Meet Fresno State for the fi rst time since Nov. 17, 2006 when the Bulldogs scored a 86-66 victory in San Fran- 18 Fri Coppin State (TheW.tv) ........................7:00 p.m. cisco...two schools played eight consecutive seasons from 1999-2006...USF leads the all-time series 13-7. 21 Mon at Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA) ...............................7:00 p.m. • Looking for its fi rst win in Fresno since Dec. 8, 1999, when the Dons scored a 69-59 victory at Selland Arena... 23 Wed Pacifi c * (TheW.tv) .................................7:00 p.m. Dons are winless in their previous two trips to the Save Mart Center (2003-04; 2005-06). 31 Thur Portland * (TheW.tv) .............................5:00 p.m. • Play four games in eight days to start the season...return home Saturday night to face UC Riverside to close out the busy stretch. January • Dons have had four players reach double-fi gures in scoring in each of their fi rst two games, with no player 2 Sat Gonzaga * (ESPN2) ...............................8:00 p.m. scoring more than 17 points...Tim Derksen leads the team in scoring (14.0) followed by sophomore point 7 Thur at San Diego * (CSNBA) ...................................7:00 p.m. guard Devin Watson (13.5). 9 Sat at BYU * (BYUtv) .................................................7:00 p.m. • USF’s reserves are averaging 36.0 points at the two game mark, having chipped in 35 points at Illinois-Chica- 14 Thu Loyola Marymount * (TheW.tv) ...........7:00 p.m. go and 37 against Rice. 16 Sat Pepperdine * (WCC Game of the Week) 1:00 p.m. • Went 22-of-39 from the free throw line in the opener at Illinois-Chicago but improved to 83.3 percent (10-for- 21 Thu at Santa Clara * (CSNBA) .................................8:00 p.m. 12) against Rice. 28 Thu at Portland * (TheW.tv) ....................................7:00 p.m. • Have outrebounded its fi rst two opponents 49.5 to 40.5...Tim Derksen (7.0), Dont’e Reynolds (7.0) and 30 Sat at Gonzaga * (ROOT / CSNBA or CSNCA) ..5:00 p.m. Montray Clemons (6.0) are averaging 6.0 or more rebounds a game. • Were picked seventh along with Pacifi c in the WCC’s Preseason Coaches Poll...both teams received 32 points... February Gonzaga was picked to fi nish fi rst followed by BYU and Pepperdine. 2 Tue Menlo College (TheW.tv) ......................7:00 p.m. • Now in his eighth season as head coach, Rex Walters has compiled a 114-112 record on the Hilltop, includ- 6 Sat Santa Clara * (CSNCA) ...........................8:00 p.m. ing a 55-56 record in WCC games...he has guided the Dons to three postseason appearances and a pair of 11 Thu BYU * (BYUtv) ........................................7:00 p.m. wins over nationally-ranked teams. • Return just fi ve players including two starters from last year’s squad...welcome 11 newcomers to this year’s 13 Sat San Diego * (CSNCA) .............................3:00 p.m. roster, including seven freshmen, including three walk-ons. 18 Thu at Pepperdine * (TheW.tv)) ............................7:00 p.m. • Departed players accounted for 67 percent of the rebounding, 78% of the scoring, 70.9% of minutes played 20 Sat at Loyola Marymount * (CSNBA) .................7:00 p.m. and combine to make 112 starts a year ago. 25 Thu at Pacifi c * (TheW.tv) ........................................7:00 p.m. • Breakdown of newcomers include seven freshmen, one sophomore, two junior college transfers (Ronnie 27 Sat Saint Mary’s * (CSNCA) .........................8:00 p.m. Boyce and Dont’e Reynolds) and one graduate transfer (Sean Grennan). • Return to the Hilltop Saturday night to face UC Riverside, beginning a stretch of four straight home games... March marks the fi rst of three games against Big West Conference schools (UC Santa Barbara 11//25; Cal State 3-8 Thu at WCC Championships ............................................TBA Northridge 12/7). * Designates West Coast Conference Game Probable Starters (Based on Last Game) All times listed are Pacifi c No. Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown/Last School 21 -- G Devin Watson 6-1 165 So. 13.5 2.0 Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 32 -- G Tim Derksen 6-3 202 Sr. 14.0 7.0 Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS 13 -- F Dont’e Reynolds 6-8 209 Jr. 4.5 7.0 Kinston, NC / Odessa College 15 -- F Nate Renfro 6-7 190 Fr. 5.0 4.5 Tucson, AZ / Sahuaro HS 22 -- F Chase Foster 6-5 185 So. 6.0 2.0 Aurora, CO / Valor Chris an HS Off the Bench 3 -- G Ronnie Boyce III 6-3 155 Jr. 12.0 4.5 Oklahoma City, OK / Connors State 2 -- F Uche Ofoegbu 6-4 214 Jr. 10.0 2.5 San Antonio, TX / SMU / J.P. Stevens HS 0 -- F Montray Clemons 6-7 228 Sr. 7.0 6.0 Bal more, MD / Pensacola State College 10 -- F Ma hew McCarthy 6-9 220 Fr. 3.0 4.0 Melbourne, Australia / Xavier College 30 -- G Sean Grennan 6-3 182 Sr. 2.0 0.5 Sea Girt, NJ / Fairfi eld Univ. 45 -- G Mladen Djordjevic 6-3 181 Fr. 2.0 2.0 Belgrade, Serbia / Tamis Club 11 -- G Marquill Smith 6-4 170 Fr. -- -- Miami, FL / Miami Chris an HS 5 -- F Cedric Wright 6-6 225 Fr. -- -- Ft. Lauderdale, FL / Dillard HS USF BASKETBALL...Where Tradition Meets Today USF Basketball Game Notes 2 NCAA Championships • 1 NIT Championship • 15 Conference Championships • 18 All-Americans • 4 Naismith Hall of Famers • 36 NBA Draft Selections Head Coach Rex Walters 2015-16 University of San Francisco Dons Kansas ‘93 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown / Last School 0 Montray Clemons F 6-7 228 Sr. Baltimore, MD / De Paul / Pensacola State College 8th Season at USF (2008-Present) 1 Devin Watson G 6-1 160 So. Oceanside, CA / El Camino HS 2 Uche Ofoegbu F 6-4 215 Jr. San Antonio, TX / John Paul Stevens HS / SMU Career Record ................................145-145 (10th season) 3 Ronnie Boyce III G 6-3 155 Jr. Oklahoma City, OK / Putnam HS / Connors State Overall Record at USF ...................114-112 (8th season) 5 Cedric Wright F 6-6 225 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, FL / Dillard HS WCC Games .......................................... 55-56 (8th season) 10 Matthew McCarthy F 6-9 220 Fr. Melbourne, Australia / Xavier College 11 Marquill Smith G 6-4 170 Fr. Miami, FL / Miami Christian HS Now in his eighth season as head coach at the University of 13 Dont’e Reynolds F 6-8 209 Jr. Kinston, NC / Odessa College San Francisco, Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) continues to put his mark on one of college basketball’s most storied programs. 14 Stefan Cox G 6-2 198 Fr. Sedalia, MO / Sacred Heart HS 15 Nate Renfro F 6-7 190 Fr. Tucson, AZ / Sahuaro HS In seven seasons on the Hilltop, the former Kansas 21 Randy Cruzet G 5-10 170 So. Milpitas, CA / Valley Christian HS standout has guided the Dons to three postseason ap- 22 Chase Foster F 6-5 185 So. Aurora, CO / Valor Christian HS pearances, a pair of 20-win seasons and two wins over 23 Stokley Chaff ee F 6-5 203 Fr. Pleasanton, CA / Amador Valley HS top-25 teams. Under Walters’ direction, the USF has fi n- 30 Sean Grennan G 6-3 182 Sr. Sea Girt, NJ / Monsignor Donovan HS / Fairfi eld ished in the top three of the West Coast Conference 32 Tim Derksen G 6-3 203 Sr. Tucson, AZ / Amphitheater HS twice in the last fi ve years, including 2013-14, when 45 Mladen Djordjevic G 6-3 181 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia / Tamis Club the Dons tied for second with a 13-5 conference mark. USF has played in the postseason three of the last fi ve Coaching and Support Staff seasons under Walters, which marks the program’s most Head Coach: Rex Walters (Kansas ’93) – 8th season consistent postseason run in 30 years. The Dons reached Associate Head Coach: Luke Wicks (Northern State ’06) – 4th season the quarterfi nals of the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tour- nament, made an appearance in the College Basketball Associate Coach: Frank Allocco (Notre Dame ’76) – 1st season Invitational in 2011-12 and earned a spot in the NIT in Assistant Coach: Sundance Wicks (Northern State ’03) – 1st season 2013-14.